Chicago White Sox

So what’s the thinking here? Top 1 or 2 or else 7th?

Bold prediction time: Fedde officially signs with White Sox for 2/$11M by 7pm central Sox come in 6th place in the draft lottery and all hell breaks loose Getz executes a trade late tonight (~11pm) that no one sees coming Sox officially sign a veteran C tier catcher before EOD tomorrow Cole Wilcox is selected by us at pick #4 in the Rule 5 draft

The reality is very few teams have what it would take to get Robert and even fewer would pony up those chips. As such, it’s far more likely to hold him for a year, see what you have, and then make a call next off-season. Even three years of Robert is going to require a haul that will be challenging to get.

Have we not signed this dude yet??

FIFY

You know times are tough when you desperate for an update on the Erick Fedde sweepstakes.

Not that it matters, but I guess I’m missing the connection to Grifol

Why did you post this?

I watched the video and this comment doesn’t have any real merit. Morosi’s point is no one can be untouchable after the year we just had, which is a meaningless take and not tied to Getz’s thinking at all.

This dude is so full of s%*#. Just a total brown-nosing fraud.

Some good nuggets in here. As much I enjoy mocking how shitty our rotation could be next year, this is a small scale signing I fully support. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/09/03/erick-fedde-south-korea-nc-dinos/

I don’t think Martin will be ready right away. And I really hope Scholtens isn’t in the rotation mix.

Then everyone gets bumped up a spot and Dr. Scholten’s can get first crack at the #5 spot.

Imagine this sexy rotation post Cease trade: Mike Soroka Michael Kopech Erick Fedde Touki Toussaint Jared Shuster*

I mean probably, but this is the type of guy you make a small bet on because if it works it actually creates value (think Merrill Kelly). And if not, it’s a dude that can soak up innings in a lost season. Not much downside risk if the price around 2/$10M.

And if you’re Fedde, you 100% sign with the White Sox if the money is the same as you will get a lot longer here than in New York.

Lots of Fedde threads I see

Lol…years of exposure to Parkman has made it easy to parody!

I think most of us wanted to trade him at the deadline and the rumors were that Hahn wasn’t very serious (was asking for Holliday). I agree, unless there is no offer of substance, we should move him before the deadline. That being said, I don’t think that gives other teams leverage. This is basic supply and demand and there aren’t many pitchers available like Cease and basically none that don’t cost a fuckton of money.

I’m honestly just fucking around and trying to see what it’s like to be Balta for 30 minutes. I’m not worried in the slightest yet and a Braves beat writer likely leaking org fed info doesn’t change that for me. I agree we may not see a trade during the Winter Meetings, but at some point Cease will be the best pitcher on the market and the offers will come. Just got to wait it a bit longer.

Unfortunately not. This just isn’t the pitching market we thought it was. With the Braves backing out now, I just don’t see who else would have interest at a price that makes sense for us. The Angels are the only team who are willing to pay up for SP and we already took all their prospects in the Giolito trade. I guess we’ll have to hold and hope for a better market at the trade deadline.

f***, we may not even have a crap Braves offer now. @Balta1701 - Looks like you were right and a Giolito return may be optimistic.

No, I’d consider both Cowser and Kjerstad as prospects and damn good ones. I just think the industry views Basallo & Mayo as better, based on what I’ve seen from certain prospect experts (including BA) and Orioles fans in general.