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  1. 14 minutes ago, Princess Dye said:

     

    Could just be as simple as turning the page from the good news on being added to the 40 man.  The moment to enjoy is over, and now he's going getting back to the grind.

    I wouldn't read into that too much, personally.  We really need lefty depth and literally just added him to the 40 man, so I doubt he's going anywhere.  

  2. Just now, soxfan2014 said:

    I would think Seby. No point of having 5 catchers on the 40-man.

    Agreed, but you can just DFA Seby when the next signing is announced.  Would be weird that a DFA would be "in the works" - just seems to imply its a non-tender or release type situation - but I guess a DFA could be in the works if a signing announcement was imminent.  Honestly, probably overthinking it, just thought it was an interesting tidbit.  As someone that loves roster moves around baseball, I personally just enjoy the speculation.  

  3. 1 minute ago, SoCalChiSox said:

    Interesting that another 40 man move is coming. 

    I wonder if this means Collins is about to get moved. I hope not cause we need as many LHH OBP power bats as possible.

    Indeed.  I would think it would be either a trade waiting on medicals or another Yolmer like moving cutting someone they plan to non-tender next week anyway.  No reason to DFA someone until the roster spot is needed, so kind of doubt it a back of the 40 man move.  

  4. 3 minutes ago, raBBit said:

    Also, not totally clear how people feel about Merkin and it seems like there is a spectrum of opinions  here. That said, you can make points towards his loyalty (been covering the team for 15+ years) and that he writes for MLB.com  as factors that are potentially limiting his objectivity and I would get that. I would imagine that Scott is limited on information that he can go public with (the Sox want to break their news themselves) and he often knows more than he lets off. Without a doubt, he is very much in the know and established around the Sox decision makers who everyone knows don't change too often. 

    Whether you like his work or think he's the best source of Sox info is one thing, but his insight should be taken seriously. No doubt about that.

    Bingo again.  

  5. 8 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said:

    The Sox would be dumb to move on from Leury. He's worth what they're paying him.

    Oh I totally agree. Not saying I want it.  Just no reason to DFA another player/prospect until a roster move is made, so if there really is another "pending" roster move, one would think it would be someone who they plan to non-tender next Tuesday anyhow.  Off the top of my head, I believe only names that fit that criteria are Leury, Marshall, McCann (not gonna be him), Colome (don't see it), and Rodon (again, don't see it). 

  6. Not sure where to post so will post here....but RaBBIt said a couple times in the now closed Wheeler thread that the Sox have another pending 40 man move.  Later called it a "cut".  Could be something as simple as DFAing one of the last couple guys on the 40 man (Medeiros, Vieira, Zavala, Fulmer) but the way I read it (admittedly could be wrong), was that is was more of an unexpected name / current 25 man piece.  Maybe Sox deciding the move on from Leury as well at his projected $4M pricetag?   Either way, interesting.  

  7. Just now, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

    I said that Merkin writing about Wheeler was not a direct indication that they had signed Wheeler or were close to doing so. You replied with the above. 

    A beat writer writing about a player that the Sox have been tied to isn't direct; it's speculation based on rumors. There was nothing more to the Merkin article than that - that was my point. You disagreed with that point. It's not a big deal, but back tracking now is weak while pretending as if you never were critical of that take from me.

    Lol are you serious dude?  Nothing in that post was belittling to you.  I disagreed.  I am not backtracking at all.  I still think Merkin's comment was incredibly direct.  You don't.  Agree to disagree.   

  8. 5 minutes ago, Dick Allen said:

    Then when is the announcement? Wheeler's name has been connected to the White Sox for the better part of a week when he wrote it. Considering how RH and KW don't want any leaks, I doubt they fed him some info, and one thing you do know, if he got the info on his own and it somehow cost the Sox signing the player, he would need to find a new job. I don't know if it was for clicks, but I do think it wasn't based on anything solid. I can't believe I agree with Ray Ray. 

    Why would the Sox allow him - the one media member who they directly control - to directly mention 1 specific FA in an article that had nothing to do with free agency?  Look, I am not saying that I think the Wheeler deal is signed and its just waiting to be announced - but I think there is definitely something going on the in the background.  I don't necessarily think Yolmer being placed on outright waivers had anything to do with Wheeler - I do think its possible the Sox just wanted to prove to Yolmer that no other team was going to pay him $6.2M, but give him that opportunity - but I still think it is interesting that Wheeler was directly mentioned in the article that had absolutely nothing to do with Wheeler, free agency or starting pitching.  That is it.  

  9. 2 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

    I'm not sure what you are arguing.

    Wheeler wasn't signed yesterday. Yolmer wasn't released due to this signing. Wheeler has been the ONLY pitcher linked to the White Sox by name so far, so Merkin writes about him because he's the main piece connected to them.

    Yolmer was released because the Sox never had intentions on keeping him, so the day which they released him really doesn't tell us anything. This is why I tend to believe they gave him a jump start on that market and allowed Yolmer to be one of the first players through waivers before teams commit money elsewhere.

    Lol, dude I am not arguing anything.  I think that Scott Merkin, the Sox in-house beat writer for years and years, who definitely at times gets fed information and is told by the org if/when/how to disseminate it literally mentioning Zack Wheeler by name in an article that had nothing to do with free agency is very interesting.  That is it. That is all I am saying.  Nothing more.  And plenty of pitchers have been linked to the Sox by name in the media - why not list off Wheeler, Ryu, Keuchel and Madbum?  Why just mentioned Wheeler? I find it interesting, others find it interesting, you may not. 

  10. 1 minute ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

    He wrote about Harper and Machado too; countless times. That didn't mean the Sox were going to sign them; in fact, the opposite happened.

    His job is to cover the news stories and rumors surrounding the team.

    Yes - in articles about free agency and potental fits.  If he wrote an article about FA SP that made sense for the Sox, no one would think him mentioning Wheeler meant anything other than Wheeler making sense on paper.

    He literally mentioned 1 player not affiliated with the White Sox in an article about placing Yolmer on outright waivers and creating a roster space.  These are very different things, whether you care to agree or not.  

  11. 21 minutes ago, Charlie Haeger's Knuckles said:

    Did you read the article? Its hot garbage and he is clearly "paid by the inch"

    He is literally the Sox in-house beat writer.  He had no reason whatsoever to mention Wheeler in a Yolmer article, unless he was told to do so.  He doesn't benefit and the Sox don't benefit from pissing more fans off by getting their hopes up about a FA they aren't serious about.  

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  12. 1 hour ago, TheFutureIsNear said:

    Could be wrong, but I still think Wheeler is going to wait it out. Signing before the 2 big arms go wouldn’t make much sense from a pure business stand point.
     

    But hopefully our offer is good enough that he has to take it, we’ll see

    It’s not a bad move if he gets paid what he wants. Once you start waiting things out, you lose suitors. 

  13. 1 hour ago, Eminor3rd said:

    Right — but like I said, between now and the rule 5 is the time to do it, because with so many teams locked into a full 40 man, you minimize the chances of this. Not a lock, but this is their best shot to push him through. 

    There isn’t going to be any “pushing though” with Yolmer. He’s not going to the minors. You only do this Move if you’re done with the guy and there isn’t mutual interest in working something out. 

  14. 1 minute ago, Eminor3rd said:

    Because then you weed out everyone who would only be willing to carry him on the 40 man instead of the 25. If Yolmer is faced then only with minor league deals, you would assume the White Sox have an advantage. If someone wants to sign him to a MLB deal and commit an active roster spot, well — good for Yolmer. 

    A team could still claim and then non tender if they couldn’t get Yolmer to sign a deal they liked in next week. Minimal risk, obviously would just need a 40 man spot. 

  15. Just now, SoxBlanco said:

    Then what was the point of Merkin adding this to his article?...

    "Yolmer Sanchez was placed on outright waivers by the White Sox, as first reported Monday by The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, although the team has not made any announcement or confirmed the news."

    ...because its an accurate statement - the White Sox have not announced they placed Yolmer on waivers.  Placing a player on outright waivers does not directly remove him from the 40 man, so the club probably wouldn't make the announcement until he is formally removed from the roster either via claim or by clearing waivers and being outrighted off the roster.

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