Maybe we can get some updated "top 5 payroll in November" updates after all these players sign. 

1 minute ago, fathom said:

Oh come on man

I'm not saying they have to get both, just one. If they won't even shop at a mid priced store, they're clearly not interested in winning championships. 

1 minute ago, Sarava said:

Isn't Scherzer supposed to be down to the 2 LA teams and the Mets, and the the LA teams wont give him a  3rd year? If this is about money/years, then he's probably going to be a Met.

It still seems crazy to me that Cohen would push a $300M luxury tax payroll, but who the fucks knows at this point.

8 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

 

Why concern ourselves with SP when we are trying to lock down Leury first?

1 minute ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said:

There seemingly haven’t been that many Robbie Ray rumors so maybe he really is the pitcher the Sox are going after.

I think they’re going to trade for pitching after the lockout is over 

I mean, if Scherzer is indeed out for the Sox - our options are getting very limited in all 3 positions that needed to be filled by impact players.

1 minute ago, Jack Parkman said:

I'm not saying they have to get both, just one. If they won't even shop at a mid priced store, they're clearly not interested in winning championships. 

We have no idea what their plan is, so going bonkers over every FA that signs elsewhere is going to get old.

1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:

It still seems crazy to me that Cohen would push a $300M luxury tax payroll, but who the fucks knows at this point.

Imagine having Cohen as the owner. What a dream. Anybody that says they wouldn't want him as the owner is just a douchebag. 

Just now, ron883 said:

Imagine having Cohen as the owner. What a dream. Anybody that says they wouldn't want him as the owner is just a douchebag. 

Don't come at me like that, Ron!

Just now, fathom said:

We have no idea what their plan is, so going bonkers over every FA that signs elsewhere is going to get old.

The options are already limited. 

1 minute ago, Sarava said:

I mean, if Scherzer is indeed out for the Sox - our options are getting very limited in all 3 positions that needed to be filled by impact players.

Trade for pitching, trade for Segura, sign a RF and a backup catcher 

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

We have no idea what their plan is, so going bonkers over every FA that signs elsewhere is going to get old.

Your guy Harold told us the Sox were going to be in on Scherzer and spend like a big market team.

Kind of running out of options to do any of those things. 

Sox going to end up with Danny Duff, Jonathan Villar, and Eddie Rosario. 

Edited November 29, 20214 yr by Look at Ray Ray Run

Just now, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Your guy Harold told us the Sox were going to be in on Scherzer and spend like a big market team.

Kind of running out of options to do any of those things. 

He also said if the Mets got involved it was bad news. 

6 minutes ago, fathom said:

I think they’re going to trade for pitching after the lockout is over 

That's the on-the-cheap approach.
And with the #30 farm system, they will either have to trade off of the ML roster, or give 2x the number of prospects as they are currently at their low value. Maybe he can finesse Kimbrel into a starter, but I'm not holding my breath.

Edited November 29, 20214 yr by GreenSox

 

Just now, fathom said:

He also said if the Mets got involved it was bad news. 

Oh, so if a team who was willing to spend got involved the Sox would be out and not act like a big market contending team. Got it... so same old White Sox?

Just kind of funny everyone wants a major move and then given the Sox history, it’s likely that player underperforms and we all despise him. Conforto is definitely someone that many would easily hate.

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

He also said if the Mets got involved it was bad news. 

Fathom, I’m sorry but it is your fault somebody else said something.

 

1 minute ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Oh, so if a team who was willing to spend got involved the Sox would be out and not act like a big market contending team. Got it... so same old White Sox?

There’s being a big market team and then spending crazy money.  If Mets want to give him 4/180, then no one is topping that.

1 minute ago, fathom said:

Just kind of funny everyone wants a major move and then given the Sox history, it’s likely that player underperforms and we all despise him. Conforto is definitely someone that many would easily hate.

Maybe but the nice thing with Conforto is he is here to provide the RHP balance, people wouldn’t need him to be a super star. This team really just needed to balance out some weaknesses, which you can do with brute force like signing a Semien, but there are other ways out of this.

1 minute ago, fathom said:

There’s being a big market team and then spending crazy money.  If Mets want to give him 4/180, then no one is topping that.

Seems like another White Sox outspent excuse. Also, I don't see 4/180 coming in. I'd guess he's got about 3/120 on the table right now.

Just wait until the Dodgers, Yankees, Red Sox, Padres and Mariners start spending this offseason. 

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

Just kind of funny everyone wants a major move and then given the Sox history, it’s likely that player underperforms and we all despise him. Conforto is definitely someone that many would easily hate.

I don’t get why people would hate Conforto, but you’ve said this before.  Care to elaborate?  He’s not the three outcome hitter that Sox typically despises.

Here's hoping the Sox are in the mix on Ray. I sure do like him. Tight pants and all.