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Obviously not, but he’s gonna cost a lot more than Walker. Maybe that three way with the Pirates where the Sox give up Stiever + Collins + Walker. I’d do that for Nimmo, who has been my guy for months but lost faith Mets would move him. Pirates do want that catcher. Then DH opens for a cheap 1 year masher like EE and all of sudden you got a good looking offense.

You and me both @raBBit!

Make the pivot, Rick.

That'd be interesting

Extra catcher. Sox will carry 3 catchers, as will several other teams I imagine.

He mashes RH pitching instead of LH pitching. Better platoon partner for Leury/Engel.

The Phillies are a couple years ahead of the Sox in the process.

Any updates from Frank Castillo? lol

Because Price's contract is about -$50M in value.

Lol, I think this happens all the time man. Maybe not the leaks themselves, but FO feed BS to reporters all the time. Not saying that is what is happening here necessarily, but it happens.

Becuase of an emjoi? Or has he said more?

Rutherford is never going to make it before the Sox have to remove him from the 40 man. Carson is out of options and has no chance to survive the first month of the season - and is probably a long shot to head north with the team. Its trading nothing for something. Giving up Steele Walker is completely different. Put him in a package for some SP.

I can't wait for @yoan4moan to add Mazara to his list of White Sox missed targets if Marlins get him.

Go get him Miami!

I mean - very few people are freaking out. There are some people that don't want to trade Steele Walker who is a valuable piece for a sub 1 WAR RF that is an arb 2 player. Mazara basically is a neutral value player. I personally am fine acquiring him, but it should be at an appropriate price. The only people freaking out are the people who freak out no matter what happens. Even Parkman is ok with it!

I couldn't be less concerned about the ability to extend him. I am rolling the dice on him for a year with the full expectation to replace him next offseason. If the Sox aren't good this year, he's probably traded again.

You should just put this post in your signature - that way you won't need to repeat it in every thread. It will already be there.

I mean it home the first time. Mazara is a young dude. But also completely ignoring the fact that he's arb 2, already making just under $6M, and very likely will be a non-tender candidate in 10 months isn't exactly a fair way to frame it either.

Yah, I'd do that for sure. Hate Walker's name being mentioned. I would trade Walker in a NY minute in a package, but not for Mazara.

You and every other baseball fan obsessed with the MLB front offices and roster movements. I had a roommate after college - college buddy of one of my HS friends - that has worked for a few MLB teams and is now an associate in the Twins front office. Its tough work for MINIMAL pay. Isn't easy to make it if you're not a former player, or an attorney. Way too greedy personally, but man it would be a fun job.

Ahhh.

I'd vastly prefer Mazara for 1 year a $5.7M to Ozuna 5 years at $90M. Its not even close for me.

Mazara is projected a $5.7M for 2020. Not sure how you got $20M.

I mean, a 0.75 fWAR RF is a huge upgrade over last season. But I hear ya. Weird for the Sox to seemingly settle for a guy that sucks defensively and is only controlled for 2 years at this point in the offseason. Mazara is a guy you grab in February when all other options didn't work out. But if the return is Fulmer + Gonzalez, its whatever for me. Would be great to see them bring in a nice platoon option for him I guess, but that is probably Leury/Engel.

Adolfo........................Walker.................Basabe............................................Rutherford.........Gonzalez for me. But I am admittedly an Adolfo stan.