December 4, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, fathom said: And I'm pretty sure that after Harper and Manny sign elsewhere, you'll still think the Sox have a great chance at them My optimism will never fade, that’s for sure!
December 4, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: God bless you fathom, you could a negative in winning the lottery. Yah, got to pay all those damn taxes!!!
December 4, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, fathom said: And I'm pretty sure that after Harper and Manny sign elsewhere, you'll still think the Sox have a great chance at them I think I've fallen in the pit with you now Fathom lol
December 4, 20187 yr Just now, Chicago White Sox said: Wow, we finally agree on something! I'll admit, I'm stunned those 2 teams did not beat this price, especially the Yankees. For a mid-rotation pitcher this is easy money. Maybe they just really didn't like him and think he'll fall apart next year?
December 4, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: God bless you fathom, you could a negative in winning the lottery. THINK OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE CALLING ME FOR MONEY!
December 4, 20187 yr Just now, aeichhor said: Ok, the total money is a little more reasonable, but that's still under $25 mil per year. The Yanks and Phils wouldn't beat that why?
December 4, 20187 yr Author Just now, Chicago White Sox said: My optimism will never fade, that’s for sure! I appreciate it! I have enough negativity in my life. Don't need a constant stream of it from reading a White Sox message board.
December 4, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, Balta1701 said: Ok, the total money is a little more reasonable, but that's still under $25 mil per year. The Yanks and Phils wouldn't beat that why? Because paying a good not great starter $23.5M per over 6 years in his 30s is asinine. Edited December 4, 20187 yr by ChiSox59
December 4, 20187 yr Just now, ChiSox59 said: Because paying a good not great started $23.5M per over 6 years in his 30s is asinine. Baseball free agency is asinine
December 4, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, Balta1701 said: I'll admit, I'm stunned those 2 teams did not beat this price, especially the Yankees. For a mid-rotation pitcher this is easy money. Maybe they just really didn't like him and think he'll fall apart next year? There have been rumors that the Phillies front office is fairly conservative and isn’t big on spending huge dollars or going too many years with players. If this is evidence of that, our chances to land a whale are much better than we originally thought. That remains to be seen, but this gives me a little more optimism.
December 4, 20187 yr Just now, ChiSox59 said: Because paying a good not great starter $23.5M per over 6 years in his 30s is asinine. But compared to the Yankees ducking out of the playoffs early last year and missing the playoffs in years before that - short playoff runs for the yankees are even sillier than spending that money.
December 4, 20187 yr Scherzer, Strasburg and Corbin is a nice top 3. Have to imagine the Nats are going to be a real challenge for Bryce.
December 4, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, DirtySox said: I expect us to be heavily involved in both of these guys as well.
December 4, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said: Scherzer, Strasburg and Corbin is a nice top 3. Have to imagine the Nats are going to be a real challenge for Bryce. Give or take backloading, this puts them close to $195 million in payroll commitments next season. The luxury tax line is ~$209. Hell, they're now already around $180 million for 2020 and thats with Rendon walking. I think they're out of the Harper race.
December 4, 20187 yr Nats may or may not be out of the Harper race. But I think Id feel better about going after him if we signed a top free agent. Nationals certainly look better today.
December 4, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, Baron said: Nats may or may not be out of the Harper race. But I think Id feel better about going after him if we signed a top free agent. Nationals certainly look better today. That's why this is such a hard thing for Hahn to pull off. If Harper/Machado don't sign until January, how does he make the necessary moves before that? He can't wait until January to try and sign the other pieces that would make those guys want to come here.
December 4, 20187 yr I'd be pissed if I were a Phillies fan. The owner pretty much flat out lied to them, unless they did outbid the Nats and Corbin declined anyway
December 4, 20187 yr Just now, Jose Abreu said: I'd be pissed if I were a Phillies fan. The owner pretty much flat out lied to them, unless they did outbid the Nats and Corbin declined anyway It's very possible they outbid the Nationals, but Corbin picked them instead as he has a great relationship with Rizzo.
December 4, 20187 yr Just now, fathom said: That's why this is such a hard thing for Hahn to pull off. If Harper/Machado don't sign until January, how does he make the necessary moves before that? He can't wait until January to try and sign the other pieces that would make those guys want to come here. If those guys are going to wait til January, don't the Phillies and Yankees have to give up and phil their other holes rather than waiting for them to sign? If those guys are waiting til January, the White Sox are ok with that since they don't need to make their team better this year, they need their team to be better in 2020 and 2021.
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