ChiSoxFanMike

I don’t know man, unless Boston is willing to include a really good prospect for the Sox to take Hicks, I’d rather just sign one of the free agents.

Boston better be eating a lot of the contract or sending a prospect with him because he was awful last year and still has 2/25 left on his contract. Funny enough, I’m pretty sure the Sox had Drohan at one point but gave him back to Boston.

Hicks or Sandoval would be gross. Neither of them have any upside at all.

You got any more of them trade rumors? @DFAthewave69420

If they think Antonacci will be better in the long term, I wouldn’t be devastated if they traded Meidroth for the right return. I could see a scenario where he becomes a utility player on this team sooner rather than later.

Would be a nice add for sure. He’s also durable which is what they need.

Bello is honestly more intriguing than any of the remaining FA SP given that he’s only 26 and is fairly affordable for 4 more years.

If Boston wants to get Bello’s contract off their books, maybe.

Brayan Bello?

Something like Quero + Antonacci for Abreu + second piece makes a lot of sense for both sides IMO.

Waiting for him to tweet something only to retract it because he got a text 3 minutes later from his super private exclusive sources.

This year’s Penn Murfee

Quero would be major to me at least. That’s about it unless it’s someone nobody is expecting like Grant Taylor or something.

I’m impressed how every thread on this forum ends up in an argument about Chris Getz.

The White Sox situation could be entirely different in 2 years depending on how involved Ishbia becomes. I’m not going to worry about it for now.

Jorge Polanco is 32 years old and a known commodity. Is he a good player? Yeah. But he also is what he is at this point and will never be a star. Murakami on the other hand is only 26. Is there a possibility he doesn’t translate to MLB? Yeah. It’s a risky signing for sure. But the Sox are in the position to take risks and opening up the Japanese pipeline again isn’t a bad thing. As far as if he’s good, I’ll worry about that in 2 years.

Yes I do have low standards. I learned my lesson during the Machado/Harper saga to keep my expectations in check when it comes to this team signing the top free agents. It is what it is. Hopefully it changes when Ishbia takes over.

I think Murakami was a fantastic signing and I’m also a fan of the pitching signings they have made. They just need to spend more to fill in the rest of the gaps.

“Great off-season” is a stretch. I’d say it’s like a B or B- offseason as of now. Still have massive holes in the rotation and all the outfield spots.

Does anyone know when this was recorded? Getz mentions a significant reliever at around the 23 second mark. I’m assuming that’s in reference to Domínguez but not sure.

He had a 65 wRC+ last year in 193 plate apperances. I suppose he could improve with more reps, but that’s a pretty big jump.

I would be stunned if Acuna could even put up an 88 wRC+. Hope I’m wrong.

Nothing to lose by putting Sosa in LF. Hopefully they experiment with that in spring training. It could be the Vaughn/Sheets thing all over again, but it’s by far the easiest way to get his bat in the lineup.

I feel like Boston wouldn’t do that straight up, but who knows. Maybe include Sosa or something and they include a lesser pitcher.