January 13, 20197 yr 38 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said: Another day in the saga of when is this shit show going to be over? It's like groundhogs day
January 13, 20197 yr Hey Manny and Bryce: Sincerely, Baseball Fans. (especially those in Chicago and Philadelphia)
January 13, 20197 yr 10 hours ago, soxfan2014 said: I've never had any issues bringing one. I haven't been in a long time though. Can someone else confirm this? Not sure. But I have heard from fans on this board that angrily questioning KW and RH at SoxFest and pressing them for information doesn’t work. I wouldn’t mind giving KW the finger for his failure (prospects for has beens) before Hahn took over. SoxFest Q&A will be interesting if they get neither whale and bring in Moustakas. But then the Sox would be like the Brewers, some young talent with middling veterans.
January 13, 20197 yr 19 minutes ago, The Beast said: Not sure. But I have heard from fans on this board that angrily questioning KW and RH at SoxFest and pressing them for information doesn’t work. I wouldn’t mind giving KW the finger for his failure (prospects for has beens) before Hahn took over. SoxFest Q&A will be interesting if they get neither whale and bring in Moustakas. But then the Sox would be like the Brewers, some young talent with middling veterans. The Brewers have eight starting pitchers, two dominant relievers...an MVP caliber player in Yelich, plus Cain, Aguilar, Grandal, Shaw and Braun. Even Arcia was really good down the stretch and into the playoffs. That’s much more than a team of middling veterans. Up the middle offensively might be their biggest weakness, and that changes dramatically with Bumgarner and Panik added. Edited January 13, 20197 yr by caulfield12
January 13, 20197 yr https://sports.yahoo.com/phillies-meeting-bryce-harper-could-183406820.html Latest from Vinnie Duber If the Phillies want to spend that "stupid" money on Machado, why are they meeting with Harper? Rosenthal has a guess: "A contingent from the Phillies' front office is scheduled to meet with Harper in his native Las Vegas on Saturday. If the Phillies' preference is Machado, as some in the industry believe, then the meeting from their perspective might simply be a ploy to drive up the price for the Nationals, a division rival. Harper and Boras, in fact, might be proceeding with the same motivation." Oh really? The White Sox have recently been considered "long shots" on Harper and have, like the Phillies, been reported to be more "in" on Machado, who by everyone's guess is expected to sign before Harper, with Boras likely waiting to ensure his client gets the biggest payday of the offseason. But if the Phillies throw their "stupid" money at Machado and reel him away from the rest of the "Miami Baseball Brotherhood" on the South Side, then does the Harper derby get whittled down to two teams, with the White Sox as one of them?
January 13, 20197 yr Every single day I wake up more annoyed than the previous day. Someone please help us. Edited January 13, 20197 yr by Ross Gload Fan
January 13, 20197 yr Of course, the problem with waiting out Harper into February and March is it gives all of MLB more time to rearrange their payroll situations. It also, if Machado “only” signs for $280-300 million...opens things up for franchises who would never consider $350+ million but would be much more comfortable in the $325-335 million range for Harper Not only that, but the final shapes of rosters will be even more apparent as each day passes...if the White Sox don’t sign any other players, Machado’s Miami Sound Machine will turn into the flamingo pink-hued theme song from Miami Vice in terms of Bryce wanting to have anything to do with Hahn’s welcoming committee (but for the wrong free agent). Some other playoff-aspiring team that is getting outmaneuvered on the Tier B free agents will break financial discipline in the weeks before spring training, it seems inevitable. Another obvious point, Hahn can’t afford to dump all those veterans and bring in another set just to appeal to Harper’s camp...”double jeopardy” would set the front office and entire organization up for a year of intense ridicule. Edited January 13, 20197 yr by caulfield12
January 13, 20197 yr discounting the cubs/dodgers, who are the teams supposedly "in" on Harper? Sox, Phillies, who else? SD?
January 13, 20197 yr 6 minutes ago, Real said: discounting the cubs/dodgers, who are the teams supposedly "in" on Harper? Sox, Phillies, who else? SD? Nationals
January 13, 20197 yr 3 minutes ago, Real said: discounting the cubs/dodgers, who are the teams supposedly "in" on Harper? Sox, Phillies, who else? SD? Supposedly the Nationals, but they’re only $5M under the luxury tax. Adding Harper at a $35M AAV would effectively cost them $51M+ next year. For a team with three quality OFs, it would surprise me to see them spend that type of cash on Harper at this point.
January 13, 20197 yr Nationals, Reds, Braves, Cardinals, Padres, Giants, Cubs, Dodgers Those are the most logical mystery teams for Harper.
January 13, 20197 yr The Nationals owner Ted Lerner has been cheap in the past, tying the hands of their GM Rizzo with payroll constraints. Yet there was a whisper, what last week...where he wants to go for it since he is old and knows his time is getting short.
January 13, 20197 yr 58 minutes ago, Ross Gload Fan said: Every single day I wake up more annoyed than the previous day. Someone please help us. I just woke up so my head is a little clouded but, Just wondering here. Say the Sox don't get either of the two big whales. Is it crazy to try to sign Pollock cheap for two years, or would we rather put one of the kids out there or is just Jays position to play? Haven't heard much about Pollock lately and wondering if he'll get close to the 4-6 years he originally wanted. Now remember I just woke up so don't ruin my Sunday by jumping all over me! Just trying to figure out the contingency plan. God I just wish this was over, also!
January 13, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Saufley said: I just woke up so my head is a little clouded but, Just wondering here. Say the Sox don't get either of the two big whales. Is it crazy to try to sign Pollock cheap for two years, or would we rather put one of the kids out there or is just Jays position to play? Haven't heard much about Pollock lately and wondering if he'll get close to the 4-6 years he originally wanted. Now remember I just woke up so don't ruin my Sunday by jumping all over me! Just trying to figure out the contingency plan. God I just wish this was over, also! Not worth sacrificing a 2nd round pick for two years of Pollack.
January 13, 20197 yr 7 minutes ago, Saufley said: I just woke up so my head is a little clouded but, Just wondering here. Say the Sox don't get either of the two big whales. Is it crazy to try to sign Pollock cheap for two years, or would we rather put one of the kids out there or is just Jays position to play? Haven't heard much about Pollock lately and wondering if he'll get close to the 4-6 years he originally wanted. Now remember I just woke up so don't ruin my Sunday by jumping all over me! Just trying to figure out the contingency plan. God I just wish this was over, also! Yea, at that point I'd rather just see Palka or Nicky out there for a full season to properly gauge them moving forward. As horrible as that may be.
January 13, 20197 yr He's probably congratulating him on a soon to be contract and wishing him luck. Why is this news?
January 13, 20197 yr 13 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Not worth sacrificing a 2nd round pick for two years of Pollack. 14 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Not worth sacrificing a 2nd round pick for two years of Pollack. Didn't realize the 2nd round pick. You're right.
January 13, 20197 yr 6 minutes ago, soxfan49 said: He's probably congratulating him on a soon to be contract and wishing him luck. Why is this news? Because in the world of social media everything is a blues clues mystery.
January 13, 20197 yr 9 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Is it just me or does anyone else get a kick out of the misspelling of words that basically call people idiots, e,g. baffon instead of buffoon or dum rather than dumb ? Sorry Mr. Grammar police... ?
January 13, 20197 yr 23 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Not worth sacrificing a 2nd round pick for two years of Pollack. I don’t know about that. Draft picks are more of a crap shoot in baseball than any other sport. Pollack is a proven major leaguer. His value is definitely more than a draft pick.
January 13, 20197 yr 15 minutes ago, soxfan49 said: He's probably congratulating him on a soon to be contract and wishing him luck. Why is this news? Dont know... Manny seems annoyed as hell in that pic...
January 13, 20197 yr If we don't get any of the 2(which I think we won't..) Stay the course... Don't want moose don't want pollack(spelling grammar cops?) Not worth wasting resources on crap players...
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