January 19, 20233 yr 1 minute ago, scotty22hotty said: how does a team that just lost its closer not take this gamble? Diekmans making more than chapman in '23 ? other than Chafin I don't see any other consistent BP options left My thoughts as well. 3.75 is an easy low risk high reward for any team. Surprised the non-contender royals were the only team
January 19, 20233 yr 4 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: My thoughts as well. 3.75 is an easy low risk high reward for any team. Surprised the non-contender royals were the only team Not only has he trended the wrong way and is coming off a particularly bad season...he also has a domestic violence incident in his background and I wonder if there are teams remembering that given how the response to that behavior has evolved since 2016.
January 19, 20233 yr Chapman couldn’t get the ball over the plate last year. There are other options if you’re looking for a reliever to bounce back to previous levels of production. No showing on a playoff team probably wasn’t helping his cause either Edited January 19, 20233 yr by FourEyesShottenhoffer
January 19, 20233 yr 20 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: My thoughts as well. 3.75 is an easy low risk high reward for any team. Surprised the non-contender royals were the only team Well, Chapman is a piece of s%*# human so….
January 19, 20233 yr 6 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: Well, Chapman is a piece of s%*# human so…. There are many piece of s%*# humans
January 20, 20233 yr 19 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: It's fun watching other teams trying to improve. But Phil Rogers thinks we should trade Kopech for Naperville Lopez and Taylor!
January 20, 20233 yr 9 minutes ago, fathom said: But Phil Rogers thinks we should trade Kopech for Naperville Lopez and Taylor! Well Phil Rogers can go f*** himself.
January 20, 20233 yr 6 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: OK, now this is how you come into a signing press conference. I'm disappointed he wasn't on horseback.
January 20, 20233 yr 40 minutes ago, fathom said: But Phil Rogers thinks we should trade Kopech for Naperville Lopez and Taylor! That guy is clueless as ever.
January 20, 20233 yr I really gotta be the first one to point out that LaStella was released by the Giants, NOT the Angels like Bob Tweeted?
January 20, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, Bob Sacamano said: I really gotta be the first one to point out that LaStella was released by the Giants, NOT the Angels like Bob Tweeted? Bob's gonna Bob.
January 20, 20233 yr Justus Sheffield has a minor league option remaining and was DFA’d by Seattle. Maybe try to grab him for depth?
January 20, 20233 yr 14 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Justus Sheffield has a minor league option remaining and was DFA’d by Seattle. Maybe try to grab him for depth? Paging Rick Hahn.
January 20, 20233 yr 37 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Justus Sheffield has a minor league option remaining and was DFA’d by Seattle. Maybe try to grab him for depth? A lot of these minor league signings/pickups seem too obvious.. but then we go sign the guy who hasn't touched a ball in two years
January 20, 20233 yr Championship window. Who Will Win The AL Central In 2023 Guardians 48.96% (3,307 votes) Twins 25.01% (1,689 votes) White Sox 18.91% (1,277 votes) Tigers 3.57% (241 votes) Royals 3.55% (240 votes) Total Votes: 6,754
January 20, 20233 yr 7 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: Championship window. Who Will Win The AL Central In 2023 Guardians 48.96% (3,307 votes) Twins 25.01% (1,689 votes) White Sox 18.91% (1,277 votes) Tigers 3.57% (241 votes) Royals 3.55% (240 votes) Total Votes: 6,754 On the flip side, didn't the betting odds for the divisions drop last week after the Correa signing and the Sox were still considered the favorite in the Central? I am on my work computer so cannot link, but I think I'd give Vegas sportsbooks a bit more weight than 6,750 random MLBTR readers.
January 20, 20233 yr 22 hours ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said: Sox added Mike Morin on a MiLB deal. He hasn’t pitched at all since 2020. I’ll never get why they bring in such random ass arms each year over someone whose actually has potential. 22 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said: There was a thread when he signed but it seems like it was deleted after existing for 20 minutes. This was sometime last week I believe. Ya, that was me. have a connection. Honestly i dont see the downside. from what i gather this was a Katz deal. Katz and morin overlapped with the angels and think he's the reason the sox signed him. He's had success early in his career and overall is a guy who's not going to walk guys. he limits hard contact. not going to really strike guys out, but is a decent bullpen arm. It's really not a bad signing at all - he's been in the majors in every year he was healthy since his rookie season and his xERA is 3.50 range or so for his career. Had TJS during Covid season with Marlins and rehabbed all of 2021. He was caught in the periphery of the Tyler Skaggs death alongside CJ Cron, Harvey, etc. which between that, TJS and being just a serviceable guy seems to have got him blacklisted a bit. Wouldn't be surprised at all to see him up with the team in 2023 and being an option. im biased, but think it's a good signing and obviously very low risk. He's not going to be that electric 98mph fastball out of the pen, but he should get you outs and be reliable.
January 20, 20233 yr 39 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: The analytics route was short lived. Seems like a more obvious position for him. White Sox are going to White Sox.
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