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Good point. They have probably been wrong more than the SoxTalk majority’s thoughts. 🤣

My point was and is the same as @Look at Ray Ray Run’s. Tauchman and Slater are vets that signed for under $2 million. They didn’t even sign for good backup money (~$5 million). They are in no position to expect guaranteed playing time and Getz would have no reason to promise it to them. Afterall, if the entire strategy is to sign vets as placeholders until prospects are ready to take over, wouldn’t that be a ridiculous guarantee for Getz to make to these guys and work against his own plan? Besides, you are usually the one that shoots down speculation with no proof. You are doing the exact same thing here. There is literally no reason to believe what you are saying right now that Slater was guaranteed playing time, unless you can show some sort of evidence of his contract details. You are STRETCHING more than Hawk ever did.

This was my initial guess. Troll extraordinaire. 🤣

Because we are a rebuilding team that is likely going to have a bad season so we have room to try out players and we have like two good outfield prospects. Colas and Fletcher were failures but that doesn’t mean you stop trying to acquire outfielders, and Canario is younger than both of those guys and has more power.

Why not make Benintendi the primary DH since he may still be able to hit but his defense has dropped off and he has a noodle arm? Drop Jankowski for Canario and let him start in LF for longer than just 3 weeks. A month or so of starting would be more runway in the majors than Canario has ever received. When Tauchman returns, stick with Getz’s original plan of Tauchman/Slater in a RF platoon. Taylor serves as the backup outfielder. If Canario is struggling badly after a month or so, try to slip him through waivers to AAA. Afterall, we already know how poor of a hitter Taylor is and he started in LF on opening day. I guess Canario could be worse than Taylor but I’d be willing to find out. And why should the Sox be worried about giving Slater playing time? The guy signed for $1.75 million. That’s cheap bench player money. After his performance last year, a guy like Slater was not in the position to make any demands, nor would the Sox need to promise him anything. He has $500K in performance bonuses. Tauchman has $1 million in incentives and a $250K relocation bonus if he's traded. I doubt that means they won’t trade him if a team is interested at the deadline. If Getz made any promises to a couple of outfielders that would be bench players on any other team but the Sox, that would be ridiculous. Tauchman and Slater should have been thrilled to be in a planned RF platoon once Getz contacted their agents. So where’s the problem with this proposed plan?

Ah, it’s 3 years of service time.

Doesn’t the player have to have over 5 years of service time to refuse the assignment and opt for free agency? These damn rules get so hard to remember…

“Preller: Padres Exploring Eguy Rosario Trades“

Perhaps another team would give him a shot. I know it’s a cutthroat business, but man, dude just needs to get away from the Sox and vice versa.

I wonder if the Sox Twitter person that was constantly trolling got a promotion to that role?

Anyone think Getz was hoping some team claimed him? I can’t see him ever getting another shot unless the Sox suffer multiple OF injuries.

Fake insider. He wanted to be a foodie, but he’s just a dookie. 💩 But I can’t wait for his retraction post… ”Teams were initially interested but roster crunches and Colas’s defensive issues made teams think twice about claiming him…”

I don’t think dumping a bad player like Jankowski for Canario conflicts with @WestEddy’s four noted priorities above. Defensive flexibility with existing players on the roster greatly lessens the need for Jankowski and his ability to back up all three outfield spots. I also think adding young talent where you don’t have much of it should be a fifth priority for Getz.

I guess it’s possible Getz would have claimed him if the Mets didn’t offer cash considerations to the Cubs for him first. We don’t know. But we do know that JR loves receiving cash considerations in trades, not so much giving them up. 🤣

Yes, this is how I understand it. Any team could make a trade for a DFA’ed player within the first 5 days. The Mets jumped the gun and worked a trade for him for cash considerations, which trumped the Sox #1 waiver priority. If no team works a trade, the DFA’ed player goes through a 48-hour waiver claim process. That’s when the Sox would have had #1 waiver claim priority based on last year’s record. And I think the Sox still have this #1 waiver claim priority for the Mets most recent DFA’ing of Canario.

I don’t mind it since it’s a brand new season. What’s much worse IMO is when a terrible team that is already out of competition for the season celebrates a meaningless win like they made the playoffs.

This is where we need an expert. I am seeing all sorts of confusing information or just not enough information on it. Even MLB.com’s information is vague. This article is from 2009 so it may be aged out, but it seems to indicate that it is based on date ranges and that both the entire MLB standings from the the prior season and the current season standings factor in, along with the standings by AL versus NL depending on which league the DFA’ed player was in. Based on this information below (if accurate), the Sox would have the #1 waiver claim priority on Canario if he makes it to waivers for 48 hours, unless another team actually trades for him first in the initial 5-day window. https://www.purplerow.com/2009/2/19/762532/mlb-transactions-part-thre

Agreed. I was looking for more detailed rules on DFAs and waiver claims. I am pretty sure, but not positive, that since the Mets DFA’ed Canario before all MLB teams had a chance to play their first game, that the waiver priority for Canario would be based on last year’s records, meaning the Sox would have #1 waiver claim priority and get first dibs to claim him. Of course, another team could trade for Canario first within 5 days of his DFA, before the Sox have a chance to claim him on waivers. But if he gets to waivers and the Sox put in a claim, Canario would be theirs. Does anyone know the definitive answer to this?

Okay, if he just ends up costing a waiver claim fee, what would your reasoning be to not make that move? Just curious.

The Mets gave up cash considerations for him 5 weeks ago. With rosters finalized, I doubt he would cost any more than that again. I don’t see that being too much of a price to pay. If they have to give up an A ball lottery ticket type player, one could question that.

Oops, that’s right. My mistake. DFA Maton.

So do we all agree? If Getz doesn’t make a move for Canario, whether that be by trade or waiver claim, it really would be questionable and disappointing.

She also had experience before this job with the Sox… https://www.soxon35th.com/brooke-fletcher-to-join-chsn-white-sox-broadcasts-as-reporter/

Here’s what Google says, but who knows how accurate this is… As of June 2024, Forbes estimated Justin Ishbia's net worth at $5.4 billion. As of May 2024, Jerry Reinsdorf’s net worth was estimated at $2.2 billion.

That definitely makes sense when Ramos is ready.