bmags Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said: Yah - those guys are available next year. Will the Sox get em? Probably not, but it makes sense. Gotcha. Yeah but part of it is valuing this year, the other part is no guarantee they make it to FA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote4Pedro Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Orlando said: Someone list the notable non Boras clients left. It’s obvious they don’t negotiate with him. Speaking of Boras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetkincaid Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Moan4Yoan said: That much is obvious. It’s much easier to be cheap and mediocre. Gotta respect the owners who put winning ahead of profits. I think Sox ownership will continue to have a low payroll as long as fans keep showing up and spending money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) With all the Boras clients left on the board being the top FA targets available... if the Sox don’t sign any of them, I think we can all finally put to bed the denial that the Sox don’t want to negotiate with Boras. Edited December 12, 2019 by Moan4Yoan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, HahnsKiddieTable said: Speaking of Boras Man is he great at his job. The best in sports. Edited December 12, 2019 by Jack Parkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) I’m so jealous of Angels and Phillies fans. It hasn’t worked out yet but fuck if their owners aren’t at least trying. Edited December 12, 2019 by TheTruth05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 oof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 9 minutes ago, Moan4Yoan said: Damn, the Machado money from last year could’ve gotten it done... https://mobile.twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1204968808797990913 We’ve already spent nearly $200M of it between Abreu, Grandal, & Eloy. That leaves almost exactly $50M for Keuchel before the money has officially been spent!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote4Pedro Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Angels not done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: Man is he great at his job. The best in sports. And his management group gets 5 to 7 percent of that? Dude is an icon to his craft. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Honestly Rendon would be a guy I wouldn’t even blink giving 7 years too because I can see him retiring by the 6th year of the contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 10 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: Technically, spending the money as best as possible would be on SP and RF. The Sox have a 3B and a 2B. I hear ya tho. I meant once Cole & Strasburg were off the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 minute ago, TheTruth05 said: I’m so jealous of Angels and Phillies fans. It hasn’t worked out yet but fuck if their owners aren’t at least trying. I'm jealous of any team that spends over 80 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 These contracts are shocking. What has happened in last 3 yrs, revenue wise that has changed the economics of MLB so dramatically? Is this all about subscription revenue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote4Pedro Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Just now, SonofaRoache said: I'm jealous of any team that spends over 80 million. The Angels have damn near 2 players that make that much..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxBlanco Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I know this will sound kind of dumb, but if I knew was unable to pursue Cole or Strasburg, I would have gone after Corbin last winter and given myself two chances to land a potential TOR starter (along with Wheeler this year). But my true fallback would have been signing Rendon (he can technically be backup plan IMO), move Moncada back to 2B, and then use Madrigal in a trade for a controllable starter. Money is a powerful asset if you actually leverage it creatively See, I completely disagree with that. You don’t decide to go after Rendon just because you miss on Wheeler. If you want Rendon, then you go after him. He is not a backup plan and he should have nothing to do with missing out on Wheeler. A backup plan should be going after Ryu or MadBum or trading for a SP if you don’t like those two guys. Edited December 12, 2019 by SoxBlanco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: I'm jealous of any team that spends over 80 million. On a single contract, yeah. Sox have gone to 120M in payroll before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 The Angels still have massive holes to fill on their roster. I don’t really see them being competitive next year, even if they get two starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Flash said: These contracts are shocking. What has happened in last 3 yrs, revenue wise that has changed the economics of MLB so dramatically? Is this all about subscription revenue? Baseball's payrolls have been going up at more than 5% a year for over 20 years....but for the last 3 years they've stagnated. That means there is a 20% jump in payrolls plausible based on continued revenue growth and that bump was delayed by teams rebuilding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 It just seems the Sox are playing in a different league than so many of these teams. It’s like Vandy trying to recruit against Alabama and Georgia in football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 minute ago, fathom said: It just seems the Sox are playing in a different league than so many of these teams. It’s like Vandy trying to recruit against Alabama and Georgia in football. Yeah pretty much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, fathom said: It just seems the Sox are playing in a different league than so many of these teams. It’s like Vandy trying to recruit against Alabama and Georgia in football. Right now the Sox braintrust feels content, they stuck with their player evaluation and are very happy they didn’t “overpay” for an elite talent Edited December 12, 2019 by TheTruth05 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, fathom said: It just seems the Sox are playing in a different league than so many of these teams. It’s like Vandy trying to recruit against Alabama and Georgia in football. Good analogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sir Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, GermanSoxFan said: The Angels still have massive holes to fill on their roster. I don’t really see them being competitive next year, even if they get two starters. Came here just to say this. They have some serious star power in Trout, Rendon, and Ohtani, one washed up and absolutely horrible contract in Pujols, and no pitching. They’re an older version of what we had three years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 All I want is an owner that gives a shit and spends. Don’t lie to fans and tell them the money will be spent and then fabricate stories to try and placate the fans. This franchise is pathetic. Rick Hahn cares more about criticizing twitter than doing his job. What a clown. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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