November 20, 20187 yr See who was added, who was lost to a waiver claim, and perhaps most importantly who is now left exposed to the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. Who are you most concerned about losing, if anyone?
November 21, 20187 yr I could see Toronto Blue Jays taking Mendick. Hiring of Carson Cistulli Fringe 5 was always high on him.
November 21, 20187 yr 23 minutes ago, PolishPrince34 said: I could see Toronto Blue Jays taking Mendick. Hiring of Carson Cistulli Fringe 5 was always high on him. Great call.
November 21, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, PolishPrince34 said: I could see Toronto Blue Jays taking Mendick. Hiring of Carson Cistulli Fringe 5 was always high on him. Meh. Mendick has zero future with the White Sox. Not sure why someone would pick him, but if they did, it wouldn't be any big loss.
November 21, 20187 yr The question is whether he has value to others. If so, use the value. Trade excess, don't give it away. I still don't see why Hahn consistently trades for Rule 5 eligible players during a rebuild.
November 21, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, GreenSox said: The question is whether he has value to others. If so, use the value. Trade excess, don't give it away. I still don't see why Hahn consistently trades for Rule 5 eligible players during a rebuild. It's not just about if they are worthwhile prospects, it's also the caveat that they need to be ML ready enough to be able to survive an entire season on the major league club, otherwise they get sent back to their old team. Will any teams think Mendick is ready to spend all of 2019 in the majors after having only played as high as AA? That's the question.
November 21, 20187 yr 10 hours ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said: Will any teams think Mendick is ready to spend all of 2019 in the majors after having only played as high as AA? That's the question. Most would say no; a rebuilder might give it a shot. And any pitcher can be stashed in the pen with relative ease. The Sox aren't going to lose all of these guys. But the Sox have made several moves that helped other teams with their 40 man problems. There is some real riff-raff that remains on the 40 man that makes it odd that they would take the chance. Edited November 21, 20187 yr by GreenSox
November 21, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, GreenSox said: Most would say no; a rebuilder might give it a shot. And any pitcher can be stashed in the pen with relative ease. The Sox aren't going to lose all of these guys. But the Sox have made several moves that helped other teams with their 40 man problems. There is some real riff-raff that remains on the 40 man that makes it odd that they would take the chance. I don’t follow. Are you suggesting we should not have acquired Frare from the Yankees for international bonus pool we couldn’t use because they had 40 man problems? If so, how does that make any sense? Regarding the so called “riff-raff”, those guys will be discarded as we make external additions. For now, they can stay on the 40 man roster and provide organizational depth. As for fringe guys like Thompson & Mendick, the odds suggest you’re way better off not protecting these guys too early. Look at Clarkin for example. We put him on the 40 man a year too early and to create roster space had to try to sneak him through waivers. Instead of a team being forced to use a 25 man roster spot on him for a full year, now a team only had to take a temporarily flier on him with a 40 man spot. With fringe guys, I’d much rather keep them off the 40 man as long as possible and make a team select them in the Rule 5 draft.
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