Chicago White Sox

God Wheeler + Grandal = the AL Central is totally fucked

Why can’t Sheets play? He was one of the best hitters in the Souther League after a rough first month.

Can you post?

I’m not saying they can only get worse. What I’m getting at is at some point prospects do age out and/or require 40 man roster spots, so you can’t hold onto them indefinitely. Keep the ones that you think will develop into quality players and trade the others before teams realize their flaws. Strong self-scouting is essential to optimizing player value.

Exactly, I’d be looking to move a couple of these guys to fill holes or add depth in other areas.

It does if you’re unable to give them opportunities and they start aging out / slow down. What’s your plan for Basabe, Gonzalez, Adolfo, Rutherford, & Walker?

Holding onto all your prospects until they reach the point of no value is far more stupid.

Here’s my take. The Sox are sitting around 5/$110M. That’s currently the highest offer. Wheeler’s camp is making one last Hail Mary to see if anyone will do something crazy and go six. If not, he’s a member of the White Sox in the next 24 hours.

Yup, 100% make sense to sign a second SP to get that year of service time back.

Seems like he hit the send button too soon on that Tweet and knows the deal is done.

Where does it say multi-year deal?

This is happening tonight isn’t it? Just too much blood in the water for it not to.

I’ll never understand what the logic is behind “NL players will struggle in the AL”.

Yup

Assuming the price is right, I’d be all for this.

I think with Burr they might believe they can resign him to a minor league deal due to his injury and that they are better off not exposing him to waivers. I agree on Frare, it really seems like they want him gone.

Rosenthal does not think he’ll get six years. I think he ultimately ends up right where you said at 5/$110M.

I feel like Thursday will be decision day for Wheeler.

Thanks for sharing. Sounds like Hamels is only in the second starter mix, which makes total sense. Now go get Wheeler and cross another item off our list.

I am somewhat shocked they didn’t keep Frare over Medeiros.

Lol...I was thinking the same exact thing.

I think you have to overpay on a one year deal and that’s about what he made last year.

That‘s better than 3/$40M or whatever for Kuechel IMO.

Oh I agree, just don’t think they want to risk coming out of this offseason empty handed and that’s a real possibility if you are forced to wait out Boras.

He has said that and Hamels is the best guy who may be willing to take a one year deal. I had him in my offseason plan in addition to Wheeler at 1/$17.5M. If this doesn’t prevent them from adding one of the big four starters (which it shouldn’t), then I think it would be fantastic to add some stability to the rotation before the Winter Meetings.