Chicago White Sox

If you want an insurance policy for those things happening go sign Maybin. We do not the circus that is Puig.

Encarnacion has been over 2 fWAR in 4 of the last 5 seasons. Meanwhile, Puig has been above 2 fWAR in just 1 of the last 5. No idea why you brought Edwin into this when he has actually been a damn good 1B / DH for an 8 year stretch while Puig has been below average for a while now.

I would have preferred Joc to Mazara, but at this point we got to see what we have in Nomar. It’s very clear the Sox are very high on him and we might as well see what he’s capable of now that he’s healthy and not forced to bat in the middle of their lineup.

Amazing the Dodgers got Downs & Gray (two 50 FV caliber prospects) for a bunch of spare parts and absorbing one year of a bad contract. Now they turn around and use one of those pieces to acquire Mookie fucking Betts. Just crazy how good that organization really is.

I’ll still be surprised if they don’t sign another infield option before Opening Day. The lack of depth on the left-side of the infield is a bit scary at the moment.

Where did you hear on that last one? I’ve seen strong rumors suggesting 3D World & Pikmin 3 ports this year, but Skyward Sword seems like it would be a really challenging port given the control scheme. Apparently a Metroid Prime Trilogy port is finished and Nintendo is waiting to release it once Metroid Prime 4 gets far enough along. By the way, I have also heard rumors of new Paper Mario & 2D Metroid games coming out this year. I’m really excited about the latter as it’s been a long time since an original 2D Metroid came and Super Metroid is a legit masterpiece.

Yup...it also allows them to use him as closer with worrying about his salary spiking significantly.

I think this theory made a ton of sense when you proposed it a month or so ago. The Sox have always spent their full allotment (penalty years not withstanding) and it really seems like something wrong last year. I don’t buy for a second that there weren’t enough guys they liked, that seemed like a blatant cover-up for something else.

He’s going to have a lot of tweets to delete when this doesn’t come to fruition.

Moncada didn’t make the 3B top 10 list??

Won’t happen this time though. Short of a spring injury, he’ll finally make a start for the Sox.

No idea how we’d fit another starter in at the moment.

Honestly, they haven’t recently reached NBA hell status yet. That’s the ceiling of this rebuild, but right now they still aren’t even an 8 seed type team. I have never in my life wanted to see a Chicago organization burn & crumble to the ground (outside of the Cubs) until now. Until both Paxson & Foreman are gone, I say fuck the Bulls.

Wasn’t there a certain blogger who was 100% certain Machado was signing with the Yankees and made a similar grave? Unfortunately these type of guys always seem to rise from the dead.

Do what? Trade for Arenado? Dude is awesome and would definitely be something to pursue at the right price. The challenge is he’s paid handsomely and has an opt-out in two years, so you can’t overpay. I would definitely trade say Madrigal + Stiever for him (doubt the Rockies do that) and not have second thoughts. Think about this lineup for a second: Robert, CF Moncada, 2B# Arenado, 3B Jimenez, LF Grandal, C# Abreu, 1B Encarnacion, DH Anderson, SS Mazara, RF* ?

Sheets had a really good year in AA last year.

Did he delete those tweets?

GarPax have been pretty good at drafting, but have been horrible at team building. When kicking off a rebuild, you can’t draft safe picks over & over again and not expect to end up in NBA hell. The lack of vision with those two is astounding.

Agreed. This trade was a no brainer for the Dodgers given their competitive position & resources, but giving up six years of a 23 year OF who has already put a 2 win season plus a high upside arm is a hard pill to swallow for most clubs.

This is a pretty poor comparison. We are just entering our competitive window while the Dodgers are already a serious World Series threat with a deep system and one of the strongest financial situations in the game. Giving up Cease + Madrigal for one year of Betts would have been insanity and that’s fairly close to what the Red Sox appear to be getting in return. I don’t mean to be disrespectful, but you seem to treat baseball like the NBA where it’s get stars at all costs. Unfortunately we simply are not in a position yet to make such a bold trade without risking the long-term viability of the rebuild.

The reality is we have numerous high variance that could swing this thing 10+ wins. 83 feels like a pretty safe number, but there’s a real chance at 90 with development from our young guys.

Depends on the price, but it will certainly be interesting to compare the costs. I can’t imagine it’s that much if the Angels are trading for him.

No idea what he is saying here, is May in or not?

I’m really concerned the Joc price will be fairly reasonable and piss many Sox fans off.

Hahn + KW >>>>> GarPax