Balta1701 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said: Where's Balta? lol Content with him being gone, impressed how many people who thought he was worth Bellinger are suddenly totally ok with that return. It's pretty much taking on an OF who fits but who is somewhat overpaid. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty22hotty Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 "should slide into the closer's role with the Dodgers" imagine giving the #1 ranked team a closer in exchange for an often injured 34 year old RF. 🤣 At the end the the day Kimbrel was poorly managed and misused 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Just now, BigHurt3515 said: Pollock's stays last year were great, if he can give us 120 games plus playoffs this is a huge win for the lineup But with Crochet/Kimberl possibly both gone the bullpen depth isn't great, easy fix at the deadline though. No Kelly for most of April might suck, but we've still got 3 dependable relievers in Liam, Bummer, Graveman. With Crochet and Kelly, hurt, Crick probably makes the team. We just gotta hope he turns out to be good to cover the 5th/6th inning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fathom Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Just now, Balta1701 said: Content with him being gone, impressed how many people who thought he was worth Bellinger are suddenly totally ok with that return. It's pretty much taking on an OF who fits but who is somewhat overpaid. I’d rather have Pollock than Bellinger. And on what planet is he overpaid? 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: Was the $3M bonus already paid? So its $18M luxury tax hit, but out of pocket for Sox is $15M? So a $1M savings. Not sure how the math will work out, the signing bonus is given out every year, so we might have to pay it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getupstretch39 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 The new AJP might only play 65 games but I love this move! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Holy hell is frozen and it happened. Patience paid off… wow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Train to 35th Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, TheFutureIsNear said: With Pollack having very little RF experience I hope this means Vaughn (when healthy) in RF and Eloy DH’ing the majority of the time. Probably won’t happen but would be nice That makes no sense while Pollack may have played LF and CF more than RF, to say "I hope this means Vaughn (when healthy) in RF" who has played how many games in the outfield? I'd like to see Pollack in LF, Robert in CF, and Engel in RF...they are all outfielders and not 1B attempting to play the outfield for the first time in their careers. Eloy to DH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I love this move. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 minute ago, chw42 said: No Kelly for most of April might suck, but we've still got 3 dependable relievers in Liam, Bummer, Graveman. With Crochet and Kelly, hurt, Crick probably makes the team. We just gotta hope he turns out to be good to cover the 5th/6th inning. I have a feeling long relievers are going to be more valuable than set-up guys during April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Just now, fathom said: I’d rather have Pollock than Bellinger. And on what planet is he overpaid? At his CBT salary, he's probably paid correctly. But we're really taking on either $15 million or $18 million for a 1 year deal here, so we're paying him like he's a 2 WAR player. That's probably what will happen, but we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 BUT WHERE IS OUR RESOURCE ALLOCATION?!?!? In all seriousness, at this stage of the offseason, the Kimbrel deal had to fill a hole. Pollock is a great fit, even with his injury history, we have other back up options for when the injuries happen. If nothing else the defensive ability of the OF just went up a TON, along with a legit bat. Would have been better if he was LH, but this works. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: Content with him being gone, impressed how many people who thought he was worth Bellinger are suddenly totally ok with that return. It's pretty much taking on an OF who fits but who is somewhat overpaid. Give the laughs all you want @ChiSox59. You left a paper trail. On 3/22/2022 at 9:14 AM, ChiSox59 said: Id be shocked if the Sox trades for Pollock. Doesn’t really make much sense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Just now, fathom said: I have a feeling long relievers are going to be more valuable than set-up guys during April. We're gonna live or die by Reylo and Velasquez aren't we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Maybe we use the 5 million in savings to sign a reliever. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Also, has anyone checked on TLR? Getting a right fielder might drive him to drink. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, SoxFanForever said: We're definitely dangling Sheets in that trade now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFutureIsNear Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 minute ago, A-Train to 35th said: That makes no sense while Pollack may have played LF and CF more than RF, to say "I hope this means Vaughn (when healthy) in RF" who has played how many games in the outfield? I'd like to see Pollack in LF, Robert in CF, and Engel in RF...they are all outfielders and not 1B attempting to play the outfield for the first time in their careers. Eloy to DH My point was to get Eloy at DH to avoid injury. Not willing to bench Vaughn tho, Either play him full time or bite the bullet and trade him. Anything in between is dumb in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: Maybe we use the 5 million in savings to sign a reliever. There is very likely $1 million in savings. Pollock receives $5 million as a buy-out if he declines his player option. The White Sox have either taken on 1/$15 or 2/$20 if I'm reading this right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringfieldFan Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) Frankly, I'm surprised at this, and happily so. I'm happy for Kimbrel. He was brought over, lost the role he had built his career on, and for all intents lost his market value. Raw deal there so glad LA kept faith he could revert back to what he was before all that. For the Sox, well Pollack is way better than the $16 mil bag of baseballs it appeared they were stuck with. Essentially, now its a become Madrigal for Pollock. Not ideal, but somewhat tolerable. Edited April 1, 2022 by SpringfieldFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I think they end up with Manaea now and he signs an extension in July 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Nice move. And even if it isn’t Manaea, gotta think the Sox are adding 1-2 arms in the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Kuntz Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, chw42 said: We're gonna live or die by Reylo and Velasquez aren't we? If the Sox get Manaea that means they could have Reylo, Velazquez and Keuchel (or Kopech) all in long relief to start the season. That is probably as good or better than most teams. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalChiSox Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: Maybe we use the 5 million in savings to sign a reliever. Boom. Ron bringing his A game today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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