November 17, 20214 yr Just a reminder to never miss an afternoon at Soxtalk...I would have missed all the Verlander speculation if I checked in tomorrow or even tonight. Miss a little....miss alot.
November 17, 20214 yr The closest I can recall to another one of the mid to late 30's HoF pitchers would be Tom Seaver, but he was a comp pick for losing Dennis Lamp in the 80s. Steve Carlton was completely done. That felt like more of a marketing gimmick.
November 17, 20214 yr 27 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: I think the Sox either have a trade brewing or another free agent and used Bob to try to get them to flinch. Could it have been Verlanders camp reporting this to get the Astros to up/finalize their offer?
November 17, 20214 yr Just now, maloney.adam said: Ironically there were significant rumors the Astros players last year didn’t care for Verlander
November 17, 20214 yr Well, there will be a new game this year tracking the starts and fWAR/$$ on Verlander, Syndergaard, Rodon, Rodriguez, Kershaw, etc.
November 17, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, maxjusttyped said: It's looking like a good year to be a FA SP. so exactly what I guessed. SHUCKS
November 17, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: Could it have been Verlanders camp reporting this to get the Astros to up/finalize their offer? Not with twenty teams involved. They were around him throughout his rehab and had an exact figure they were comfortable with. Feels more like "the White Sox are active but not really" PR-oriented offseason tweet to keep fans engaged trick more than anything else.
November 17, 20214 yr Given the contracts we've seen so far, I don't think it's impossible that Scherzer breaks the AAV record on a 2 or 3 year deal.
November 17, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, caulfield12 said: Not with twenty teams involved. They were around him throughout his rehab and had an exact figure they were comfortable with. Feels more like "the White Sox are active but not really" PR-oriented offseason tweet to keep fans engaged trick more than anything else. I don’t think Bob would say they’re being aggressive if they don’t plan on it. In previous years when they were low on money, he would say that.
November 17, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, maxjusttyped said: Given the contracts we've seen so far, I don't think it's impossible that Scherzer breaks the AAV record on a 2 or 3 year deal. 3/150 is possible
November 17, 20214 yr 5 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: Shedding Greinke for Verlander, promising young pitching staff...they have to replace Correa, might want to upgrade in CF and back of bullpen, but they're going to be clear favorites in the West again unless Seattle goes crazy this offseason.
November 17, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, ShoeLessRob said: We’re going to be dumpster diving a lot this off season aren’t we? God we're starting with this and only one disappointing non signing so far. Going to be a long offseason.
November 17, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, fathom said: 3/150 is possible Wow....should I stop daydreaming about Max in that Sox uniform then?
November 17, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, caulfield12 said: Shedding Greinke for Verlander, promising young pitching staff...they have to replace Correa, might want to upgrade in CF and back of bullpen, but they're going to be clear favorites in the West again unless Seattle goes crazy this offseason. They're the favorite no matter what the flash-in-the-pan Mariners do this offseason.
November 17, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, fathom said: I don’t think Bob would say they’re being aggressive if they don’t plan on it. In previous years when they were low on money, he would say that. Sure, but there's a very limited supply of players for RF and 2B that meet the criteria...and around five starting pitchers that would get anyone excited. Trading youth like Vaughn and Jimenez for veterans is even scarier...because each one of those moves means we really have just these next three years remaining, at most. We shall see, I guess. Unless the Sox now inhabit a world where Giolito gets Berrios extension numbers and Tim Anderson $175-225 million. Edited November 17, 20214 yr by caulfield12
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