ChiSox59

Orioles taking Richie Martin, as expected.

There aren't many options. The best option for a 5th starter may be a guy already in our system.

You aren't winning the bidding at $33 AAV per in the early years. He is going to get a heavily front loaded contract with an opt out after 4-6 years. The backend of whatever contract he signs will only matter if he ends up regressing significantly. He is going to want to set himself up to hit FA again in his early 30s, if he wants to at that point.

Also not exactly a terrible problem to have.

I would be astonished if the Sox gave Harper an opt out before the conclusion of year 5 (which still allows him to hit FA again at age 31). Giving him an opt out after year 3 would be insane. Why even bother? He'll be a FA a season after this team is supposed to hit its grove.

I do think the Sox plan to get try to get both. I think having one in hand could help alot with the other. But the odds are awfully long that they'd get both to come.

Riley Ferrell train here.

I think this is absolute BS.

Lucky you, he’s not a FA!

Yolmer is a good utility man that was clearly overmatched in full time duty. He’s also not going to be that cheap anymore. He’s a fine player, but he’s not nearly valuable enough to acquire 2 years of JBJ. Sorry.

I am not ignoring any of that. JBJ, while I don’t want him, is a starting caliber Major League Baseball player that plays elite defense. Yolmer at best is a glove first utility guy that while be lucky to be playing Major League Baseball in 3-4 seasons.

Hahn, in fact, is doing quite the opposite.

I bet it doesn’t. But it’s going to be a lot, and I could see $50M AAv early in the contract.

Sox are not on his no trade list. Hes made comments about hating the Cell in the past.

Hahn straight forward AF there. These guys got balls.

I think he’ll be cheaper than that on AAV basis, but how high is the posting fee supposed to go?

Pomeranz

We get some action!!

The channel based on MLB baseball sure makes a spectacle of it. It’s been entertaining in years past. I think it’s normal to be disappointed with the action as a big baseball fan.

3/$30

Lol, alright bud

Happ deal isn’t even done yet.

Lol

Do you believe that keeping the payroll minuscule will mean those very dollars saved are set aside for future years? Do you think the difference in spending $80M on 2019 payroll instead of $35M means that $45M is specifically saved for the future?