WestEddy

Romy Gonzalez is 28. I've had it beaten into my head that he's too old, and won't be here for the next "competitive window", thus disqualifying him. All Baseball players must be 23 or they're bums. That's the rule. LOL.

Because he was injured, and the Cubs took him for Craig Kimbrel. For all everybody complains, Madrigal produced fine when he was in the lineup. He couldn't stay on the field.

Do you mean that a bunch of jaded vets who wouldn't even support a teammate coming back from chemo were "torn apart" by a rookie bible thumper? That's quite the accusation. Your argument that Vaughn's "leadership" has turned this team into a juggernaut seems to fall short.

The whole point is to roster prospects they think they can work with. Canario is a guy who needs a lot of work. It's fair that a lot of organizations looked at him and decided he was either a waste of a roster spot, or his problems weren't in the wheel house of what they can work with. They have years to work with a guy like George Wolkow, or even Workman. The whole point of prospects is to get multiple players in multiple levels, and maybe one will be ready. Am I "excited" about Fletcher, Julks, DeLoach, Mitchell and Colas? No. But Fletcher looks like he can replace Palacios and play better defense. That's all you're looking for, right now, not a guy who's going to turn into A-Rod. And they are working with C. Montgomery. That's why you keep drafting guys like Bonemer and trading for William Bergollas.

Me neither. Jokes are free.

And as far as Vaughn's supposed "leadership" qualities, Elko's a big time Christian, and team leader going way back. Pure character guy. I'm all for a straight swap. I'd cut Palacios and Dalbec. Select Fletcher, Elko. Option Vaughn. I guess that leaves another 26 man slot open. Hello, Greg Jones!

Passed through waivers and accepted an outright assignment. Apparently, dude has no value. No other teams wanted him.

Apparently, there isn't. Pittsburgh doesn't seem to have fixed Canario after a month. And the problem is, if they make it to the end of the season with him and still see something to fix, they have to do it all over at the major league level next year, too. If the Sox see anything in Jones, they can do it at AAA. If they see anything in Workman, they just need to stow him for 5 more months, then they have about 7-8 years of control with 3 options. Hell, Workman probably hits better than Amaya right now, and might play the same level of defense, which is above average.

Yeah, hockey lost me once they started wearing helmets.

Elko is a much better defensive 1B, and has a robust hit tool. He's also worked to whittle down his strikeouts, whereas Vaughn is starting to feel like he's ... dare I say it ... uncoachable?

Oh well. Nobody's banking on his hit tool developing. He's reported to be capable of elite CF defense. He's a place holder. Rebuilding teams still need to play all the games. You guys should really talk to a professional about the shame you take on over "the worst team in baseball" cutting a player we picked up. That really doesn't register with me.

I thought Getz had culpability in every single move the previous regime made, just by being part of it. Pick a lane, grandpa.

That's what called AAA depth. And yes, AAA depth should be able to step in and play a position for a couple of weeks in the absence of the intended starter. It's stupid to keep trotting out the "no other teams wanted him" canard. He costs a 40-man roster slot. There are monetary and opportunity costs to that. Using a million words wouldn't help you make sense of your rantings. You keep brining up Greg Jones. The point of AAA depth is to be able to fill a spot on the major league roster. Jones has elite speed, and is said to play elite CF defense. That already exists. They don't have to teach Jones how to run or how to catch a baseball in the major leagues. If Getz runs into a situation where he trades Robert and Taylor gets injured, he has somebody on the 40-man who could stand in CF for a few games while they figure out their roster. Jones also offers the flexibility of an option, which Canario doesn't. So for the role he has to fill, I'd give Getz a B+ for acquiring an actual CF as depth who can be shuttled back and forth from AAA to MLB.

There isn't anything wrong with wanting a guy like Canario. I thought he'd be an interesting pickup. I'm sentient enough to understand the drawbacks to rostering a guy like Canario and trying to fix him at the major league level, and not rail on day after day for our GM taking a pass on this particular case. Hey, look!! He picked up another guy he has to roster all season, but the 2nd guy has positional flexibility, and more than one carrying tool. He's also taken huge steps towards solving his own swing and miss problems. It's also a situation, where if they get through this season with him on the 26-man, they have him for 5 more years, with 3 options. And if they rostered Canario, I wouldn't be screaming after every strikeout how the GM who signed him sucks and has no business baseball.

Why would I question Getz for picking up a LH bat on a minor league contract during the off-season? Maton had a hot spring training, and 3 key injuries to starters opened a spot for him. That happens every year on multiple teams. Guy plays his way onto the 26-man. Big deal. All of that is true and not a misrepresentation of anything. You also seem to have a fixation on players passing through waivers unclaimed without considering that other teams might have to cut a player to claim Maton, or maybe they're good with their LHH depth in AAA. Again, not a huge indictment for signing a player to a minor league contract. Need I remind you, the White Sox are in a rebuild, and it's assumed their players won't be as good as those on contending teams. No lie. If there was a choice between Maton and Canario, it was a choice between a LHH with ML experience who also had the defensive flexibility to play IF and OF, and a RHH corner OF with one carrying tool. I actually think Getz made a better choice in taking Workman who will be a step up from Amaya, and has already taken steps towards solving his own swing and miss problems. So, yeah, I'll give Getz a C- for being left with Maton as the best 26th man after a slew of injuries, I'll give him a B for picking up Workman, and an A+ for avoiding the clusterfuck of a mediocre OF prospect who will strike out even while sitting on the bench.

You guys call everything I say a defense of Chris Getz. It seems that accusation is more a deflection than anything I can say.

I'm sure all of MLB is keeping their powder dry for the inevitable Alexander Canario DFA. LOL. Perhaps Nick Maton could text Canario and tell him what it feels like to be on base in a baseball game. Canario hasn't had that experience for a couple of weeks. I wonder why Pittsburgh isn't playing him anymore.

That was my take when the Cubs DFAed him. He seems like an unheralded lesser version of C. Monty.

If you're referring to Workman, he's 70 grade defense at 3B, and a very good defender at SS.

The player has to stay "in the majors" for the entire season, and must spend at least 90 days on the active roster. The 2nd stipulation keeps teams from playing games with the IL.

I don't think that qualifies as a "slump" for Amaya.

On the 26-man roster.

I thought it was $50k/$100k