Jose Abreu
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2 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:
I'll go with a LH OF signing (Gallo)
While I would certainly be happy with that, I'd imagine that most fans would hate it
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22 minutes ago, chw42 said:
Twins are apparently shopping Arraez for pitching. Would you do a Giolito + prospect for Arraez swap?
Sure, but unless that prospect were Montgomery, I don't see why the Twins would consider since Arraez still has 3 years left before FA
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I can't believe how negative the reaction to this is, considering we (rightfully) lambasted this team for not extending a QO to him last offseason. 6/180 is different of course, but all the "just wait until he falls apart in August!" people were wrong, and chances are they'll be wrong again.
I wish we were actually a contender to sign him, but he's unfortunately too good of a player to be a realistic target at this point. I don't think the risk is that excessive since he has a relatively low innings load for his age
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1 hour ago, bmags said:
Sox have historically power year for the franchise. Fans see this and then losing Abreu and think “we should sign Andrew benintendi!”
100%. He's a fine player, but the last thing this team needs is another singles hitter
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I'd love Varsho but doubt the Sox could afford him. Still controlled through the 2026 season, 4.6 WAR last year. 27 home runs, 16 stolen bases, plays both catcher and center field well but was even a gold glove finalist for right field... definitely one of the league's most underrated players
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1 hour ago, FourEyesShottenhoffer said:
I’m not sure why the Dbacks would be shopping Thomas or Varsho, but either of those guys would fit the bill.
I've read that the league has quickly soured on Thomas due to what some believe will be a long-term inability to consistently make solid contact
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5 hours ago, black jack said:
I'm always optimistic this time of the year.
Everyone is thinking the Sox are terrible, but what if they just had a really bad year?
It wouldn't be the first time an entire Sox team got cold together. Why can't Moncada, Eloy, Robert, Anderson, and Grandad all bounce back and reach their potential?
It's Happening!
My cpu won't stop autocorrecting Grandal for Grandad
LOL
I don't quite share your optimism but I do lean closer to the "it was just a really bad year" mindset, perhaps with the exception of Grandal since he's old and has been hurt.
Not to say that everyone will reach their full potential, but I also wouldn't be surprised at all to see 2021 Moncada and Robert again. Even Buehrle and Konerko had a randomly awful year in their primes (Buehrle was probably just exhausted, but still)
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56 minutes ago, TheFutureIsNear said:
Vaughn, Crochet, Ramos and Rodriguez for Reynolds
Sign Josh Bell and Adam Frazier.
So the 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates are reassembling?
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1 hour ago, Balta1701 said:
You could make a decent argument that he was better in 2021 after the ban rather than before, but for some reason that narrative just won't die
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1 hour ago, ShoeLessRob said:
Tony gets announced as team President.
You joke, but they already let it slip that he'll still be involved...
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If the White Sox trade Liam Hendriks to the Dodgers and you don't get Busch or Stone back, why even bother?
And if the answer is that Hendriks doesn't have that kind of value, then why not just trade Graveman instead (for a lesser return, but still clears money)?
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1 minute ago, Tony said:
The new manager didn’t pick his bench coach, pitching coach, and first base coach….and those are just the ones we are sure about.
Grifol said Montoyo was his pick
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4 hours ago, ChiSox59 said:
We going to get a full coaching staff release this week?
Tomorrow, according to Fegan
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Guess I need a new name...
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22 minutes ago, chw42 said:
Eloy's best case scenario is 2019 Soler.
I disagree. If you're just referring to him staying healthy, then sure. But even 2022 Jimenez (when healthy) was better (144 wRC+) than 2019 Soler (136 wRC+).
I'd love to see Eloy hit 48 homers, but he's a much better contact hitter than even peak Soler, so the "best case scenario" for Jimenez probably has him hitting .300 or better in addition to massive power output
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1 minute ago, MiddleCoastBias said:
Interview from last year. At 5:40, he's asked about the Royals' identity and success with bunting.
His reply - "at the end of the day, your team has to hit homers. You have to put the ball in the seats to win games. You need that timely 3-run HR."
Ok, now I'm in. Thanks for sharing
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4 minutes ago, fathom said:
No, but nsbb is definitely Bernstein’s source he’s had for a long time
Extremely minor gripe but where does the "s" come from?
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10 minutes ago, Buehrle>Wood said:
Not when he came up through his first 5 or so years (when Grifol was actually the catching coach). He's not a good framer but was elite in pretty much all other aspects.
Fair enough. He definitely has gotten much worse back there with age
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3 hours ago, Buehrle>Wood said:
That'd be great. The Latin American players love him. Could do worse than Salvador Perez' catching coach.
Salvador Perez is consistently one of the worst defensive players in baseball
I don't know much about Grifol overall, but I wouldn't use that as a selling point for him
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1 hour ago, tray said:
As far as idle threats to not attend games if Oz is Manager, why? If that is how shallow one's connection is with the WSox is, fine. Adios. Fair weather fans are often discovered to not be genuine Sox fans at all
We all just sat through a full rebuild that started 6 years ago with promises of championship contending clubs, and to date we have received 2 playoff game victories and nothing else.
If you want to turn this into a "real fans" debate, then I would argue that the "real" fans are the ones who actually care about the team's success and want them to stop making the same mistake over and over, rather than the ones who would blindly love another former Sox manager comeback story that is, once again, very clearly not going to work out
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3 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said:
I would 100% count dinner with Jerry as the first. Dinner with Jerry is worse than an interview with anyone else in the front office.
Absolutely. It’s a credit to Ozzie that he knew exactly what needed to be done —win over JR first, and at that point the second “interview” doesn’t even matter
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11 hours ago, Chick Mercedes said:
That's funny. But again, I don't see the need to be overly negative about this. The game has changed, and I'm reasonably sure he's young enough, and attentivre enough to understand what's going on with it.
His comments on postgame shows over the years imply otherwise
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3 hours ago, hogan873 said:
I would think that if the Sox were going to hire Getz, Thome, Ozzie, or even Washington, they would have by now.
If the three-headed monster had a functional dynamic and sound process, I would agree. But waiting a month+ just to hire Ozzie Guillen when they could have done so weeks ago, or even during the last season, is exactly something this FO would do
Liam Hendriks coming up in trade discussions
in Pale Hose Talk
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Pretty sure the Rangers are one of the five teams on his no-trade list