July 30, 20187 yr They've already crossed the ethical bridge with Aroldis Chapman. Would be eligible for the playoffs this year. Two years of arbitration in 2019 and 2020. They could probably acquire him for a lot less than the combination of Happ/Schwarber/Russell (2 of 3) being asked for deGrom (of course, Jacob has considerably more value as a starter than as an elite closer.) This is the kind of creativer/outside the box move a team could make (very high risk, controversial) to trade for and extend someone who could be one of the best closers in baseball earlier in his career (instead of overpaying for the Kimbrel's and Jansen's of the world.) If they could get him to sign an extension from 2023 or 2024, would/should the White Sox do it? Who are you willing to trade? What is he worth in this market, coming off suspension and with a team forced into a rebuild but theoretically able to turn it around more quickly with Vladdy Jr. and Bo Bichette (but probably not before 2021)?
July 30, 20187 yr I don’t know about that... it’s the moral compass thing. Although, we did add Ramon Castro in ‘09 during KW tenure...
July 30, 20187 yr From a game theory perspective, the answer is yes. From a morality perspective, it's different for everyone. I would never try to acquire someone assuming I could extend him, however.
July 30, 20187 yr Did the details ever come out to the extent of what happened? A 75 game suspension makes me think it had to be pretty bad.
July 30, 20187 yr The cubs/yankees/red sox can pick him up and if he closes games successfully nobody will care.
July 30, 20187 yr 10 minutes ago, Soxnfins said: I don’t know about that... it’s the moral compass thing. Although, we did add Ramon Castro in ‘09 during KW tenure... And Brett Myers in '12...
July 30, 20187 yr 20 minutes ago, Soxnfins said: I don’t know about that... it’s the moral compass thing. Although, we did add Ramon Castro in ‘09 during KW tenure... Man...I liked Ramon, because I never knew that background. Now I feel gross.
July 30, 20187 yr 42 minutes ago, Quinarvy said: Man...I liked Ramon, because I never knew that background. Now I feel gross. Same. I knew about Brett Myers but just learned about Castro. Not good.
July 30, 20187 yr 52 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said: The cubs/yankees/red sox can pick him up and if he closes games successfully nobody will care. ^
July 30, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, Harry Chappas said: The cubs/yankees/red sox can pick him up and if he closes games successfully nobody will care. And for that same reason, he should not attempt to sign a 7 year extension as suggested in the original post.
July 30, 20187 yr i hope he suffers a career ending injury, 75 games means it was a pretty serious assault imo
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