6 hours ago, SoCalChiSox said:

What about the Baseball Savant stats? Those are positive too.

 

7 hours ago, maxjusttyped said:

Teams seem to value framing much higher than the general public, even fans on here. They will take great framers who allow a ton of passed balls which is a profile most fans don't like.

And what are the teams telling us about Gary Sanchez

I get the angst about anything the sox do......BUT, at this point Gary Sanchez would be very good addition to this team, if that is what happens.  He had a good year behind the plate last year and he provides power at the plate, something we severely lacked last year.  The other aspect of this is who are you going to get at the Catcher position right now that is better than Gary Sanchez? 

 

Don't forget Yaz hit 3 homeruns last year and basically sucked as a catcher.

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Just now, 2Deep said:

I get the angst about anything the sox do......BUT, at this point Gary Sanchez would be very good addition to this team, if that is what happens.  He had a good year behind the plate last year and he provides power at the plate, something we severely lacked last year.  The other aspect of this is who are you going to get at the Catcher position right now that is better than Gary Sanchez? 

 

Don't forget Yaz hit 3 homeruns last year and basically sucked as a catcher.

Are they actually going to cut Yaz or would they keep the more expensive player and cut Zavala?

I think the only way this is possibly true is if the Sox believe Grandal is cooked.  Problem is that no matter what they do, they're still stuck with Grandal's salary.

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1 hour ago, ChiSox59 said:

He loves bringing him up any chance he gets. McGuire is awful and is irrelevant to any discussion at this point. 

I mean yea but he is also not on the team lol

I want Jorge Alfaro

9 hours ago, maxjusttyped said:

We know the Sox have never been wrong on someone's medicals or used limited resources in an inefficient way before.

Grandal was a great signing (at the time)

1 hour ago, Balta1701 said:

Are they actually going to cut Yaz or would they keep the more expensive player and cut Zavala?

they can easily keep 3 and move Sheets to the minors until they decide on who to cut

43 minutes ago, Kalapse said:

I want Jorge Alfaro

This would be good too.

27 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

Grandal was a great signing (at the time)

Pretty sure he’s talking about Rodon

Hector Gomez says the Giants are eyeballing Sanchez

IF this rumor were to be true (big if)…does that mean they know something contrary to Grandal’s back improving that we’ve been seeing? Because Seby is out of options correct? Can’t see any possibility of carrying 3 catchers

14 minutes ago, TheFutureIsNear said:

IF this rumor were to be true (big if)…does that mean they know something contrary to Grandal’s back improving that we’ve been seeing? Because Seby is out of options correct? Can’t see any possibility of carrying 3 catchers

You can carry 3 catchers since Sheets provides 0 value.  Grandal just becomes the backup 1B + spot start catcher.  And if he is indeed broken, you can cut him and bring Sheets up

12 hours ago, 2Deep said:

Do any of our insiders know if there is any truth to this.....

 

Unfortunately Happy Man is a mentally ill individual desperate for attention, so unlikely any truth to this.

2 hours ago, 2Deep said:

I get the angst about anything the sox do......BUT, at this point Gary Sanchez would be very good addition to this team, if that is what happens.  He had a good year behind the plate last year and he provides power at the plate, something we severely lacked last year.  The other aspect of this is who are you going to get at the Catcher position right now that is better than Gary Sanchez? 

 

Don't forget Yaz hit 3 homeruns last year and basically sucked as a catcher.

This would be a rational move in my view. If Grandad can still walk and swing he can play some first base.

1 hour ago, Kalapse said:

I want Jorge Alfaro

Alfaro is a legitimately awful catcher.  Let's stop with the legitimately awful catchers.  

18 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

You can carry 3 catchers since Sheets provides 0 value.  Grandal just becomes the backup 1B + spot start catcher.  And if he is indeed broken, you can cut him and bring Sheets up

Sheets is very likely our starting RF for the first 3-5 weeks of the season.  

I don't see the Sox adding a catcher on an MLB deal unless they can turn Seby into something very useful on the trade market.  

21 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Sheets is very likely our starting RF for the first 3-5 weeks of the season.  

I don't see the Sox adding a catcher on an MLB deal unless they can turn Seby into something very useful on the trade market.  

Well there went my lunch.

30 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Well there went my lunch.

And the desperate need for a passable 4th OF reveals itself yet again.  

59 minutes ago, pcq said:

This would be a rational move in my view. If Grandad can still walk and swing he can play some first base.

In the limited time I’ve seen him play first…. He was just as bad as behind the plate.

4 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:

And the desperate need for a passable 4th OF reveals itself yet again.  

I am going to be brutally honest, I would rather see Leury out there, than see Sheets out there.

1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

I am going to be brutally honest, I would rather see Leury out there, than see Sheets out there.

Hopefully a legit 4th OF like Duvall instead.

7 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:

And the desperate need for a passable 4th OF reveals itself yet again.  

I think the team needs a third outfielder first.

4 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Hopefully a legit 4th OF like Duvall instead.

Well that would be ideal, but we all know the name on teh front of the jersey so...

11 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

I am going to be brutally honest, I would rather see Leury out there, than see Sheets out there.

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