Everything posted by Dick Allen
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2023 MLB offseason signings and rumors thread
The guy is older and has pretty much sucked except for last year. Unless he’s the second coming of Rich Hill, I think the Angels are going to be sad soon.
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Your 2023 Off-Season Plan
It’s not one and done, and then if you win, staring the next series with your #1 pitcher last in line. Plus it looked like the little layoff did hurt the non WC teams initially.
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Your 2023 Off-Season Plan
It will be a lot different with the expanded playoffs and WC teams with less of a disadvantage. Also, with the new schedule, many of these teams won’t be able to beat up on their weak divisions as much. The White Sox schedule will be much tougher in 2023 than in 2022.
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Your 2023 Off-Season Plan
I've mentioned it before, I can't be a bigger Liam Hendriks fan both as a player and a person. He's been great as a White Sox, but if you can get something nice for him, now is the time. I worry about his elbow, and how the pitch clock may effect his performance. No one Is really talking about how the pitch clock can really change the guys with the max effort gas. A lot need more than the 15 seconds in recovery time.
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2023 MLB offseason signings and rumors thread
If Joc Pederson is now an almost $20 million a year guy, are the Machado and Harper contracts total bargains?
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Sox may have trade interest in Rays 2B/OF Brandon Lowe
The ironic part is the White Sox, not exactly known as an advanced metrics team have traded for or signed maybe the 3 most controversial players in regards to advanced stat worth in Shark, Yaz and Javier Vasquez. They have all put up WARs some years that would make anyone who watched them scratch their heads.
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2023 MLB offseason signings and rumors thread
Of course. But at least hes try trying something different and he has enough pride to say 2022 wasn't OK. I certainly wouldn't bet he is going to be what he was in 2021 except for more games. I would think he will be better than 2022, but the question will be is it better enough. It was pretty shocking to me , and I am a fan of his, how useless he was. But he was pretty valuable the rest of his White Sox career.
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2023 MLB offseason signings and rumors thread
Most of the anti Yaz people here are that way because they were big James McCann fans. I bet the Mets would trade McCann for Yaz straight up right now. No way the YZ decline is entirely age, and like you write it may be the injuries are something he can't overcome, but waiving him makes no sense. No one is going to give you anything but another probably bigger headache for him. Play it out, see how his offseason went. Of course the game is much different now, but a lot of people thought in May of 1983, when he was older than Yaz is now, Carlton Fisk was done. He played another decade after dedicating himself to strengthening his body. Yaz is doing that now. We will see what happens.
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Your 2023 Off-Season Plan
Clevinger has pitched more than 126 innings in a season once in his career. It would be White Soxy to think he can give you more than that.
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Sox Hire Logan Jones from Dbacks
This was the thing Pedro was leaking out at his press conference when Rick changed the subject. This is good, or at least better than nothing.
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2022-23 NFL Season thread
Jenkins out, Harry and Jones healthy scratches.
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Abreu return? Zero percent chance
Back when the White Sox originally signed Jose, the Red Sox were trying to sign him as a 3B.
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Abreu return? Zero percent chance
On the MLBN White Sox offseason preview, Yonder said the key to the White Sox snapping back next year is Abreu coming back. Oh well.
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Your 2023 Off-Season Plan
That and JR typically has issues with union reps.
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White Sox interested in Athletics Catcher Sean Murphy
Yay is here one more year. Yes he sucked in 2022; but it makes no sense to waive him now. See what he looks like in the spring. He is working hard right now. I don’t know if Murphy is the answer given the Cost, but the Sox could use a catcher. I say trade Seby if you can. It would be trading high. He hit, does anyone really expect that to continue. I say get a guy like Barnhart who will be pretty cheap, and does everything well but hit and run. He wouldn’t kill you if he had to start 85 times. See where Yaz is at in AZ. If he still has some gas, fine, if not, waive him then.
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Your 2023 Off-Season Plan
If you trade for a guy named Outman and all he does is make outs, you deserve what you are going to get,
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Jim Bowden: Sox top 5 likeliest to sign judge
I don't boo White Sox players, no matter how awful they are, but I booed Navarro. A total bum. He once complained after a game about run support. He gave up 9 runs. Schueler did get redemption though. He traded him for Eldred and Valentin. I can't believe the Brewers fell for it.
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2022 Celebrity Death Thread
Watermelon smashing stand up comic Gallagher.
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Your 2023 Off-Season Plan
He faced the Tigers. He sucks. He's expensive. He's older. He won't stay healthy. He is a waste of money. Thanks Tony.
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Adam Engel likely non-tender
My sources are telling me Vince Velasquez won't be back. Of course, unless something changes.
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Jim Bowden: Sox top 5 likeliest to sign judge
I'd love to be able to be paid to be that stoned.
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AJ Pollock declines option, becomes FA
AJ gave the Sox and Sox fans a gift. Thank you. The surprising thing is, he was one guy that held up physically. Usually he is guaranteed a lot of down time. 3 of the past 4 seasons he's put up less than a 1 WAR. I don't think he's making any money here.
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Your 2023 Off-Season Plan
I'd like to have someone with some defensively ability myself. Don't know how Grandal will hold up, and think Seby's offense was a mirage.
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Your 2023 Off-Season Plan
I'd buy low on Tucker Barnhardt. Not as a regular, but he would be a pretty decent back up.
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AJ Pollock declines option, becomes FA
What does he man by WST?