11 minutes ago, Capn12 said:

Yeah, they aren't cheap, finally. They are just really, REALLY bad at roster management/makeup.

They spend a lot on short term contracts and contracts for relievers. It isn't cheap, but it isn't a huge financial commitment for difference making players. 

4 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Sounds like Boras is leaking all this to drum up more interest.

While true, that also probably means that Castellanos talks are in their endgame.

15 minutes ago, ptatc said:

They are both DH. That's a tough choice.

Yeah you're forced to DH one and then hide one in LF. Problem is Harper also isn't good in RF, correct?

2 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said:

They spend a lot on short term contracts and contracts for relievers. It isn't cheap, but it isn't a huge financial commitment for difference making players. 

Yeah, I was referring to the big contract game. 4/72 is pathetic for a top 3 market. It's the optics of that more than anything. 

 

Just now, Bob Sacamano said:

Yeah you're forced to DH one and then hide one in LF. Problem is Harper also isn't good in RF, correct?

Statcast graded him out as average in 19/20 but every other year he's been about -5 in outs-above-average out in RF, including last year (-6). So somewhat below average but not awful would be a reasonable description so far?

Do something you cowards. 

 

 

I'm guessing it's for pitching

Crickets on Comforto's market

1 minute ago, Flash said:

Crickets on Comforto's market

Boston is gonna end up with him cause he has very few suitors at this point. 

4 minutes ago, chw42 said:

 

 

HMM.  tAKES THEM OUT OF cONFORTO/cASTELLANOS IF THEY WERE EVER IN TO BEGIN WITH

 

my wife is wearing her 05 world series hoodie today. I got a good feeling something gonna happen...

1 minute ago, Sleepy Harold said:

 

I thought they'd get ML ready pitching for Voit honestly. Lange has a big arm, but very little control. 

Good teams getting better…

4 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said:

 

Born 9/11/2001

26 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

So the solution to this is to have Keuchel all suited up and ready to go for the playoffs. After all, if Kopech isn't available, he's surely good to go.

 

No that's not what I said. I said they are going to need to put kopech on a strict innings limit so he can be ready. They don't need another pitcher that needs this same treatment.

Just now, ptatc said:

No that's not what I said. I said they are going to need to put kopech on a strict innings limit so he can be ready. They don't need another pitcher that needs this same treatment.

So who takes the innings Kopech can't do, and who is the 5th starter?

3 minutes ago, flavum said:

Born 9/11/2001

too soon

3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Good teams getting better…

How dare they. 

23 minutes ago, Tony said:

Of course it does. Let's say he was in line for a 5 year, 100 million dollar deal. You still think the Sox shouldn't have "risked" offering the QO, because there was a chance he accepted the 1 year deal, instead of taking a 5 year commitment? 

Because if what he got really doesn't matter, that's still how you would think, which makes zero sense. 

If this is the case then they read the market correctly as he didn't get 5 years at 100. He got 2 years at 44.

You're right where is does make a difference if he got the long term deal thus they were sure he would turn down the qualifying offer. However the deal was close enough that he may have accepted the QO and the Sox would have been stuck with him.

3 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

So who takes the innings Kopech can't do, and who is the 5th starter?

That is the question. Imagine if they needed to do that for 2 pitchers instead of one.

Just now, ptatc said:

That is the question. Imagine if they needed to do that for 2 pitchers instead of one.

So the solution to not having enough starting pitching depth is to imagine how things would be worse with an extra pitcher.

 

10 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Good teams getting better…

what team got better? The Padres are a sham and not winning anything. This didn't make the Yankees any better in our short window, so I am a bit whelmed on this deal.