Sockin Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Not news but this has been bugging the shit out of me for the last week plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 guhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaGame Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 13 minutes ago, Sockin said: Not news but this has been bugging the shit out of me for the last week plus. Same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockin Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, Princess Dye said: guhh Take whatever Bob says with a massive grain of salt, he's by far one of the least credible baseball reporters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Princess Dye said: guhh But does he want to share the spotlight with Judge, Stanton, etc. or became the face of the franchise here or in Philly ? And there is a lot more pressure playing in NY and perhaps Philly than with the White Sox. Edited December 19, 2018 by maggsmaggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 14 minutes ago, Princess Dye said: guhh Bob is reaching parody account status 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautox Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 14 minutes ago, maggsmaggs said: But does he want to share the spotlight with Judge, Stanton, etc. or became the face of the franchise here or in Philly ? And there is a lot more pressure playing in NY and perhaps Philly than with the White Sox. not to mention the difference in money due to taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Bob sounds like a Yanks fan.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetkincaid Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Heard some guys in MLB Radio saying that they fully expect Machado to go to the Yankees and Harper to go to the Dodgers. They said the White Sox are not even a long shot at this point and our best bet is that we go after Nolan Arenado when he becomes a free agent in 2020. The White Sox will might be closer to contention in 2020 and maybe they can entice Arenado with a huge bank breaking contract. I still say we end up with Puig next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 59 minutes ago, Sockin said: Not news but this has been bugging the shit out of me for the last week plus. People: Baseball has a parity problem and dying interest nationwide Same people: Only the Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs and Dodgers matter. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peavy44 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 14 minutes ago, chetkincaid said: Heard some guys in MLB Radio saying that they fully expect Machado to go to the Yankees and Harper to go to the Dodgers. They said the White Sox are not even a long shot at this point and our best bet is that we go after Nolan Arenado when he becomes a free agent in 2020. The White Sox will might be closer to contention in 2020 and maybe they can entice Arenado with a huge bank breaking contract. I still say we end up with Puig next year There is 2 problems with that the Dodgers don't wanna pay Harper big time money and it seems like Yankees don't wanna pay Machado $300 mil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 54 minutes ago, chetkincaid said: Heard some guys in MLB Radio saying that they fully expect Machado to go to the Yankees and Harper to go to the Dodgers. They said the White Sox are not even a long shot at this point and our best bet is that we go after Nolan Arenado when he becomes a free agent in 2020. The White Sox will might be closer to contention in 2020 and maybe they can entice Arenado with a huge bank breaking contract. I still say we end up with Puig next year Regarding the bolded, those guys clearly aren't paying attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 57 minutes ago, chetkincaid said: Heard some guys in MLB Radio saying that they fully expect Machado to go to the Yankees and Harper to go to the Dodgers. They said the White Sox are not even a long shot at this point and our best bet is that we go after Nolan Arenado when he becomes a free agent in 2020. The White Sox will might be closer to contention in 2020 and maybe they can entice Arenado with a huge bank breaking contract. I still say we end up with Puig next year While the Sox have a seat at the table, I would still consider us to be dark horses for Harper/Machado for a few reasons. 1) We have yet to sign a free agent to a deal larger than Abreu's. There's a first time for everything, but I'll believe it when it happens. 2) Joining a rebuilding club vs. a contender is not an easy sell. Sox sadly play second fiddle to the Cubs in this town as well. We certainly have a chance at each player, but I am not as optimistic as most fans are about our chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peavy44 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 1 minute ago, steveno89 said: While the Sox have a seat at the table, I would still consider us to be dark horses for Harper/Machado for a few reasons. 1) We have yet to sign a free agent to a deal larger than Abreu's. There's a first time for everything, but I'll believe it when it happens. 2) Joining a rebuilding club vs. a contender is not an easy sell. Sox sadly play second fiddle to the Cubs in this town as well. We certainly have a chance at each player, but I am not as optimistic as most fans are about our chances. They said on mlb network in last 60 years alot top free agents sign with rebuilding teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Just now, peavy44 said: They said on mlb network in last 60 years alot top free agents sign with rebuilding teams. I am absolutely not saying the Sox signing either, or both for that matter is impossible. I am just saying I think the odds of signing either are lower than many fans on Soxtalk. The front office has to know the time to strike is now, but I just don't know if they are willing to outbid the field by enough to make it happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschmaranz Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 1 minute ago, peavy44 said: They said on mlb network in last 60 years alot top free agents sign with rebuilding teams. Free agency hasn't existed for 60 years so I think you heard that wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peavy44 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 16 minutes ago, bschmaranz said: Free agency hasn't existed for 60 years so I think you heard that wrong. 1975 maybe was 35 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschmaranz Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Just now, peavy44 said: 1975 maybe was 35 years I'm thinking they probably said 16 years cuz that's about when ARod signed with Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peavy44 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 17 minutes ago, steveno89 said: I am absolutely not saying the Sox signing either, or both for that matter is impossible. I am just saying I think the odds of signing either are lower than many fans on Soxtalk. The front office has to know the time to strike is now, but I just don't know if they are willing to outbid the field by enough to make it happen? David Kaplan baseball sources says the Chicago white sox won't be outbid on harper or machado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peavy44 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, bschmaranz said: I'm thinking they probably said 16 years cuz that's about when ARod signed with Texas. No they was talking about 500 teams or teams that loss 100 games and rebuilding and more free agents went to rebuilding teams in last 35 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxBlanco Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 14 minutes ago, steveno89 said: I am absolutely not saying the Sox signing either, or both for that matter is impossible. I am just saying I think the odds of signing either are lower than many fans on Soxtalk. The front office has to know the time to strike is now, but I just don't know if they are willing to outbid the field by enough to make it happen? What is the probability, in your mind, that we sign at least one of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, peavy44 said: David Kaplan baseball sources says the Chicago white sox won't be outbid on harper or machado. I will believe it when I see it happen. It makes sense for the Sox to be the high bidder, but when they have not been able to sign a high profile free agent in 20 years it certainly gives me pause. Trying to sign and actually signing are two completely different things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peavy44 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, steveno89 said: I will believe it when I see it happen. It makes sense for the Sox to be the high bidder, but when they have not been able to sign a high profile free agent in 20 years it certainly gives me pause. Trying to sign and actually signing are two completely different things. Who says white sox try in last 20 years sign big name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peavy44 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) I think machado going sign soon shortly after his meetings with yankees and phillies. Edited December 19, 2018 by peavy44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Sockin said: Not news but this has been bugging the shit out of me for the last week plus. There are very few benefits to tanking at this point. All you get for it anymore is draft position, which is not very important in baseball. Trading short-term assets for long-term assets and not wasting money can be sensible, but in general there's no good reason for a team to try to be bad just for the sake of losing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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