Springfield Soxfan

Ottavino reminds me of Scott Linebrink.

It would be really sweet! Don't Stop Believing!!

What is keeping me optimistic is that the floor seems to be $300 million. Not sure on terms, years, buy outs, but the Sox would not even be getting meetings if it were not at least that amount which would break MLB records and be a major Sox record. I'm still pessimistic, but something about these reports does not add up to me.

I hope you are right, this really did throw cold water on the evening for me. Just hope Hahn not being played and that he will actually sign a major free agent.

Last time that I was so emotionally invested in a free agent signing was when all the signals were pointing to the Sox signing Tori Hunter, then he went to the Angels.

This is agonizing.

If he has some defensive prowess, I'm game. Let's hope!! Sox now have over $10 million tied up in the catching position for 2019. Now with the new trade, how much in salary do the Sox have tied up in 1B/DH types?

I have done a great job of managing my expectations as to whether or not Hahn can sign Harper or Machado; however, with this trade my constraint has been lost. Why in the heck would the Sox need another 1B/DH, makes no sense unless it is attached to a larger prize.

Love the player, but all for trading him while his value is high......

Tori Hunter spurned is the night before Thanksgiving as well. Things could start moving.

What is his background and where was he previously?

Well stated, Hahn-Be Bold Please.....

Actually quite stunned by this, not even a prediction of a signing in the top 50, but let's see what happens.

Did ok with Kahnle?

The White Sox are in the second year of a two-year penalty for exceeding their bonus pool to sign Cuban outfielder Luis Robert, so all of their bonuses will be for $300,000 or less. Anthony Espinoza (video below) is a quick-twitch shortstop out of Venezuela who is expected to sign with the White Sox. They’re also expected to sign third baseman Bryan Ramos and catcher Alberto Lemay Bernal, both from Cuba, and Venezuelan catcher Luis Pineda. For a while, the White Sox looked like they were going to sign Miguel Tejada Jr., a former corner outfielder who recently moved to shortstop, but now the son of the 2002 AL MVP looks like he might be headed elsewhere.

Well said. What a disappointing weekend for Hawks and Bulls and now we will be told Monday that both teams are better (sigh) however signing Tejada would have been intriguing.

Baseball America updated its AL Central International Signing preview and stayed that Tejada no longer coming to Sox. Boo....

Pretty crazy that the Braves would give up on a 3rd rounder that quickly, but glad we have the chance to fix him.

Maybe a problem with his physical?

Pumped!!!

Just want a bat and not an arm with the first pick.

Ditto. Well said.

I personally cannot get on the Singer bandwagon. Feels too much to me like Lance Broadway. Go for the high ceiling bat.....

Totally different players but this has me worried that we have a J. Mitchell situation, he might never be the same.

Any good draft “today-bits” from Hostetler about the 2017 or 2018 draft classes? He gave great insight last year as to whom he would have taken if Burdi and others had been selected.