January 24, 20251 yr Haha, cash considerations. Jerry’s favorite. The cynical side of me says that they DFA Marinaccio over Scholtens because they knew they could get something for Marinaccio (e.g., cash). I know it’s just a minor move but I see no way that keeping Scholtens over Marinaccio makes your bullpen better. And if someone wants to argue that the Sox will need a terrible arm to throw a lot of innings as a long man in garbage time, just bring back Touki. He’s a free agent. Edited January 24, 20251 yr by WhiteSox2023
January 24, 20251 yr 27 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Haha, cash considerations. Jerry’s favorite. The cynical side of me says that they DFA Marinaccio over Scholtens because they knew they could get something for Marinaccio (e.g., cash). I know it’s just a minor move but I see no way that keeping Scholtens over Marinaccio makes your bullpen better. And if someone wants to argue that the Sox will need a terrible arm to throw a lot of innings as a long man in garbage time, just bring back Touki. He’s a free agent. Once they plugged Scholtens in as a starter, he had strong outings against Texas, Cleveland and Baltimore (in 2023). He's a serviceable arm who can start. Funny how people are screaming that there's no bullpen arms, but cry when one is let go. However, I think a rehabbing Scholtens could have snuck through waivers. Marinaccio got all the way down to the Padres. Edited January 24, 20251 yr by WestEddy
January 24, 20251 yr 13 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Once they plugged Scholtens in as a starter, he had strong outings against Texas, Cleveland and Baltimore (in 2023). He's a serviceable arm who can start. Funny how people are screaming that there's no bullpen arms, but cry when one is let go. Serviceable? As a starter in 11 starts, Scholtens put up the following numbers: 0-6 record 5.87 ERA 1.66 WHIP 53.2 IP 71 hits (10 HR) 38 strikeouts 18 walks The dude is putrid. Edited January 24, 20251 yr by WhiteSox2023
January 24, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, Heads22 said: we hardly knew ye Watch as he emerges as the closer in SD after they dump Suarez on the market....
January 24, 20251 yr 57 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Haha, cash considerations. Jerry’s favorite. The cynical side of me says that they DFA Marinaccio over Scholtens because they knew they could get something for Marinaccio (e.g., cash). I know it’s just a minor move but I see no way that keeping Scholtens over Marinaccio makes your bullpen better. And if someone wants to argue that the Sox will need a terrible arm to throw a lot of innings as a long man in garbage time, just bring back Touki. He’s a free agent. Touki doesn’t have options, which is the entire logic of keeping Scholtens.
January 24, 20251 yr 39 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Once they plugged Scholtens in as a starter, he had strong outings against Texas, Cleveland and Baltimore (in 2023). He's a serviceable arm who can start. Funny how people are screaming that there's no bullpen arms, but cry when one is let go. However, I think a rehabbing Scholtens could have snuck through waivers. Marinaccio got all the way down to the Padres. I can understand why they’d keep Scholtens around, but let’s not pretend he is actually any good. He is simply an arm that you can use & abuse as needed because he’s not an actual prospect and has options. Edited January 24, 20251 yr by Chicago White Sox
January 24, 20251 yr https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/01/24/padres-trade-for-reliever-from-white-sox/
January 24, 20251 yr 59 minutes ago, nrockway said: Rocky Marciano played for the Sox? Probably still a better hitter than most of this line up today.
January 24, 20251 yr 5 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Probably still a better hitter than most of this line up today. Colavito, too...
January 24, 20251 yr 8 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Probably still a better hitter than most of this line up today. Definitely a better hitter than Tim Anderson…
January 24, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, WestEddy said: Once they plugged Scholtens in as a starter, he had strong outings against Texas, Cleveland and Baltimore (in 2023). He's a serviceable arm who can start. Funny how people are screaming that there's no bullpen arms, but cry when one is let go. However, I think a rehabbing Scholtens could have snuck through waivers. Marinaccio got all the way down to the Padres. just for accuracy, he was traded, not claimed on waivers.
January 24, 20251 yr 2 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Serviceable? As a starter in 11 starts, Scholtens put up the following numbers: 0-6 record 5.87 ERA 1.66 WHIP 53.2 IP 71 hits (10 HR) 38 strikeouts 18 walks The dude is putrid. Okay, we'll just put you down as "not understanding depth".
January 24, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said: I can understand why they’d keep Scholtens around, but let’s not pretend he is actually any good. He is simply an arm that you can use & abuse as needed because he’s not an actual prospect and has options. I thought auto-correct played a trick on me, but I clearly said "serviceable". I'm pretty sure we're in agreement.
January 24, 20251 yr 4 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Okay, we'll just put you down as "not understanding depth". You didn’t label Scholtens as just “depth”. You called him “a serviceable arm”. I showed stats that would indicate that he is a substandard arm.
January 24, 20251 yr 4 minutes ago, WestEddy said: I thought auto-correct played a trick on me, but I clearly said "serviceable". I'm pretty sure we're in agreement. Idk, I don't see a guy with a near 6 ERA and think "that is serviceable"
January 24, 20251 yr 5 minutes ago, WestEddy said: I thought auto-correct played a trick on me, but I clearly said "serviceable". I'm pretty sure we're in agreement. Serviceable means helpful or useful. Scholten’s production, or lack thereof, puts him in DFA territory.
January 24, 20251 yr 23 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Serviceable means helpful or useful. Scholten’s production, or lack thereof, puts him in DFA territory. DFA? That puts him into Ol Yeller territory for most teams.
January 24, 20251 yr 12 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: DFA? That puts him into Ol Yeller territory for most teams.
January 24, 20251 yr Sox made more of these cash deals this off season than ever Edited January 24, 20251 yr by Soxfest
January 25, 20251 yr 10 minutes ago, Soxfest said: Sox made more of these cash deals this off season than ever Remember with JR it's all about the $$$$$$$$$$.
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