Look at Ray Ray Run

WAR correlates to team wins, and winning helps drive revenue. This is also free agency values, as teams aren't typically constructed of all free agents being paid market value, you're not actually paying 12/million per WAR on your roster.

Well, last year was his first year starting and he threw 150 innings. The team signing him certainly expects more than that going forward. Additionally, if he'd done this three years in a row this contract wouldn't be happening anyway.

WAR values don't scale normally. 1 war isn't worth 10 million but 5 war is worth 50 million due to scarcity of players at that level.

Crochet is/was worth about 6.5 war per 200 IP. That's worth roughly 70 million a year. If you want to get conservative, let's say 180 innings and 5.8. That's worth about 60 million. He does that 3 times and he has a 10 million dollar surplus.

I'm confused by that tweet. Wouldn't it be worse if they traded those players AND only had crochet for 2 years? @wegner, i actually don't think Crochet has much in additional risk comparatively to most other arms. The velocity is the risk, but his motion has him moving downhill so aggressively, one could probably argue that limits the stress on the arm a bit. Everyone is risky. In his mid 20s, wheeler was considered a big injury risk and in his late 20s and 30s he's been the most durable arm in the game. Injuries are so unpredictable.

The amazing thing is garrett only has to be healthy for about 3 years at his level of talent to be worth his contract. Meaning he could basically be out for 50% of the contract. I don't blame garrett for taking the money - he's been through a lot - and he'll be able to be a FA at 30 where he can get paid again.

If he stays healthy he's worth 300+ million easily.

Hope the mourning isn't too hard at Soxtalk for this loss.

Traded to pirates for cash

I was misled. They are now the 4th team to have done this. Meaning smith needs to do it tomorrow to set some records solo. They matched the record today but this team are record setters not matchers.

I still am not really sold on the bullpen so I'm hesitant to really change anything about my expectations. While I agree last year was a fluke - they led baseball in blown saves despite the fewest opps - this team is arguably worse on paper. Paper doesn't mean anything, but the fact you can argue that isn't a glowing endorsement for the group.

Lol Bannister isn't targeting Perez. He is who he is and isn't being "fixed."

Has nothing to do with the White Sox, but i like to put starts in perspective. Devers is 0-19 with 15 strike outs.

When we traded for Thorpe, the first guy i thought of was Paddack. Paddack throws harder, but he was a guy with an 80 grade change but limited secondaries and a flat fastball. I liked Paddack. I learned my evaluation lesson with him as it relates to elite change ups (unique too) but limited other offerings.

Agreed. I was shocked that a couple rough months with the pirates tanked his value so much. He was solid in SD and in a game desperate for arms he's serviceable, reliable. He'll get lit up plenty, but he's capable.

Perez is solid. The k's are surprising, but he knows how to get big leaguers out with lesser stuff and has made a career of it. He'll finish around a 4.4 ERA as he has most of his career.

Their projection is for about 50 wins. If they shock the world, they'd lose less than 100 games. No matter how you cut it, this team will be very bad.

That's all pitchers care about anyway lol. And if it were like 8 unearned I'd be hesitant to give credit.

2 got through six which is impressive to start the year. Perez could make 3. Hilarious that one of the worst teams of all time could set a record like that.

So if the Sox pull Perez, they will have been the first team in MLB history to have their starters give up 0 runs in the first four games of a season. What a crazy sport this game is.

Congrats and good luck. Two is definitely a bit more but so far they've been good sleepers. That's all I can ask for! The question is, can this offense be stopped?!??!

1 week is criminal. My wife gets 6 months!

2nd. I got 2 under 19 months because i love pain. I didn't take leave right away this time, so gonna enjoy the time more with the little dude since he's more active.

Luis heard stoney running his mouth so had to prove a point. I'm on paternity leave for 6 weeks starting today. Love daytime baseball!

That was awesome base running by vargas.