YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Something new to talk about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Maybe this can lead into Burger being traded to the Brewers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Brewers are adamant they’re not going to hurt their defense with any acquisitions. Burger makes very little sense for them. Eloy on the other hand would be their second best hitter the second he’s acquired and would make that park look small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 1 minute ago, fathom said: Brewers are adamant they’re not going to hurt their defense with any acquisitions. Burger makes very little sense for them. Eloy on the other hand would be their second best hitter the second he’s acquired and would make that park look small. And Eloy would definitely make the defense better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Eloy is another guy who represents what’s wrong with this team. In that he can’t stay healthy, has zero defensive value, and doesn’t have the best approach at the plate. He is controlled through 2026, I’d look to move him too. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 3 minutes ago, fathom said: Brewers are adamant they’re not going to hurt their defense with any acquisitions. Burger makes very little sense for them. Eloy on the other hand would be their second best hitter the second he’s acquired and would make that park look small. They could just DH Burger, I wouldn't imagine they're as inept as out team running him out there at 2B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 1 minute ago, Joshua Strong said: Eloy is another guy who represents what’s wrong with this team. In that he can’t stay healthy, has zero defensive value, and doesn’t have the best approach at the plate. He is controlled through 2026, I’d look to move him too. Eloy was on their little list of people they are not going to trade. Seems they have taken a hard no stance on those guys so I don't think this would lead anywhere with Eloy. Burger on the other hand, was not on that list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 So who in the Sox org leaks stuff to Bruce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 I actually remember something on this in June. I wonder if Bruce just reads mlbtraderumors or brewer blogs like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 21 minutes ago, T R U said: Eloy was on their little list of people they are not going to trade. Seems they have taken a hard no stance on those guys so I don't think this would lead anywhere with Eloy. Burger on the other hand, was not on that list. Any list that says Andrew Vaughn is untouchable is stupid. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 32 minutes ago, T R U said: They could just DH Burger, I wouldn't imagine they're as inept as out team running him out there at 2B. Should have already learned that lesson with Hiura vs. Wong. Interesting that they would be adding another bat with Santana just acquired to platoon at 1B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Quin Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 23 minutes ago, bmags said: I actually remember something on this in June. I wonder if Bruce just reads mlbtraderumors or brewer blogs like me. This is the most likely answer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shago Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 1 hour ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: *PLEASE* Dear Lord Baby Jesus let this be true ... **This post sponsored by new 🍒 Mountain Dew 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 maybe the Sox can get a slaphitting LF'r and a rubberarmed reliever 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalChiSox Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 (edited) Burger or Eloy for 2B/3B/OF Tyler Black from MIL, who says no? I know @Chicago White Sox mentioned Robert Gasser earlier but with Bush and Nastrini probably going to be in the lower half of the rotation at some point in 24, the Sox IMO are likely to turn their eyes to the hole at 2B now. Left handed savage with good AVG, outstanding OBP and good speed but questionable D. Since we don't care about D anyway I don't see it being a concern for the FO at 2B. And you see how he plays if Jacob Gonzalez looks better eventually at 2B you can move Black somewhere else on the diamond. I dont see Eloy going anywhere, but if they could sell high on Burger this would be the time. Ranked No. 95 overall on Pipeline. Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 40 | Speed: 55 | Arm: 45 | Field: 45 | Overall: 55 Edited July 28 by SoCalChiSox 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 1 minute ago, SoCalChiSox said: Burger or Eloy for 2B/3B/OF Tyler Black from MIL, who says no? Ranked No. 95 overall on Pipeline. Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 40 | Speed: 55 | Arm: 45 | Field: 45 | Overall: 55 We do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalChiSox Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Just now, hi8is said: We do. For Burger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 2 hours ago, Joshua Strong said: Any list that says Andrew Vaughn is untouchable is stupid. He's untouchable in that no one wants him 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalChiSox Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Actually, putting aside the fact that no one likes the trade value site, you might be able to get BOTH Tyler Black and Robert Gasser (24.5 combined) for Burger (20.6) depending on how bad they want that bat and years of control and with the whole sellers market thing. We've gotten alot more than equal value on our trades so far, much more than the difference here. I'm pretty damn sure we wouldn't say no to that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 1 hour ago, SoCalChiSox said: Actually, putting aside the fact that no one likes the trade value site, you might be able to get BOTH Tyler Black and Robert Gasser (24.5 combined) for Burger (20.6) depending on how bad they want that bat and years of control and with the whole sellers market thing. We've gotten alot more than equal value on our trades so far, much more than the difference here. I'm pretty damn sure we wouldn't say no to that. Is Hahn drugging the Brewers FO first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalChiSox Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Just now, CWSpalehoseCWS said: Is Hahn drugging the Brewers FO first? Well...someone has seemed to be drugging opposing FOs so far as we have gotten good value on trades to date. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 3 minutes ago, SoCalChiSox said: Well...someone has seemed to be drugging opposing FOs so far as we have gotten good value on trades to date. You do kinda get those though, as literally every team that is trying to compete can justify adding pitching and there's only so many teams with pitching to sell, so getting deals done for pitching requires outbidding other teams. We also might have taken advantage of a few places where teams are avoiding 40 man roster jams or clearing out guys who are blocked. Big difference from teams overpaying for a Dh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 The Sox got good value today, but not exceptional value. And July usually leads to good value for the seller. Just reading Law's writeups on the trades, Lee and both have stunted somewhat this season. Lee started trying to pull everything this year and Nastrii's control problems haven't really improved. That takes the luster off some. There's a great opportunity to get a couple of major leaguers. As for Burger, he has prolific power, and just a modest improvement in pitch selection would make him a fine DH. And he can play a couple of positions if needed. I don't see the need for a giveaway job here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerksticks Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 15 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: You do kinda get those though, as literally every team that is trying to compete can justify adding pitching and there's only so many teams with pitching to sell, so getting deals done for pitching requires outbidding other teams. We also might have taken advantage of a few places where teams are avoiding 40 man roster jams or clearing out guys who are blocked. Big difference from teams overpaying for a Dh. Yea and I just don’t see how a team looks at Eloy as some difference-making bat for a playoff push. Even assuming he never gets hurt again, IMO he still hasn’t even established what he really is at the plate. Now paired with unplayable defense and injury likelihood on top of that…I don’t know how that’s a “push in your chips” play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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