May 1, 20196 yr 7 minutes ago, bmags said: Wow. Lol, there is a large difference between controlling a player for 6 seasons, and controlling a player for 1.5 seasons of non-competing baseball. Stroman is a fine SP, but he's not worth giving up 3 top 10-15 types prospects for, as you proposed, IMO.
May 1, 20196 yr 8 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: Lol, there is a large difference between controlling a player for 6 seasons, and controlling a player for 1.5 seasons of non-competing baseball. Stroman is a fine SP, but he's not worth giving up 3 top 10-15 types prospects for, as you proposed, IMO. I agree (since I would not do the deal), but Stroman at the deadline will likely be attractive to more team than the white sox, so we don't get to create his market. I don't think bundling together some crap prospects will do it despite his injury history. If he had .5 years remaining it might, though this assumes he keeps pitching well. That said, I would not be opposed to getting an upgraded pitcher with 1.5 years control, and offering an extension that bought out their final year and provided 2-3 years additional control. As OP said, the FA markets are going to be garbage. So either we are going to be spending $140 millions for a pop up guy like patrick corbin each year or we try to split the cost in prospects and money for a guy before he hits the market.
May 1, 20196 yr 15 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: Lol, there is a large difference between controlling a player for 6 seasons, and controlling a player for 1.5 seasons of non-competing baseball. Stroman is a fine SP, but he's not worth giving up 3 top 10-15 types prospects for, as you proposed, IMO. I don't think the Sox do or should treat 2020 as non-competing baseball. 3 top ten guys is probably too much, but the goal should be to provide enough support for more breakouts to carry a team to contention in 2020. You have to start taking chances at some point, and imo, that starts after this season(or during) Edited May 1, 20196 yr by mqr
May 1, 20196 yr 7 minutes ago, bmags said: I agree (since I would not do the deal), but Stroman at the deadline will likely be attractive to more team than the white sox, so we don't get to create his market. I don't think bundling together some crap prospects will do it despite his injury history. If he had .5 years remaining it might, though this assumes he keeps pitching well. That said, I would not be opposed to getting an upgraded pitcher with 1.5 years control, and offering an extension that bought out their final year and provided 2-3 years additional control. As OP said, the FA markets are going to be garbage. So either we are going to be spending $140 millions for a pop up guy like patrick corbin each year or we try to split the cost in prospects and money for a guy before he hits the market. Totally agree with the bolded.
May 2, 20196 yr Author @Y2Jimmy0 wrote an awesome piece on this possibility. https://theloopsports.com/2019/05/02/white-sox-does-a-marcus-stroman-acquisition-make-sense/
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