bmags 5,846 Posted January 29 We'll see price, makes sense to swap out scharbs for joc though, basically Schwarbs with better D. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squirmin' for Yermin 959 Posted January 29 I am now a bit worried this will be below 7 million (Eaton) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kyyle23 2,833 Posted January 29 9 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: I am now a bit worried this will be below 7 million (Eaton) Why, it doesn't matter. Joc sucks too 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CWSpalehoseCWS 627 Posted January 29 Don’t care. This guy is incredibly overhyped by this fanbase. If he was such a great hitter, more teams would have been in on him. 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iWiN4PreP 664 Posted January 29 Great pick up by the cubs, TBH. Joc isn't the best thing in the world, but he 100% replaces and upgrades Kyle Schwarber and is probably cheaper. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmags 5,846 Posted January 29 No actually Joc is good. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fathom 6,338 Posted January 29 Signed for same as Eaton. Hahn messed up badly. 3 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sleepy Harold 815 Posted January 29 (edited) At least Spanky can hit lefties? Edited January 29 by Sleepy Harold Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southsideirish71 925 Posted January 29 2 minutes ago, fathom said: Signed for same as Eaton. Hahn messed up badly. Not Grindy enough for KenHahn. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harold's Leg Lift 1,241 Posted January 29 This is ungood. 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iWiN4PreP 664 Posted January 29 1 minute ago, Sleepy Harold said: At least Spanky can hit lefties? If he stays on the field, maybe 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EloyJenkins 991 Posted January 29 I am willing to put up some sort of bet (not a ban bet) that Eaton will outperform Joc this season. Not homeruns, obviously, but if Joc is played everyday on the Cubs his numbers are going to be horrid. He is a platoon guy people. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogan873 565 Posted January 29 Meh. Overall, Eaton is probably the better hitter. Joc will be strictly platooned, while Eaton will get more playing time. Still not a bad deal for the Cubs. Schwarber got $10MM from the Nationals. They replaced him with a similar hitter with better defense for less money. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southsideirish71 925 Posted January 29 Just now, EloyJenkins said: I am willing to put up some sort of bet (not a ban bet) that Eaton will outperform Joc this season. Not homeruns, obviously, but if Joc is played everyday on the Cubs his numbers are going to be horrid. He is a platoon guy people. If Eaton is healthy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chetkincaid 289 Posted January 29 5 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: I am willing to put up some sort of bet (not a ban bet) that Eaton will outperform Joc this season. Not homeruns, obviously, but if Joc is played everyday on the Cubs his numbers are going to be horrid. He is a platoon guy people. I'd be shocked if Eaton plays 80 games in 2021. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmags 5,846 Posted January 29 There are a lot of RHP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rowand44 715 Posted January 29 Ya this was a misstep by Rick. Not much else more to it. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomPickle 554 Posted January 29 Robbie Grossman signs for less than Eaton and now Joc signs for the exact same amount? Extremely cool and doesn't make me furious at all that the White Sox rushed out to sign an extremely mediocre player at the beginning of the off-season. 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmags 5,846 Posted January 29 I'm fine with explanation that they wanted cost certainty at that position to move into the rest of the offseason. But, as much as I love Hendriks, the rest of the offseason wasn't proven to help that much to me. With JBJ and Joc out this late, there were going to be acceptable RF, which is all Eaton is. But whatever, he's probably going to be fine, his high OBP does balance our lineup ok, and hopefully he doesn't regress horribly. But I'd have preferred Joc, and RF was his best position so I think saying his D was just as bad as schwarber is silly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rowand44 715 Posted January 29 (edited) Joc was just a better overall fit for this team. I'm not going to be pretend I'm furious about this but it's annoying. The Sox offense while obviously very good last season was middle of the pack in OPS and wRC+ against RHP, Joc just so happens to kill right handed pitching and will probably be a better defensive right fielder than Adam in 2021 as well. The fact that he signed for cheaper is just annoying like I said. Would have been a real nice fit for this team. Oh well I guess. Edited January 29 by Rowand44 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MeanJoeCrede 137 Posted January 29 Joc>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Eaton. Period. There is no possible way to spin his signing for equal money as anything but a massive failure by the White Sox. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EloyJenkins 991 Posted January 29 The division has a ton of lefties. Sox mash lefties. Eaton hits lefties decent. Joc is the worst player in baseball against lefties. I like Joc as a platoon, but people are making this sound like sox missed out on Springer. It's almost comical at this point. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southsider2k5 6,125 Posted January 29 Yeah, but does Joc defend teammates kid's? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fathom 6,338 Posted January 29 2 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: The division has a ton of lefties. Sox mash lefties. Eaton hits lefties decent. Joc is the worst player in baseball against lefties. I like Joc as a platoon, but people are making this sound like sox missed out on Springer. It's almost comical at this point. I don’t want to see Eaton play against LHP either. Engel should be that part of the platoon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
