southsider2k5

No one really wanted him when he was having his career year, and we have other OFs to worry about. I am all for non-tending him and opening up the slot. For me it isn't about cost savings, it is about having the spots open.

It also explains a lot of the desire to maximize his earnings in his earnings years.

Anyone who wants to question "Why didn't she report" needs to look in an F'ing mirror. People like that are EXACTLY why people wait decades to report stuff. It is why stuff like the Catholic Church abuse scandal happens, it is why Penn State happens, it is why Bill Cosby happens, and it is why Bill Clinton and Donald Trump happens. People are too damned busy questioning the victims and assigning some fake ethos of what they SHOULD be in order to be an acceptable claim, instead of realizing that their BS is why this stuff gets buried for decades. No one wants to be the target of these type of mouthbreathing institutional attacks.

This team isn't going to succeed in 2019 though. Again, this was year 2 of a full meltdown.

Then you know nothing. It is very normal behavior for victims of molestation and sexual assault to become more active, probably in an effort to feel in control of their sex lives which was robbed from them by the assailant.

If they succeed, there is nothing stopping you from adding. These guys understand this process. They have watched it happen on the northside, KC, and Houston. The latter two did no adding until they were within striking distance of winning something. The Cubs added early, but they also had the fanbase to support it. At their core they know they have jobs to win in the future, if that isn't motivation enough, they probably weren't going to make it anyway.

There is probably more like 2022 to 2023 for most of the 17/18 year olds.

There are some really interesting names in Arizona, that are a long ways away.

I don't think you appreciate how close the difference between draft picks is right now with as many awful teams as are out there today.

This is great circular logic. We can't develop players, or make good free agents signings, so we should go sign a bunch of free agents to make sure that we can't develop any players. The reality is that we just finished the second year of the rebuild, and you are still running a turd of a team on to the field. Why we need to add free agents to that, I have no idea. You need to quit thinking we are just a player or two away. We aren't. We are still years away. Adding Gio Gonzalez or Mike Moustakis to this mess so we can pick 9th instead 3rd just doesn't make any sense to me. This is exactly the kind of stuff that people spent years being pissed about and demanding a rebuild. Now we've got the rebuild, and people want back the infamous KW mentality of team building.

Because a part of this is evaluating your own talent. Looking at the minor league pitchers, there are open slots for 2019 for sure, but for 2020, you really want to have those slots available. 1 year deals, fine. 2+? Not unless we are talking about Clayton Kershaw.

If you are going to take the long game on the system sucking, there is quite literally no reason to spend money any time soon because this team is going to be awful for the next decade.

You have options for 2020 even if the minor leaguers fail. By locking up slots in multi year deals, you actually have LESS slots to work with in the system, and less chance for guys to develop and move up the ladder.

They aren't going to crowd their rotation anymore than the have to. They need slots for 2019, but will play the 2019 season and hope that more of the pitching talent is ready to go then. Right now the Sox are looking at Lopez, Giolito, Rodon, and Covey as starters. The need for 2019 is real. I going to guess the Sox sign one real major league starter looking for a bounceback, along with a couple of MiLB deals with invites to spring training for guys to see if they can win slots, and if not pitch in Charlotte as depth. When 2020 rolls around they get back Kopech, and they should have some combination of Cease and Dunning knocking on the door, assuming no one else goes crazy (such as Hansen going back to 2017 form). They also have space fillers like Adams, Stephens, Fulmer, Danish, and Guerrero floating around if they need a filler arm, or as low likelihood breakouts. If they get to the 2019 off season and this isn't in place, there will be more free agent pitchers to pick and choose from. There is no good reason to block any more pitching slots than you have to with the pitching the Sox have in the pipeline. Go year by year and see what you need for the short term.

I can't see the Sox bringing in a starter on a multi-year deal. I don't see Gonzalez taking a single year deal.

It does NOT effect July 2 money.

Who?

This is what I am saddest about missing last night.

I want to say I remember hearing he was leading in Pinch Hit homers and HRs in the 9th inning this year.