bmags Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 49 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: What position is he going to play? 1B, RF, DH....yes? Or we’re basing most of our excitement on Passan/Shohei Ohtani comps? Just not seeing how he’s anything close to fitting in the Robert/Cespedes mold, but very few are... It means, and we’ve debated the value of Jose Abreu for the past three years, that he’s going to have to be an amazing hitter to bring a ton of surplus value. I also haven’t seen many scouts claiming he should or could give up pitching to be a starting pitcher like with Ohtani ever since he was in middle school. I guess part of the attraction is throwing from the LH side, but I guess we’ll find out. If he’s Jose Abreu and signed for 64 million less that is a very good outcome. There is a lot of room beneath cespedes and Robert whole still being worth a few mill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 2 hours ago, caulfield12 said: What position is he going to play? 1B, RF, DH....yes? Or we’re basing most of our excitement on Passan/Shohei Ohtani comps? Just not seeing how he’s anything close to fitting in the Robert/Cespedes mold, but very few are... It means, and we’ve debated the value of Jose Abreu for the past three years, that he’s going to have to be an amazing hitter to bring a ton of surplus value. I also haven’t seen many scouts claiming he should or could give up pitching to be a starting pitcher like with Ohtani ever since he was in middle school. I guess part of the attraction is throwing from the LH side, but I guess we’ll find out. LHP / RF right now, which is very different than Viciedo, who came up as a 3B, then transitioned to mostly LF as a right handed bat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bob Sacamano Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 11 hours ago, Quin said: LHP / RF right now, which is very different than Viciedo, who came up as a 3B, then transitioned to mostly LF as a right handed bat. I couldn't find much on his pitching stats when I looked the other day. Baseball Reference shows him throwing 3 innings in a Winter League almost 2 years ago and thats it. If he comes over, I don't think he will be a 2-way player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishPrince34 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 11 hours ago, DirtySox said: Wow- He’s lost a ton of weight!!! Looks probably 30 pounds lighter from his videos during the Winter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Quin Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, PolishPrince34 said: Wow- He’s lost a ton of weight!!! Looks probably 30 pounds lighter from his videos during the Winter For real. Dude got a lot lighter and that speaks to work ethic. As for his pitching, he's pitched professionally and 2-way players are becoming more of a thing. If you get him, you try it out and see if it falls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellysox Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 2 hours ago, PolishPrince34 said: Were there any drums from the dugout to let him know the off speed stuff was coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GGajewski18 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Not confirmed, but all indications that Colas will sign with the White Sox. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 https://chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/sports-saturday/2020/6/6/21282155/will-white-sox-win-the-oscar?__twitter_impression=true 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 I thought Colas wasn’t cleared to sign yet? And would this impact the Sox efforts in trying to get Cespedes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 I sure would like to get some recent assessments of this dude. All I know is Longenhagen doesn't think much of him. Wish we had more takes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: I thought Colas wasn’t cleared to sign yet? And would this impact the Sox efforts in trying to get Cespedes? Not cleared, but could push him to 2021 if they want. They would just have an agreement now. We'll see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/06/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/cuban-ohtani-oscar-colas-wants-deal-softbank-calls-current-contract-invalid/#.XuD1SJ5KjUp This article is very detailed on the Colas situation. It sounds like he'll definitely be with the Softbanks Hawks for a little bit longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/06/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/cuban-ohtani-oscar-colas-wants-deal-softbank-calls-current-contract-invalid/#.XuD1SJ5KjUp This article is very detailed on the Colas situation. It sounds like he'll definitely be with the Softbanks Hawks for a little bit longer. Interesting that he is willing to play in 2020, but wants to be released for 2021. That would line up with getting into next years international class quite nicely. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 32 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/06/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/cuban-ohtani-oscar-colas-wants-deal-softbank-calls-current-contract-invalid/#.XuD1SJ5KjUp This article is very detailed on the Colas situation. It sounds like he'll definitely be with the Softbanks Hawks for a little bit longer. So could the Sox get Cespedes during this upcoming signing period and then Colas in the signing period next year? Is that a possibility? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Just now, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: So could the Sox get Cespedes during this upcoming signing period and then Colas in the signing period next year? Is that a possibility? Sounds like it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: Sounds like it to me. 3 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: So could the Sox get Cespedes during this upcoming signing period and then Colas in the signing period next year? Is that a possibility? It's possible, yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Just now, Y2Jimmy0 said: It's possible, yes. This might actually be the best case scenario then. Because if both were eligible to sign during this upcoming signing period, the Sox might have have enough money to get both of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: So could the Sox get Cespedes during this upcoming signing period and then Colas in the signing period next year? Is that a possibility? If he is pushed to 2021, it is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 BRING ON THE CESPEDES AND COLAS RUMORS BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxJon Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) On 6/10/2020 at 11:41 AM, Jack Parkman said: Sounds like it to me. Must say, this has been a hell of a season for the White Sox and not even a single game has been played Edited June 11, 2020 by ChiSoxJon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxJon Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 On 6/10/2020 at 1:51 PM, Squirmin' for Yermin said: BRING ON THE CESPEDES AND COLAS RUMORS BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY In all seriousness, this would be ideal...and pretty major, excellent way to add talent/sustain the farm 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodTim Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 hours ago, ChiSoxJon said: Must say, this has been a hell of a season for the White Sox and not even a single game has been played Not to be a downer but all the lost development time especially for all the injured players who have not had a full season forever really has me concerned. The draft is great but the FA stuff is kinda meh to me. We're only going to go as far as our young players will take us. And I'm really hoping that when baseball comes back we see last year's Giolito, and and the supposedly hard-working Reynaldo with the big offseason comes back and we see improvements. I'd argue that this COVID crap hurts younger teams a lot more than the older ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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