southsider2k5 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1 5m #Whitesox and Gordon Beckham avoided arb. He gets $4.175M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1 2m Arb avoidance: Duensing ($2M) #Twins, James Russell ($1.775M) #Cubs, De Aza ($4.25M) #Whitesox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Looks like the Sox have 14 players signed at 73.425. So probably low 80's by opening day. Unless... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 01:28 PM) Looks like the Sox have 14 players signed at 73.425. So probably low 80's by opening day. Unless... The B-R counter would put them at $86 not counting Abreu's signing bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 12:28 PM) Looks like the Sox have 14 players signed at 73.425. So probably low 80's by opening day. Unless... ...the sox sign ERVIN SANTANA 4/100!!!!!! QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 12:37 PM) The B-R counter would put them at $86 not counting Abreu's signing bonus. pfffft, the Sabermetric thread says that F counter is better than B-R counter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 12:37 PM) The B-R counter would put them at $86 not counting Abreu's signing bonus. Oh yeah, that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) Looks like the Sox have 14 players signed at 73.425. So probably low 80's by opening day. Unless... I include Abreu's entire signing bonus in 2014 payroll since that is when he actually gets the money. I have 15 players signed for $88.975 million. 10 more players at or near rookie salaries puts it at about $94 million. Edited January 17, 2014 by HickoryHuskers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 12:39 PM) I include Abreu's entire signing bonus in 2014 payroll since that is when he actually gets the money. I have 15 players signed for $88.075 million. 8 more player at or near rookie salaries puts it at about $94 million. Yeah, I was looking at B-R and I completely forgot about Abreu. Mid-90's seems right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 If somehow ADA got a slight uptick in production, batted lower and got hidden in LF......then $4M is great value there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 01:14 PM) If somehow ADA got a slight uptick in production, batted lower and got hidden in LF......then $4M is great value there I would settle for a little less baseball dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Beckham, please learn how to hit. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I am still not convinced Sox are going to keep De Aza and pay him $4.25 million for a reduced role in 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 https://twitter.com/gordonbeckham/status/424282945264709632 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DashFan Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 03:53 PM) https://twitter.com/gordonbeckham/status/424282945264709632 Gordon has been rushed to the majors and as a result has had to learn and develop mostly at the major league level. The curve has been steep, but I think we are going to see that breakout year we've been waiting for from Gordo, if he can stay healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokpelts Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Does anyone actually call Beckham "gordo'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 04:14 PM) Does anyone actually call Beckham "gordo'? I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I would have let gordon walk, and I'm an optimist. No one would trade for that guy at that price. Its holding on to a losing hand at this point. I wish we would have used that money toward something else. I don't often say that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 QUOTE (MAX @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 10:45 PM) I would have let gordon walk, and I'm an optimist. No one would trade for that guy at that price. Its holding on to a losing hand at this point. I wish we would have used that money toward something else. I don't often say that. What exactly are you buying in today's MLB for just over $4 million? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Lopez's Ghost Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 08:25 AM) What exactly are you buying in today's MLB for just over $4 million? Gordon Beckham or Alexandro De Aza Edited January 18, 2014 by Al Lopez's Ghost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 08:25 AM) What exactly are you buying in today's MLB for just over $4 million? Jeff Keppinger. Veteran 7th inning set-up guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 QUOTE (MAX @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 11:45 PM) I would have let gordon walk, and I'm an optimist. No one would trade for that guy at that price. Its holding on to a losing hand at this point. I wish we would have used that money toward something else. I don't often say that. If he doesn't improve on this year's season, he's a 1 year stop-gap that Marcus Semien or Carlos Sanchez starts taking at-bats from in September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Let's say bacon does have a career year (which i doubt myself), do you try and lock him up to a multi-year deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Amazing what $4M buys a lot of mediocrity. It's not much different than government programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 11:57 AM) Let's say bacon does have a career year (which i doubt myself), do you try and lock him up to a multi-year deal? At this point I'm not sure. Probably not, honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 01:55 PM) Trading him in July might be in play too but Beckham would first have to break out. If he were to "Break out" I think that makes trading him this July very unlikely, they'd want to keep playing him for now. If he had 1.5 good years, then maybe next summer that could be thought about if the team was still terrible around him. If he struggles this year and just repeats his last year, I could see him being moved somewhere that has a 2b who gets hurt during the year and needs a cheap replacement they're not required to hold onto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.