January 3, 20251 yr 24 minutes ago, Quin said: Should, yes. But that's far too rich for their blood. Why should the Sox guarantee $22M to a utility infielder? If they're going to do that, bring back Leury.
January 3, 20251 yr 23 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Why should the Sox guarantee $22M to a utility infielder? If they're going to do that, bring back Leury. I believe we both thought it was Ha-Seong and he is certainly not a utility infielder.
January 3, 20251 yr 58 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: I don’t want a dumpster dive SS either, I want Kim. He’s 29 years old. Don’t see why they couldn’t afford a 4 or 5 year contract for him at the projected AAV I’ve seen thrown out for him. edit: just saw he signed for 3, $22M. That’s a joke, Sox should have easily beat that.. Why? The Sox probably won't be even at .500 in 3 years.
January 3, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: I don’t want a dumpster dive SS either, I want Kim. He’s 29 years old. Don’t see why they couldn’t afford a 4 or 5 year contract for him at the projected AAV I’ve seen thrown out for him. edit: just saw he signed for 3, $22M. That’s a joke, Sox should have easily beat that.. 3 years, $12.5M actually. Edited January 3, 20251 yr by Bob Sacamano
January 3, 20251 yr 50 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: The sticking point is that shoulder after surgery...he still might miss the first 2-3 months of the 2025 season. He's a $100-150 million player without that hanging over negotiations. Maybe he would want a one year deal or multi-year deal with an opt out after year 1.
January 3, 20251 yr 22 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Why? The Sox probably won't be even at .500 in 3 years. So that means they shouldn’t sign any good players over the next 3 years?
January 3, 20251 yr I know we have plenty of catching prospects but I’d still claim the catcher the Dodgers just DFA to add Kim. 23 year old Diego Cartaya, the Dodgers 16th ranked prospect.
January 3, 20251 yr 47 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: So that means they shouldn’t sign any good players over the next 3 years? If you are living in a trailer park are you buying a Ferrari to park in your car port?
January 3, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: So that means they shouldn’t sign any good players over the next 3 years? We are hot garbage for the next 3 years, at a minimum. Getz will have pulled a Getz if they cannot develop a utility guy over that time with what is already in house or drafted in the future.
January 3, 20251 yr 30 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: Who is going to be DFAd for this guy? I’m guessing a pitcher. Murfee, Scholtens, or Colas IMO.
January 4, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: If you are living in a trailer park are you buying a Ferrari to park in your car port? So Kim is Juan Soto? Wtf are you talking about?
January 4, 20251 yr 2 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said: I know we have plenty of catching prospects but I’d still claim the catcher the Dodgers just DFA to add Kim. 23 year old Diego Cartaya, the Dodgers 16th ranked prospect. Looks like he has struggled on offense recently. How’s his defense?
January 4, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, champagne030 said: We are hot garbage for the next 3 years, at a minimum. Getz will have pulled a Getz if they cannot develop a utility guy over that time with what is already in house or drafted in the future. How is Kim a “utility guy” when he’s averaged 3.5 WAR over the past three seasons? I guess Luis Robert is a 4th outfielder then.
January 4, 20251 yr 2 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said: I know we have plenty of catching prospects but I’d still claim the catcher the Dodgers just DFA to add Kim. 23 year old Diego Cartaya, the Dodgers 16th ranked prospect. The Sox literally don't have anywhere for Cartaya to play.
January 4, 20251 yr 20 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: How is Kim a “utility guy” when he’s averaged 3.5 WAR over the past three seasons? I guess Luis Robert is a 4th outfielder then. I think he means the other Kim the Dodgers just signed.
January 4, 20251 yr 7 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I think he means the other Kim the Dodgers just signed. Yeah, I thought we were talking Hyeseong and not Ha-Seong.
January 4, 20251 yr 48 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: So Kim is Juan Soto? Wtf are you talking about? I am talking about window dressing on literally the worst team in the history of baseball. WTF are you talking about? Why would you waste millions on a mid term deal for a player that has no hope of playing on a winning team? It's like getting expensive rims for for 84 Cutlass sitting up on blocks in the backyard.
January 4, 20251 yr 8 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: I am talking about window dressing on literally the worst team in the history of baseball. WTF are you talking about? Why would you waste millions on a mid term deal for a player that has no hope of playing on a winning team? It's like getting expensive rims for for 84 Cutlass sitting up on blocks in the backyard. Waste millions? We’re talking about a player that has been nearly as productive as Luis Robert over his mlb career with projections for a 5 year/$60M contract, cheaper AAV than both Benintendi and Robert. If the goal is to literally only field players making $2M or less, then they need to dump Robert and Vaughn asap and also eat whatever salary they need to move Benintendi.
January 4, 20251 yr 5 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Waste millions? We’re talking about a player that has been nearly as productive as Luis Robert over his mlb career with projections for a 5 year/$60M contract, cheaper AAV than both Benintendi and Robert. If the goal is to literally only field players making $2M or less, then they need to dump Robert and Vaughn asap and also eat whatever salary they need to move Benintendi. For what, exactly? To win 51 games this year? And trust me they are trying to move Robert and Benny.
January 4, 20251 yr 4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: For what, exactly? To win 51 games this year? And trust me they are trying to move Robert and Benny. Why sign anyone if that’s the mentality? I mean, really? Why not just throw all the scrubs like Vargas, Deloach, and Amaya out there everyday if nothing matters anyways?
January 4, 20251 yr 6 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Why sign anyone if that’s the mentality? I mean, really? Why not just throw all the scrubs like Vargas, Deloach, and Amaya out there everyday if nothing matters anyways? Don't threaten me with exactly what a 41 win team should be doing.
January 4, 20251 yr 11 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Don't threaten me with exactly what a 41 win team should be doing. Says the guy that was devastated by breaking the loss record and continues to bring it up. Sounds like you want them to break it again!
January 4, 20251 yr 3 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said: I know we have plenty of catching prospects but I’d still claim the catcher the Dodgers just DFA to add Kim. 23 year old Diego Cartaya, the Dodgers 16th ranked prospect. Top 15 prospect not long ago. Only 2 catchers on the 40 man so there's room there, but not really when it comes to org depth. I guess you can shove him all the way down in AA. Theel and Quero shouldn't be down there and would be ahead of this guy. But yeah not sure how much sense it makes for a 23 year old on the 40 in AA above 2 guys who will be pushing for that spot very soon.
January 4, 20251 yr I see both sides of the argument. Keep payroll low during the rebuild and then spend like crazy when the team is good again. However, it doesn’t seem like Jerry is truly willing to “go all out” after saving millions during a rebuild phase. So I could understand @JUSTgottaBELIEVE’s stance of why not spend money? It’s Jerry’s money so who cares and he likely won’t ever go all out when the team is good again. Maybe a decent signing could help the team and/or be traded for an asset later. Edited January 4, 20251 yr by WhiteSox2023
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