Chicago White Sox

I didn’t look at the package, but yes I would agree with that sentiment.

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Oh shit that’s out?

I can’t wait for you all to be disappointed! Pure speculation, but I’m predicting something around 1/$8M being leaked by Sunday.

Figured it’s about to time for a dedicated thread since this seems bound to happen.

Same here

I’m still shocked Adam he got an $7M salary and $8M guaranteed, but I still think $5M would be about right for him. So an overpay, but not a $4M overpay necessarily.

That’s too bad but seemed like the most likely outcome

Honestly, I think they simply bring someone in on a minor league deal. Give Collins a shot to win the job in the spring and if he fails you have a decent insurance option.

Isn’t he god awful defensively at this point? If so, just give Collins a shot.

Rick must not like those “La Russa is GM” comments.

Rosenthal confirmed that Hendriks’ contract would count as $18M/year from 2021 to 2023 for luxury tax purposes and potentially zero for 2024 assuming the rules remain the same under the new CBA.

You’d make him the odds on favorite to win the NL Cy Young based on awesome nine starts?

I’m not suggesting that Vaughn is punting the position, but rather being ok with Leury at DH for any set of time would be. If the Sox don’t plan to call up Vaughn by May or lack any confidence in his ability to hit from the get-go, then bringing in another bat makes sense. And honestly, signing a guy La Stella to serve as DH placeholder and then as IF depth makes sense to me regardless of how you feel about Vaughn.

Fantastic article about the Sox’s bullpen: https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/liam-hendriks-joins-a-fascinating-young-white-sox-bullpen

Zero reason this team shouldn’t be at $160M+ in the not too distant future.

You already touched on Mahomes, but Ryan Tannehill, Josh Allen, & Justin Herbert were all taken in the 6 to 8 range and were the third QB selected in their respective drafts. Point is you can still land a great QB outside of the #1 pick, but you need to keep investing in the position. Hell, Tannehill was a bust with the Dolphins and has found new life with the Titans. Maybe that can be Winston...at a bare minimum, he’s worth a shot over Mitch. Draft a developmental QB in the 2nd or 3rd round and see how things shake out next year. If we use 2021 as a reset year, we could easily end up with a top 10 pick and be in range to select a higher end QB prospect in the 2022 draft. Keeping throw darts until you hit a franchise QB...nothing else really matters until that role is filled IMO.

Is it? Did we not max it out prior to Rule 5?

I totally get the uncertainty, but I don’t think he’s gettable for that package if he has a better track record. The Sox would gambling on the 2020 version of Burnes being legit, but the upside would be tremendous. But given the new pitches and the mix shift to his high end secondaries there is reason to believe the former top 50 prospect has finally figured his shit out. If this team really wants to dominate the Central for the next half decade, trade for Burnes and then extend Gioltio & Lynn for five & two years respectively. All of a sudden you’re looking at what could easily be the deepest, most talented rotation in baseball. Perhaps it’s a bit of overkill, but with the overall strength of our lineup & bullpen we could legit pull something like this off. Lucas Giolito - 5 years Lance Lynn - 3 years Corbin Burnes - 4 years Dallas Keuchel* - 2 years Dylan Cease - 5 years Michael Kopech - 6 years Garret Crochet* - 6 years And you’d still have a wave of guys in Kelley, Thompson, Dalquist, & Vera who are three or four years out!

Don’t tell Balta that!!!

Unless they make a trade, I’d almost guarantee he’s the one to get DFA’d.

The past doesn’t automatically dictate the future and there much greater reasons to believe in Hendriks moving forward than Colome.

I disagree with this entirely. The PV difference like $4M, so the only way that option doesn’t get exercised is if Hendriks goes full Kelvin Herrera and is completely useless come 2024. This is a legit four deal with a way to soften the blow at the very end if things get real bad.

I’d sign a vet to a minor league contract and have him compete against Collins for the role in Spring Training.