September 6, 20196 yr Author 2 hours ago, Balta1701 said: The rules changed after Castillo was signed, there was no "Multi-year penalty box" which affected your other international signings at that time, nor was there the large over-limit fees. Cool, Castillo got 25 million more if you include the tax. This portrayal of robert as if he was ohtani (who would have netted about 150 million if he waited) is pretty comical. So everyone knew robert was elite and going to be amazing but no MLB team wanted to pay him 50+ plus arbitration for 7 years of service? Yeah, ok bud.
September 6, 20196 yr Author 39 minutes ago, Sarava said: There's only so many teams that will drop $50 mil + on a prospect, and most of them were ineligible. That's where I'll give the Sox credit, for spending that money. Yes, only certain teams want to pay significantky less than an elite player is worth. You go ahead and continue to state that they deserve no credit for their successful scouting/signings. Edited September 6, 20196 yr by Look at Ray Ray Run
September 6, 20196 yr Weren't the big teams pretty much in the penalty that year during the Robert sweepstakes? It was the perfect storm for the Sox. I remember it was us or the Cardinals that were going to get him (and if I'm not mistaken he had a better offer from the Cardinals but chose the Sox cause of the Cubans). Edited September 6, 20196 yr by SoxAce
September 6, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, SoxAce said: Weren't the big teams pretty much in the penalty that year during the Robert sweepstakes? It was the perfect storm for the Sox. Yes. The Yankees, Cubs(Soler), Dodgers(Puig?), and Red Sox(Moncada) were all in the sin bin. If any one of them were out, the Sox never get Robert. I'm beyond shocked he didn't end up with the Cardinals or Astros, as they were the Sox biggest competition. Edited September 6, 20196 yr by Jack Parkman
September 6, 20196 yr 10 hours ago, zisk said: I agree. Spend some money for more pitching. All I was saying is don't expect the moon and stars immediately from Robert and Madrigal. There will be an adjustment period. Pretty sure bet that they will be a big improvement over Garcia and Sanchez immediately and grow from there.
September 7, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Yes, only certain teams want to pay significantky less than an elite player is worth. You go ahead and continue to state that they deserve no credit for their successful scouting/signings. Not sure why you're trying to spin my words. They deserve credit for cutting the check, which many teams won't do on a prospect, regardless of the caliber of the prospect. They also did a nice job of selling the Sox to him, as I recall, the Cardinals had as good or better of an offer? What else do you want them credited for? Do you want us to lie and say he was this unknown prospect that the Sox discovered through good old fashioned scouting? You just seem like you want to argue for no reason. Are you having a bad day?
September 7, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Sarava said: Not sure why you're trying to spin my words. They deserve credit for cutting the check, which many teams won't do on a prospect, regardless of the caliber of the prospect. They also did a nice job of selling the Sox to him, as I recall, the Cardinals had as good or better of an offer? What else do you want them credited for? Do you want us to lie and say he was this unknown prospect that the Sox discovered through good old fashioned scouting? You just seem like you want to argue for no reason. Are you having a bad day? The only way you'll make him happy is if you provide photographic proof of you bowing to and kissing the feet of Rick Hahn. He loves Hahn
September 7, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Sarava said: Not sure why you're trying to spin my words. They deserve credit for cutting the check, which many teams won't do on a prospect, regardless of the caliber of the prospect. They also did a nice job of selling the Sox to him, as I recall, the Cardinals had as good or better of an offer? What else do you want them credited for? Do you want us to lie and say he was this unknown prospect that the Sox discovered through good old fashioned scouting? You just seem like you want to argue for no reason. Are you having a bad day? Some people would argue with the undertaker.?
September 7, 20196 yr Author 13 hours ago, Sarava said: Not sure why you're trying to spin my words. They deserve credit for cutting the check, which many teams won't do on a prospect, regardless of the caliber of the prospect. They also did a nice job of selling the Sox to him, as I recall, the Cardinals had as good or better of an offer? What else do you want them credited for? Do you want us to lie and say he was this unknown prospect that the Sox discovered through good old fashioned scouting? You just seem like you want to argue for no reason. Are you having a bad day? So the only scouting that counts is scouting of unknown people? Good take.
September 7, 20196 yr Author 18 hours ago, SoxAce said: Weren't the big teams pretty much in the penalty that year during the Robert sweepstakes? It was the perfect storm for the Sox. I remember it was us or the Cardinals that were going to get him (and if I'm not mistaken he had a better offer from the Cardinals but chose the Sox cause of the Cubans). You're mistaken.
September 7, 20196 yr On 9/5/2019 at 7:45 PM, BigHurt3515 said: Can't we just sign him to an extension like we did Eloy so he is up right away? I’m certain Hahn will be offering long-term deals to both Robert & Madrigal this offseason. Unlikely Luis accepts one IMO, but zero reason not to try.
September 7, 20196 yr On 9/6/2019 at 10:57 AM, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Rewrite history? So everyone knew Robert was going to be the MiLB POY and an elite MLB talent but none wanted to offer him more than 26 million? It's nonsense. Big money signings flame out all the time. The Sox deserve credit for finding and investing more than any team in a guy they thought was worth twice as much as they paid him. I don’t disagree with your main point here, but there were some big spenders in the penalty box. The Sox do deserve credit for getting it done though.
September 8, 20196 yr 19 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: I don’t disagree with your main point here, but there were some big spenders in the penalty box. The Sox do deserve credit for getting it done though. They absolutely get credit for getting the deal done. I was trying to find a list for highest paid prospects, and I couldn't find one. I'm pretty sure most teams would balk at throwing 50 mil at an unproven prospect, no matter how heralded they are. So kudos to the Sox on that.
September 10, 20196 yr On 9/8/2019 at 7:58 AM, Sarava said: They absolutely get credit for getting the deal done. I was trying to find a list for highest paid prospects, and I couldn't find one. I'm pretty sure most teams would balk at throwing 50 mil at an unproven prospect, no matter how heralded they are. So kudos to the Sox on that. That Jerry...spends money like it's water.?
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