LDF Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 nice read. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/03/offs...Trade+Rumors%29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Offseason in review: Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I like how Paulino and Belisario are listed as "significant losses", no, that is what usually happened when they pitched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Going over this made me feel even better than I did before. Aside from Semien, we really lost nothing of substantial consequence. It was straight upgrades all over the board. I don't know if this year will be the year, but I'll be damned if I thought we'd be able to get this much better this fast while mortgaging so little of the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Mar 27, 2015 -> 03:23 PM) Going over this made me feel even better than I did before. Aside from Semien, we really lost nothing of substantial consequence. It was straight upgrades all over the board. I don't know if this year will be the year, but I'll be damned if I thought we'd be able to get this much better this fast while mortgaging so little of the future. i like the post and yeah, they the sox FO deserve a lot of credit for the work, the good work they did to revamp this team. it is great talking positively about the sox. danm i wish i was back in chi, i most definitely have invested in season tickets. of all the players we lost, as you said, i will miss the The Hound (Bassitt). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I love that Hahn didn't just rely on splashy moves. A lot of those claims and minor league deals could pay off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 27, 2015 -> 06:59 PM) Obviously devastating injuries can happen but if we won 75 games I still think we'll be in a better position this time next year. Very exciting time. Totally disagree. Another sub .500 season where ticket sales erode again and interest is lost is going to mean another payroll cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 27, 2015 -> 07:24 PM) Another payroll cut? I am pretty sure the payroll went up this year. Regardless, I don't think the 5-10 million dollars in payroll is the difference between a playoff team and a team that stays home in October. The core will still be there and be cost effective. It'll be one year closer to getting out from under John Danks. Obviously you want to win but it's not like an 81-81 team shuts the window of contention. "Another" a-la what happened prior to last year. IMO, they made ~$30 million last year and added $20 million in payroll. They shoot to be profitable, not break even. Last year's team saw about a $10 million erosion in revenue outside of the extra MLB money. If we see another $10 million erosion in revenue this year, we're going to see something similar in a salary cut. That doesn't just mean Samardzija is gone, that means we have to move Cabrera or someone like that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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