August 23, 20196 yr Also the day when Madrigal and Robert arrive in Chicago. Throw Collins, Kopech, Vaughn and a couple of promising relievers into the mix. Shake with ice and serve chilled.
August 23, 20196 yr They can't bring both up at the exact same time. It probably has to be a week or two apart.
August 23, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, SonofaRoache said: They can't bring both up at the exact same time. It probably has to be a week or two apart. Why?
August 23, 20196 yr I'm pretty sure I read that they can be called up after 11 days, which would be early April.
August 23, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Timmy U said: Why? Don't want to be too obvious with service time manipulation.
August 23, 20196 yr 17 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: Don't want to be too obvious with service time manipulation. At this point, could they be more obvious? But I could see them staggering the call ups for plausible deniability. So, a month of Ryan Goins as your starting second baseman?
August 23, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Timmy U said: At this point, could they be more obvious? But I could see them staggering the call ups for plausible deniability. So, a month of Ryan Goins as your starting second baseman? God no, Have Mendick man the spot until mid April then bring Nicky up. Danny then becomes utility infielder
August 23, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Timmy U said: At this point, could they be more obvious? But I could see them staggering the call ups for plausible deniability. So, a month of Ryan Goins as your starting second baseman? Nah, Leury can man second base and give us a similar batting average to what Magical would have those first 3 weeks or so. We wouldn't be getting immediate power anyway.
August 23, 20196 yr 9 minutes ago, TheTruth05 said: God no, Have Mendick man the spot until mid April then bring Nicky up. Danny then becomes utility infielder Mendick is an option but I want an already productive player there to start so increase win totals.
August 23, 20196 yr 6 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: Mendick is an option but I want an already productive player there to start so increase win totals. Leury can be the backup OF, Mendick the back INF for cheap. Bounce Yolmer and Goins. The crop of FA second basemen doesn't really jump out this offseason. Edited August 23, 20196 yr by TheTruth05
August 23, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, TheTruth05 said: Leury can be the backup OF, Mendick the back INF for cheap. Bounce Yolmer and Goins. The crop of FA second basemen doesn't really jump out this offseason. I want to start Garcia at second and play Yolmer there once or twice a week at most. Garcia can still back up outfield spots if need be. But with the days off and probable rainouts early on, it may not be necessary in April unless we have injuries.
August 23, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, SonofaRoache said: I want to start Garcia at second and play Yolmer there once or twice a week at most. Garcia can still back up outfield spots if need be. But with the days off and probable rainouts early on, it may not be necessary in April unless we have injuries. Yolmer is arb eligible, if he is not the starter, he gone.
August 23, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, SonofaRoache said: Don't want to be too obvious with service time manipulation. The Rays brought Blake Snell up on April 15.
August 23, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, Timmy U said: Yolmer is arb eligible, if he is not the starter, he gone. I'd probably make him a lower offer. If he doesn't take it, yeah non-tender him. Edited August 23, 20196 yr by soxfan2014
August 23, 20196 yr 39 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: The Rays brought Blake Snell up on April 15. It's not just one player in the OP, it is two players coming up together on the same day.
August 23, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, SonofaRoache said: Don't want to be too obvious with service time manipulation. Lol why not? Once they're called up they're not going to file a grievance. A grievance would be filed before (and they'd lose since readiness is objective and not defined) not after their debuts.
August 23, 20196 yr 46 minutes ago, Timmy U said: Yolmer is arb eligible, if he is not the starter, he gone. Yolmer is nothing without this organization. He sucks for the most part, but his antics work here well and can keep him living good for a while. I think he takes a fair deal to keep his good thing going. Anywhere else and he is Carlos again.
August 23, 20196 yr 7 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: It's not just one player in the OP, it is two players coming up together on the same day. Means absolutely nothing. Players have never come close to winning a service time grevience. An arbiter can not assume intent when readiness is defined differently by every organization or talent evaluator.
August 23, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: Yolmer is nothing without this organization. He sucks for the most part, but his antics work here well and can keep him living good for a while. I think he takes a fair deal to keep his good thing going. Anywhere else and he is Carlos again. Yolmer Sanchez, similarly to Gordon Beckham, will not have a hard time finding a job. He will spend 10 years in the MLB because he's defensively talented at multiple positions. Position versatility as a utility infielder with a + glove across the diamond will always have a spot on some roster. I could be wrong but I would expect Yolmer to be somewhere next year.
August 23, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, SonofaRoache said: I want to start Garcia at second and play Yolmer there once or twice a week at most. Garcia can still back up outfield spots if need be. But with the days off and probable rainouts early on, it may not be necessary in April unless we have injuries. Nick Madrigal will be your 2020 starting second baseman for 95% of the year. As of right now Madrigal is projected to have a wRC+ of 89 at the MLB level. He would be a 2.5-3.5 WAR player with his defense and baserunning and that offensive output. To out his forecast into context, Luis is projected as a 109 wRC+ player right now in the big leagues. That is amazing by the way because he only has ONE year of success in Steamer and they are still that high on him as a 22 year old. Robert's future is bright.
August 23, 20196 yr 6 hours ago, SonofaRoache said: Don't want to be too obvious with service time manipulation. Coincidences happen.
August 24, 20196 yr 16 hours ago, SonofaRoache said: They can't bring both up at the exact same time. It probably has to be a week or two apart. Bring them up on April 16. Say it was to help them save money on their taxes for the year.
August 25, 20196 yr On 8/23/2019 at 8:14 AM, zisk said: Also the day when Madrigal and Robert arrive in Chicago. Throw Collins, Kopech, Vaughn and a couple of promising relievers into the mix. Shake with ice and serve chilled. Madrigal and Robert will arrive in Glendale, AZ at the end of Feb.
August 25, 20196 yr On 8/23/2019 at 2:40 PM, soxfan2014 said: I'd probably make him a lower offer. If he doesn't take it, yeah non-tender him. Sox will make an offer to retain him in the 4 million area. First he needs to be released. Like some people in regular jobs...he's competent but has gotten expensive for his value to the team.
August 25, 20196 yr Author 5 hours ago, poppysox said: Sox will make an offer to retain him in the 4 million area. First he needs to be released. Like some people in regular jobs...he's competent but has gotten expensive for his value to the team. Don't talk about me like that. p.s. One time the boss told us he was gonna start paying us what we were worth. Some guy in the back grumbled that he couldn't make it on that.
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