The key to this pitching staff is still Rey Rey Lopez.

Just now, fathom said:

Sign a bat, trade Collins for a reliever

I wouldn’t trade Collins for a reliever.  His plate patience is sick and his triumphant return to AAA has me thinking his bat could be pretty good.

Just now, fathom said:

Just want to say thank god we didn’t trade for Price

Absolutely.. I was worried they were going to do it. 

Even Spring Training will be exciting.

1 minute ago, fathom said:

Just want to say thank god we didn’t trade for Price

I second that.

1 minute ago, GradMc said:

The key to this pitching staff is still Rey Rey Lopez.

I’d say cease 

So who goes to the pen when Kopech comes back?? I’m assuming Rey.. which may be the best place for him. 

If Price meant Benintendi, it would’ve been fine.  But I guess we will see if that happens.

Nice!!!

Just now, EvilJester99 said:

So who goes to the pen when Kopech comes back?? I’m assuming Rey.. which may be the best place for him. 

Lopez or GioG.

5 minutes ago, Heads22 said:

Should have a nice rangy infield (well at three spots) too to help him out.

Timmy really needs to improve. He's gonna see alot of groundballs with Keuchel. And Abreu... well... let's hope he isn't too much of a liability. 

This is good.  When Kopech and Rodon are ready Gonzalez and Lopez can go to the pen.  

2 minutes ago, mqr said:

I’d say cease 

Same.

I said anything 3/$55M or less and I’d be pleased. I am in fact pleased. This is a nice signing and hopefully we can get solid mid rotation work out of him for at least 2020-2021. Nice deal Sox!

I like the move.  

Seems like soft tossing lefties always last well into their 30's.

We're going to win the central next year. 

Just now, Sox80 said:

I second that.

Trying to avoid injured pitchers while waiting on our injured pitchers. 

4 minutes ago, fathom said:

Just want to say thank god we didn’t trade for Price

Yep.

3/55 is very good value....now put the other 70m that was gonna go to Wheeler for extensions for core talent. 

Good job RH.

Merkin says the Sox are still going to add one reliever and one bat so it’s likely going to happen.

Nice signing! Have to be over 81-81 with this roster and division.

1 minute ago, black jack said:

I like the move.  

Seems like soft tossing lefties always last well into their 30's.

We're going to win the central next year. 

Unless the Twins start making some moves, the Sox definitely look like the best team on paper.  The Indians are selling and the Tigers and Royals are jokes.

 I believe the Sox are going to shock me on the level of a Mookie Betts type deal.

Nothing they've done yet is going to get those phones ringing in the ticket office.

Reinsdorf is going  to have to do more than provide the base  with the allure of a green oasis where there's only sand.

Edited December 22, 20196 yr by GradMc

Hopefully the 4th year isn’t an easily obtainable vesting option, but happy with 3/55. 
The staff is now complete...let’s not stop with RF. I can live with a Mazara/McCann platoon at DH. 

1 minute ago, Moan4Yoan said:

Merkin says the Sox are still going to add one reliever and one bat so it’s likely going to happen.

Well now that they broke the silence with Boras, let's do one more with him and sign Castellanos. If Nick is fine being a primary DH, but can play RF when the Sox face lefties (then Grandal can DH and McCann catch on those days).

I'm ok with this. At least we spent the money. Keuchel is probably a 2 or 3 win pitcher for the next few years and he will probably be worth his contract for the most part 

Grandal would probably be the main guy catching him as well, which should help him steal strikes.