March 8, 20242 yr Weak ass Brad Keller. This is like Justin Morneau on the Sox except Morneau had an infinitely better career.
March 8, 20242 yr Can always use an ex-Royal. At least when KW went through his phase of every player acquired had to have played for Cleveland, they won. Edited March 8, 20242 yr by Dick Allen
March 8, 20242 yr Ugh. Are they gonna plow through every single washed up bullpen arm on the planet? I mean, I guess it's low risk, but it reveals a mindset of trying to build a 'pen whose average age is 38. I'd really like to see more opportunity for guys like Leasure and Speas.
March 8, 20242 yr Waiting for Helen at catcher once Stassi or Maldonado go down. ZIPS Projections: 0.0 fWAR, 89 2/3 IP, 11 HR, 6.82 K/9, 5.21 FIP, 5.42 ERA, 68 K, 54 BB.
March 8, 20242 yr 3 minutes ago, TheFutureIsNear said: They have to be doing this on purpose at this point right? 10/10 troll job by Getz Chris Getz's free agent list.
March 8, 20242 yr 43 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said: Former Royal? ✔ Former Royal? ✔ Bad? ✔ Cheap? ✔ Getz: “Sign him up!”
March 8, 20242 yr 22 minutes ago, TheFutureIsNear said: They have to be doing this on purpose at this point right? 10/10 troll job by Getz This whole off season has been as bizarre as can be. What exactly is Getz’s game plan?
March 8, 20242 yr 5 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said: This whole off season has been as bizarre as can be. What exactly is Getz’s game plan? I mean it's pretty obvious the plan is to field a team while spending around the least money possible. Is what it is. Just wait until July when we've got 5 guys injured, you'll really see some stiffs.
March 8, 20242 yr 21 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said: This whole off season has been as bizarre as can be. What exactly is Getz’s game plan? To fill out a roster with cheap guys you can easily cut while you wait for the younger guys to come up and take their place. Also hope some of them give you a little something so you can trade them at the deadline.
March 8, 20242 yr 18 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: I mean it's pretty obvious the plan is to field a team while spending around the least money possible. Is what it is. Just wait until July when we've got 5 guys injured, you'll really see some stiffs. Some of this is still a little bit weird. The obsession with the Royals is a little bit weird. Seemingly over-buying on veterans, I have no idea where they think they have roster spots for all these guys, and I'm the one who complained the most about lack of depth the last 3 years. Some of the money they spent on these veterans is a little excessive for a team trying to massively cut payroll (Maldonado is tops on that list). Otherwise, despite the weirdness this would mostly be fine - if we weren't also making moves like the trades with the D-Backs and Cubs, where we gave away lower-level minor league pieces for back of the roster pieces to help improve the team now.
March 8, 20242 yr They probably wanted to bring this guy in sooner, but had to be sure Tim Anderson wasn't coming back first.
March 8, 20242 yr 1 minute ago, Balta1701 said: Some of this is still a little bit weird. The obsession with the Royals is a little bit weird. Seemingly over-buying on veterans, I have no idea where they think they have roster spots for all these guys, and I'm the one who complained the most about lack of depth the last 3 years. Some of the money they spent on these veterans is a little excessive for a team trying to massively cut payroll (Maldonado is tops on that list). Otherwise, despite the weirdness this would mostly be fine - if we weren't also making moves like the trades with the D-Backs and Cubs, where we gave away lower-level minor league pieces for back of the roster pieces to help improve the team now. I think in totality it's been a decent offseason. I just don't think you can judge Getz until he's got a couple years under his belt. It's hard for me to care too much about any and all the moves until we see if he's improved the Sox' overall talent by 2026.
March 8, 20242 yr 6 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: I think in totality it's been a decent offseason. I just don't think you can judge Getz until he's got a couple years under his belt. It's hard for me to care too much about any and all the moves until we see if he's improved the Sox' overall talent by 2026. I remain somewhat concerned that in a couple years we'll be regretting those two deals where we traded away the minor league pitchers, but other than that - they cleared out some guys they needed to move, one who I didn't even think was movable at all, and they avoided any gigantic "convert my 61 win team into a title contender" trades or signings that set them back years without much benefit, as has been their M.O. for the last 11 years. But seriously, this Royal obsession is straight up weird.
March 8, 20242 yr Hahn overpaying to fill the roster with replacement level players vs. Getz trying to sign total crap for pennies. I’m honestly not sure which is worse.
March 8, 20242 yr 4 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: I remain somewhat concerned that in a couple years we'll be regretting those two deals where we traded away the minor league pitchers, but other than that - they cleared out some guys they needed to move, one who I didn't even think was movable at all, and they avoided any gigantic "convert my 61 win team into a title contender" trades or signings that set them back years without much benefit, as has been their M.O. for the last 11 years. But seriously, this Royal obsession is straight up weird. It would even be more weird if some other team had an obsession with ex-Sox players and signed a bunch of them.
March 8, 20242 yr Thinking back to the TA/Keller thing, what a huge bummer the ways things have played out. TA flamed out with the Sox in embarrassing fashion and now we have the cowardly pitcher who got offended by a bat flip.
March 8, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, South Side Hit Men said: Waiting for Helen at catcher once Stassi or Maldonado go down. ZIPS Projections: 0.0 fWAR, 89 2/3 IP, 11 HR, 6.82 K/9, 5.21 FIP, 5.42 ERA, 68 K, 54 BB. Helen Keller ?
March 8, 20242 yr 31 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: Some of this is still a little bit weird. The obsession with the Royals is a little bit weird. Obsession? These are most probably pitchers that Bannister has worked with in the past. We've also signed some guys who were with him on the Giants. It's a minor league signing. We need to fill out a pitching staff at AAA, too. If he's got anything left in the tank and is a small fix away from being a 5th starter option, so be it. The injury to Scholtens and Touki's disastrous outings highlight the need for fungible arms.
March 8, 20242 yr 19 minutes ago, RTC said: Hahn overpaying to fill the roster with replacement level players vs. Getz trying to sign total crap for pennies. I’m honestly not sure which is worse. Expensive crap is a lot worse.
March 8, 20242 yr 18 minutes ago, oldsox said: It would even be more weird if some other team had an obsession with ex-Sox players and signed a bunch of them. You mean like the Atlanta Braves?
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