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Here is an article anyone who thinks Puig would be a good fit should definitely read. Many (most?) of his teammates and coaches on the Dodgers didn't speak that highly of him upon his exit. https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-yasiel-puig-dodgers-legacy-reds-20190414-story.html

The Sox without a doubt have what it takes to get just about anything done. They just won't part with what it would require. These are two different things.

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Eloy looked pretty decent in the OF in between his injuries. I think he has the ability to be an average defender if he works at it and doesn't put on too much weight. But yah, he's never going to be good out there.

I think the Sox have plenty of bullets to pull of a trade, even without using any of the premium prospects. I really just don't think any of those guys are great fits. They're all bad defensively, and they all hit right handed. For instance, if the Sox sign Ozuna and re-sign Abreu as their offensive additions, when Robert and Madrigal arrive in mid April, the Sox will be sporting a lineup with 7 right handed hitters and 2 lefties (one of which is Collins at DH). I just don't really see that happening as it creates very poor lineup balance.

Who do you suggest then? There aren't exactly a crop of sexy options on the FA market.

Same. Really don't like the fit at all unless its a short term deal and Sox somehow find a lefty masher elsewhere.

At least with Mazara you may catch lightning in a bottle. Its unlikely, but if the acquisition price isn't too high, its not a bad gamble to take.

Polonco and Mazara would certainly be cheaper than the other options.

David Dahl could be an interesting target. Hard to gauge how much he'd cost as he's been hurt alot but the Rockies are very lefty heavy and maybe would be interested in moving him.

Gramps? Lol, I am in my 20s.

Can you discuss the Cubs on a Cubs board with fellow Cubs fans? Great, thanks!

Leury isn't going away. He will still be around. Look, I am not necessarily campaigning for Gordon. But I'd prefer him in RF to Cordell/Engel/Tilson/Palka by quite a bit. Leury doing what he actually should be doing as a utility player filling in at SS, 2B, the OF positions is more valuable than just sticking him in RF all season. I'd far prefer an upside trade like Nimmo, Tapia, Mazara, Polonco, etc., but that isn't necessarily going to be an easy task.

The White Sox are very unlikely to have an everyday lineup that includes 8 right handed hitters.

I’d be fine with Dickerson if he DHs a lot. He’s also a pretty terrible OF. Defense is important. It’s tough to play good team defense with both your corner OF being well below average.

Alex Gordon is a well above average defensive OF that if paired with several other notable signings would be a fine stop gap in the OF on a 1 year deal. I am not suggesting that he would be anything close to a major move for the team. I also suggested him as a fallback option if much better fits on the trade market don’t come to fruition. Context is important.

Castellanos is at most getting 4/$60M type deal. That is not out of the Sox price range. That said, hard pass on on that deal. I won't want to pay a DH who wouldn't even be a good DH $15M over 4 seasons.

Conforto definitely costs at least one of Madrigal, Vaughn or Cease and then a couple nice complementary pieces. No thank you. Really only makes sense if Sox were able to sign Rendon to play 2B and then trade Madrigal + for him. I’d be shocked.

Nothing. But why give up assets when you can just sign the guy in a year? If he costs no one in the top 10, then sure why not. I think I’d prefer rolling the dice on Mazara than 1 year of Pederson, though if the move was paired with a few others, I certainly wouldn’t mind Joc in RF.

If you’d be disappointed with that offseason, not sure what to tell ya.

The Gordon suggestions are mostly a finishing supporting piece. If the Sox sign a top 5 FA SP, another backend vet, Grandal, resign Abreu and get a good pen arm or two, a guy like Gordon to plug an OF spot for a season wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. He may be KC or bust. I am sure he’d happily play on a better team than KC if the opportunity presented itself. But, hopefully RF is filled via trade with a higher upside guy. We’ll see. He’d be an awful option if he’s one of the highest AAV guys added.

Palka switched up his stance. Way more upright.

Which is totally fine (assuming acquistion cost isn't too high), so long as you get a lefty masher for 1B/DH to pair with Abreu. Unfortunately, there really aren't a ton of options outside of Grandal - who also obviously helps at catcher as well.

There was rumors he turned down offers around 3/$60 early in the offseason. Mets were specifically mentioned. He ended up getting burned.

Yah, he wanted to play for a contender. Sox will look a little closer to that next season. Still won't be easy to land him.