raBBit Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 19 minutes ago, TomPickle said: Imagine seeing a one year, four million dollar signing of a player that will be the best outfielder on the roster on opening day and being mad about it. Nice post TomPickle. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Just now, Heads22 said: Can't wait til we sign Schoop on Thursday Schoop already signed with the Twins. Adam Jones however...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Just now, Heads22 said: Can't wait til we sign Schoop on Thursday That’s gonna be tough to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peavy44 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, Heads22 said: Can't wait til we sign Schoop on Thursday schoop sign with twins already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPickle Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said: Except none of the younger players you’re referring to that can play CF are any good. Exactly, no one worth a damn was getting blocked by Adam Engel. If Basabe or someone else breaks through and earns a call-up to the majors they won't be blocked by Jay either. Jay would just be a perfectly competent 4th OF at a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Yankees fans are already throwing in the towel  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, GreenSox said: What's predictable is all of y'all thinking he's a good baseball player.  .729 career OPS .678 last year. The 40 man is stacked with younger players who can produce that and actually could improve. And spare me the "Flip" stuff...it's the very players who now won't play (the Cordells, etc.) that they get when they flip better players than Jay. You keep ripping the career .729 OPS but do you realize that makes him a slightly above league average hitter?  Probaly not because you’re ignoring his career OBP of .352 which is very good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I really don’t want Jones. You’d have a really bad look demoting him and I don’t want players that can’t be pushed aside for prospects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Bosley Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 There has to be some crazy yet fun text messaging going back and forth between Machado, Alonzo, and now Jon Jay, as we speak! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOFHurt35 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 22 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said: If I'm Manny, I'd rather take $250 million to get to play with my friends as opposed to taking $263 million. That being said, I have no idea how much the extra money would mean to Manny. All money equal, the Sox are still ahead with how crazy high the NY tax is.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: You keep ripping the career .729 OPS but do you realize that makes him a slightly above league average hitter?  Probaly not because you’re ignoring his career OBP of .352 which is very good. He’s literally exactly what this team needs more of. High OBP and low K rate. He’s obviously not a long term piece, but he fills a need and has great secondary benefits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 minute ago, bmags said: I really don’t want Jones. You’d have a really bad look demoting him and I don’t want players that can’t be pushed aside for prospects. None of the OF other than Eloy will be ready in 2019. If it's a 1-year deal, it isn't a biggie anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 His OBP is nice, I like that in a player (one of the reasons I'm very critical of Tim Anderson). However this whole story being thrown around that he's all the sudden our best OF and we should be happy about it is a joke. This is a 34 year old who has produced next to nothing in his at bats. His OBP is nice and I think his defense is at least good. Sure, technically he might be our best OF. However let's not throw a parade in this thread because he's 0.2 better in WAR over Engel. I'll be rooting for him to succeed, tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Just now, iWiN4PreP said: His OBP is nice, I like that in a player (one of the reasons I'm very critical of Tim Anderson). However this whole story being thrown around that he's all the sudden our best OF and we should be happy about it is a joke. This is a 34 year old who has produced next to nothing in his at bats. His OBP is nice and I think his defense is at least good. Sure, technically he might be our best OF. However let's not throw a parade in this thread because he's 0.2 better in WAR over Engel. I'll be rooting for him to succeed, tho. The other thing is that Jay will lead off and push Moncada into a run producing role which is good for his development. Moncada isn't a leadoff guy. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 minute ago, iWiN4PreP said: His OBP is nice, I like that in a player (one of the reasons I'm very critical of Tim Anderson). However this whole story being thrown around that he's all the sudden our best OF and we should be happy about it is a joke. This is a 34 year old who has produced next to nothing in his at bats. His OBP is nice and I think his defense is at least good. Sure, technically he might be our best OF. However let's not throw a parade in this thread because he's 0.2 better in WAR over Engel. I'll be rooting for him to succeed, tho. Welcome to the bright side. You’ve convinced yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Jack Parkman said: The other thing is that Jay will lead off and push Moncada into a run producing role which is good for his development. Moncada isn't a leadoff guy. I like this thinking. +1 to Parkman.  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwolf68 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 LOLÂ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: None of the OF other than Eloy will be ready in 2019. If it's a 1-year deal, it isn't a biggie anyway. You really don’t know that and I’d rather let Palka play now to see if his bat plays enough to find time for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 The motivation behind this signing isn't even about how Jay performs on the field. He's just another asset the Sox can use to help recruit Machado. That being said, he's better than Engel so it's a win/win for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I totally missed the Schoop news then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 If anything this has the Yanks fans triggered on twitter so it distracts from the Bears loss.. and gives hope to getting Manny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: He’s literally exactly what this team needs more of. High OBP and low K rate. He’s obviously not a long term piece, but he fills a need and has great secondary benefits. Fully agree.  And on top of that, our OF is a complete wasteland at the moment and he’s literally blocking no one.  This was a smart, cheap way to get Engel’s bat of the lineup against RHP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Heads22 said: I totally missed the Schoop news then. Peavy44 beat you to the punch 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: None of the OF other than Eloy will be ready in 2019. If it's a 1-year deal, it isn't a biggie anyway. Would you rather have Jones or Palka? Because that's ultimately who will lose the AB's with a Jones signing. Personally, I like the left-handed Palka-Power he provides the lineup. He's not a special player - very one dimensional, but batting lower in the lineup and he could end up the Sox version of Adam Duvall for a few years until a better prospect graduates and pushes him aside. And Duvall have a very productive few years before bottoming out this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, bmags said: You really don’t know that and I’d rather let Palka play now to see if his bat plays enough to find time for. I think this impacts Engel much more than Palka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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