WhiteSox2023

https://southsideshowdown.com/former-white-sox-gm-rick-hahn-had-to-fire-himself-jerry-reinsdorf-news Jerry is the worst owner in the MLB. A monkey throwing a dart could make better decisions than him when it comes to running a successful winning team.

Peoples is a nothing burger and the Sox seem to love 26 year old Davitt more than his performance has earned. He must have some great stuff.

I don’t think anyone will be that upset considering they turned a midseason signing of a mediocre starter in Houser into Mead. Like I said before, people will just wish Getz had traded Houser for younger lottery pick prospects like @GreenSox complained about immediately after the trade, rather than a post-hype prospect that a better developmental organization in the Rays was willing to give up on.

SoxTalk favorite learning the outfield again…

I don’t think anyone overvalues Mead. He’s out of options and there may even be a slight possibility that he doesn’t make the opening day roster. I’m guessing he does but I still don’t think people would be devastated at losing Mead. Like @GreenSox always complains about, Getz should have dealt Houser for some younger lottery tickets. I just think with where both teams are, Robert is a great pickup for the Mets, so whatever fans are complaining are just upset they missed out on Tucker. Acuna isn’t bad for us either, but we just wish we received more.

I get your point regardless, but the Mets are loaded with infielders. Ronny Mauricio can essentially replace Acuna’s utility role. Mets fans that don’t like this trade are nuts. They have a Gold Glove center fielder with hitting potential for up to two years and didn’t have to pay $240 million for him.

Not really a good comparison. Bryant is 34 years old and is still owned $78 million over three years, all guaranteed years and money. He also has chronic lumbar degenerative disk disease. He’s not likely to ever be productive again, or even finish out his contract. If he even plays, it will likely be as a full-time DH. Meanwhile, Robert is only 28 years old, is owed either 1/$22 million or 2/$40 million, is relatively healthy (albeit injury-prone), and can play Gold Glove defense in CF.

Yeah, but they traded a post hype prospect that may only amount to a utility man. I can’t imagine Mets fans are very upset with this trade. They get boom or bust potential for up to two years for a guy that would be sitting on their bench.

Mets fans hate the trade? Where is this? I assume they only hate it because they missed out on bigger FA outfield targets and had to settle for a trade for Robert.

This is why I am hoping Getz passes on adding a “starting” outfielder. I really don’t want to watch the likes of Conforto wasting Sox at bats.

Development of the Sox own players will mean way more to the team than any of these additions. Everyone is excited over Murakami but the dude could be gone in two years before the Sox ever even make the postseason.

Do you think younger people call him Mister Bader?

Once again, I said they were nice signings. But this isn’t some amazing big market team’s offseason.

Let’s be honest, they are nice signings for a frugal team but baseball fans are used to the Dodgers and Mets offseasons.

Bader has the potential to be the next Benintendi contract at a smaller scale.

I assume he was signed as a flip candidate, otherwise it wouldn’t make much sense to sign him over a similarly priced starter.

There really isn’t any OF worth signing right now for the Sox. Bader is a bit too long in the tooth and is going to get overpaid due to last season. Conforto is blech. Maybe a guy like Hays is worth signing but even if he performs well for the first half, you aren’t dealing him for much of a return. May as well give these guys at bats.

What happened to this dude? He was pretty beastly for the Astros in 2023.

Dats a lots of prospects. Doesn’t look like any are in the top 100 listings though.

Old friend alert… “Tigers signed OF Corey Julks to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.”

It’s not his fault. He’s literally full of s%*# and needs a colonoscopy. Maybe it’s his own inside joke that he actually knows nothing.

Wouldn’t be surprised if he was right because that is my guess at the aisle where Getz is shopping. However, I don’t see Melendez being any sort of improvement over what the Sox have at outfielder so that one doesn’t make much sense.

Still some good starters available but the outfielders are less than thrilling. Do Bader and Hays do anything for you, or any other OF? Bader is a bit older and it feels like he will be overpaid due to last season. Hays seems to get injured a lot.

Definitely. They will try to stretch that money into 3 or 4 more players. My guess is one starter, one outfielder, and two relievers, and I don’t even think they will spend all $20 million that was freed up.