Matt Eddy ‏@MattEddyBA 6m6 minutes ago

#WhiteSox sign 26-year-old LF Cody Asche to minor league deal. #Phillies non-tendered in December. Also played 3B in past.

To play in AAA?

 

Can't see him at 3B there due to Davidson/Delmonico

Wasn't Ashe mentioned by someone here last winter as a potential trade target? Name sounds familiar.

Wasn't Ashe mentioned by someone here last winter as a potential trade target? Name sounds familiar.

 

I know I either said it here or somewhere else lol can't remember if I said it after he got dfa'd this off-season either.

Under team control through 2020. No risk at all for the Sox which is nice.

Edited January 6, 20179 yr by ChiSoxFanMike

To play in AAA?

 

Can't see him at 3B there due to Davidson/Delmonico

 

Davidson or Asche could very well be at third or DH.

 

This is the type of guy you pick up and plug in and see if he can play. Hopefully he or Davidson can get everyday at bats at 3B or LF (Asche).

Edited January 6, 20179 yr by soxfan2014

Davidson or Asche could very well be at third or DH.

 

This is the type of guy you pick up and plug in and see if he can play. Hopefully he or Davidson can get everyday at bats at 3B or LF (Asche).

Where would Delmonico play? I can see Delmonico at 3B and Asche in LF if Frazier is traded, but if he isn't, there's a glut.

Nice, Asche was a guy I wanted us to target. Not that he's a big signing or anything, but a 26 year old LH hitter that can play IF/OF makes a lot of sense for this team. Respectable .286/.345/.449 over his minor league career....never know could turn into a useful platoon/utl guy.

Where would Delmonico play? I can see Delmonico at 3B and Asche in LF if Frazier is traded, but if he isn't, there's a glut.

 

I should have stated, "could be at 3B or DH at the MLB level." If they deal Frazier, there's actually a spot open for both to start every day (potentially).

Edited January 6, 20179 yr by soxfan2014

Can the Sox keep him in AAA without the risk of losing him on waivers? I believe so, just confirming.

Can the Sox keep him in AAA without the risk of losing him on waivers? I believe so, just confirming.

 

If he is signed to a minor league deal he isn't subject to major league waivers unless he is called up.

I should have stated, "could be at 3B or DH at the MLB level." If they deal Frazier, there's actually a spot open for both to start every day (potentially).

 

 

If Frazier is traded, I think Brett Lawrie will be the 3B

If he is signed to a minor league deal he isn't subject to major league waivers unless he is called up.

 

This^

 

It wasn't a waiver claim so he can go to the minors (unless he has an opt-out which I didn't see. Not really good enough to warrant one).

Edited January 6, 20179 yr by soxfan2014

If Frazier is traded, I think Brett Lawrie will be the 3B

 

With Sanchez or Saladino at second?

If Frazier is traded, I think Brett Lawrie will be the 3B

 

Lawrie is probably likely to be traded before Frazier.

If he is signed to a minor league deal he isn't subject to major league waivers unless he is called up.

 

Thanks for confirming.

Lawrie is probably likely to be traded before Frazier.

I guess that's potentially possible.

With Sanchez or Saladino at second?

 

 

I suppose. Moncada will probably be there sometime in June or July

This^

 

It wasn't a waiver claim so he can go to the minors (unless he has an opt-out which I didn't see. Not really good enough to warrant one).

 

He actually has a decent amount of major league time so it is possible he gets a drop dead date where the team either has to add him or set him free.

Lawrie is probably likely to be traded before Frazier.

How so? Frazier is a 3B run producer whereas Lawrie is an injury riddled 2B with a really nice vertical leap and a "brah".

I think its possible they simply like him more than Coats

How so? Frazier is a 3B run producer whereas Lawrie is an injury riddled 2B with a really nice vertical leap and a "brah".

don't forget the designer mouth piece.

Isn't there a certain date where we can still cut Lawrie (and Avi) without paying them? With Anderson, Frazier, Sally, Sanchez, and Davidson likely to have 25 man roster spots already I wonder if they view Asche as added IF/LF depth at a fraction of the price to Lawrie? I can't see any team trading for Lawrie, and giving him AB's at this point is pretty useless.

Isn't there a certain date where we can still cut Lawrie (and Avi) without paying them? With Anderson, Frazier, Sally, Sanchez, and Davidson likely to have 25 man roster spots already I wonder if they view Asche as added IF/LF depth at a fraction of the price to Lawrie? I can't see any team trading for Lawrie, and giving him AB's at this point is pretty useless.

Unless it changed in the last CBA, and no one has talked about it, they can still be cut for a settlement of something like 15 to 20% of the salary they agreed to.

With Anderson, Frazier, Sally, Sanchez, and Davidson likely to have 25 man roster spots already I wonder if they view Asche as added IF/LF depth at a fraction of the price to Lawrie? I can't see any team trading for Lawrie, and giving him AB's at this point is pretty useless.

I take the contrary view:

 

1st and foremost, Matt Davidson sucks out loud at baseball. His horrific K rate in AAA screams this to anyone who sees his fangraphs page.

 

2nd, I don't take it as a given that Anderson won't regress, and perhaps need a trip down to Charlotte. His historical K rates and O swing % suggest that he may struggle.

 

3rd, I haven't seen anything that indicates that Saladino is healthy.

 

4th, Frazier may yet be traded,

 

5th, Lawrie isn't all that expensive, and has proven more in the bigs than Asche; giving away value isn't a good way to go durng a rebuild.

 

6th, I want to give this stupid front office ZERO reasons to bring Moncada up even a billisecond before he's good and ready.

 

In sum, yeah, Lawrie isn't much. But cutting him is a stupid idea. OTOH, Avi is here to help this team secure a high draft pick, so he too should be kept.