I’m one of the minority that would happily pay the Keuchel price.(if we sign a whale) Lefty Control pitchers often age better and as a fellow bearded man it would just fill my with joy seeing that beard in our jerseys. ?

Edited January 12, 20197 yr by Colinski
Adding a note

Keuchel was such a disappointing fantasy keeper last year. Don't think I'm keeping him this year. 

15 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said:

Keuchel was such a disappointing fantasy keeper last year. Don't think I'm keeping him this year. 

I’m only in one league these days, a 12 team dynasty. No tough roster choices as you can keep everyone, so I’ll defo be holding and hoping for a rebound. He’s not a great K guy tho is he even when he is at his peak 

I think it will end up being Wade Miley

Keuchel seems like the type of pitcher that would really benefit moving into the NL. For what he's asking for I hope the Sox stay away. 

7 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

I think it will end up being Wade Miley

At least he’s keeping the ball on the ground more these days.  I hope it carries over to this year if we get him.  

14 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

I think it will end up being Wade Miley

I'd be fine with that although I prefer Wade Wilson over Wade Miley.

16 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

I think it will end up being Wade Miley

Better have a good defensive squad behind him

Assuming our 5th starter had to come from one of these six options, rank your order of preference:

1. Dylan Covey

2. Manny Banuelos

3. Gio Gonzalez

4. Clay Buchholz

5. Wade Miley

6. James Shields

2 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said:

Assuming our 5th starter had to come from one of these six options, rank your order of preference:

1. Dylan Covey

2. Manny Banuelos

3. Gio Gonzalez

4. Clay Buchholz

5. Wade Miley

6. James Shields

1. Wade Miley

2. Gio Gonzalez

3. Clay Buccholz

4. Manny Banuelos

5. Dylan Covey

6. Fifty feet of dirt

7. James Shields

1. Gio Gonzalez

2. Clay Buchholz

3. Ervin Santana

4. Wade Miley

5. Manny Banuelos

6. Jordan Stephens

7. Dylan Covey

Clay

Gio

Miley

Banuelos

Stephens

Covey

Shields

Edited January 24, 20197 yr by Orlando

saw this was bumped. Here is the fangraphs best available list. It is a bummer on how little impact remains available outside of Keuchel. 

 

 

 

15 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said:

saw this was bumped. Here is the fangraphs best available list. It is a bummer on how little impact remains available outside of Keuchel. 

 

 

 

Not that I would want him, but Perez is off the board to MN as well now. 

I didn't realize Santana was that old. I'd still take him though.

Santana, Gio, pass on all rest.

 

I'd also take Keuchel at right price.

I think 100% we add a SP..  HOWEVER, I think it is completely contingent on bringing in Machado.  We won't sign any until that's clarified.  If we sign him we immediately sign Keuchel I think.  If we miss on Machado, I think we just sign some bottom feeder, like a guy like Buchholz or Fister or dare I say, Shields, 

I think they will acquire a guy via trade after signing Machado along with the Pederson trade.

If we don't sign MM, I'd rather just roll with internal options.  Maybe even give Fulmer one final last shot at starting, though I am now mostly convinced he's a RP if anything in the bigs.   

The sox would be greatly bolstered by turning one of their mid level sp projects into a ml regular. This is the last year to try that out. They supposedly still have an excellent pitching coach, let him coach.

2 minutes ago, bmags said:

The sox would be greatly bolstered by turning one of their mid level sp projects into a ml regular. This is the last year to try that out. They supposedly still have an excellent pitching coach, let him coach.

Who do you include on this list?

10 minutes ago, Nardiwashere said:

Who do you include on this list?

That entire AAA list essentially. Adams, guerrero, stephens, banuelos, paulino, whomever. That was (3/5s of it anyway) a group that 2 years ago everyone would have thought a 5th starter could be made out of, with the possible exception of stephens, they've all stalled. Well, last year to see if it's possible they are more than meets the eye.

edit: I was definitely remembering ricardo pinto not paulino, pinto was released I guess.

 

19 hours ago, aeichhor said:

 

I translate that to mean, other than Keuchel, these are the guys left in the bargain basement.  Most are listed as 50% off or BOGO, with terms "sale as is" . Offer ends 2/28/19.   

Astros signed Miley yesterday. 

On 1/24/2019 at 9:10 AM, cjgalloway said:

I think 100% we add a SP..  HOWEVER, I think it is completely contingent on bringing in Machado.  We won't sign any until that's clarified.  If we sign him we immediately sign Keuchel I think.  If we miss on Machado, I think we just sign some bottom feeder, like a guy like Buchholz or Fister or dare I say, Shields, 

Might not be anyone left when Machado signs. Buchholz wasn't a bottom feeder . He had a 3.0 bWAR in only 98 IP last year but his season started May 20 and ended Sept 13 because of injury but he was damn good when he was pitching. Season ended after he had a right elbow flexor strain. He also missed almost all of 2017 with the Phillies due to a partial tear in his right flexor tendon  so he is made of glass .

Edited February 2, 20197 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside