SoCalChiSox

Cesar Hernandez and Alex Wood on 1 year deals should have been done already.

I think pretty darn soon Eloy will have the unquestioned highest SLG% on the team. He should be 4th or 5th. I'd go Madrigal R Benintendi L Moncada S Jimenez R Grandal S Anderson R Mazara L Robert R (once he develops more plate discipline and a higher OBP he can go up to 1, or 2 if Benintendi leads off, with Madrigal dropping to the bottom third). Collins L or Abreu R

At less than 6 WAR for the next 3 years, even BOS paying half the deal isn't gonna get anyone excited. That might be why Benintendi has to be attached PLUS BOS eating at least some money too. How bout just Price and Sale (that's about 250m in contract obligations....number sound familiar?) and BOS paying about 50m of the 250 and it can be 5m this year to get them well under the tax so they can make some signings but the contribution gets higher in the years when we will need the money to offset the cost. 2019: 5m 2020: 15m 2021: 15m 2022: 15m

Im assuming he said nothing about us?

That's fine with me.....well not the Ryu part but the price part. Let them absorb that garbage contract. So Moreno is willing to pay bazillion in contracts but we can't even beat them out on like a 3/65 deal for Ryu?

Id rather give up McCann than Collins if that's what BOS needs. With his new swing, OBP and power, Collins could be valuable esp as a LHH. And he'd make losing Vaughn easier if he transitions to 1B assuming he can be a .250/.360/.475 guy if his changes work out permanently.

Where did he say price was going?

And that's what Hahn kind of said he was wrestling with when talking about that deal. It wouldn't even be something to think about if it was price but Sale is a different story. Sale, Giolito, Kopech, Cease and one solid 5 would be a great rotation and if they kept him healthy 5/145 is a reasonable deal. They could also keep Beni in LF where he is good and keep Mazara in RF for one year to see how he is and have Eloy and Abreu switch off between 1B and DH. Keep Madrigal...having solid D up the middle is important. Send Vaughn and Stiever and get the trade for Sale and Beni done.

When Hahn said there were temptations and he was talking to KW about it, if it's BOS it's almost certainly Sale not Price. The elbow is a big risk and they'd have to have our doctor's look at it thoroughly. Vaughn AND Madrigal is alot to pay and the 145m with that risk is alot to assume. Benintendi being thrown in helps and I know they were gonna draft him when we took Fulmer. We have a ton of 1B types, but I don't want to lose Madrigal. He's not as easily replaceable. How bout we just take the Sale contract and Beni in exchange for Vaughn, Collins, Mazara, or maybe Vaughn plus Stiever or one of the pitchers we drafted this year. Or what about just taking Sale straight up for Vaughn since we would be eating all the salary. I know their top prospects are 1B but they can move Vaughn if they want.

What about the elbow?

Rabbit needs to get off this board and check in with his sauces in the FO. And then promptly get back on the board and share.

What about the elbow issue with Sale. If he gets TJS in the middle of the window with us holding the salary bag it will be trouble.

I still dont like Nintendo's lack of power. Roid him up to Super Nintendo.

If it's a 3 team trade, it would suggest price is going elsewhere, Sox are eating money, and some other SP is coming to us.

If Beni is attached what was the point of adding Mazara....where would he play? Unless Beni will be in his natural LF position (hold down CF till Robert arrives) and Eloy goes to DH.