November 14, 20196 yr 11 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I know I shouldn’t let this happen, but comments like this make believe some real shit is going to happen. Don’t get your hopes up. You’re setting yourself up to be disappointed again. I learned my lesson.
November 14, 20196 yr My realistic offseason: sign stratsburg ( 370M / 4 years ) sign Rendon ( 422M / 8 years ) sign Wheeler for ( 217M / 5 years ) sign Grandal ( 145M / 3 years ) trade Fernando Tatis JR. from San Diego for Mookie Betts to our Sox. ... Lineup ... CF - Robert 2B - Moncada RF - Betts LF - Eloy 3B - Rendon 1B - Abreu C - Grandal SS - Anderson DH - Madrigal SP1 - Stratsburg SP2 - Giolito SP3 - Wheeler SP4 - Cease SP5 - Lopez / Kopech *Important note... make each contract above be for $1.00 a year for the first two years and then in 2023 file for bankruptcy protection*
November 14, 20196 yr 22 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I know I shouldn’t let this happen, but comments like this make believe some real shit is going to happen. Yeah, for now this is just Boras correctly doing the marketing for his clients.
November 14, 20196 yr 9 minutes ago, hi8is said: My realistic offseason: sign stratsburg ( 370M / 4 years ) sign Rendon ( 422M / 8 years ) sign Wheeler for ( 217M / 5 years ) sign Grandal ( 145M / 3 years ) trade Fernando Tatis JR. from San Diego for Mookie Betts to our Sox. ... Lineup ... CF - Robert 2B - Moncada RF - Betts LF - Eloy 3B - Rendon 1B - Abreu C - Grandal SS - Anderson DH - Madrigal SP1 - Stratsburg SP2 - Giolito SP3 - Wheeler SP4 - Cease SP5 - Lopez / Kopech *Important note... make each contract above be for $1.00 a year for the first two years and then in 2023 file for bankruptcy protection* I dunno if Rendon is gonna give us a discount.
November 14, 20196 yr 30 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: Don’t get your hopes up. You’re setting yourself up to be disappointed again. I learned my lesson. I can’t help but want to be optimistic, even after the betrayal which was last offseason.
November 14, 20196 yr 21 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: Yeah, for now this is just Boras correctly doing the marketing for his clients. No doubt, but even feeling used by Boras gets me excited for some reason.
November 14, 20196 yr 44 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I know I shouldn’t let this happen, but comments like this make believe some real shit is going to happen. I've barely been active here for a couple months because I'm trying to avoid a repeat of last offseason. But I'm sort of with you, all the buzz this week is bringing me back. Not expecting Cole/Stras/Rendon types, but cautiously optimistic that the money will be spent.
November 14, 20196 yr If this is true and signings actually happen by the end of the calendar year (roughly), that would be fantastic.
November 14, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said: If this is true and signings actually happen by the end of the calendar year (roughly), that would be fantastic. Man it would be nice to get some things done earlier then normal
November 14, 20196 yr 17 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said: I've barely been active here for a couple months because I'm trying to avoid a repeat of last offseason. But I'm sort of with you, all the buzz this week is bringing me back. Not expecting Cole/Stras/Rendon types, but cautiously optimistic that the money will be spent. I feel the same exact way, although a very small part of me feels like the Sox will make a run at one of the big three. Definitely not banking on that though.
November 14, 20196 yr 7 hours ago, turnin' two said: He should have thought of that before he couldn't stay healthy enough to pitch, ever. Don't mess with Ashley she will hunt you down on Twitter.
November 14, 20196 yr 32 minutes ago, aeichhor said: Man it would be nice to get some things done earlier then normal It will happen. There are a lot of teams that want to sign guys unlike last year. The market is robust this year.
November 14, 20196 yr Hard to really trust anything Boras says pertaining to negotiations and signings. The piece about how the sox are viewed was interesting and not necessary.
November 14, 20196 yr 6 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Hard to really trust anything Boras says pertaining to negotiations and signings. The piece about how the sox are viewed was interesting and not necessary. If your job was to leverage the most money out of roughly 18-20 teams (collectively, that would be willing to bid on at least one frontline Boras talent) for each one of your clients...what would you do differently?
November 14, 20196 yr 53 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Hard to really trust anything Boras says pertaining to negotiations and signings. The piece about how the sox are viewed was interesting and not necessary. As @caulfield12 just pointed out Boras' comments are meaningless. I'll believe the Sox will sign a A list FA when it happens.
November 14, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, pcq said: Don't mess with Ashley she will hunt you down on Twitter. Not on Twitter! Hahahaha! I'm invincible!
November 14, 20196 yr 6 hours ago, Lillian said: Do you really think that it makes sense to sign 3 position players? I think that Rendon and a LH bat (Moose, or Grandal) would be sufficient. Then spend the money on pitching I do yes Jerry has the money to spend but won’t
November 14, 20196 yr Based on all of Hahn’s recent comments, here’s what I’m thinking they do: Wheeler - 5/$105M Grandal - 4/$72M Abreu - 2/$28M Gonzalez - 1/$7M Smoak - 1/$5M Collins, Stiever, & Walker for Haniger Rutherford & Flores for Mychel Givens Here’s how the roster would look: Robert, CF Moncada, 3B# Haniger, RF Grandal, C# Jimenez, LF Abreu, 1B Smoak, DH* Anderson, SS Madrigal, 2B Bench: Mendick, Engel, Garcia#, McCann Giolito Wheeler Cease Lopez Gonzalez* Kopech Rodon* Bullpen: Colome, Bummer*, Givens, Herrera, Fry*, Marshall, Cordero, Hamilton That’s a legit playoff caliber team IMO and payroll should be around $130M which is more than doable. Edited November 14, 20196 yr by Chicago White Sox
November 14, 20196 yr 8 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Based on all of Hahn’s recent comments, here’s what I’m thinking they do: Wheeler - 5/$105M Grandal - 4/$72M Abreu - 2/$28M Gonzalez - 1/$7M Smoak - 1/$5M Collins, Stiever, & Walker for Haniger Rutherford & Flores for Mychel Givens Here’s how the roster would look: Robert, CF Moncada, 3B# Haniger, RF Grandal, C# Jimenez, LF Abreu, 1B Smoak, DH* Anderson, SS Madrigal, 2B Bench: Mendick, Engel, Garcia#, McCann Giolito Wheeler Cease Lopez Gonzalez* Kopech Rodon* Bullpen: Colome, Bummer*, Givens, Herrera, Fry*, Marshall, Cordero, Hamilton That’s a legit playoff caliber team IMO and payroll should be around $130M which is more than doable. I would agree that $130, which is a 50% jump, is very realistic. I think Haniger is somewhat a risk but his value is down because of it.
November 14, 20196 yr Castellanos- 4/66M Wheeler- 5/110M Hector Rondon- 2/12M Trade with Rockies: Steiver, Rutherford and Sheets for Daniel Murphy and Jon Gray CF- Robert 3B- Moncada RF- Castellanos 1B- Abreu LF- Eloy DH- Murphy SS- TA C- McCann 2B- Madrigal Gio Wheeler Cease Gray Lopez/Kopech
November 14, 20196 yr A Realistic Offseason should include Rule 5 candidates, and the list is out. Yankees have two really good prospects on their list, Florial and Gil. I would take Gil in a heartbeat and stick him in the bullpen for 2020. This makes a lot more sense than the slugs the Sox had in 2019 bullpen. The names are too numerous to mention.
November 14, 20196 yr Teams still have time to protect players 13 minutes ago, oldsox said: A Realistic Offseason should include Rule 5 candidates, and the list is out. Yankees have two really good prospects on their list, Florial and Gil. I would take Gil in a heartbeat and stick him in the bullpen for 2020. This makes a lot more sense than the slugs the Sox had in 2019 bullpen. The names are too numerous to mention.
November 14, 20196 yr So we all are making offseasons of a top pitcher and top hitter. Which would be ideal. But would people HATE a SP heavy offseason? I mean, would you really hate something like this: Wheeler - 5 years 115 million Ryu - 4 years 70 million Delin Betances - 3 years 20 million Encanacion - 1 year 12 million Kole Calhoun - 1 year 7 million Matt Wieters - 1 year 5 million Abrue accepts QO All hitters are 1 year deals. Encarnacion is still a fantastic hitter but otherwise we are going into the season hoping Moncada, Eloy, Anderson, Robert, Madrigal and Abreu all produce at the same level or better essentially, which is risky. We really upgraded the pitching a ton. This is an offseason I could still get behind despite not getting Grandal or Castellanos or a different bigger name.
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