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Yes, you have to add them to your 40-man roster if you win a claim.

Lame.

Alright, man. If you say so.

It’s not about blocking guys, it’s about risk. Injury prone number three starters are available every year at market rates. Why bet on this one not breaking down in years three and four of his deal? Sign mid-rotation starters in the offseason when you really need them.

The money is there, but it isn’t unlimited. If Cashman doesn’t want to pay Corbin, it could just mean that he think he can do more with the money. It’s very plausible that Corbin+Machado doesn’t fit the payroll while Happ+Machado just might.

I know firsthand that they “like” Happ personally, and I get the sense that they feel more comfortable with his medical situation since they’ve had him most recently. I think Cashman just doesn’t want to pay what Corbin is going to cost. Just a hunch. Edit: they also “like” Eovaldi a lot, as a person.

By acquiring one of those two arms without adding additional salary (Gray’s salary is similar and he is definitely getting moved), the chances that they add Happ instead at a much lower commitment and leave a ton of space for Machado are way higher. I actually think Happ is more likely than Corbin now that Cashman has already got a TOR arm in Paxton.

This move greatly increases the chances that they sign Machado.

All of those teams were 2 years further into their rebuilds. Well, except the A's, who are never really in or out.

Not trying to crap on your thread/exercise idea, but: Without Harper/Machado, there is no $150m payroll 2019 plan that makes sense. Even with one of the big two, we’re still rebuilding. No combination of free agents and trades can make a $150m team that’s any better than the one that failed us hard enough that it caused a rebuild a couple years ago. Yes, you can envision a dream scenario where every player takes a step or two forward and no one gets injured and the club decided to get four premium free agents, but the likelihood of that happening is akin to playing the lottery, except the cost of the losing lottery ticket is five years of shitty baseball instead of two bucks.

Guys really still trying to suggest all-in 2019 moves for the 63 win White Sox

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He’s a bad defender with a sub-300 obp and he’s already peaked. I’d rather give the roster spot to someone with upside. Yolmer Sanchez is roughly the same thing except the clubhouse loves him.

On this current White Sox roster, I think I would literally rather NOT have Diaz than even have him for free.

A contender will match any reasonable offer we could make, therefore if we got him we’d have to make an unreasonable offer. This type of player only makes sense for us if he unexpected falls through the cracks of the market and is still around in February for well below what he’s worth.

Avisail Garcia for Julio Teheran. Braves have a SP prospect crunch, and Teheran is about the eighth most interesting contender for a spot. He is useful as an innings eater, though, and might have some upside left. He is also on the “expensive” end of an early career extension he signed. Sox need an innings eater with upside. Braves need an affordable RF replacement for Markakis. Teheran is more valuable than Avi, but he is also due more money. The Braves then get to open a spot in their rotation, get a flyer for RF, and actually save money so they can still search for a bigger fish on FA. Sox are gonna sign a FA starter to eat innings anyway, and this is better than they’re going to get for what they’ll pay. Perfect match.

This is why you guys can't have the Filibuster. No one wants to moderate this bullshit. Couldn't even get through one page.

Oh well

I'd give him $15m a year without blinking. I like having him on my team. He's a good, stabilizing clubhouse force, and he'll continue to be productive if he's healthy, even if he won't be a true star again. Keep him.

Remember that he just had knee surgery and no one knows more about how that went than the White Sox.

I think the Nats 10/300 offer is, essentially, going to stay on the table all offseason, even if only unofficially. If im right about that, there’s little reason for Boras not to drag the thing out all the way to the end.

Unless the Medicals turn up something negative, or Yusei limits his market by preferring certain destinations, my opinion is that the MLBTR numbers are a bit low. I think the teams that like him think he’s a mid rotation starter and he will ultimately get will get paid like one — 5 years at $12-15M a year. The mlbtr numbers might be more fair, but remember the winning bid is the outlier. FWIW - there is one industry executive I know that agrees with me. Personally, I’ve watched a lot of him over the past two seasons (10-15 starts), and I kind of think he ends up in a multi inning relief role who gets starts when someone is hurt. He just doesn’t seem to get to his top velocity very often, and I think he could benefit greatly from shorter outings where he can air it out. As a pure starter, I think he’s one of those guys who will dazzle at times and completely bomb at times and who ultimately averages out as a 3/4 guy.

The only time prospect “challenge” trades are made is when both teams have soured on their own guy.

I am also trying to figure this out.

I can’t see the Yankees on either of these guys, unless one of them decides to give a very substantial discount to get there. Machado makes sense at first glance, but IMO, Torres is the SS of the future. They’ll spend on pitching instead and give Andujar another year to develop. If Andujar still can’t field, well, Arenado would be a nice backup plan.