28 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said:

I’m getting less optimistic with every passing day that the Sox will sign Hendriks. Watch some team swoop in and get him while the Sox are still haggling over a couple million dollars.

This is precisely what I expect to happen. I hope no one plays a drinking game based on the number of times the FO blames the pandemic in the aftermath of losing him, at least not if you care for your liver.

If he was really the "top priority" we wouldn't be still haggling right now a week later. The longer we wait, the higher chance other teams will circle back into the bidding. If they're really scrounging for a couple million, might as well ship ReyLo off for scraps to erase a bit of payroll, since there's really no use for him now.

Edited December 13, 20205 yr by SoCalChiSox

7 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Brad hand is awful 

 

3 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Yeah, I know his production has been good. 

Makes sense

5 hours ago, Vulture said:

 

Makes sense

Some guys are just like that. Just a personal opinion and in the world of small sampler relievers it happens. I wouldn't pay hand 5 million, and I think he'll be complete trash sooner than later.

Sox fans would despise hand as their closer. 

14 hours ago, Jack Parkman said:

His peripherals blow. Can't count on a low babip again. All it takes is those ground balls to start finding holes 

You know what hurts a lot more than groundballs that find holes ? Fly balls that go over the fence .

7 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

You know what hurts a lot more than groundballs that find holes ? Fly balls that go over the fence .

Very true....

After doing some research, I’m all aboard the Kirby Yates train. He was the best reliever on the planet from 2017-2019. He struggled last year due to bone chips that he got removed. Pitchers tend to recover nicely from that surgery, and he should be ready for 2020. I like the idea of a shorter deal for him than 3 for Hendriks.

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

After doing some research, I’m all aboard the Kirby Yates train. He was the best reliever on the planet from 2017-2019. He struggled last year due to bone chips that he got removed. Pitchers tend to recover nicely from that surgery, and he should be ready for 2020. I like the idea of a shorter deal for him than 3 for Hendriks.

Is this code for "JR forced the FO to cut bait on Hendriks and I'm trying to give you guys advance notice"?

8 minutes ago, SoCalChiSox said:

Is this code for "JR forced the FO to cut bait on Hendriks and I'm trying to give you guys advance notice"?

Ha nope

Hendriks fired Lozano, now represented by ALIGND

3 minutes ago, Soxnfins said:

Hendriks fired Lozano, now represented by ALIGND

Is Alignd Hannaford's new agency? I know he left MVP. Would make sense since Hendriks was his client at MVP.

5 minutes ago, Soxnfins said:

Hendriks fired Lozano, now represented by ALIGND

Was this like today?

If so does that mean he just wants to get a deal done with Chicago? 

9 hours ago, fathom said:

After doing some research, I’m all aboard the Kirby Yates train. He was the best reliever on the planet from 2017-2019. He struggled last year due to bone chips that he got removed. Pitchers tend to recover nicely from that surgery, and he should be ready for 2020. I like the idea of a shorter deal for him than 3 for Hendriks.

My off-season plan included Colome + Yates. If it's Colome + Yates or just Hendricks, I'll probably take Colome + Yates. Although there is no reason why the Sox can't afford any 2 of those 3 guys anyway.

10 minutes ago, Soxnfins said:

Hendriks fired Lozano, now represented by ALIGND

When did that happen? Spotrac still lists MVP Sports Group as his agency.

 

12 minutes ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said:

When did that happen? Spotrac still lists MVP Sports Group as his agency.

Sounds like he just left MVP when Hannaford did.

23 minutes ago, Soxnfins said:

Hendriks fired Lozano, now represented by ALIGND

At least post the tweet so I don’t look like the only lunatic who believes Cheesy Beef ?

1 minute ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Sounds like he just left MVP when Hannaford did.

 

I looked up ALIGND on google and found nothing. Maybe he made that name up. Maybe cheesy beef is making this up based on what James Fox and Harold said in this thread. They said Hendriks left his agent.

Edited December 14, 20205 yr by Orlando

Hendriks leaving Lozano is a good thing. He is Machado’s agent too and we all know how that worked out.

Hendriks agent left Lozano in October. I’m not sure who the new agency is. 

4 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said:

Hendriks leaving Lozano is a good thing. He is Machado’s agent too and we all know how that worked out.

Yeah, it's a bit confusing but he wasn't really Lozano's client as much as he was clients with the agency Lozano owns. 

Best example I can use is it sounds like Liam Hendriks pulled a Rod Tidwell. Who's coming with me!

That son of a cheesy beef is right. It is ALIGND. And I can find no info on it anywhere but when I went to MLBTR it has it listed now. This is new becaus when Jimmy first mentioned it I looked and it was still MVP.

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/agencydatabase

I thought we were saying he left Lozano for a while?

Just now, fathom said:

I thought we were saying he left Lozano for a while?

Yeah, this isn't new news. James told us that in this very thread back on Wednesday. I got excited when I saw a bunch of new posts in this thread. Oh well.

Just now, fathom said:

I thought we were saying he left Lozano for a while?

Yeah, I think either James Fox or Harold mentioned it and said he left for Boras but that could have been a joke. The new info is the actual agency.