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Just a different set of lenses, some see a cheap price and use it as reason sox should have stayed away (people think he sucks), others it validates why he was a good candidate (cheap fill in that hits above average vs RHP, good GB%)

This is why some of us thought he’d be a good target!

Tough for your SD beat that you didn’t think Frazier would be available

Ok adam

Not sad here, but reasonable cost options that fit are drying up. Cesar, Leury become more likely, unless there is a big bag from Santa.

I think personally that even as a pro -Segura-is-a-solid-player person that he would be more of a target to include from the Phil’s side. I don’t know why, but I think they will go after Baez. So if I am Hahn, I think that’s a scenario where Id push to shed more, and that would be Keuchel. But a Kimbrel/Keuchel for Segura/Marchon package frees up $19M from Sox and seems unlikely. A big win from my side is if we send out Kimbrel to LA for some mid level, ML near guys. Getting Jacob Amaya or James Outman adds some much needed position player depth that plays across the field, and opens up 40-man spots for dodgers, where Sox have a good amount. Kimbrel for Outman, Amaya would add a much needed defensive SS (unless you think Sanchez is that) and upgrades Luis Gonzalez, both with guys who if they refund their bat (Amaya) or bat is real (outman) add some real talent. And it seems Sox could get a better player if Eat some cost.

I feel like we need to define leak here. If Conforto signs here, was it not clear that he could be a Sox target? Plenty of smoke from Fox, etc. Whereas if Sox sign Kris Bryant, that be pretty unannounced.

I feel like it is pretty often to be honest. Hendriks, Encarnacion, Wheeler, Keuchel, and to some degree Yaz though it was fast, we were pretty in the know on those. Eaton, Graveman we’re definitely silent.

It feels like deja vu of BVWs first year, a collection of good stuff, but good depth, and will finish with 80 wins.

I think I agree with CWS. I don’t think the teams rumored in on him are the ones that will let Boras make the market, and Conforto isn’t big enough to anyway. I kinda thought he’d get the Upton 2016 contract but not sure anymore. I think he definitely gets an opt-out. But I don’t see Conforto signing anytime soon because of this. I swear, man, I think the white soxiest thing is definitely signing schwarber and making cute with RF, 2B. But maybe they somehow pull Taylor? I feel like the odds of a Joc RF are rising.

I’d bet he prioritized length. Going year to year sucks. That said odds he’s on Mets in year four are like 10%

Eat it, catch all thread

Damn now I’m a little bummed, I thought his outfield defense was bad, he was positive in CF last year! Was a fan of him, kinda a bummer he’s off market so soon. rHH for sure, but huge OBP. Glad not to tigers.

Sorry but Mark Canha can play centerfield?

Acquiring a player mid season and promising them a closer role is a defacto demotion for one of your best performing players to that point. That TLR may have gone rogue and undermined it just highlights that it was a pretty complicated plan to impose mid season on a role that was working reasonably well.

So I’ve been chewing on this Kimbre role speculation, and I gotta say it comes across to me like Hahn fucking up way more than TLR

Caulfield I’ll tell ya this, if we actually were announced as acquiring Buxton I’d be super psyched, he’s a very fun player to watch. But it does seem silly as hell with Robert in CF. It’s a bit like acquiring Kimbrel, I guess.

Check that : Wednesday

I feel like deadlines, even not really true ones, like this are still helpful in spurring activity. But doesn’t feel like to me that the top of market will sign by Tuesday anymore, not sure why. Just a gut feeling.

Edit: NVM

Yeah I hate being in the game of picking and choosing but the BA guys get to SO many games that especially for defense of trust it more.

Damn right

I feel threatened

I don’t think much of fangraphs contract predictions, mainly because they seem to ignore the market forces each offseason. 28 y.o. + history of production + LH + most teams competing in a decade to me makes a multi year deal very very likely. But of the two, I’d say Reinsdorf tendency to hate long term deals with pitchers to be the one to mean no Gausman.