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Covey is starting today and I am predicting a very solid start. 6 ip, 2 er. Covey will become a staple in this rotation and will be a 4th starter for years to come with the Sox. Book it. You heard it here first.

It's possible Jose is doping. Putting up numbers similar to his rookie campaign at age 31. Best shape of his life too. You never know.

Another aspect I really didn't consider is the comp pick. That is a solid get for the sox. Is his leadership + comp pick worth more than what the sox get in return? They would really have to be blown away by a trade offer.

Come to think of it, HoT FiRe would be a more fitting nickname for Dylan Covey than it was Dayan Viciedo- especially if he is throwing 95 mph gas with wicked movement.

Anybody know much about this guy? http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=614179#/career/R/pitching/2018/A Stats in A+ and AA as a 23 year old this year. 36 so, 23.1 ip, 13.9 so/ip, 7 bb, .77 whip. He has 23.1 ip in 15 appearances, so he regularly goes more than 1 inning. He is age appropriate for his level. The guy has so simply put up awesome numbers. Did the sox find a great relief prospect?

Yoan is a big boy. He also isn't the GM. This is a business and he would get over it. Hell, I'm sure Jose would be happy to go to a contender while building his free agency value by slugging the hell out of the ball in Colorado. He would talk with the young guys in the clubhouse and let them know it's for the better. The dude will have a job with the Sox when he retires.

I hope you feel like a dirtbag for rooting against Covey now. Poor guy has been through enough.

I would be ecstatic if we could get some of the aforementioned Rockies prospects for Abreu. I know some people couldn't handle it, but there is no reason to half ass a rebuild. Go full burn and destroy, Sam Hinkie style. Anybody with a questionable white sox future 2 seasons from now should be bait. Abreu and Nate Jones are the only ones with value lol. Maybe some other bullpen vets bolster their value pre-deadline.

Did anybody get a chance to watch Covey's previous start? By the numbers, he had a very solid game. The link below shows all his strikeouts. https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/video/covey-earns-1st-career-win/c-2076600583 I didn't get to watch the game. However, it appears he was throwing a 2-seamer with a heck of a lot of movement at 95 mph. To be fair, I never watched him pitch much in his previous stints with the sox. Was his fastball always this good? Is it the secondary pitches he struggles with? I wonder if he has figured it out and can become a back of the rotation guy. People were scratching their heads the sox sent him to the AFL and protected him in the rule 5. I guess they really did see something in him.

I never said the next 2 years. The sox have such a low payroll atm. Frontload it because that is simply a more attractive option, then scale back so you can spend more on others during the competitive years.

Yes. They slashed their payroll and it will be even more slashed with the Castillo suspension. Sox have the luxury of giving a front loaded contract to Manny if they do desire. Give him 40m a year first year then scale back.

Doesn't he have a nasty offspeed breaking ball? I thought his issue was just commanding his pitches.

I wouldn't let my setlist get old if I was trolling. I would be elaborate like Greg. Do you think Abreu will be part of the future championship caliber teams? I sure as hell don't given his age and our future options. They need to trade him for prospects or prospects + salary relief. There is no reason to half ass a rebuild. You need to do a full teardown, Sam Hinkie style. What doesn't contribute the sox future championship caliber teams has no place on the current team.

The organization's mouthpiece serving up a nice fluff piece to bolster Abreu's trade value.

I care about getting the big name FAs. Trade abreu for the lesser prospect package if it gets you more salary relief. Give machado a deal he can't refuse.

If this theory is true, I better start talking crap about your posting on this forum. Maybe then we'll get some quality posts out of you.

Even if the return is minimal, you dump him for salary relief. The money the sox save the remainder of this year and next year can be used towards a big name signing.

Good point. He really seems like one of those guys where the peripherals are always much better than the results.

1. You are misquoting me. Never said that. I said his numbers at the time were DFA worthy. 2. It was over a year ago. Giving him a contract like that would be completely ill advised.

Thank god you aren't the GM. Paying a dh 20m in his twilight years? No. That will be a bad contract that would be better spent on a position of need in the future. Sox have enough guys in the minors that will become DH/1b candidates. Sheets, Collins, Zavala, Burger. Eloy if better defensive outfield prospects work out. Davidson is already up here too. Abreu is expendable.

Let's be real here. The growth of Matt Davidson makes Jose expendable. I'm not sure how great of an offer the sox get for him, though. 1st basemen are a dime a dozen. The sox could eat some of his contract and send him to a playoff team in need of a 1b/dh. No question about it you do that. Jose won't be a part of the potential competitive teams in the future (as a player).

Trade him while he has value. No question about it. He is in the wrong side of 30 .

I still think they need to embrace the sexy they have with davidson, nicky, yolmer, yoan, TA, and the future guys like kopech. The sox have a very handsome group of young players.

You remind me of the meatballs who would call in to 670 the score during the Cubs awful rebuild years. They would complain non-stop, and it was impossible for them to understand the concept of the rebuild. Just sit back and relax.