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C Kevan Smith has been outrighted to Class AAA Charlotte.

 

He will still participate in major-league camp as a non-roster invitee.

Chicago White Sox @whitesox

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C Kevan Smith has been outrighted to Class AAA Charlotte.

 

He will still participate in major-league camp as a non-roster invitee.

Seems curious to me. Why open a roster spot right now?

Chicago White Sox @whitesox

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C Kevan Smith has been outrighted to Class AAA Charlotte.

 

He will still participate in major-league camp as a non-roster invitee.

 

I wonder why. That brings the 40-man to 39.

I wonder why. That brings the 40-man to 39.

Sorry I didn't tell ya guys but the Sox are putting me on the 40 with an invite to ML camp this spring

Could be a sign they need the space, or it could be convenience. They saw an opportunity to get him through, so they did. Maybe later in the spring someone needs a catcher and claims him. Eventually Soto will need a spot, assuming he makes the team.

I notice Bourjos was never added to the NRI list. Did he possibly get a major league deal, and now it's going to be official?

Could be a sign they need the space, or it could be convenience. They saw an opportunity to get him through, so they did. Maybe later in the spring someone needs a catcher and claims him. Eventually Soto will need a spot, assuming he makes the team.

 

Yeah it's likely something like this. They could sign someone and then worry about subtracting from the 40 after so I don't think they're signing anyone.

Edited February 10, 20179 yr by soxfan2014

I notice Bourjos was never added to the NRI list. Did he possibly get a major league deal, and now it's going to be official?

 

I think it was a minor league deal. But I think he and Soto will make the team out of Spring Training and they probably figure they found a spot to try to pass someone through and took advantage.

Edited February 10, 20179 yr by soxfan2014

Wieters?

Wieters?

 

I don't think so. Personally, I'd take him on a 1-year deal in hopes of flipping him.

Sorry I didn't tell ya guys but the Sox are putting me on the 40 with an invite to ML camp this spring

That would be subtraction by addition.

Yeah obviously with Bourjos and Soto we'll need the space and not sure I've paid enough attention before if they preemptively make space for probable major leaguers on minor league deals...

 

but hope it means something more exciting than that.

Yeah obviously with Bourjos and Soto we'll need the space and not sure I've paid enough attention before if they preemptively make space for probable major leaguers on minor league deals...

 

but hope it means something more exciting than that.

Exactly. Probably nothing, but except for a couple days in early December, this offseason has been brutal.

That would be subtraction by addition.

Yuck yuck yuck yuckity yuck yuck yuck

Bruce Levine @MLBBruceLevine

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White Sox outright C Kevan Smith (Triple A) Roster at 39 . Is a trade in the near future ?

 

Had to put this here, it made me LOL

Didn't we used to have a good gif for Levine?

There's no need to clear a spot for Soto right now, and you don't have to proactively clear a spot before a trade--there's wiggle room there after a trade is made.

 

I would guess this is a new free agent being added.

There's no need to clear a spot for Soto right now, and you don't have to proactively clear a spot before a trade--there's wiggle room there after a trade is made.

 

I would guess this is a new free agent being added.

 

The idea is that Soto likely makes the team and will need a spot. They figured right now, as opposed to end of Spring Training after possible injuries, is a better time to sneak someone through waivers. They don't risk losing Smith to a team that needs catching depth.

Edited February 10, 20179 yr by soxfan2014

Now Bruce, why you wanna go and ruffle peoples feathers over nothing like that? Knowing damn well that doenst mean any trade is going down just because some 40-man tinkering.

Bruce Levine @MLBBruceLevine

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White Sox outright C Kevan Smith (Triple A) Roster at 39 . Is a trade in the near future

 

 

Had to put this here, it made me LOL

 

 

 

A trade? Who is available at catcher? We need AJ back

 

A trade? Who is available at catcher? We need AJ back

 

Pedro Severino from Nats in a Robertson deal

The idea is that Soto likely makes the team and will need a spot. They figured right now, as opposed to end of Spring Training after possible injuries, is a better time to sneak someone through waivers. They don't risk losing Smith to a team that needs catching depth.

 

Kind of an odd move right before sprint training. I don't know if I buy this as trying to open a spot for Soto. Seems really foolish to guarantee Soto a position at his age and injury history before ST even begins, unless they did a handshake type of deal.

 

I wouldn't mind Wieters at a 1 yr. deal as a sign and flip candidate, but I think the Sox really want Narvaez to prove what he's got.

Kind of an odd move right before sprint training. I don't know if I buy this as trying to open a spot for Soto. Seems really foolish to guarantee Soto a position at his age and injury history before ST even begins, unless they did a handshake type of deal.

 

I wouldn't mind Wieters at a 1 yr. deal as a sign and flip candidate, but I think the Sox really want Narvaez to prove what he's got.

I agree with you on Soto. We now have two catchers on the 40 man roster, which makes sending down Smith (and risk losing him) to open up a spot for a frequently injured Soto pretty crazy. I would say this pretty much means another move is coming.

Ryan Howard would be funny, but it also wouldn't bother me.

I didn't realize outright waivers are irrevocable.so if another team claimed Smith, the Sox couldn't have pulled him back. Either something is cooking or they were pretty certain he would make it through, or they didn't really care if another team claimed him.