22 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Over/under 7.5 different players appear in RF this year?

Joke's on us when they ruin the bet by rolling several dudes out there who can be considered a half player.

27 minutes ago, whitesoxwinner said:

What's the point of trading kimbrel if they're not going use the money? jimmy seems confident that they are waiting but do have offers on kimbrel. But he's not confident on conforto. Are they trying to trade kimbrel merely to be under budget? the front office and rumors have me scratching my head

 

Maybe they will use it on the player they acquire. Until the deal happens we won't know.

3 minutes ago, ptatc said:

Maybe they will use it on the player they acquire. Until the deal happens we won't know.

Steele Walker back on the South Side when!?

Zach McKinstry for Kimbrel and $2-4 million makes some sense.

Unless we are super confident in Harrison or Leury, there needs to be a better option than Romy or Mendick IMO.

I guess Micker Adolfo has already been awarded RF, with Vaughn at DH/1B and Sheets/Burger traded for starting pitching…fwiw, Cespedes looks pretty sharp out there in center, granted only one play.  Maybe it’s the lack of good jumps and routes by the majority of our outfielders last year.

Edited March 21, 20223 yr by caulfield12

2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Zach McKinstry for Kimbrel and $2-4 million makes some sense.

Unless we are super confident in Harrison or Leury, there needs to be a better option than Romy or Mendick IMO.

 

His name is Jake bigmac Burger.

Kidding. Kind of.

1 minute ago, ScooterMcGee said:

His name is Jake bigmac Burger.

Kidding. Kind of.

Never believed that was realistic.  More about showing off his versatility and relative agility for that size.  Trade positioning.

 

Interesting...

10 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Zach McKinstry for Kimbrel and $2-4 million makes some sense.

Unless we are super confident in Harrison or Leury, there needs to be a better option than Romy or Mendick IMO.

I guess Micker Adolfo has already been awarded RF, with Vaughn at DH/1B and Sheets/Burger traded for starting pitching…fwiw, Cespedes looks pretty sharp out there in center, granted only one play.  Maybe it’s the lack of good jumps and routes by the majority of our outfielders last year.

I like the idea of targeting upper minors depth from the Dodgers, but I'm not sure McKinstry is the guy. I don't think the Sox spent ~11M between Leury and Harrison for them to be replaced by a McKinstry type. Besides hitting left-handed, I'm not sure if there's much of a difference between McKinstry and Romy anyways. Both guys raked in the upper minors, struggled big time in the majors, but offer nice positional versatility. Their projections for this season on Fangraphs (fwiw) are pretty much identical, too.

6 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

 

Interesting...

Can you summarize what’s happening here?  I’m at a swim lesson for my kids and can barely hear.

7 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

 

Interesting...

Meh.. Nothing was said

I didn't know Yermin was still with the Sox. There's absolutely no chance he can make the big league team right?

31 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Steele Walker back on the South Side when!?

Don't know what the greatest name in baseball has to do with Kimbrel but I love the name.

1 minute ago, greg775 said:

I didn't know Yermin was still with the Sox. There's absolutely no chance he can make the big league team right?

Well, if Sheets, Burger and Vaughn each got hurt?

Poor Yermin. Do the Cubs have a DH? Trade him there for some pitching.

1 hour ago, whitesoxwinner said:

We seem to be pretty tight against the budget right now tho

Agreed. So they needed to prioritize where to put the resources.

 

17 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Can you summarize what’s happening here?  I’m at a swim lesson for my kids and can barely hear.

Essentially in the middle of talking, one of the guys gets a text and says it is an insider trade that hasn't made its way to twitter. He describes it as a "multi-layered" trade, doesn't want to name teams, and guesses it is a possible "1 of 2 trades." His hint is "big contract" and he doesn't want to say more because he doesn't want to ruin anything. The other guy asks if it involves the Cubs or White Sox, and there is an awkward pause and some laughing, with "White Sox, potentially" finally being admitted. Who knows.

 

Edited March 21, 20223 yr by CWSpalehoseCWS

2 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

Essentially in the middle of talking, one of the guys gets a text and says it is an insider trade that hasn't made its way to twitter. He describes it as a "multi-layered" trade, doesn't want to name teams, and guesses it is a possible "1 of 2 trades." His hint is "big contract" and he doesn't want to say more because he doesn't want to ruin anything. The other guy asks if it involves the Cubs or White Sox, and there is an awkward pause and some laughing, with "White Sox, potentially" finally being admitted. Who knows.

 

Yermin for Trout. Book it.

49 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Zach McKinstry for Kimbrel and $2-4 million makes some sense.

Unless we are super confident in Harrison or Leury, there needs to be a better option than Romy or Mendick IMO.

I guess Micker Adolfo has already been awarded RF, with Vaughn at DH/1B and Sheets/Burger traded for starting pitching…fwiw, Cespedes looks pretty sharp out there in center, granted only one play.  Maybe it’s the lack of good jumps and routes by the majority of our outfielders last year.

Where do you come up with this shit?

17 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

Essentially in the middle of talking, one of the guys gets a text and says it is an insider trade that hasn't made its way to twitter. He describes it as a "multi-layered" trade, doesn't want to name teams, and guesses it is a possible "1 of 2 trades." His hint is "big contract" and he doesn't want to say more because he doesn't want to ruin anything. The other guy asks if it involves the Cubs or White Sox, and there is an awkward pause and some laughing, with "White Sox, potentially" finally being admitted. Who knows.

 

Thanks for the summary. Sounds like instead of Kimbrel for RF it's Kimbrel first to open up room for a 2nd trade for RF. 

 

36 minutes ago, greg775 said:

I didn't know Yermin was still with the Sox. There's absolutely no chance he can make the big league team right?

This is my favorite thing Greg has ever said …

23 minutes ago, Quin said:

Yermin for Trout. Book it.

Yermin has yet to make an out in Anaheim, if you extrapolate those numbes to 81 home games…

 

That would be my pitch to the Angels  in trade talks.

Edited March 21, 20223 yr by GermanSoxFan

1 hour ago, ptatc said:

Which is all valid. But again what was their greatest weakness? Everyone will have an opinion. I just think it was the pitching staff.

I have this crazy idea that 500 > 60, and 140 > 60.

In other words, an everyday player that can play in ~140 games/year in the field, + get you ~500 PA/yr is more valuable than a garden-variety 60 IP reliever.

I also believe that a 140 IP SP generally helps you win more than a 60 IP RP.

 

So simply from usage alone, everyday player needs > RPs. Also, SPs needs > RPs. If your club has ANY weaknesses in your everyday lineup or rotation, address them, FIRST.

Crazy idea, right? 

Just once I would like this team, who I have dedicated a lifetime of fandom to, to open the damned pocketbook and empty it out on the damned floor. 
 

I’ve certainly done it for them many times. 

12 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:

Where do you come up with this shit?

Fun fact: that post contained eleven player names.

Edited March 21, 20223 yr by GermanSoxFan

13 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:

Where do you come up with this shit?

I was being sarcastic.  EVERY year in spring training, there's a breakout that doesn't translate to the regular season.  Kind of a running in joke around here.