So where do we go from here?  Cole/Strasburg is a pipe dream, so do we pivot to Ryu?  Maybe a Ryu/Keuchel combo?

Edited December 22, 20196 yr by SoxBlanco

We’re supposed to be having babies - not restricting them.

Signing two multiple year guys makes no sense unless the second was like Ryu.. Now that Ryu is likely the best we can do idk what do do... Bumgarner and Keuchel interest me very little... 

Colossal failure.  If you're not going to get the guy, don't open your mouth.  Nobody would care about Wheeler if they weren't so obviously all-in on him.

 

Stop walking around smug with the "We'll show ya" mentality.

Who can we get for below market that no one else wants.  Hello Ivan Nova, MIchael Pineda and all of the other garbage.  Worse spin than turning on "news" channels these days

 

So unless we are targeting the top 2 SP... Which we aren't... Let's just create a monster offsensive squad and trade for JDM and Joc.... LOL, 

 

1 minute ago, Orlando said:

 

Whatever. 

Let's see who is available for pitching

 

Cole- LOL

Stras- LOL

Bum- wants 100m

Ryu- may get a bigger deal than thought, and a Boras client

Dallas- Probably our guy now but no one wanted him longer term

Looks like Dylan covey. 

DISGUSTING 

TURN ALL RESOURCES TO STRASBURG WONT HAPPEN THOUGH

Since I have seen very little about them tied to Ryu, it would be nice to tie him up quickly without much word like they did with Grandal.

If MadBum will be going for over 100M...No thanks.

Edited December 4, 20196 yr by wegner

When Nightengale writes a piece about you, it truly is the Kiss of Death ..aint it

12 minutes ago, username said:

Colossal failure.  If you're not going to get the guy, don't open your mouth.  Nobody would care about Wheeler if they weren't so obviously all-in on him.

 

Stop walking around smug with the "We'll show ya" mentality.

I’m the last person to defend the FO, but when did they say anything about Wheeler

Go after the top 2

Edited December 4, 20196 yr by reiks12

7 minutes ago, Orlando said:

 

Shut the fuck up Bruce you old coot

King Fucking Felix back on the menu boys.

This isn't bad because Zack Wheeler is turning into Cole next year, it's bad because the rest of the options over the next 3 years are on a decline or have limited upside. Awful

I’ll be glad when Dallas Keuchel signs with another team so we don’t have to worry about the White Sox signing him. 

I can saw MadBum going to the twins or maybe the Padres. 
 

I don’t think we get anyone other than Ivan Nova again. 

Ryu is a significantly better pitcher than Wheeler. Please sign him. Thanks.

7 minutes ago, Buehrle>Wood said:

Ryu is a significantly better pitcher than Wheeler. Please sign him. Thanks.

He is better. BUT he can only pitch 120 innings.. I would be fine with Ryu.  3 years-50 million.

Edited December 4, 20196 yr by cjgalloway

24 minutes ago, cjgalloway said:

So unless we are targeting the top 2 SP... Which we aren't... Let's just create a monster offsensive squad and trade for JDM and Joc.... LOL, 

Monster offensive squad and monster bullpen.

 

1 minute ago, poppysox said:

Monster offensive squad and monster bullpen.

F it.. I'd rather do that than sign Keuchel or Bumgarner

Sadly, I believe many of the top bullpen guys are gone.

1 minute ago, poppysox said:

Monster offensive squad and monster bullpen.

Kind of agree. Go for Keuchel or Ryu and hope the in house starters bloom. Go Castellanos and JDM. Time to get creative.

I know some people don't want anything to do with Castellanos because of his defense and the Abreu deal, but I still like him and think he will improve defensively (like he has during his limited time in RF).

An offseason of Grandal, Ryu, and Castellanos would still be pretty solid. 

On too table scraps again