October 12, 20187 yr I'm just wondering if the White Sox are not going to sign any big free agents and just keep going with the young players from their system. I could be wrong about this but that's how it looks to me.
October 12, 20187 yr Author 6 minutes ago, WBWSF said: I'm just wondering if the White Sox are not going to sign any big free agents and just keep going with the young players from their system. I could be wrong about this but that's how it looks to me. Rick Hahn pretty much said they either want a top guy, or nothing big.
October 12, 20187 yr 17 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Rick Hahn pretty much said they either want a top guy, or nothing big. Eduardo Escobar is definitely my clubhouse leader for most likely signee
October 12, 20187 yr Author 1 minute ago, fathom said: Eduardo Escobar is definitely my clubhouse leader for most likely signee Are they letting Leury go?
October 12, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said: Are they letting Leury go? Yes IMO. Escobar will get majority of playing time at 3b.
October 12, 20187 yr 9 minutes ago, fathom said: Eduardo Escobar is definitely my clubhouse leader for most likely signee Bringing the band back together again!
October 12, 20187 yr 38 minutes ago, fathom said: Eduardo Escobar is definitely my clubhouse leader for most likely signee Hmmm I wouldn't hate that. Definitely a good option for 3B.
October 12, 20187 yr I kinda feel like sox should offer to trade for didi gregorius and get a prospect back from the yankees. From yankees side - Clears a spot on 40 man - Saves them...I don't know $10 mill away from luxury? I don't know if since he's injured Gregorius has to approve, but anyway. Since our offseason sucks anyway. edit: obviously this seems kinda mean from a player perspective.
October 12, 20187 yr 16 minutes ago, bmags said: I kinda feel like sox should offer to trade for didi gregorius and get a prospect back from the yankees. From yankees side - Clears a spot on 40 man - Saves them...I don't know $10 mill away from luxury? I don't know if since he's injured Gregorius has to approve, but anyway. Since our offseason sucks anyway. edit: obviously this seems kinda mean from a player perspective. But why would we do it, aside from getting the prospect? Would we be flipping Gregorius?
October 12, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said: But why would we do it, aside from getting the prospect? Would we be flipping Gregorius? And who even knows when he would even be back. I looked up the article about Seager having TJ surgery from May 1st and it said he should be back around that time next year, maybe sooner. Edited October 12, 20187 yr by soxfan2014
October 12, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, fathom said: Yes IMO. Escobar will get majority of playing time at 3b. That would be silly, but far less silly than Cutch and a bevy of others.
October 12, 20187 yr 22 minutes ago, bmags said: I kinda feel like sox should offer to trade for didi gregorius and get a prospect back from the yankees. From yankees side - Clears a spot on 40 man - Saves them...I don't know $10 mill away from luxury? I don't know if since he's injured Gregorius has to approve, but anyway. Since our offseason sucks anyway. edit: obviously this seems kinda mean from a player perspective. What does that accomplish for the Sox?
October 12, 20187 yr Is it just me or are more position players getting TJs surgery now a days? I wonder if they just didn't catch it back in the day with position players.
October 12, 20187 yr 10 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said: But why would we do it, aside from getting the prospect? Would we be flipping Gregorius? He's a free agent after the season. You give yankees some room to go after a replacement, you get a prospect back as a favor, you let didi play some DH in aug/sept before he becomes a FA and you get a nice clubhouse guy that's been on a winner. And if they love him they can sign him as a 3b for a few years or something.
October 12, 20187 yr 8 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: What does that accomplish for the Sox? It's in the post.
October 12, 20187 yr 15 minutes ago, bmags said: It's in the post. Yah, Sox aren't gonna take on $10M+ for a guy that is going to unavailable for most of the season, if he's able to play at all, unless the Yankees want to hand over someone like Florial, which they won't.
October 12, 20187 yr If the Cubs were willing to give away either Happ or Schwarber to take on Chatwood's contract, would you consider it?
October 12, 20187 yr Just now, Jack Parkman said: If the Cubs were willing to give away either Happ or Schwarber to take on Chatwood's contract, would you consider it? Of course, but when do teams just give productive players in their prime away like that?
October 12, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, GreenSox said: Of course, but when do teams just give productive players in their prime away like that? It could be huge for them to avoid the luxury tax. A Cub fan friend of mine actually came up with that idea.
October 12, 20187 yr 16 minutes ago, GreenSox said: Of course, but when do teams just give productive players in their prime away like that? Stuff like this happens all of the time in the NHL. Just ask Stan Bowman. He gave away Teuvo Teravainen to rid himself of one year of Bryan Bickell. Edited October 12, 20187 yr by Jack Parkman
October 12, 20187 yr 13 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: It could be huge for them to avoid the luxury tax. A Cub fan friend of mine actually came up with that idea. We've heard ideas for how teams might do something like that and how a team might give up a huge prospect to get us to absorb large sums of money each of the past few years, and almost without fail - it never happens. Teams would rather pay the luxury tax than give up the player. The Yankees and Dodgers were teams people talked about doing that this year, and it never happened.
October 12, 20187 yr 7 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: We've heard ideas for how teams might do something like that and how a team might give up a huge prospect to get us to absorb large sums of money each of the past few years, and almost without fail - it never happens. Teams would rather pay the luxury tax than give up the player. The Yankees and Dodgers were teams people talked about doing that this year, and it never happened. Exactly - it never happens. It's like the "we acquired him in early July to flip him in late July" scenarios. That 2nd flip does not happen.
October 12, 20187 yr 56 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: Stuff like this happens all of the time in the NHL. Just ask Stan Bowman. He gave away Teuvo Teravainen to rid himself of one year of Bryan Bickell. That's the difference between a luxury tax and a hard cap. Teams will not give up major pieces to avoid paying the luxury tax, they will give up major pieces if there's a hard cap they are required to maneuver around.
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