2 minutes ago, tray said:

Why not wait for the trading deadline to add a Closer? 

Why lose games earlier in the year playing with a closer by committee.  It's only money to sign someone now.  At the deadline we are trading away from an already thin top heavy farm system.  

Please, someone tell me what he said! I missed it!

1 minute ago, Orlando said:

Please, someone tell me what he said! I missed it!

Moroney is your only chance.  Dude spies on him

3 minutes ago, Orlando said:

Please, someone tell me what he said! I missed it!

It might have been the one that said we recently raised our offer to him

11 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said:

 

 

4 minutes ago, Orlando said:

Please, someone tell me what he said! I missed it!

Isn’t it just the post above?  I don’t see it in his feed anymore.

Just now, Chicago White Sox said:

 

Isn’t it just the post above?  I don’t see it in his feed anymore.

If it is, what was so secretive there LOL

I really think we land him.  Gives La Russa the elite closer he asked for and allows the front office to hype up a free agent signing.

Hopefully they wrap this up soon and then trade for Musgrove and sign La Stella.  Throw in a backup catcher if need be and call it an offseason.

You never know how Steve Cohen's gonna respond to a talkin beef sandwich with feelings

So they are telling us this isn't about money but everything is being left up to the agent to come up with finalists. OK.

 

1 minute ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

If it is, what was so secretive there LOL

Who knows, but I take us increasing our offer (if true) to be a pretty promising sign.

3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

 

Isn’t it just the post above?  I don’t see it in his feed anymore.

Yeah looks like it got deleted. Maybe the Sox don’t want people to know they upped their offer?

Just now, Dick Allen said:

So they are telling us this isn't about money but everything is being left up to the agent to come up with finalists. OK.

 

Weeks and weeks ago, Beef posted a video of Hendriks saying this. It sounds dumb but it came directly from Hendriks

1 minute ago, Drake Is Our Leader said:

You never know how Steve Cohen's gonna respond to a talkin beef sandwich with feelings

Just wait until he finds out about the hamburger with feelings

2 minutes ago, Orlando said:

Yeah looks like it got deleted. Maybe the Sox don’t want people to know they upped their offer?

I’m sure they don’t, but my guess is Beef either said a little too much that could put him out of favor with his source or he’s throwing some extra shit against the wall and is worried he’ll get outed on certain details (such as this visit with the Sox).

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4 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

If it is, what was so secretive there LOL

There might be something there that could out his source to Sox officials is the only thing I can think of.

1 minute ago, Sleepy Harold said:

Just wait until he finds out about the hamburger with feelings

??? or the former white Sox relief pitcher with sources

2 minutes ago, Orlando said:

Weeks and weeks ago, Beef posted a video of Hendriks saying this. It sounds dumb but it came directly from Hendriks

Right. But if that is the case, don't you have your visits first?

9 minutes ago, Dick Allen said:

So they are telling us this isn't about money but everything is being left up to the agent to come up with finalists. OK.

 

I look at it like this:

Money is certainly a factor while determining the finalists. If a team isn’t willing to pay what the agent is asking for, they won’t be a finalist.

But once the finalists are determined, Hendriks will make a choice among them that will not be based on which offer is the highest. 

Hopefully LH signs with TOR.

I dont want to blow up the second part of the window because they are cheap. 

Add Rosenthal or whatever for a year or two. Bummer can be the closer and Heuer can be the setup. Im perfectly fine with that. 

If JR isnt going to pay for pitching with money now, they sure as he'll won't in 2023 either, so we need Dahlquist, Kelley, Thompson etc then to replace Keuchel, etc and maybe even Giolito if he wants to test FA. We NEED that second stream of talent. 

 

I am more worried about the Dodgers than I am Toronto.  Actually...I like our chances.

10 minutes ago, SoCalChiSox said:

Hopefully LH signs with TOR.

I dont want to blow up the second part of the window because they are cheap. 

Add Rosenthal or whatever for a year or two. Bummer can be the closer and Heuer can be the setup. Im perfectly fine with that. 

If JR isnt going to pay for pitching with money now, they sure as he'll won't in 2023 either, so we need Dahlquist, Kelley, Thompson etc then to replace Keuchel, etc and maybe even Giolito if he wants to test FA. We NEED that second stream of talent. 

 

What does Hendriks have to do with the second stream of talent? It’s not like the Sox would have to trade for him.

7 minutes ago, poppysox said:

I am more worried about the Dodgers than I am Toronto.  Actually...I like our chances.

Our chances are almost always good with relievers for whatever reason

13 minutes ago, SoCalChiSox said:

Hopefully LH signs with TOR.

I dont want to blow up the second part of the window because they are cheap. 

Add Rosenthal or whatever for a year or two. Bummer can be the closer and Heuer can be the setup. Im perfectly fine with that. 

If JR isnt going to pay for pitching with money now, they sure as he'll won't in 2023 either, so we need Dahlquist, Kelley, Thompson etc then to replace Keuchel, etc and maybe even Giolito if he wants to test FA. We NEED that second stream of talent. 

 

I’m not seeing the connection between Hendriks and giving up the next wave of pitchers.

2 minutes ago, Baron said:

Our chances are almost always good with relievers for whatever reason

Because Reinsdorf can offer a 4/$50M contract, win the sweepstakes, and feel like an absolute baller despite the fact he’s never signed anyone to a nine figure deal.

16 minutes ago, SoCalChiSox said:

Hopefully LH signs with TOR.

I dont want to blow up the second part of the window because they are cheap. 

 Add Rosenthal or whatever for a year or two. Bummer can be the closer and Heuer can be the setup. Im perfectly fine with that. 

If JR isnt going to pay for pitching with money now, they sure as he'll won't in 2023 either, so we need Dahlquist, Kelley, Thompson etc then to replace Keuchel, etc and maybe even Giolito if he wants to test FA. We NEED that second stream of talent. 

 

Guess what, Dahlquist, Kelley and Thompson are lottery tickets.  If your plan is never to spend because the owner is cheap then you might as well blow this up and rebuild forever.  Hopefully the guys you mention provide some value.  But to put your hopes on that they are eventual replacements for guys like Giolito is a bit of a stretch.  And if we cant resign guys like Giolito then we are fucked.  

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