November 30, 20232 yr Good, keep clearing out dead wood. I'll say that given the s%*# sandwich he inherited so far Getz is doing the (straightforward) but necessary first steps to improve the overall state of things over the next few seasons.
November 30, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, SoCalChiSox said: Hmm....opening up space at the right time... Could be. Definitely clearing space for something, whether it's readying for the winter meetings or something is currently cooking.
November 30, 20232 yr That's former 2018 #7 overall draft pick Adam Haseley and assassin of Danny Mendick, mind you.
November 30, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, hogan873 said: Could be. Definitely clearing space for something, whether it's readying for the winter meetings or something is currently cooking. They can cut guys after a move is made. Doesn't have to be in anticipation of a move happening. It does make sense if they want to take someone in the Rule 5 Draft though.
November 30, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: They can cut guys after a move is made. Doesn't have to be in anticipation of a move happening. It does make sense if they want to take someone in the Rule 5 Draft though. Gotta be for Rule 5.
November 30, 20232 yr They can take multiple Rule 5 guys if they want to, right? Because that might be a good idea given how much trash is on the 40-man.
November 30, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: They can take multiple Rule 5 guys if they want to, right? Because that might be a good idea given how much trash is on the 40-man. As long as there is space, yes. You have 3 spots open on the 40-man, you can draft 3 guys. Edited November 30, 20232 yr by Bob Sacamano
November 30, 20232 yr Just now, Bob Sacamano said: As long as there is space, yes. You have 3 spots open on the 40-man, you can draft 3 guys. Might not be a bad idea to do that, especially for pitchers.
November 30, 20232 yr 8 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: They can cut guys after a move is made. Doesn't have to be in anticipation of a move happening. It does make sense if they want to take someone in the Rule 5 Draft though. Ah. Makes sense. Thanks.
November 30, 20232 yr 19 minutes ago, Quin said: That's former 2018 #7 overall draft pick Adam Haseley and assassin of Danny Mendick, mind you. And that'll close the books on McKinley Moore
November 30, 20232 yr 11 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: They can take multiple Rule 5 guys if they want to, right? Because that might be a good idea given how much trash is on the 40-man. Just gotta keep the ones you draft on the roster all year
November 30, 20232 yr 9 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: Might not be a bad idea to do that, especially for pitchers. Yeah maybe see if you can find an interesting starter to hide in a long relief/6th starter role or something. Maybe that Kristian Robinson as a potential RHH 4th OF that Squirmin mentioned earlier in a thread.
November 30, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Yeah maybe see if you can find an interesting starter to hide in a long relief/6th starter role or something. Maybe that Kristian Robinson as a potential RHH 4th OF that Squirmin mentioned earlier in a thread. Glad I've got you on the bandwagon.
November 30, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: Glad I've got you on the bandwagon. Did not know the guy existed until today lol
November 30, 20232 yr Justin Dirden would be good rule 5 pick. See bmags post in the Rule 5 draft preview thread.
November 30, 20232 yr 50 minutes ago, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: They can take multiple Rule 5 guys if they want to, right? Because that might be a good idea given how much trash is on the 40-man. There's a lot of interesting guys out there. Especially on the pitching side imo. Hopefully they drop the pretense of competing and bring in some of these names. https://www.mlb.com/news/one-intriguing-rule-5-draft-prospect-for-each-team Edited November 30, 20232 yr by chitownsportsfan
November 30, 20232 yr "The Padres left catcher Brandon Valenzuela unprotected from the Rule 5 Draft, meaning he can potentially be selected by any club but must remain on that team's big league roster for the season. It'll be interesting to see whether another team bites on a 23-year-old defense-first catcher who posted a .711 OPS between High-A Fort Wayne and Double-A San Antonio last season." AJ Casavell mlb.com
November 30, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, caulfield12 said: "The Padres left catcher Brandon Valenzuela unprotected from the Rule 5 Draft, meaning he can potentially be selected by any club but must remain on that team's big league roster for the season. It'll be interesting to see whether another team bites on a 23-year-old defense-first catcher who posted a .711 OPS between High-A Fort Wayne and Double-A San Antonio last season." AJ Casavell mlb.com If you draft him, are you pairing him with Korey Lee? Not really a fan of that plan. Edited November 30, 20232 yr by Bob Sacamano
November 30, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Bob Sacamano said: If you draft him, are you pairing him with Korey Lee? Not really a fan of that plan. No Lee should be in the minors. I don't care what he hits ... I'm getting the veteran equivalent of Hedges Nola Maldonado and giving him 60% of the reps with the most important pitchers until Perez/Lee and eventually Quero prove themselves. We did do this ages ago with that Cuban catcher from the Nats but he didn't work out nearly as well as Narvaez...since I can't even remember his name anymore.
November 30, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: If you draft him, are you pairing him with Korey Lee? Not really a fan of that plan. I mean, how big league ready is his defense and pitcher handling? It's worth asking, he'd be better than spending a couple million on Hedges.
November 30, 20232 yr 10 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: I mean, how big league ready is his defense and pitcher handling? It's worth asking, he'd be better than spending a couple million on Hedges. I'd draft him, how cares if he puts up -3 WAR, if there's a 5% chance he's a useful player take it. 2024 is sadly a throwaway year now so at least fill it with some intriguing players. Edited November 30, 20232 yr by chitownsportsfan
November 30, 20232 yr Just now, chitownsportsfan said: I'd draft him, how cares if he puts up -3 WAR, if there's a 5% chance he's a useful player take it. 2024 is sadly a throwaway year now so at least fill it with some intriguing players. Well I'm also expecting the Sox to have a pretty iffy pitching staff and some raw younger guys in there, and some guys who we will probably be wanting to trade at the deadline, I will grant that having a guy who calls games and can handle pitchers has some value to this team. So I'd have to take that into account here too.
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