3 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

I figured you'd catch on the $20 million suggestion pretty easily.

And anyway, Kimbrel is still not worth $16 million this year.

I feel like if he were a free agent, he'd get a 2 or 3 year deal, with a little less AAV. $16 mill for one year isn't too crazy me thinks.

1 hour ago, fathom said:

Nightengale the last few weeks has made it sound like it will be an upper echelon pitcher 

Are you saying Bob said we’d acquire an upper echelon SP?

2 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said:

Eloy's defense metrics have always been better than you'd expect. I don't think it's his bad defense that makes him unplayable out there, but rather the injury risk he causes for himself and anyone that comes in his vacinity because he's so clumsy out there.

His defensive metrics look across the board bad in 2019/2020. I just checked Fangraphs and over 2019-2020 they peg him as  the worst LF in baseball. His DRS and Statcast numbers those years were comparably bad, I just don't know how to sort multiple years on those pages. His metrics were terrible until 2021.

I am surprised we haven't heard any rumors or leaks around the league on guys though

Hearing Sox have mad interest in Lyle Mouton and Doug Brady for RF and 2B. Let's get this ball rolling.

Just now, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

I am surprised we haven't heard any rumors or leaks around the league on guys though

Jon and Bob have been too busy cleaning up the mess they made in their houses from jerking ownership for months. 

44 minutes ago, fathom said:

Oh there is going to be a meltdown of epic proportions if Conforto goes off the board quickly 

Starting with me!  ?

39 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

They still need a SP so they can stick Keuchel in the pen.

I told everyone that was a bad signing, covid season notwithstanding.  

When do I get my award for correctly predicting that Keuchel would turn into a pumpkin last spring? 

Didn’t he get Cy Young votes the first year of the deal?

36 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said:

I hate to be the glass half empty guy, but this new deal raised the luxury tax threshold which probably gave some teams more money to throw at some of the Sox FA targets.

It also gave us more money to throw at our targets.

35 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said:

Does anybody think Jerry was going to get close to the old threshold, let alone the new one?

We were already within $15M of the old threshold.

Edited March 11, 20224 yr by Chicago White Sox

3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Didn’t he get Cy Young votes the first year of the deal?

He did but it was also a ridiculously soft 60-game schedule. Pretty sure the only good offensive team we faced was the Twins lol

Edit: he actually made 2 starts and did good against them lol

Edited March 11, 20224 yr by Bob Sacamano

Just now, Bob Sacamano said:

He did but it was also a ridiculously soft 60-game schedule. Pretty sure the only good offensive team we faced was the Twins lol

this. 

6 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Jon and Bob have been too busy cleaning up the mess they made in their houses from jerking ownership for months. 

LMFAO. 

18 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said:

He is a PR outlet for the Sox. I've learn to live with it, but you have to take everything he writes/reports with a massive grain of salt.

True, just feels like having sand in your eyes when reading his tripe.

WHAT IS RICK HAHN DOING?!?!?

 

12 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

He did but it was also a ridiculously soft 60-game schedule. Pretty sure the only good offensive team we faced was the Twins lol

Edit: he actually made 2 starts and did good against them lol

Oh totally agree, just saying it’s hard to pat yourself on the back for saying it was going to be horrible signing when one of his two years was good and he has one left.  That being said, I’m not optimistic and would love to add another impact starter.

im very thirsty for a transaction

Just for discussion purposes:

 

1 hour ago, Jack Parkman said:

They still need a SP so they can stick Keuchel in the pen.

I told everyone that was a bad signing, covid season notwithstanding.  

When do I get my award for correctly predicting that Keuchel would turn into a pumpkin last spring? 

I thought you predicted that there wouldn't be baseball until 2024

1 minute ago, ron883 said:

I thought you predicted that there wouldn't be baseball until 2024

Hahaha he did 

So we’re GMs not allowed to talk during the lockout?  If so, what kind of dumb shit is that?

1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Just for discussion purposes:

 

Don't they need to move Kimbrel first for prospects so they can send those kids then to OAK? 

I thought one was kind of contingent on the other.

And RH needs to get Conforto done tonight. 4/80-85 and once Colas is ready you can move Conforto to LF and Eloy to DH.

Where are the damn transactions!? They gonna make us wait til tomorrow!?

Just now, SoCalChiSox said:

Don't they need to move Kimbrel first for prospects so they can send those kids then to OAK? 

I thought one was kind of contingent on the other.

And RH needs to get Conforto done tonight. 4/80-85 and once Colas is ready you can move Conforto to LF and Eloy to DH.

^^^^^