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Rabbit just kindling the fire. Love it.

I think Frare and definitely Hamilton are quite a bit more safe than you suggest. Vieira, Medeiros, Zavala, Covey, Fulmer are probably the least safe.

Could just be as simple as turning the page from the good news on being added to the 40 man. The moment to enjoy is over, and now he's going getting back to the grind. I wouldn't read into that too much, personally. We really need lefty depth and literally just added him to the 40 man, so I doubt he's going anywhere.

Really does.

I seriously want to kick him in the shin if I ever meet him. Just an insufferable dbag on twitter.

Yolmer hasn't cleared yet.

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As others have said, no reason to DFA him unless something is waiting to be announced (along with the DFA). Honestly, since he's recovering from TJS, may be a decent chance he clears and we get to retain him. He's got a decent arm, so wouldn't hate keep him in the org.

Truly exhausting.

Agreed, but you can just DFA Seby when the next signing is announced. Would be weird that a DFA would be "in the works" - just seems to imply its a non-tender or release type situation - but I guess a DFA could be in the works if a signing announcement was imminent. Honestly, probably overthinking it, just thought it was an interesting tidbit. As someone that loves roster moves around baseball, I personally just enjoy the speculation.

Indeed. I would think it would be either a trade waiting on medicals or another Yolmer like moving cutting someone they plan to non-tender next week anyway. No reason to DFA someone until the roster spot is needed, so kind of doubt it a back of the 40 man move.

Bingo again.

Oh I totally agree. Not saying I want it. Just no reason to DFA another player/prospect until a roster move is made, so if there really is another "pending" roster move, one would think it would be someone who they plan to non-tender next Tuesday anyhow. Off the top of my head, I believe only names that fit that criteria are Leury, Marshall, McCann (not gonna be him), Colome (don't see it), and Rodon (again, don't see it).

Not sure where to post so will post here....but RaBBIt said a couple times in the now closed Wheeler thread that the Sox have another pending 40 man move. Later called it a "cut". Could be something as simple as DFAing one of the last couple guys on the 40 man (Medeiros, Vieira, Zavala, Fulmer) but the way I read it (admittedly could be wrong), was that is was more of an unexpected name / current 25 man piece. Maybe Sox deciding the move on from Leury as well at his projected $4M pricetag? Either way, interesting.

Gross.

Bingo.

Lol are you serious dude? Nothing in that post was belittling to you. I disagreed. I am not backtracking at all. I still think Merkin's comment was incredibly direct. You don't. Agree to disagree.

Huh? When did I do that?

Why would the Sox allow him - the one media member who they directly control - to directly mention 1 specific FA in an article that had nothing to do with free agency? Look, I am not saying that I think the Wheeler deal is signed and its just waiting to be announced - but I think there is definitely something going on the in the background. I don't necessarily think Yolmer being placed on outright waivers had anything to do with Wheeler - I do think its possible the Sox just wanted to prove to Yolmer that no other team was going to pay him $6.2M, but give him that opportunity - but I still think it is interesting that Wheeler was directly mentioned in the article that had absolutely nothing to do with Wheeler, free agency or starting pitching. That is it.

Lol, dude I am not arguing anything. I think that Scott Merkin, the Sox in-house beat writer for years and years, who definitely at times gets fed information and is told by the org if/when/how to disseminate it literally mentioning Zack Wheeler by name in an article that had nothing to do with free agency is very interesting. That is it. That is all I am saying. Nothing more. And plenty of pitchers have been linked to the Sox by name in the media - why not list off Wheeler, Ryu, Keuchel and Madbum? Why just mentioned Wheeler? I find it interesting, others find it interesting, you may not.

Yes - in articles about free agency and potental fits. If he wrote an article about FA SP that made sense for the Sox, no one would think him mentioning Wheeler meant anything other than Wheeler making sense on paper. He literally mentioned 1 player not affiliated with the White Sox in an article about placing Yolmer on outright waivers and creating a roster space. These are very different things, whether you care to agree or not.

He is literally the Sox in-house beat writer. He had no reason whatsoever to mention Wheeler in a Yolmer article, unless he was told to do so. He doesn't benefit and the Sox don't benefit from pissing more fans off by getting their hopes up about a FA they aren't serious about.

Was getting concerned there.

It’s not a bad move if he gets paid what he wants. Once you start waiting things out, you lose suitors.

There isn’t going to be any “pushing though” with Yolmer. He’s not going to the minors. You only do this Move if you’re done with the guy and there isn’t mutual interest in working something out.