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So Bummer blows out his elbow in 2022 and never pitches again. Sox have lost $9.5M over two years. Not ideal, but certainly not a crippling situation. The upside far outweighed the downside. If Bummer starts closing games, he could outearn this entire contract in a single arb season. It’s a great move with very limited downside in case of disaster.

It was pool money there weren’t going to use. I don’t really agree with the practice, but if you own something that you’re never going to use, you may as well sell it.

There is legitimately no reason to dislike this deal.

Basically all this does is add a $250k buyout on his already agreed upon 1/$3.25M. Honestly not really even sure why Leury would agree to this, but it’s good for the Sox. Leury is a great bench piece that can fill in for longer stretches if needed. He’ll be useful to have around again in 2021.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/02/white-sox-sign-leury-garcia.html

$3.5M option with $250k buyout. Cant complain about that!

Love it!

Tim Anderson was extended in ST 2017 and is controlled through 2024. Mazara is controlled for 2 more seasons. None of your comps make a lick of sense.

The guy is already on the roster, his name is Leury. Its a perfectly suitable platoon. Mazara is going to hit like 30 bombs this year. He hasn't been healthy for 2 seasons.

He has two years of control left. Even if he had a monster 2020 in Texas, they aren't getting much for an impending FA. Walker is a interesting enough prospect, their OF is loaded, and they have a ton of LH bats. It made plenty of sense for Texas to make the move. FWIW - I am 100% down to roll the dice on Mazara. The dude is going to rake RHP. Out of the 8 spot. We could do so much worse. Just let it play out.

Bump....still in need of a couple guys. League is about half Soxtalk...cmon lets get a few more!

Except the game has passed him by, and he lacks basic knowledge of how roster management works today. And that is literally his job. He's awful.

So you're saying that the Sox are going to max out a payrolls of ~$120-125M moving forward? Because if that is the case, this whole rebuild was for nothing.

It really surprises me how many people think Puig is actually a good major league baseball player at this point.

Micker. He's going to be a beast in 2020 and we'll see a Joc/Micker platoon in RF in 2021.

Lol in what world does that picture describe "massive belly" and 'fat as hell"? I assume you are chiseled crossfit specimen, eh?

Down to final spot....

Need your email for invite. PM me it please.

Will send you PM.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Puig would maybe make sense on this team in MLB the show. He makes absolutely no sense on this 26 man roster as constructed. The depth would be nice even if he's a complete ass, but its not like he's going to agree to play in AAA while we wait for Eloy to hurt himself.

Sent you PM.

Down to last 2-3 spots. Get in while you can. Should be a really good fun league if you've always wanted to get in one that has a prizepool worth keeping you interested. Nice mix of Soxtalk guys and people who have played in my fantasy cash leagues for years. PM with any questions, happy to provide as many payout references as makes you comfortable if that is something you're worried about. Mods - thank you for letting this stay on the front page today. I appreciate it. As you know, the fantasy board is where threads die. Feel free to relocate this by midday tomorrow, but please let it get 12-18 more hours of eyeballs. This Soxtalk reg would appreciate it.

If you're in contention, yes the games in August and September have added importance. Obviously each win counts the same. Kopech isn't breaking camp with the Sox, man. Time to come to grips with it.

This. Getting an extra year is just icing on the cake. We need Kopech pitching in August and September in the big leagues. Not sitting on the bench because he reached his innings limit in July.