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7 hours ago, caulfield12 said:
The first clue about Elias and the new owners will be whether they aggressively get an extension done with Burnes or just let the final year of his contract play out...
He’s not signing an extension. Again, it’s Scott Boras. They basically traded Hall, Ortiz and a pick in the 30s for one year of Corbin Burnes and a draft pick in the 30’s in 2025. Good deal for both teams.
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2 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said:
They had a substantial conversation about the move on Score transition that was forwarded to me. I tend to lean on Dan and Laurence's side about prioritizing the city and neighborhood needs with this major decision, and making sure what replaces the Sox at 35th and Shields is a win win for both the city, and both neighborhoods. Really hoping the city and state leadership hammer out an equitable and wise long term plan for both sites.
I am reserving judgement on everything until we get a lot more details, but so far what I've heard in terms of taxes sounds like the best likely scenario vs. what I feared. Also glad the location makes sense in terms of public transportation, but do agree with LH and DB it's really going to stress traffic in the immediate area. Having to live through that on Damen and Waveland back in the day, I had to plan on gamedays for any driving trips.
I'm glad at least the governor appears to be thoughtful of the taxpayers and process at this stage. The Sox and Jerry will have to step up to the plate to be fair in a way they never had either with the previous stadium, or their management of this club over the past 44 years. Perhaps there is a chance for redemption for all involved. It would be the best case scenario for us as Sox fans, and for the entire City of Chicago, the lifelong home to many of us.
The one thing Laurence didn’t mention is the lease. The White Sox basically have to move. It’s essential for them to create more revenue. They will have a ballpark village type setup and that sort of thing is very unlikely at current location.
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Colson Montgomery at #8, Noah Schultz at #57 and Bryan Ramos at #90
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1 hour ago, ScootsMcGoots said:
I understand. Which is why i specifically said "I know he's radio"
He’s also not a PBP guy.
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14 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said:
Disagree. A floor would come with a cap. Each player you listed would know exactly what each team would be able to max out at to get them and not be sitting there being delusional like Snell is for some $270 million miracle that no team has the requirement or will to offer him.
A salary cap is 100% never happening. The floor also doesn’t help though because rebuilding clubs etc would just take on bad contracts to get to the floor etc. He might help the middle of the market type guys a bit though.
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I don’t think a salary floor would help Bellinger, Chapman or Snell get signed sooner.
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47 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:
This is all true, but if my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle, that's true too. I hope Gonzo gets hotter than s%*#, but right now, he looks like a bust. We can say that.
You can say whatever you want. It's still nonsense though.
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Mariners are making a deal but it’s not with White Sox. I’m guessing for a bat. Maybe Minnesota
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4 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:
Did they actually sign Merifield?
Nope. They think it’s a trade
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26 minutes ago, fathom said:
Nothing about a Cease for Miller or Woo plus more makes any sense.
Sure it does. It gives the Mariners one of the best rotations in the AL
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2 minutes ago, GreenSox said:
Do Woo or Miller have TOR talent? If not, I don't see the point of such a trade.
I'm guessing they don't, as 6th and 4th round picks (although that's not dispositive).
I don’t think the round they were drafted in is relevant. Either guy could be a mid-rotation type. Six years of control is really valuable.
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I don’t think Emerson, Ford or Young is realistic with one of Woo/Miller. Thats too much. I could see Montes or Gonzalez though for sure
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Something like Bryce Miller, Dominic Canzone, Gabriel Gonzalez and Michael Arroyo makes sense to me.
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3 minutes ago, fathom said:
Anyone else hear this?
Bruce Levine has been saying similar
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1 hour ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:
Would you venture a guess what the offer is?
My guess is Baltimore would trade one of Kjerstad/Cowser plus one of the second tier infielders and more. Guessing Cease is fixed on Basallo or Mayo or one of the OFs and Westburg
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23 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:
Ehhh. I'd rather hold tight than just trade him for whatever you can get. He does still have two years control and an offer like Norby + Ortiz + filler does very little to improve the future of this club.
I personally think the offer is much more than this and Sox are holding out for too much
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33 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:
Is Paddy a problem? I mean, I get the impression they don't allow him to spend enough to sign these top Dominican guys. How many superstars have we heard that we were the 2nd highest bid for them? And if we were forcing him to hold funds open for the Cubans, it explains why he couldn't bid up.
I don’t know. It’s definitely the job of a younger man in most cases though. The Sox can be willing to spend on teenage Dominicans all they want but it won’t matter until the 2027, 2028 signing periods at this point
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This is the best part from the Fangraphs article:
While this farm system still isn’t among the strongest in baseball, it’s significantly deeper than it was a year ago, strengthened by several key acquisitions at last year’s trade deadline, including Edgar Quero, Nick Nastrini, Jake Eder and Ky Bush. That trend will likely continue if the Sox trade Dylan Cease. Chicago has as many players with the potential for high-end impact — Colson Montgomery, Bryan Ramos, Noah Schultz, maybe Eder if his velo comes back — as a lot of the top systems, though all of those guys missed time due to injury in 2023. New GM Chris Getz was promoted from within, so even though the org will likely change somewhat as it works to execute his vision for the club, expect more continuity here than typically accompanies a regime change. For instance, Getz told Eric at the GM Meetings that the White Sox would likely alter their approach to international scouting, which for the last many years has seen them save pool space to target Cuban players who hit the market late. For too long the White Sox have tied one metaphorical hand behind their back by largely ignoring amateur Dominican players, and it seems like that will soon change. In the domestic draft, director Mike Shirley has now been in place for a couple of years. In addition to the White Sox targeting high-profile players from the Midwest during his tenure, they’ve prioritized pitching prospects with premium breaking stuff, drafted a lot of scrappy little college infielders in the middle rounds, and often found a way to mix a huge-framed power hitter in there somewhere. There has been no real pattern at the very top of Chicago’s last few drafts. Jacob Gonzalez is a model-friendly prospect because of his age and stats, while Montgomery (old for his class) and Schultz (a prep arm) were toolsy, projectable high schoolers. Schultz became the first high school arm the team had selected in the first round in over 20 years. The White Sox pro department got to target players via trade last summer and again this offseason. Chicago has so far taken a quantity-first approach to this rebuild, perhaps more because this system is pretty thin and they feel like it’s a prudent way to get the ball rolling than as a reflection of some long-term strategy or overarching philosophy. Ultimately, Jerry Reinsdorf is in charge. People in baseball consider him a bit meddlesome and think he is a bit more involved than is ideal, and sometimes believe his fierce loyalty prevents him from moving on from people or processes that aren’t helping the team. At times under Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams, it felt like there were too many cooks in this kitchen. Getz’s track record of developing players in his previous role was mixed, partly because the franchise was so far behind conceptually and technologically when they hired him, but some of the communication breakdowns and behind-the-scenes drama should go away now that the GM is a person who had to effectively communicate across a whole department as a core aspect of their job.
The stuff on international market is interesting and a welcome change. I'm curious to see if Marco Paddy will be the director after this year.
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1 hour ago, SoCalChiSox said:
I thought the writeup on Gonzalez was far more encouraging than the grades. Seems he was putting in work in the fall which is good.
This can't be true. I was told he's a bust already.
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5 hours ago, caulfield12 said:
Because you want Montgomery at third?
Mayo can also play 1B and corner outfield and has a 70 arm…supposedly.
Basallo is off the table for sure.
Always comes back to some combo of Kjerstad Cowser Westburg…then prospects that are two or more years out.
1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said:What’s the concern with Mayo?
I just don’t think targeting a RH corner guy as the main piece of a Cease return is ideal.
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2 hours ago, fathom said:
New WS Talk podcast with Jesse Rogers about Cease. Sounds like it’s Orioles or bust, but likely no trade before the season starts. He implied that the Sox are asking for Mayo.
I'm not a fan of Mayo being the ask for this team.
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1 hour ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:
Not Dominican , he's Venezuelan according to the link you provided.
That was December. He's from the previous signing period.
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9 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:
Is all the money spent ? What's the breakdown of who the Sox signed , age, country , position played and bonus amount ?
Not announced. Know of 8 signings from Venezuela with Herrera $1.8 million and Jesus Premoli $550K being the largest. Jurdrick Profar out of Curacao for $700K. Ive heard that they have 5-6 from DR coming as well
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52 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:
Okay, then did not renew his contract and replaced him with someone else...the spin would have been he was better off in Chicago forming a "power center" along with Barfield, in the same way that Haber and Hahn were always tied together...
I’m not giving you any spin. Hes pretty highly regarded and wanted to follow Barfield. No conspiracy here
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Cease To Padres per Passan
in Pale Hose Talk
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I don't. I just don't see luxury tax teams being willing to forfeit and 2nd and 5th rounder plus $1 million in international space to sign Snell on a short-term deal.