Bob Sacamano

Did they do that with Ozzie when he was the bench coach of the Marlins? I can’t remember.

I don’t think Crochet is going to get any sort of starter innings next year since he hasn’t really gotten many going back to college days. He’ll get innings but I think more as a reliever workload. Might as well get them in the MLB.

Good thing we went in house with our left-handed Sheets. Phew.

Not over yet (at least that's what I'm telling my parlay).

Yeah, I've been kind of guessing the budget at most is what we were at last year, which sucks. Gotta get creative to move some money around potentially.

Great, something else for our fanbase to use as an excuse next year.

This is what I have been wondering as well. Would Graveman be the closer then? Would probably need to add a veteran reliever or two on 1-year deals as well.

Doesn't look like this was posted here yet but: Royals' Pedro Grifol to interview for White Sox manager. https://www.soxon35th.com/report-royals-pedro-grifol-to-interview-for-white-sox-manager/

Unless a new manager wanted to meet with the coaches first before deciding.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/10/mlb-projected-arbitration-salaries-2023.html Projected arbitration numbers for 2023 from MLBTR. They are usually pretty close. White Sox (8) Lucas Giolito (5.080): $10.8MM Adam Engel (5.058): $2.3MM Kyle Crick (5.027): $1.5MM Reynaldo Lopez (5.004): $3.3MM Dylan Cease (3.089): $5.3MM Jose Ruiz (3.048): $1MM Michael Kopech (3.041): $2.2MM Danny Mendick (2.168): $1MM

I'd still love for them to add a left handed hitting OF. If it's true they are going to part ways with Abreu, Vaughn can play 1B, Eloy should be the DH, and Sheets shouldn't be a factor on the team. Assuming Pollock picks up his player option, that is the platoon player with either Colas or Conforto/other left-handed bat and Pollock opens the year getting every day at bats until Colas is called up.

Yeah like a 1 year, like $12-$15 mill pillow contract so he can be a free agent after the season?

I can believe most of that. The Ohtani offer is not one of them.

Also shouldn’t have gotten a guaranteed $3 mill coming off a season with a 7+ era.

Spotrac has it listed as $15 mill.

What is Vaughn’s WAR if he is only playing 1B? Add Nimmo’s 5 WAR and then whatever Colas brings in the OF over Vaughn/Sheets/Eloy playing out there.

From left to right, a Colas Robert Nimmo outfield sounds nice to me.

Just looked at his 2022 salary. $1 mill less than Velasquez got. Swing and a miss, Rick.

Quintana would have been a nice signing.

Since the Astros are not in the Wild Card round, they could in theory, have talked to Espada yesterday, today, or this weekend right?

Congrats!!!

Passionate here as well but luckily have plenty of other passions.

Going to take advantage of the risk free up to $25 SGP during each day of the Wild Card games this weekend. Not sure which to bet though.

Players can only be offered the QO once and Abreu was already offered it last time he was a free agent.

You were generous.