April 1, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, hogan873 said: My grade goes from D to B-. Still like to see one more SP added, but this trade really makes the off season look different. Like the Pollock move, but this off-season as of right now is still a C at best. Hahn had to trade a mistake from last year to fill one of his holes. Those kind of wash to me. It's going to be impossible for me to move past a C knowing that Hahn spent 11 million dollars on two utility guys.
April 1, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, fathom said: Nah, Sheets, Ramos and Thompson It’s going to be either Sheets or Burger but if I were to guess most likely Sheets because he really has no place on this roster now since we traded for Pollock. Vaughn or Eloy will be the DH now. Edited April 1, 20223 yr by maloney.adam
April 1, 20223 yr A lot of teams with way, way better farm systems want Manaea. If the Sox get him, it’s going to hurt.
April 1, 20223 yr A patch for Tony’s jersey. He can contemplate this when his new outfielder drives him home from the bar.
April 1, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, maloney.adam said: It’s going to be either Sheets or Burger but if I were to guess most likely Sheets because he really has no place on this roster now since we traded for Pollock. Vaughn or Eloy will be the DH now. Or they could decide to give Sheets a shot in MLB and send Vaughn to Charlotte. Vaughn struggled mightily with RHP last year so a season in Charlotte could be beneficial.
April 1, 20223 yr What i don't get, why make this trade in the immediate aftermath of Crochet needing TJ...
April 1, 20223 yr Just now, Polar Bear said: What i don't get, why make this trade in the immediate aftermath of Crochet needing TJ... Because he had to go. It can’t be repeated enough, he didn’t want to be here if not a closer.
April 1, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, fathom said: A lot of teams with way, way better farm systems want Manaea. If the Sox get him, it’s going to hurt. I'd like to see a championship before we have to rebuild again. Rebuilding time will hurt. I don't care if they have to trade for good players using good players. Get better and win that's the only mode I'm in now.
April 1, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, fathom said: A lot of teams with way, way better farm systems want Manaea. If the Sox get him, it’s going to hurt. That's what I think too, but we'll see. I think the MLB ready piece will be Burger though because the Sox have nowhere for him to play and they seem to like Sheets at DH. As long as the pitcher isn't Vera, I'm fine. I can live with the cost if they get Manaea re-signed. This is Winning Time. Edited April 1, 20223 yr by Jack Parkman
April 1, 20223 yr Pollocks health is certainly a concern, but the thing is, the Sox do have a lot of RF depth, they were just lacking a starter.
April 1, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, mac9001 said: Honestly if Engel is healthy give me Pollock in left, Engel in right and Eloy DHing. Yeah, let’s not do this
April 1, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, mqr said: Pollocks health is certainly a concern, but the thing is, the Sox do have a lot of RF depth, they were just lacking a starter. Haseley and Cespedes could fill in IMO. Cespedes was impressive in ST. If he keeps that up in Birmingham and Charlotte, we might have something there. Edited April 1, 20223 yr by Jack Parkman
April 1, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, fathom said: Nah, Sheets, Ramos and Thompson That would be too much for 1 year of Manaea, IMO.
April 1, 20223 yr Just now, Jack Parkman said: Haseley and Cespedes could fill in IMO. As could Engel, Garcia, and either of your first basement playing the outfield in a pinch
April 1, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, mqr said: Pollocks health is certainly a concern, but the thing is, the Sox do have a lot of RF depth, they were just lacking a starter. Yeah I agree and it makes it more affordable now to trade either Sheets or Burger. Edited April 1, 20223 yr by maloney.adam
April 1, 20223 yr Just now, mqr said: As could Engel, Garcia, and either of your first basement playing the outfield in a pinch Hopefully the Vaughn/Sheets in the OF experiment is over.
April 1, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Jack Parkman said: Hopefully the Vaughn/Sheets in the OF experiment is over. It won't be. They are going to try to get them ABs where possible.
April 1, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: That's what I think too, but we'll see. I think the MLB ready piece will be Burger though because the Sox have nowhere for him to play and they seem to like Sheets at DH. As long as the pitcher isn't Vera, I'm fine. I can live with the cost if they get Manaea re-signed. This is Winning Time. Sheets just lost his DH job this morning. Sox can't possibly be dumb enough to turn AV into a weakside platoon player at this stage. If anyone is going to AAA between Sheets/AV, it'll be Sheets imo.
April 1, 20223 yr 15 minutes ago, fathom said: Nah, Sheets, Ramos and Thompson That seems very expensive WITHOUT an extension in place.
April 1, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, fathom said: Because he had to go. It can’t be repeated enough, he didn’t want to be here if not a closer. He did, but still
April 1, 20223 yr 15 minutes ago, fathom said: Nah, Sheets, Ramos and Thompson Yikes. That is the kind of package I would give up for Montas. Manaea....
April 1, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Yeah, let’s not do this I do like the possiblities this presents with AV in LF, Pollock in RF and Eloy at DH though. Sox won't do it on a regular basis, but they should.
April 1, 20223 yr 26 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: With his hometown essentially being a Chicago suburb, this is one of those occasions where an extension might really make sense. Yeah...I'm not sure I want to trade for another Oakland pitcher who's from the Chicago Suburbs. The last one didn't work out real well for us.
April 1, 20223 yr Sheets raked last year but keep in mind that was only for less than half a season. We don’t know how good he will be for a full season so including him in a deal for a SP wouldn’t necessarily be horrible.
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