Bob Sacamano

This is a pretty dramatic take.

Yep. Need to see results before buying too much into it.

Definitely a team that benefited playing the worst team in history 13 times last year. Did not belong in the playoffs. Tigers too.

Ironically, the starting pitching isn't even why they lost in the postseason in 2024. Granted, that may not be the case if they advanced.

It says "additional" though. They already announced more prior. And it's updated in this thread.

This is sad. Maybe one day Soxfest will be back to what it once was.

Completely agree on Eflin. Tough to say they don't have any quality guys but yeah, they should be going for more stability than 41-year old Charlie Morton and an unknown in 35-year old rookie Sugano. By my count, they've only really got 3 starters, depending on how those older guys do.

A page straight out of the White Sox playbook

I was going to say, league average is a lower bar than offense at exclusively 1B.

Right, they like spending more in the depressed markets of "stars." Closers, where they only really touch 9-figures (and the more recent big closers) if it's 5+ more years of a contract and guys on the wrong side of 30.

Ah yeah. I was thinking Avi. But also maybe Brett Lawrie.

What was it before, a team would have to pay like 20% of the salary if he's cut before the season?

They should have added someone who could play SS instead of Rojas for sure

Looking for that stopgap SS they can cut after a month. I don’t think that’s Iglesias though. Had a good year.

They can put him on at the start of spring training to open up a 40-man spot. The 60 days would start at the beginning of the season so he would be eligible to come off the IL at the end of May.

They don't have the money now? Their payroll is like $70M.

Yeah, I would prioritize DFAing 20s/early 30s group and hold onto the younger guys: Scholtens, Justin Anderson, Marinaccio, Murfee, Varland. Don't think it'll be Steven Wilson even though he could be in that group.

I was kind of leaning Scholtens but he will still probably miss some time at the beginning of the season to the point he will prob be a 60-day IL guy (meaning, you can open a 40-man spot at the start of Spring Training). I'm going to guess Murfee as well.

Idk you need a lot of arms. Plus, if he is respectable, he’ll he dealt sometime in the summer. Plenty of innings for young guys after that. Plus, injuries happy and you really can’t plan for that (unless their names are Yoán, Eloy, Luis haha)

I agree with not burning a full year of service. But Sox, in the past, have not really played the service time game. Edit: also, it’s kind of telling there aren’t any true SSs on the 40-man.

I can't see how Colson at SS on OD isn't the plan. It has to be his to lose. On the 40-man, you don't have any real SS. Baldwin can maybe fake and hold down the fort but there really aren't any other options. Maybe Lenyn? But he also hasn't really played there the past few years.

Unfortunately, true.

Yeah, they're kind of failing at this.

So we got the financial details of this deal before the details of Rojas?