July 30, 20214 yr It's actually a little concerning that the Sox might be going with a "This time we will keep everyone healthy approach". If Kopech wasn't going to be transitioned to a SP, then a new SP probably should have been on the radar. What if Rodon runs out of steam? Cease cant be counted on yet. Giolito has not been an Ace this year.. and with our bullpen being so weird this year if one of them has a 'meh' playoff outing.. that might be the series right there. One injury to one of our top 3 SP and we are probably toast. Scherzer would have been an excellent fit for this team, as would Trea Turner. It's really a shame how weak our system looks and how teams like LAD and SD can seemingly make infinite trades and still have players teams want. Our blue chippers are limited to guys like Kelley and Thompson. The Sox should really be trying to land Kimbrel and Bryant at this point but that doesnt seem possible at all. Gonna be a rough time around here if the Sox get bounced in the first round again.
July 30, 20214 yr fwiw Fegan responded to a comment in the athletic this morning saying he did NOT in fact think they are done.
July 30, 20214 yr 14 minutes ago, buckweaver said: We improve simply by picking up one of the upcoming Dodgers' DFAs. DJ Peters will be a great help? They actually have to clear four more spots, Knebel and Seager are back soon. Doesn’t mean they don’t have options or that we would win a waiver claim since many rebuilding teams would get to pick before the Sox. Edited July 30, 20214 yr by caulfield12
July 30, 20214 yr 5 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: DJ Peters will be a great help? They actually have to clear four more spots, Knebel and Seager are back soon. Doesn’t mean they don’t have options or that we would win a waiver claim since many rebuilding teams would get to pick before the Sox. Great idea, I have wanted him for 2 years now
July 30, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, whitesoxbrad said: Great idea, I have wanted him for 2 years now “Peters was designated for assignment Thursday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports. Peters managed to reach the majors for the first time this season, and he hit .192/.382/.385 across 34 plate appearances. The bigger concern was his subpar performance with Triple-A Oklahoma City, as he struck at a 28.4 percent rate and had just a 71 wRC+ in 204 plate appearances. His designation opens a spot on the 40-man roster for Danny Duffy (forearm).” cbssportsline.com
July 30, 20214 yr At this point, I think we're done. However, I'd like Ian Kennedy for the pen/spot starter. Does Adolfo or Rutherford get this done?
July 30, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, tray said: Cubs stole two of the Yankees top prospects for a few months of Rizzo at the end of a lost season on the North side. I would be wary of any trade with the Cubs. They have set their sites high. In fact the Mets, who have expressed trade interest in some of the Cub players, have called the return ask almost laughable. Tray laugh reacts at like 10 straight posts, and then starts posting about how scared he is of the Cubs. Never change.
July 30, 20214 yr 32 minutes ago, DurhamStance said: fwiw Fegan responded to a comment in the athletic this morning saying he did NOT in fact think they are done. I feel like it is normal at a trade deadline to have Merkin write a “they’re done and happy!” Article, followed by someone saying “wait here’s another rumor,” followed by Merkin actually being right.
July 30, 20214 yr 13 minutes ago, Two-Gun Pete said: At this point, I think we're done. However, I'd like Ian Kennedy for the pen/spot starter. Does Adolfo or Rutherford get this done? Do we have $700k+ to spend?
July 30, 20214 yr Just now, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: Steve used a whole lot of words to say absolutely nothing. I think Steve just outed himself as a foodie.
July 30, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: Steve used a whole lot of words to say absolutely nothing. aka the Rick Hahn way of talking
July 30, 20214 yr 5 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: Steve used a whole lot of words to say absolutely nothing. 3 minutes ago, 2Deep said: Ah yes the we tried argument. I've seen this one before.
July 30, 20214 yr I am curious if the Sox fully expected this much movement around the league, or if some of it has caught them off guard.
July 30, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: Steve used a whole lot of words to say absolutely nothing. Translation: The Sox will make several lowball offers today in the hopes that one of them gets accepted, in reality expecting that none of them will but it provides cover to say that we tried but the prices were too high.
July 30, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Sambuca said: I am curious if the Sox fully expected this much movement around the league, or if some of it has caught them off guard. I think the Nationals selling everything off caught some people off guard. They struggled a lot this past week to completely take them out of the NL East race. Rizzo was saying they might not sell as recently as a week ago. Then the COVID thing hit them and they're trading just about everyone who isn't under control for more than 2 years.
July 30, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, 2Deep said: We really don't give a shit about OF defense lol. Even if we get Mancini he'd mostly be a DH/1B. He hasn't played the OF since 2019 and he wasn't real good when he played out there.
July 30, 20214 yr 12 minutes ago, GermanSoxFan said: Cishek is pure cringe No one works harder at reminding everyone that the front office works hard! It’s hard work u know!
July 30, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, South Sider said: Scherzer would have been an excellent fit for this team, as would Trea Turner. He dictated where he would be traded. He wasn’t ever picking the White Sox.
July 30, 20214 yr 11 minutes ago, chw42 said: Ah yes the we tried argument. I've seen this one before.
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