December 25, 20187 yr He was let go by the Padres, had knee surgery after the season; seems he was let go to make room for all their upcoming young pitchers. We still need a 5th starter. (You guys know this stuff better than I, so that's why I'm asking.) Can we give him some sort of minor league offer/contract and bring him to spring camp and give him a look? He's from Lafayette, IN and I'm from the area,so I'd like to give him a chance to pitch for the White Sox. Is that realistic? Is it worth the effort?
December 25, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, vilehoopster said: He was let go by the Padres, had knee surgery after the season; seems he was let go to make room for all their upcoming young pitchers. We still need a 5th starter. (You guys know this stuff better than I, so that's why I'm asking.) Can we give him some sort of minor league offer/contract and bring him to spring camp and give him a look? He's from Lafayette, IN and I'm from the area,so I'd like to give him a chance to pitch for the White Sox. Is that realistic? Is it worth the effort? Minor league deal, sure.
December 25, 20187 yr He already was on the Sox like 10 years ago, he was part of the Jake Peavy trade if I remember correctly.
December 25, 20187 yr 24 minutes ago, vilehoopster said: He was let go by the Padres, had knee surgery after the season; seems he was let go to make room for all their upcoming young pitchers. We still need a 5th starter. (You guys know this stuff better than I, so that's why I'm asking.) Can we give him some sort of minor league offer/contract and bring him to spring camp and give him a look? He's from Lafayette, IN and I'm from the area,so I'd like to give him a chance to pitch for the White Sox. Is that realistic? Is it worth the effort? Yes, as third string QB for the Bears.
December 25, 20187 yr On an MiLB deal, but I would rather have someone in a healthier state to count on for IP this season.
December 25, 20187 yr No way. Clayton Richard has been in the league for 10 years and has a CAREER WAR of just 1.1
December 25, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Buehrle>Wood said: I want Gio back. Surprised we havent been linked to him We were never linked to Fiers either and they are the same age. Fiers WAR was 3.7 last year in the league with the DH while Gio G. was 1.8 in the NL . Fiers was non tendered but resigned with Oakland for 2 years for about $7.5 M /yr. So why go after Gio when maybe Fiers was better ? So my bigger question is regarding the rumor you mentioned. I know you already stated that's all you know but do you get the sense it has nothing to do with Machado or it's another player ? What you did mention seems the fit the Machado statement that "after the new year" he will make up his mind.
December 25, 20187 yr Does he still throw it 40 feet above the first baseman’s head on throws to first?
December 26, 20187 yr 15 hours ago, vilehoopster said: He was let go by the Padres, had knee surgery after the season; seems he was let go to make room for all their upcoming young pitchers. We still need a 5th starter. (You guys know this stuff better than I, so that's why I'm asking.) Can we give him some sort of minor league offer/contract and bring him to spring camp and give him a look? He's from Lafayette, IN and I'm from the area,so I'd like to give him a chance to pitch for the White Sox. Is that realistic? Is it worth the effort? My main memories of Richard is terrible throws to 1B, his unorthodox motion, his limited time as Michigan QB and that 2008 playoff debacle against the Rays. That said, if they can't find any veteran swing-man candidate and they want to go in that direction, he couldn't be much worse than Santiago. Of course, it's probably better to audition 1 of about 15 possibilities from our minor league system, including Fulmer and Dylan Covey. The other point is that those numbers compiled in PetCo are simply not going to hold up in the American League.
December 26, 20187 yr 22 hours ago, Buehrle>Wood said: I want Gio back. Surprised we havent been linked to him Nats fans feel about Gio in pressure games the way we felt about Javier Vazquez
January 1, 20197 yr On 12/26/2018 at 10:01 AM, lostfan said: Nats fans feel about Gio in pressure games the way we felt about Javier Vazquez Then the Sox have nothing to worry about...they won't be in any pressure games for awhile longer.
January 1, 20197 yr Clayton Richard is the last active MLB player from the last White Sox playoff team. It is possible Boone Logan gets some sort of spring training invite as the Brewers released him during the middle of last season, so the total may double. Edited January 1, 20197 yr by Dick Allen
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