8 minutes ago, EvilJester99 said:

 

Which means we haven't done a damned thing in a market we have had two years to focus on.

Just now, southsider2k5 said:

Which means we haven't done a damned thing in a market we have had two years to focus on.

He's one of the top names...

More info on this guy...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mlb.com/amp/news/yolbert-sanchez-cleared-to-sign-in-mlb-c303000804.html

I guess he played with Luis Robert.

Twitter will probably mess this potential signing. Right Rick?

2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Which means we haven't done a damned thing in a market we have had two years to focus on.

Yep, he’s a top target.  I have no problem with the Sox saving for the top guys (Luis Robert, Yolbert Sanchez) than pay a bunch of mediocre guys who will never make the majors.

3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Which means we haven't done a damned thing in a market we have had two years to focus on.

Why do you say that? They’re targeting one of the top guys. 

4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Which means we haven't done a damned thing in a market we have had two years to focus on.

If they still have $2.5 million free, that means they have done an awful job of targeting the Latin American market the last two years.

I want this to happen just to see a Yoan/Yolbert/Yolmer/Yonder infield come to fruition

I’m all for throwing more money at the top targets.

1 minute ago, mqr said:

Why do you say that? They’re targeting one of the top guys. 

Because most of the top prospects are already tied to teams.  If we have the budget flexibility to afford this guy, that likely means we haven’t add many / any high end prospects.

Maybe Robert can put in a good word.

3 minutes ago, Whitesox27 said:

I want this to happen just to see a Yoan/Yolbert/Yolmer/Yonder infield come to fruition

I was confused when I first read his name. Now I'm more confused. 

7 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Because most of the top prospects are already tied to teams.  If we have the budget flexibility to afford this guy, that likely means we haven’t add many / any high end prospects.

It means we have spent about $2.5 million,  tops.

14 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

If they still have $2.5 million free, that means they have done an awful job of targeting the Latin American market the last two years.

Or maybe they are re-prioritizing it on what they deem to be a better player.  

22 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Which means we haven't done a damned thing in a market we have had two years to focus on.

And why would this be surprising anyways, they had years to plan for this years free agency and it yielded nothing.

The Orioles have to have money left to spend in the current period right? They pretty signed no one.

2 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said:

The Orioles have to have money left to spend in the current period right? They pretty signed no one.

Yes they have close to 6MIL

In all seriousness, is this guy any good? His stats in Cuba don't look all that inspiring.

2 minutes ago, justBLAZE said:

Yes they have close to 6MIL

Might as well spend it right.

Ss2k5 nailed my thoughts. Was hugely disappointed to read that.

10 minutes ago, turnin' two said:

Or maybe they are re-prioritizing it on what they deem to be a better player.  

That would be a fairly high-risk move if you already had done your job scouting and lined up decent quality players. If this guy says no to you, then you've left yourself no backup plan.

The Sox are in every avenue terrified of younger players and will pay for older, more certain production over and over.

From the article I linked above...

“The Orioles, who came up short in their pursuit of Cuban outfielders Victor Victor Mesa and Victor Mesa Jr. and Cuban pitcher Sandy Gaston, still have close to $6 million in bonus pool money to spend on international prospects -- the most money in baseball -- and the Dodgers ($1.4 million) are next. The Phillies have close to $1 million remaining while the Cubs, Rangers and Red Sox follow with bonus pools in the $700,000-$850,000 range.”

Edited March 26, 20196 yr by Harper2Sox

10 minutes ago, turnin' two said:

Or maybe they are re-prioritizing it on what they deem to be a better player.  

They would be breaking existing agreements for a chance at the other guy. That means they would be burning bridges for future signings with the same buscandos for future players. That isn't going to happen.