Just now, Jerksticks said:

@golfpenis is trending.  Probably doesn’t mean anything

BIG, if true.

Welp, this thread has become a tough follow.

The fact that WSD wrote that article and threw out today as a possibility is some serious fucking smoke IMO.

2 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said:

BIG, if true.

Huge.  He doesn’t come out unless it’s worth it

5 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

The fact that WSD wrote that article and threw out today as a possibility is some serious fucking smoke IMO.

At the same time, the guy seems pretty desperate for content/articles.

8 minutes ago, hi8is said:

Twatter 

You mean Thotter? 

we have moved onto a fruit tweeting white sox rumors lol

Yolmer placed on waivers per Rosenthal.

1 minute ago, Kiebs13 said:

we have moved onto a fruit tweeting white sox rumors lol

I feel dumber for having read this

Just now, Sleepy Harold said:

I feel dumber for having read this

I feel dumber for finding it.

26 minutes ago, Dick Allen said:

We had an insider saying the Sox would sign BOTH Machado and Harper. They both signed for less than he projected and the Sox were $50 million short on Machado, and didn't even engage with Harper when they found out Boras doesn't play the discount game. Even  for the opportunity to have Yolmer Sanchez dump a cooler of Gatorade on your head.  There was a lot of BS going on, and anyone who questioned it was villified as someone who was pretty clueless. 

Oh Dick, how I’ve missed you

white sox put yolmer on waivers. addition coming soon?
 

open 40 man spot.

 

Edited November 25, 20196 yr by Kiebs13

33 minutes ago, MiddleCoastBias said:

The article is a few weeks old but I haven't seen it shared anywhere so thought it worth mentioning: Kiley McDaniel at Fangraphs predicts his market is not what we think and that he'll sign at 4/$68M https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2020-top-50-free-agents/

FWIW, in that same article Kiley predicted Grandal at 4/$70M

I guess we will all be calling it a steal when he signs for under $100M.

Waiting on Katy Perry before the deal is final. 

1 minute ago, pcq said:

Waiting on Katy Perry before the deal is final. 

Wet butt wants words.

3 minutes ago, iamshack said:

Oh Dick, how I’ve missed you

That’s what she said

Seems strange to put Yolmer on waivers now to clear a space on the 40 man unless a signing is happening right?  I could be wrong since he was probably a non-tender anyways..

Just now, cjgalloway said:

Seems strange to put Yolmer on waivers now to clear a space on the 40 man unless a signing is happening right?  I could be wrong since he was probably a non-tender anyways..

there's plenty of other low hanging fruit that could be cut loose if a signing was coming. Yolmer was gonna be on another team by spring training some way or another.

Just now, cjgalloway said:

Seems strange to put Yolmer on waivers now to clear a space on the 40 man unless a signing is happening right?  I could be wrong since he was probably a non-tender anyways..

My understanding of the process means it gives us a chance to clear a spot on the 40 earlier in the off-season as the decision to non-tender isn't due for a couple months. If our intention was never to bring him back, might as well start that process early to give ourselves flexibility, right?

1 minute ago, MiddleCoastBias said:

My understanding of the process means it gives us a chance to clear a spot on the 40 earlier in the off-season as the decision to non-tender isn't due for a couple months. If our intention was never to bring him back, might as well start that process early to give ourselves flexibility, right?

Non-tender deadline is Dec 2.

5 minutes ago, Kiebs13 said:

white sox put yolmer on waivers. addition coming soon?
 

open 40 man spot.

 

Totally expected, but I bet this is foreshadowing of something else

Wasn't the Palka DFA announced simultaneously with the Grandal signing?  So no need to do this as a precursor to a signing.  Likely unrelated to Wheeler or any other free agent.

1 minute ago, Perfect Vision said:

Wasn't the Palka DFA announced simultaneously with the Grandal signing?  So no need to do this as a precursor to a signing.  Likely unrelated to Wheeler or any other free agent.

Yes, are waivers different though?  Like he is still on our roster until he officially clears? Then we can outright release him?

Edited November 25, 20196 yr by cjgalloway

1 minute ago, Perfect Vision said:

Wasn't the Palka DFA announced simultaneously with the Grandal signing?  So no need to do this as a precursor to a signing.  Likely unrelated to Wheeler or any other free agent.

They can announce that they've agreed to terms... but when the player passes their physical, then they have to be added to the roster, and someone has to go at that point.

2 minutes ago, Perfect Vision said:

Wasn't the Palka DFA announced simultaneously with the Grandal signing?  So no need to do this as a precursor to a signing.  Likely unrelated to Wheeler or any other free agent.

My thinking as well. You always hear about agreements being reached and then a corresponding move within a day after.