Bob Sacamano

QUOTE (SoxSteve @ Feb 12, 2018 -> 12:36 AM) I love if the Brewers signed him to that deal it would be a great deal but the Cubs do it it sucks. I hate the Cubs as much as anyone but you have to give them a A for the offseason. Signed some very good relievers( no real closer) but damm good pitchers and a very good starter. And with Q for a full season they have a excellent staff and team that matches up with anyone in the national league. Washington and dodgers are good but neither has had much of a offseason. Eaton coming back helps Wash alot. And i wouldn't worry about the cubs and spending money. Rumor is they are going to sign a monster TV contract in the billions in a couple years so I'm sure money isn't the issue right now and in the future. I hope Lester arm fails him this year dervish has his usual banged up year but if there both on with Q and Hendricks that could be lethal. I hate em but you give Theo credit for the offseason IMO Even the Chatwood signing can turn out to be really good. Dude was good on the road last year and great on the road the season before.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Feb 12, 2018 -> 01:11 AM) Reports by Heyman say the Cubs offered the same 6 yrs/$126M to Arrieta but he either didn't want it or didn't accept it right away, so it went to Darvish instead. So it sounds like they valued them the same or maybe were willing to give Jake a little more because they already know he fits the clubhouse and fans like him. It hasn't been confirmed they offered 6 years but I assume the annual salary is the same with maybe a year or two less.

QUOTE (wrathofhahn @ Feb 11, 2018 -> 07:11 PM) Ah for some reason i thought it was ST did a google search but couldn't find info thanks for clarifying that No problem. There was that one season Drew and Morales both sat out until after the draft. Edit: actually, Drew re-signed with his former team prior to the draft so it didn't really matter

QUOTE (wrathofhahn @ Feb 11, 2018 -> 07:08 PM) I mean sure but after ST doesn't FA lose any draft pick compensation attached to them? At this point with how much Boras has dragged things out why wouldn't you wait another couple of weeks? Prices are going to only continue to go down plus the draft pick penalty will soon be gone Nope. After draft.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Feb 11, 2018 -> 05:11 PM) I have a buddy who knows Jones really well. Let’s just say that at this point if the Sox get anything of value out of Jones, it wouldn’t only be a surprise to us and the Sox but to Jones as well They're rebuilding so makes sense.

I'm thinking it's an 8-man bullpen too. I'll come back tomorrow when I'm at work

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 11, 2018 -> 03:51 PM) Yes they did. I don't think it hurts that they now have 4 picks on Night 1 of the draft. Also more bonus pool money if guys slip due to teams not want to pay their bonus.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 11, 2018 -> 03:48 PM) Darvish doesn't have draft compensation attached to him. That's my point.

I like the other moves the Cubs have made, but that bullpen still lacks a closer.

QUOTE (turnin' two @ Feb 11, 2018 -> 02:02 PM) I don't get this. What did they know about him that would make them not want to sign him? Injury? Roids? Clubhouse Cancer? I think they just value the extra pick/draft flexibility or something.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 11, 2018 -> 06:15 AM) Dodgers have never had problems adding players they wanted despite those tax issues. If they wanted him he would have been there They also want to reset their penalty for next year's class to add a Harper or Machado plus give a bump to Kershaw.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 11, 2018 -> 05:47 AM) Kind of like the Dodgers being unwilling to resign Darvish after going to the World Series with him. Player evaluation is weird, man Their final offer was close to the Cubs offer for Darvish whereas Cubs aren't even talking to Arrieta.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Feb 8, 2018 -> 09:25 PM) Yes, but why would we care? That scenario means they blew their wad on a year the Sox weren't even trying in, and they'll have neither Machado not Mejia to show for it moving forward. We wouldn't...but neither would they is the point due to going for it and being successful in this scenaro.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Feb 8, 2018 -> 07:09 PM) Maybe he wants to be a SS. Some players desire to play glamour positions like SS or CF. But if the talks w the Sox get serious, let him play SS and move Anderson to CF or trade him for something we need. I think his agent convinces him 3B may be easier on the body than SS but then again some SS have had long and successful careers. It all comes down to which offer has the most money. He wants to play SS this year to build up his value for free agency. If he is offered the most money by a team to play 3B? Then that is the best offer.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 8, 2018 -> 09:15 AM) Kind of ridiculous considering the market to say you are buying high on moustakas. Maybe this is the most depressed market of decade. Teams like the Yankees, Dodgers and Tigers not spending is killing it.

Boers and Bernstein used to have Stone on every Friday and that was always a good segment. I wonder if he will be back for B&G.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 7, 2018 -> 02:26 PM) Shocking to me they would go through that for $250k. Yeah seriously haha

Kind of reminds me of that woman who wanted her DAUGHTER involved in BOY scouts.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Feb 7, 2018 -> 01:19 PM) No, 256 in LF and 170 at DH. 426 total PA's. Got it. Didn't click on the link yet. Thanks.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Feb 7, 2018 -> 12:47 PM) Is that really predicting 16 HRs from Delmonico in 254 PAs? I may be his biggest fan here, but those numbers are beyond nuts. Was going to say, the PA number looks low. Majority of the league is righty so you would assume to pencil him in for at least 400 about. And he likely won't be in a straight platoon so likely more. Especially with those numbers.

QUOTE (Sleepy Harold @ Feb 7, 2018 -> 12:33 PM) Bruce Levine @MLBBruceLevine 42s Hearing the Chicago White Sox and WGN radio are close on signing a radio rights deal for 2018 and beyond . Nice.

QUOTE (wrathofhahn @ Feb 7, 2018 -> 12:18 PM) I mean part of the problem is Boras also is the agent for other players so he really doesn't have them competing against each other. It's sort of hard to use other players as leverage when the other agent for the player is Boras. In the past it's worked Boras could wait out the market because he held all the cards. He didn't need to worry about other agents coming out from underneath him to snatch one of his offers because he was the other agent for top fa's. Now with teams rebuilding he's lost control of the process because teams can say well you aren't taking my offer? Well I'll trade for Ozuna instead. I'll trade for Yelich. I'll trade for McCutchen. I'll trade for Cole. He;s lost the power. It's actually funny to listen to Dombrowski say what I've been saying all offseason we have a number for JDM but there is no urgency on our end. Other options (also Boras clients) are not coming off the board and there are still trade opportunities. It seemed like the talk all off-season was also that they would trade JBJ after signing JDM. The longer the JDM signing is put off, the harder it is to trade JBJ since teams that could have traded for him have already signed/traded for other options or dealt pieces away for other areas of need. Unless they have no issue with Hanley being platoon DH or 1B.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 7, 2018 -> 11:31 AM) Who are the White Sox??? Could have easily of put Sox starting with the "S" of Blackhawks.

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Feb 4, 2018 -> 09:59 PM) Will update soon. Interested in hearing about your Super Bowl bets haha

QUOTE (greg775 @ Feb 6, 2018 -> 05:20 PM) Do you agree with me that because of this, careers are going to be shorter in the future and good luck compiling Hall of Fame numbers if you are a ballplayer? I disagree. The guys who are on that HoF trajectory will play into their mid/upper 30s.