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Bum is one guy who I think is not going to get his asking price. I still think he's more 85-88 range, so marginal but still I don't think he is a big escalating bidding war guy. I do wonder if he goes back to san fran if he doesn't get what he wants.

I think Bumgarner is going to be a productive pitcher. I think mapping HR stats isn't how things work (you don't play all games in one stadium and he may very well pitch to San Frans stadium, and he's smart as hell) That said...this is not the level of pitcher I wanted. We will still need to grind to find a TOR starter or get lucky.

this stuff is so marginal, 1% on half your income. And he'll have more games in states with higher income in east. It doesn't matter, it certainly isn't a 10mil gap.

I honestly don't care anymore. They just have to actually execute shit for me to defend them in any way. I don't care they offered more. I don't care if they are desireable or undesireable. I care that they targeted wheeler and failed. I don't believe in spreading the wealth in mlb. You get depth internally, you should use the surplus before re-signings on players you really love, not fallbacks.

They need to make this some sort of banner to fly at the arrow: "Capable of signing good over-30 aged catchers 30 years apart"

Fuck, man, that sounds terrible, the sox would have two top of rotation starters? That doesn't make sense. You should just go for the bare minimum.

Yes, but you need to also start valuing time and not just budget room.

HAHAHA SOX HAVE EXCELLENT ROSTER EFFICIENCY WHO CARES WE HAVE 78 WINS HAHAHA THEY PAID TOO MUCH FOR A PLAYER BETTER THAN OURS HAHAHAHA

I like porcello in the "I think he can regain his 4.5 era" way, not his "I think he can regain his cy young year" way.

eh, if he fails because he can't throw you get insurance on it. I don't think sox will ever be close enough to lux tax for it to be an issue. Worse to get a guy that pitches through everything and just sucks.

no because I think most fans just want to get the good players this offseason and not just happy the sox have a healthy cash flow.

I would feel this way if I was the rangers or twins fans, but as a sox fan - them executing the most obvious moves was way more comfortable for me than them being "creative". If they aren't being creative in turning budgetary allowances into real cash, they aren't good at it.

nuh-uh man, no way phillies can afford more players (phillies sign castellanos from sox)

wish the phillies would stop blowing smoke.

If you are willing to spend 25 mill/yr on a 4 win pitcher...why not spend an additional 10 mil per year and get a 9 win one.

Mena's are the types of write-ups you want from a 16 year old. I really dislike how the sox keep going for young power/unprojectable body types though. They seem to end up with a lot of 19 year old first baseman out of international.

He pushed these back after an article on how there was too little info on players since they signed earlier and earlier and the teams typically hid them after verbal agreements. Highlights: Yolbert: Tatis: Bailey: Veras: There is more so this is being nice. Small write-up, several follow-ups to 2018-19 class.

Is it going to prevent them from signing anyone? No. They aren't near the lux tax. They have plenty of money.

It's a one year deal, who cares?

Guys I'm starting to be concerned you actually think he is made out of glass.

OTOH sox could use some good intensity in the club house, and I've never heard people didn't like bumgarner on their team.

pitchers I like but are high variability (aside from ryu) Decent chance at 3rd starter production: Miley Decent chance at fourth starter production Porcello (move him back to primarily 2 seam/sinker) Jordan Lyles Pineda (gopher ball) Martin Perez (pair cutter with coop) So yeah, bumgarner starts to look better.

Yeah, like if they had signed lance lynn last year instead of going after innings eater nova.

talking about what the white sox should do >>>>> limiting ourselves to what the white sox will do (kevin gausman is available. only 28, could be interesting !!?!?!)

(the white sox if they fail on wheeler should pivot to rendon)