ChiSoxFanMike

Assuming Ethier is acquired and Avi stays, what would the outfield situation look like on Opening Day? Eaton, Ethier, Melky, Garcia, Shuck, and Sands would all be in the mix for a spot. They would never have all 6 of them on the roster at the same time. It'll only be 4 of them most likely and I don't know who would be left out. Sands and Shuck probably, but I don't know. What a fustercluck.

I saw an interesting comment on MLBTradeRumors. It said something along the lines of Danks and Putnam for Ethier and $10 million...then that $10 million could be used for Latos. It probably isn't realistic, but I'd be ok if that sequence of moves happened.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Feb 3, 2016 -> 09:56 AM) John Danks + Chris Beck for Andre Ethier + $3.75M in 2016, $1.75M in 2017 and $2.5M in 2018. Then go convince Mark Buehrle to pitch one more year. Why would the Dodgers want Danks? They already have enough lefty pitchers as it is.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 3, 2016 -> 08:18 AM) Brewers Reds Padres (sort of) Phillies Braves Rockies Interestingly, there's an article out today about the Braves being one of the favorites for Lazarito, fwiw. Why can't the Sox be in the NL?!?!? Ugh.

I can't provide any help to you, but I hope that your dog gets better soon!

LaRoche and Danish for Ethier with the Sox taking on his entire salary. Do you guys think that would get a deal done?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 2, 2016 -> 11:35 AM) Here's why: Ethier put up a 2.9 fWAR and had a wRC+ of 137 last year. He was really good vs RHP. Vs RHP: .385 wOBA, 150 wRC+, high .336 BABIP, with a .900 OPS. Umm...even with those numbers, would you be comfortable paying $36 million over 2 years to a 33 year old who's essentially a platoon player at this point? I'm desperate, but not that desperate.

He could've hit 40 homers in '08 if he hadn't broken his wrist acting like an idiot. It's a shame that injuries derailed his career so much.

I STILL don't understand why everyone is so fascinated by Ethier. Yeah, he used to be good, but he's old and expensive now. Unless the Sox could package LaRoche and a REALLY low level prospect, I want nothing to do with him.

QUOTE (knightni @ Feb 1, 2016 -> 12:37 PM) Yahoo. Ah, damn. I prefer ESPN. Thanks anyways for your time. I hope you can find someone to fill in.

So I ended up trading Eaton for Hunter Pence and a draft pick, as well as trading Yunel Escobar for a draft pick. My team as it stands now: C - Buster Posey 1B - Edwin Encarnacion and Greg Bird 2B - Dustin Pedroia SS - Addison Russell 3B - Kyle Seager and Stephen Piscotty OF - Matt Kemp, Hunter Pence, Christian Yelich, and Ender Inciarte SP - Chris Sale, David Price, Madison Bumgarner, Cole Hamels, Jose Quintana, Wei-Yin Chen, Daniel Norris, and Brandon Finnegan RP - Jonathan Papelbon, Huston Street, A.J. Ramos, and Glen Perkins I have a ton of draft picks to work with, and hopefully I can draft a stud minor league outfielder and second baseman.

I'd possibly be interested in taking over a team. Is the league through ESPN?

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Feb 1, 2016 -> 11:53 AM) Angels still make sense. Do you think they'd be willing to give up the draft pick/possibly go over the luxury tax?

I just can't see Fowler going back to the Cubs unless they move Soler. I really don't see any other fit for him besides the Sox.

I feel like people are SEVERELY overrating the value of the compensation pick in this situation. Yeah, the Sox need to build their system, but they also need to win NOW while the core is cheap and young. For every Trout that gets picked 25th or so overall, there's also 25 Aaron Poreda's who flame out and never amount to anything significant. The bottom line in my opinion is that the Sox need to win now, and unless the guy that they plan on picking with the compensation pick is a lock (or as close to a lock that a draft pick can be) to contributing soon, I don't mind giving up the pick for the sure thing in Fowler who can help the team out significantly in the present.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 30, 2016 -> 06:31 PM) Segura seems like the type of player who is well regarded in fantasy baseball circles but isn't really that good of a baseball player. Nah, he actually sucks in fantasy. He was on my team last year and he did nothing for me the entire time I had him. Luckily I was able to replace him lol.

Obviously he'd choose the Cubs over the Sox if he was offered the same deal by both teams, but I have to think that the Sox are the favorites as it stands right now unless the Cubs can trade Soler.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 29, 2016 -> 03:57 PM) Well, that's where we disagree. For the potential price, the minor improvement likely won't be worth it. Time to photoshop Fowler's face on the picture in your signature.

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Jan 29, 2016 -> 11:37 AM) What world do you live in where baseball teams have a top 3 starter just waiting in the wings in case of injury? Our rotation is deeper than most and can handle an injury better than most in my opinion. That's the luxury of having 1 of the best top 3's in baseball. If 1 goes down we still have 2 other studs and the AAA fill in just needs to pich like a #5. Danks and EJ as our #4 and #5 pitchers could certainly be worse and should be the least of our concerns. If we sign Latos he's going straight to the rotation along with Danks as the 4th and 5th starter. That means you just paid probably 8x the salary to a guy who A) is no guarantee to even be better than EJ and B) hasn't thrown 120 innings since 2013. Just a silly thing to do at the expense of a very cheap young pitcher. Maybe Latos isn't the answer, but all I know is that the Sox are screwed if any of the big 3 get hurt.

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 07:47 PM) So what, put him in the bullpen if EJ or Danks don't blow it in spring training? I get wanting insurance, but Latos would be an expensive insurance policy that is far from reliable himself. Is Beck/Turner/Purke/Carroll/Possibly Fulmer worse than most teams have past their starting 5? Do you honestly believe that any of the guys you listed can fill in if one of the better starters (Sale, Q, or Rodon) gets hurt? Fulmer is the only one out of that list that has any potential and he likely won't be called up until September or 2017.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 29, 2016 -> 11:03 AM) In 2016, I'd much rather have Danks than Buehrle. Why? Danks freaking sucks.

If it's Petricka for Jennings straight up, I'd be happy with that. Jennings isn't that good but neither is Petricka for that matter.

Hahn better be wearing a bulletproof vest at SoxFest. I think that it is going to be REALLY tense there. Even with Frazier and Lawrie, most Sox fans want more, including myself.

I really hope his number gets retired at some point. He is one of the best pitchers to ever put on a Sox uniform IMO.

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 06:31 PM) What is Latos going to do for us? You going to give him EJ's rotation spot? Insurance. Yes, I know he'd be an expensive insurance policy, but I for one am not confident in either Danks or EJ, especially if they want to contend. Another veteran arm can't hurt.