November 27, 20214 yr Watcha got $7M in his deal. I feel like Keuchel should be movable at $11M or so, which means eating $7M or $8M or taking a bad contract of similar value.
November 27, 20214 yr Haven’t heard any S.Suzuki mentions for awhile…if he doesn’t sign with a West Coast team, anything is possible.
November 27, 20214 yr I've been following this thread all off-season. Thanks to everyone for their work here- its much appreciated.
November 27, 20214 yr 15 minutes ago, rockren said: I've been following this thread all off-season. Thanks to everyone for their work here- its much appreciated. I try. Welcome to Soxtalk.
November 27, 20214 yr If a guy like Neris got 2 years and $17 million, the Sox shouldn't have many issues getting rid of Kimbrel's contract.
November 28, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, chw42 said: If a guy like Neris got 2 years and $17 million, the Sox shouldn't have many issues getting rid of Kimbrel's contract. You would think. But those deals seem a lot easier for GM’s to justify…compared to closers making $16 million. Someone will likely give Tepera a similar deal and nobody will remember him ten years from now. Let’s think of it as the White Sox equivalent of Dotel and Linebrink. But everyone remembers Billy Koch, for example. GM’s take a lot more heat over that than fanbases going after general bullpen spending. Think the Mets and Edwin Diaz, or Wade Davis after leaving KC.
November 28, 20214 yr Come on White Sox… let’s see it! Don’t you know I’m desperately in need of some moves to solidify my clearly lacking sense of confidence? My overbearing insecurity is showing through and the only thing which will provide a semblance of balance are baseball transactions related to Chicago’s best team. I’m already horribly afraid that I’ll even make it through a labor negotiation strike without losing my mind completely… Give me some hope, for fucks sake. It is plain as day that me and my feelings are more important than anything else and my entitlement is unmatched. So there!
November 28, 20214 yr 16 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: But everyone remembers Billy Koch, for example. GM’s take a lot more heat over that than fanbases going after general bullpen spending. Think the Mets and Edwin Diaz, or Wade Davis after leaving KC. But that's also because the Sox traded one of the best closers in baseball for Koch. Under any level of analysis, Foulke was the superior pitcher. Koch threw hard; Foulke didn't - I guess that was it. But Williams finally got the pitching squared away and got the ring. Edited November 28, 20214 yr by GreenSox
November 28, 20214 yr 28 minutes ago, GreenSox said: But that's also because the Sox traded one of the best closers in baseball for Koch. Under any level of analysis, Foulke was the superior pitcher. Koch threw hard; Foulke didn't - I guess that was it. But Williams finally got the pitching squared away and got the ring. Koch was on roids; Foulke wasn't
November 28, 20214 yr 35 minutes ago, GreenSox said: But that's also because the Sox traded one of the best closers in baseball for Koch. Under any level of analysis, Foulke was the superior pitcher. Koch threw hard; Foulke didn't - I guess that was it. But Williams finally got the pitching squared away and got the ring. One of my least favorite trades ever.
November 28, 20214 yr 39 minutes ago, GreenSox said: But that's also because the Sox traded one of the best closers in baseball for Koch. Under any level of analysis, Foulke was the superior pitcher. Koch threw hard; Foulke didn't - I guess that was it. But Williams finally got the pitching squared away and got the ring. Nope. Foulke wanted more money, something like $ 6 Million, or whatever. So they made the trade to save a few bucks, and then they gave Koch a raise to match Foulke. Foulke stayed successful and Kock didn't.
November 28, 20214 yr Adam Frazier moved for a couple useful spare parts. Would have been a great high-floor get just like Escobar. Confusing start to what promises to be a very strange off-season.
November 28, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, hi8is said: Come on White Sox… let’s see it! Don’t you know I’m desperately in need of some moves to solidify my clearly lacking sense of confidence? My overbearing insecurity is showing through and the only thing which will provide a semblance of balance are baseball transactions related to Chicago’s best team. I’m already horribly afraid that I’ll even make it through a labor negotiation strike without losing my mind completely… Give me some hope, for fucks sake. It is plain as day that me and my feelings are more important than anything else and my entitlement is unmatched. So there! That was a downright skillful use of the English language and quite humble while feigning arrogance.
November 28, 20214 yr 37 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said: There’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time
November 28, 20214 yr 10 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: That was a downright skillful use of the English language and quite humble while feigning arrogance. My big words calculator is broken… no compute.
November 28, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, hi8is said: My big words calculator is broken… no compute. Must have broken it using "entitlement."
November 28, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Must have broken it using "entitlement." I’m still trying to figure out how to pronounce Foulke. Fay-ull-kahge?
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