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Lightning

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  1. Don’t mind Stone but don’t care for Jason. Sox do need something different on the radio. Would love to have AJ or Thome both have done some TV work.
  2. I rather keep Engel, he’s younger and much better defensively. Maybin doesn’t bring enough bat to make much difference offensively.
  3. i agree with most of what was said. Abreu extension: C+ Retained what you had and there wasn’t much better out there. Could face degrading skills and needs to be converted to DH soon.  Grandal signing: B+ Very good player and I like what he can bring to the team. However would have preferred to role with Collin and McCann and used his money on pitching. Still was a good move because you got a top 2-4 catcher in the league. Mazara trade: C Has potential especially in our park and addressed a need. Still fairly young. Gave up one of our better OF prospects. Not a terrible trade but is Mazara a impact player or hole filler. That I think is to be determined. Keuchel signing: C+ Addreses a pitching hole , if he was the second pitcher I would have been ecstatic would have preferred RYU and rolled the dice because I think he at the moment has the better stuff. The Sox got good talent just not the best available talent. Gio G signing: B- Good pitcher maybe hold a 4-5 hole down. The Sox could have got someone better but they did fill a hole and it’s better than what they had. EE signing: C+ Brings some depth but also has diminishing skills. Hoping he does not turn into Adam Dunn. He couldn’t hit for anything in the last playoffs. If they rest him every 2nd or 3rd game. I think that would be the smart way of utilizing him. Luis Robert extension: A+ Best move of offseason , especially if you are confident he’s the guy! Cishek signing: B+ Need a bullpen arm and we got a decent one. Was most relieved to get him as everyone decent was just about off the board.  Overall: B
  4. I don’t see adding Grandal and Mazara with no pitching the Sox topping much over. 500. Sure there is still time to get a few pitchers and hopefully they open the wallet and get a few guys. Just to get to . 500 is a 17 game swing. They need some pitchers. Who knows what Kopech is going to give us after the injury? Lots of weight on Giolito to deliver a good year. Ryu and Teheran would be two I would like to see most. Without 2 pitchers this team won’t sniff the playoffs. Nova and Kuechel would be the next best two.
  5. This team right now is around a .500 team. The pitching is the big concern with out 2 quality starters , they go nowhere unless they get extremely lucky. What I expect is the Sox to get us a good free agent pitcher, if not two as they have not spent money in 10 years. Pitching win games! When teams win they have pitchers! I don’t care about Machado type players. Get pitchers that keep the ball down and in the yard. What I think will happen Is the Sox will trade for very average players or over the hill players and trade away prospects that will prove to be bad moves. Once the cupboard is bear they will say we couldn’t do anything to bring in anyone good because the system didn’t have the players anyone wants and another 7-8 years of garbage teams. We have fielders but Pitchers both starters and relievers need to be drastically improved or developed.
  6. These moves they may make are likely trades which will deplete the minor leagues. The Sox just don’t seem like they are serious to win. Maybe they think getting to .500 is acceptable because they have been bad so long. Jerry is probably making good money off the revenue sharing, so why win? I found this : In Major League Baseball, 48% of local revenues are subject to revenue sharing and are distributed equally among all 30 teams, with each team receiving 3.3% of the total sum generated. As a result, in 2018, each team received $118 million from this pot. Teams alsoreceive a share of national revenues, which were estimated to be $91 million per team, also in 2018.
  7. How about Plan snowjob! They ain’t getting anything worth while by the looks of this. Abreu and Grandal were the big pat themselves on the back signing.
  8. Price is Done! He just eats innings for a non contender!
  9. We need two free agent pitchers. A trade of our top prospects Vaughn and Madrigal will turn into another Tatis Jr deal.
  10. I wouldn’t trade Madrigal or Vaughn unless it was a current relatively young all star player. That’s their potential for the future.
  11. I wouldn’t give a well used ball bag for Price.
  12. If being at the table is something we are applauding, it’s really pathetic. That’s like going to Jack Ruby’s ordering a steak , the steak comes and then walking out. When your friends ask you how it’s was you tell them I was there and it looked and smelled really good. Pay the money and eat the steak! Stop being cheap because we are sick of McDonald’s and Cold cut combos
  13. I would follow up with his agent and ask if he has interest in playing for the Sox. If not start shopping especially for Harper. If they think their player for his services is gong away maybe they just sign. It doesn’t hurt to put a press on Harper and then back off.
  14. Too early to tell if the Sox have been aggressive. If they were the top offer and the player decided to go elsewhere , ok I get that. Also, if the contract went north of 40 million a year , sure don’t want to mortgage the future. The Sox are at the plate but are they swinging or just watching the pitches go by? Even the Reds are swinging they may not be hitting well but they are putting stuff in play and so are a lot of other teams. Hopefully the Sox hit a HR and not playing with warning track power.
  15. I give the Reds credit. They gave up some low level prospects and got a couple 1 year rental players. At least that makes them a little more interesting for their fans after losing 95 games last year. They sign a pitcher or two they might be able to be somewhat competitive.
  16. You want to expand the game. You balance and get more teams involved. You’ll still have you Yankee, Red Sox , Cubs and Dodger fans. They were taking expansion. Why? So Portland or Vegas could be another team good once every 20-25 years.
  17. There is so much bias and favoritism in the baseball media. Based on the media it sounds like they think medium and smaller market teams shouldn’t even bother fielding a team. The MLB channel which you think would be somewhat balanced is continually heavy on 3-4 teams. You know who they are. The Media definitely don’t want the White Sox signing Machado or Harper because they have already decided where Harper and Machado are going.
  18. Agents look happy but the wife doesn’t appear to be.
  19. Yes , I know about his OBP and other stats. He’s a very good player. Concerning is it was a contract year with a better hitting team than the Sox and was his worst year. Would he be good to see in a Sox unifrom ,of course. However, for that much money he should be in the top 10 in at least one , Batting average , Hr’s or RBIs.
  20. Less than Trout. I am sorry but .a 249 hitter last year shouldn’t get a $350-400+ million contract. Opt out. Sox should get the opt out if his average falls any further.
  21. Offer Harper, let him and Boras know he has a set number of days to decide if he wants to be on the Sox, then the offer disappears and you disclose to everyone what you offered in a press conference. He he doesn’t sign then offer Machado , same deal. I want a guy who wants to be on the Sox. If we lose out on these guys then they didn’t want to be here and you try to get a pitcher or two and try to get one more decent stick.
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