7 minutes ago, Bad Hombre said:

 

Finally a real god damn rumor!

6 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Finally a real god damn rumor!

Yeah hopefully no more of those "Player X is a good fit for White Sox" because that doesn't mean a damn thing and doesn't mean we are tying to get said player lol

Don't look now, but the Reds are tanking. They have a couple of decent starters that might be available.

What do you think Manaea or Montas would cost?

Just now, Chicago White Sox said:

What do you think Manaea or Montas would cost?

Sheets for sure, likely Rodriguez also.  Montas seems too pricey, IMO

9 minutes ago, FoxForce2 said:

Don't look now, but the Reds are tanking. They have a couple of decent starters that might be available.

Yeah and based on the deal yesterday, they look more interested in slashing payroll than getting good prospects. Of course, trading Mahle alone, they should get a good return.

I was looking to see if they had any bad contracts that make sense to take back in a deal to lessen the return (not that the Sox really make those moves) but that doesn't really work either, unless they want to shed the 1 year/ $8mill owed to Shogo Akiyama.

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2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

What do you think Manaea or Montas would cost?

Probably close to the deal NSC Tweeted yesterday.

3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

What do you think Manaea or Montas would cost?

Sheets, Rodriguez, and Thompson unless they want Kelley instead of Thompson. A high ceiling arm though.

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

Sheets for sure, likely Rodriguez also.  Montas seems too pricey, IMO

Sheets plus Rodriguez seems way too steep for one year of Manaea IMO.

2 minutes ago, smellysox said:

Sheets, Rodriguez, and Thompson unless they want Kelley instead of Thompson. A high ceiling arm though.

This seems like too much for one year of Manaea.  I imagine it's two of those plus one low scrub

3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Sheets plus Rodriguez seems way too steep for one year of Manaea IMO.

You know the FO worries about those things later. They'll start the contract extension talks just like they did with Lynn.

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5 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Probably close to the deal NSC Tweeted yesterday.

This tweet?  Because, Ew.

 

4 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:

This tweet?  Because, Ew.

 

I don't disagree but I can see it.

And then of course if it happens, Rodriguez become Semien 2.0 haha

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I probably make this trade TBH and probably regret it later.

16 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

What do you think Manaea or Montas would cost?

Can Jake Burger equal one Todd Frazier

1 minute ago, Bob Sacamano said:

I don't disagree but I can see it.

I can too.  I don't know enough about McClure but I'd hate to give away Rodriguez for a potential 1 year rental.

Does Sheets, Adolfo, a low level lotto ticket, and an arm prospect move the needle (drawing a blank on names)? 

19 minutes ago, fathom said:

Sheets for sure, likely Rodriguez also.  Montas seems too pricey, IMO

I wouldn't even want montas. 

On the Reds Starters.
Baseball Ref Projections:,

Castillo

Year	Tm	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Rel
2022	Proj.	29	9	12	.429	3.85	1	173.0	156	83	74	19	68	3	185	6	1	3	731	1.295	8.1	1.0	3.5	9.6	2.72	76%

 

Mahle
 

Year	Tm	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Rel
2022	Proj.	27	10	8	.556	4.00	1	162.0	144	77	72	23	58	1	181	9	1	5	688	1.247	8.0	1.3	3.2	10.1	3.12	73%

 

I would really hope it's McClure instead of Thompson. 

21 minutes ago, smellysox said:

Sheets, Rodriguez, and Thompson unless they want Kelley instead of Thompson. A high ceiling arm though.

That package seems like significantly more than the one the Twins gave up for two years of Sonny Gray.

21 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:

This tweet?  Because, Ew.

 

At least gives us a solid controllable backup catcher.

Ill be psyched and willing to trade a lot for mahle, luis castillo, or montad. Id be ok with manaea

I’d hope Burger + Thompson/Dalquist + lesser piece is enough for one year of Manaea.  And I’d love to get Allen included as a throw-in.

45 minutes ago, FoxForce2 said:

Don't look now, but the Reds are tanking. They have a couple of decent starters that might be available.

In addition to their pitchers, what about Tyler Naquin for RF? He will be a free agent, at the end of the year, so he shouldn't cost much in prospect capital. LH bat and decent right fielder.