Chicago White Sox

Sign some people sure, but I’d keep trades to buy low guys for now. We need a stronger foundation in place at the major league level before we start trading from our minor league depth.

I was actually going to throw this same idea in the creative trades thread, but wasn’t sure how I felt about it. Greinke is still pretty good, but who knows for how long or in a city like Chicago. It’s no doubt interesting, but very risky IMO.

They won’t take a 4 to 5 year deal. And they could become a burden at some point, but at 10 years you’d be getting their age 26 to 35 seasons. I think both guys can realistically be expected to remain productive through their early 30’s, so hopefully you’re only looking at couple bad years and that’s only if they don’t exercise their opt-out. We can’t be afraid to take some calculated risks if we ever want to win a championship again.

So we’ll land the other guy then? I don’t see Philly adding both. They have a ton of holes and would be better off adding one whale and spreading any remaining funds across multiple needs.

That article does a pretty good job summarizing the need for Harper on the White Sox. Just give him 10/$400M with opt-outs after years 4, 5, & 6 and call it a day. Harper is the star this franchise hasn’t had since prime Big Hurt.

Thanks. This was good listen, but I really wish they would’ve dove a bit deeper beyond the top 10. Outside of Collins & Basabe, they didn’t really touch on much. I would have loved to hear them talk about Hansen, Sheets, Burdi, etc.

He’s saying Eovaldi will be burned out next year just like Morrow was this year after an enduring post-season.

The Sox clearly want to add one veteran starter to a multi-year deal. I agree with the concept, just not sure how to feel about Eovaldi.

If Jon Gray is unattainable, I would love to get me some Jeff Hoffman. I have no idea what we could offer though. They still could use catching help, but Castillo has little to no trade value and Narvaez is such a polarizing guy because of his defense. Abreu theoretically could be a fit to address offensive needs, but he’s coming off a disappointing season, will make a lot of money, and only has one year of control left. I’m guessing the Rockies will explore cheaper options.

His last name is Bohm, not Brohm. And lots of people / publications had him in the #3 / #4 mix. He may have signed for underslot, but he was far from a reach. I’m not sure what you’re trying to accomplish by showing him as the #50 prospect other than to prove he’s an incredibly valuable talent who will be costly to acquire. The Phillies will be in no rush to trade the kid, even if they sign Machado. I’m still not understanding how Bohm fits into all this.

It’s not good, but I wouldn’t call it awful, especially not for a backup who also provides an above league average bat. His entire value prop is can play all over the field without killing you and actually provide some offense. In today’s game that’s incredibly valuable.

I don’t follow at all. Why are we trading prospects for an overpaid 1B/DH? How does Bohm fit into any of this? And I don’t understand how Franco is blocking anyone (he’s not good), especially the #3 pick in last year’s draft who is multiple years away.

They want trade Santana to open up 1B for Hoskins, so I’m not sure why’d want Abreu.

Gotcha, I can respect that.

At this point, you wait and see how his first half goes. If the bat looks good, I’d be open to a short-term extension with the plan of making him a full time DH. The good news is if he’s not open to a team friendly deal, we can always extend an QO and control him for one more season (assuming the Abreu of old). That buys us some time to see what we have in Sheets, Burger, etc.

You despise the Sox? Please tell me this is just some poorly written English.

He’s played more innings at SS than any other position in the majors. I think you’re confusing his recent usage and assuming a lack ability and not realizing a lot of it is simply team need.

No offense, but reserve infielder should be amongst the lowest of priorities to improve this team. We have a couple capable options and any potential upgrade would represent diminishin returns. We have much bigger fish to fry and should be allocating our resources to those spots.

I mean, I’m assuming we’re going to do our best to land a whale. Regardless, he wouldn’t be signed to be a flip candidate but rather a stabilizing veteran for the next couple seasons. Whether Happ is realistic or not, I do think we’ll add a veteran to eat innings & take pressure of the young arms. And hopefully that guy is actually a halfway decent starter unlike Shields.

I agree with your general points here, but not sure how Marwin Gonzalez falls into the “veteran reclamation DH” category.

So did I, then I became incredibly confused when I saw who was actually traded.

I guess I don’t see much of a difference and given Yolmer’s age / character he’s a better fit for us.

Houston is probably going to lose their high-end utility guy. We have a better, $5M reserve IF in Yolmer plus an interesting kid in Rondon. There is no fit here for us.

Improvement over what?

How was this guy a fit for us?