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Sox Sign Vince Velasquez

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1 minute ago, KBX said:

All I know is this too is part of the long play for CONFORTO. The whole offseason is a saga that culminates in CONFORTO.

What does this have to do with Conforto?

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8 minutes ago, Quin said:

I honestly forgot that happened against us.

 

Wow..Vince having a Craig Grebek at Yankee Stadium game out there.  Outstanding....but only because we still won the game.

I think they're going into the season with Lopez and Velasquez as the depth. Idk how they're going to carry all of them as I think Lopez is out of options. 

5 minutes ago, KBX said:

All I know is this too is part of the long play for CONFORTO. The whole offseason is a saga that culminates in CONFORTO.

I want CONFORTO. This team needs CONFORTO.

3 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

I think they're going into the season with Lopez and Velasquez as the depth. Idk how they're going to carry all of them as I think Lopez is out of options. 

Correct. Lopez is out of options. They now have to move Kimbrel to keep Lopez and Ruiz on the roster, unless Lopez is being floated as a trade chip.

 

ALL. OF. THE. RELIEVERS.

Nice knowin ya Miker

We essentially trade one of those guys for Velasquez... ewwy

Just now, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

We essentially trade one of those guys for Velasquez... ewwy

Yeah this makes me think we're not getting any other pitchers. 

10 minutes ago, wegner said:

Wow..Vince having a Craig Grebek at Yankee Stadium game out there.  Outstanding....but only because we still won the game.

I thought it was Lillibridge .

Surely this is part of some master plan that we are yet to understand. Right?

This was our big SP signing ?

I’m thinking in April they expand rosters to 28 or 29, so I’m not too concerned…yet.

3 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

I thought it was Lillibridge .

It was Brent, Cali....sorry about that.  Must've had the little hurt on my brain for some reason.

WHIP last year was 1.50 and his career WHIP is 1.39 

Why are they giving up a roster spot for such a below average pitcher? If he sees any significant innings at the Major League level, that would not bode well for the Sox.

 

 

1 minute ago, Lillian said:

WHIP last year was 1.50 and his career WHIP is 1.39 

Why are they giving up a roster spot for such a below average pitcher? If he sees any significant innings at the Major League level, that would not bode well for the Sox.

 

His HR rate is pretty high too. Since no one else has specifically said it, maybe Katz sees something in him that he thinks is fixable. We got the obligatory Coop will fix him comment but this should be a minor league deal.

2 minutes ago, Lillian said:

WHIP last year was 1.50 and his career WHIP is 1.39 

Why are they giving up a roster spot for such a below average pitcher? If he sees any significant innings at the Major League level, that would not bode well for the Sox.

 

Looks like there will be expanded rosters at least for the first couple of weeks. Chances are he spends most of the 2022 baseball seaon in AAA.

20 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Just sign Conforto. I knew they were never going to invest significantly in a 6th SP. This definitely wouldn’t have been the insurance policy I selected, but oh well. Keuchel is and was always going to make 20 some starts whether you guys like it or not. 

I’m not sure how this prevents us from adding another starter.  This is probably a $2M signing that sends Burr to AAA to start the year.

1 minute ago, Dick Allen said:

Looks like there will be expanded rosters at least for the first couple of weeks. Chances are he spends most of the 2022 baseball seaon in AAA.

I hope so. However, in any case, won't he be taking up a 40 man roster spot?

 

3 minutes ago, Dick Allen said:

Looks like there will be expanded rosters at least for the first couple of weeks. Chances are he spends most of the 2022 baseball seaon in AAA.

How expanded are we talking? And for how long? I haven’t seen that yet.

Edited by Bob Sacamano

Good depth piece flyer. I like these types of pickups, but I fear the Sox tend to see them as reliable solutions instead of insurance policies with upside. 

4 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

I’m not sure how this prevents us from adding another starter.  This is probably a $2M signing that sends Burr to AAA to start the year.

Could be the case. Hope you’re right. Def like this better if they plan to use him out the pen. 

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