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  1. 3 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

    The strategy is so pathetically obvious, I can’t believe people beg these supposed “insiders” for any morsel of news that they more than likely don’t have.  They throw out some short vague bullshit that will only ever make them look like they have sources but it never includes enough details that they will ever be truly wrong.

    I'm still wondering how all of then literally still have "inside info" even though pretty much the entire front office has been purged. Are they mice who live on the walls of the Sox offices or is it JR or Brooks Boyer who are the leakers.

    Thinking now, probably Brooks. He was awfully chummy with fans early in his tenure and probably made a few friends along the way.

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  2. From an AL East perspective, I don't think it makes much sense to dick around with trade offers and wait until the deadline. That's going to be a very competitive division. One of those teams should want Cease for the whole season and not just 2 months.

  3. 20 minutes ago, Snopek said:

    I mean it’s all pretty subjective by nature, so isn’t it likely that it’s both? Teams haven’t met the price because they think the price is absurd?

    Cant really speak for the Yankees but from the sounds of it the Orioles are reluctant to trade almost any of their top prospects, what's "absurd" to them would not be absurd to the greater MLB community when evaluating a potential deal I'd imagine due to Orioles inability to reconcile losing top prospects.

  4. 1 hour ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

    I think Getz is crazy if he’s willing to risk potential injury and/or another down first half of starts for Cease.  Getz could get lucky but I don’t think it’s a smart play.  The risk outweighs the reward in my opinion.

    However the "reward" of trading him now to the best offer may not be that great, wherein you could then get greater reward if the risk doesn't manifest. 

    Some people are saying Getz may have an astronomical asking price but I would imagine that's further from the truth. We've heard all about how teams don't want to part with x prospect or y prospect, even though those types should absolutely be in the deal and aren't being offered. Unless I'm missing something the reports are no one has met the price, not that the price is absurd.

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  5. 15 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

    That’s awful too.

    And if Dylan Cease was a free agent Boras would be sitting at 200M+ probably and not budging, even if there wasn't a "bidding war" and notwithstanding his subpar 2023. The price is the price and it should hjurt a little bit.. thats what makes a good deal. 

  6. 1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:

    I’m not forgetting anything.  I would trade guys that we are discussing that Elias may not be willing to move. I would trade Cowser or Kjerstad although Westburg has the same value.

    But you guys are placing a higher value on Cease than anyone in MLB is, outside of Getz.  I’m simply saying, I’m not willing to pay way more than what the market is valuing him at. Your desire to get more for him because “you have to” doesn’t make him a more valuable player.

    If Getz is fine with the risk of keeping him for the regular season, so be it. I suspect that’s what happens.

    I also suspect Elias will fail on what he needs to accomplish this offseason. As an Os fan, that bothers me but 🤷‍♂️

    So Elias will have failed the mission because he didn't want to meet Getz's ask. It is what it is. If he pays the price no one should ridicule him for bidding against himself. Getz knows what his price is and doesn't really care what "the market" says because the market is probably trying to get Cease on the cheap. His ask doesn't seem unreasonable either. It's just the O's place a ton of value on their prospects, for good reason. This just isn't a match up that will work right now unless Elias gets serious about making a deal. The Sox need a better deal more than they need to deal Cease. Hopefully the O's are in the middle of a race by the TDL and ready to make a deal then because they still need pitching. 

  7. 14 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

    I have never once said someone untouchable. 

    But you say your prospects are untouchable for Cease, which makes no sense. He's one of the best players someone could pick up for their team. 

  8. 24 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

    Jones isn’t on the table apparently. Your hopes and dreams that he is doesn’t make it so.

    If Getz wants to risk Cease for another several months, have at it.  It’s a decision that could pay off but it’s also a huge potential problem but hey, have at it if that’s the risk you want to take. Elias won’t bid against himself because he’s not a moron.

    There's a price in place and the price is the price. It's not a matter of bidding against yourself. It's a matter of pay the (what seems like a pretty reasonable) price. 

  9. 48 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

    Btw, no one is untouchable and many of these guys would be on the table for some players…but Cease isn’t one of them for many of these guys. 
     

    This is a joke. You have a lot of good takes but this is not one of them. You assign way too much value to prospects and completely forget how valuable ANY pitching is, especially pitching with more than 1 year of control that has elite upside. 

  10. I love that Sports Guy is still here trying to convince us that the Sox should lower their demands. If the choice is to accept a package of mid prospects then what is even the point? Mid prospects won't move the needle and we can't develop them anyway. We need a teams 1st or 2nd best to get a deal.

    Cease should have a much better defense behind him next year and frankly it's worth the risk to just roll with him and see what he does. If an TJ knocks on the door oh well, life's tough and so is being a Sox fan. If he pitches same as last year than OK we can lower the demands to basically what is being offered right now. If he's lights out than obviously that is good. Service time does not matter because the trade deadline itself can create a ton of extra value and teams will still look at the trade like "I got Cease for my playoff run AND all of next year". 

    Getz has no reason to lower his demands. And he shouldn't be scared to roll with Dylan because he might get injured. Let the teams who need pitching go ahead and sign subpar free agents and make subpar trades just to come calling again when the TDL hits. 

    I believe Dylan Cease is an elite pitcher, will be again next year after the anomaly of 2023, and I think Getz believes that too.

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  11. 29 minutes ago, Sambuca said:

    Chris Getz wetz the bed. 

    Whatever. If people don't want to pony up a real prospect package f*** it and let him pitch for us. Someone will want him at the deadline with more desperation even if he pitches how he did last year. 

  12. 3 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

    This thread sped right through depression into coping and acceptance 

     

    Pretty much because expectations matched reality. Sadly.

    If new OC thinks Fields is fixable and can actually coach a QB let them spend the off-season together, draft MJH and o line with the 9 pick. f*** it at this point. The Bears are probably fucked anyway no matter what they do just like the White Sox.

     

  13. Imagine

     

    BAL: Hey we want to trade for Cease

    Getz: Awesome, I was thinking the package could start with Holliday.

    BAL: Sorry, he's untouchable

    Getz: OK, how about Coby Mayo?

    BAL: We would trade him but not for Cease, he's too premium of a prospect.

    Getz: Weird... okay what about Kjerstad?

    BAL: Sorry, he's untouchable.

    Getz: OK, what about Cowser and/or Basallo?

    BAL: YEhhh.. maybe? ...But we think they are untouchable, can I interest you Joey Ortiz though?

    Getz: ...K bye. 

     

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  14. 10 minutes ago, almagest said:

    Which is why most of the Sox fan proposals here are looking at prospects ranked lower than Eloy's #12 as the headliner. Orioles have #14, #24, #27 & #46 on MLB's 2023 list.

    Starting with #14 sounds fair. Who is that? 😛

  15. 16 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

    HUGE difference with Quintana though...when traded, Quintana was under contract and controlled for 3.5 years. That's  Luis Robert's control level (as of this year's trade deadline). 

    True enough but Quintana, while good, didn't have lockdown ace potential upside and carried significant downside risk. He basically never pitched up to his Sox stats with the Cubs, if I recall correctly (too lazy to look it up)

  16. 14 minutes ago, almagest said:

    Quintana was also in the midst of a pretty rough season when he was traded, and that was worth #12 and #77 on MLB's list.

    Thanks for the context sir. AND he had way more downside risk (in my opinion) than Cease does, a risk he also kind of realized. 

    What it takes to obtain Cease is to blow Getz away with an offer. The BAL guy here doesn't get that, and keeps saying this dude and that dude are untouchable. Guys like Cease aren't always available, and he does not HAVE to be traded. Him being available in the first place negates any "untouchable" labels put on any prospect.  BAL offering a bunch of mid and one pretty OK prospects and not budging "because no one has offered better" isn't going to get it done. Blowing Getz away gets it done. 

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