April 13, 2025Apr 13 Thought this was thread worthy here. “The Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers have tabled trade discussions that would send center fielder Luis Robert Jr. to the Dodgers for Triple-A outfielder James Outman and a front-line prospect.” per Nightengale. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/04/13/mlb-free-agents-lance-lynn-vladimir-guerrero/83060198007/
April 13, 2025Apr 13 I 100% believe they'd target Outman, but for fucks sake, he's older than Robert and just had a catastrophic season.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 I’m assuming that the prospect would be Josue De Paula based on past conversations.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 I mean if that front line prospect is De Paula or Freeman I'd happily take Outman too. If we're moving Robert to LAD, I'd like to grab one of those mid top 30 SP prospects like Ryan, Fraso, Bruns, Hurt, Knack, Grove, etc. Half those guys are hurt so LAD might be willing to let one go.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 Author 11 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: I’m assuming that the prospect would be Josue De Paula based on past conversations. I feel like he would be interesting. Outman doesn’t really do anything for me though. I’d already rather get another minor leaguer than him.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 22 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said: Thought this was thread worthy here. “The Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers have tabled trade discussions that would send center fielder Luis Robert Jr. to the Dodgers for Triple-A outfielder James Outman and a front-line prospect.” per Nightengale. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/04/13/mlb-free-agents-lance-lynn-vladimir-guerrero/83060198007/ So the rumor is that there is no trade talk. Outman's a AAAA player at this point. So it boils down to "front-line prospect." Nah, just stay away from the Dodgers.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 Outman does have a higher ceiling than what's normally available on the waiver wire. This is his last option year. If he doesn't pull it together at AAA, he's gone end of year, anyway. He's certainly not a headliner.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 Unless Robert gets hot, and STAYS hot, through May and June, we aren't getting anything of worth back in a trade. IMO.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 As bad as Robert has been, Outman is living up to his name in AAA and doing worse. He is nothing at this point.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 11 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: As bad as Robert has been, Outman is living up to his name in AAA and doing worse. He is nothing at this point. It is comical this trend of finally getting a name on Sox fans radars the minute they become irrelevant.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 zero reason to trade him right now outside of saving more money for the love of god just sell the fucking team you god damn miser
April 13, 2025Apr 13 7 minutes ago, bmags said: It is comical this trend of finally getting a name on Sox fans radars the minute they become irrelevant. My initial trade for outman was giolito for outman and amaya and this is a tremendous monkey paw moment now
April 13, 2025Apr 13 Author 22 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: So is this a thing or not a thing? Nightengale said it’s “tabled”, whatever that means.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 10 minutes ago, bmags said: It is comical this trend of finally getting a name on Sox fans radars the minute they become irrelevant. Very Hahn-esque
April 13, 2025Apr 13 16 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said: Nightengale said it’s “tabled”, whatever that means. It's means discussions have stopped for now.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 16 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said: Nightengale said it’s “tabled”, whatever that means. my understanding of "tabled" means they were previously discussing it but aren't anymore.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 Such a dumb word with opposite meaning depending on where you're from/context In the U.S.: "To table something" means to postpone or suspend discussion on it. Like, you're putting it aside for now. Example: "The committee decided to table the motion until next week." → They're not talking about it anymore, at least for now. In the UK and many other Commonwealth countries: "To table something" means to bring it up for discussion. Example: "The MP tabled a proposal for healthcare reform." → They just introduced it to be discussed. Edited April 13, 2025Apr 13 by DoUEvenShift
April 13, 2025Apr 13 Outman could only be considered as 40-man roster depth. He might give you some production, but he also may not, and even if he does you know he's basically already in his prime year so it wouldn't last long.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 The eventual Robert trade is going to be very telling whether Getz has made real progress in fixing the foundations of the organization. If you believe that Harold has real sources, the Sox are clearly eager to move Robert. That being said, Robert is our last big trade chip and Getz needs to find a way to optimize his value which is certainly suppressed at the moment. But IMO, there are real reasons to believe he’s about to pop. The traditional metrics may look ugly right now, but the underlying peripherals look good. If I’m Getz, I’m holding out for a big rebound from Robert and only trading him early if someone meets my price. Will Getz stand his ground and wait for his price to be met or will he panic and take the first half decent offer? Will be fascinating to find out.
April 13, 2025Apr 13 4 hours ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: I’m assuming that the prospect would be Josue De Paula based on past conversations. Outman is garbage but this would’ve made it a great trade. I would be surprised if the Sox managed to get a prospect the caliber of De Paula by the time all is said and done. He’s rated the 3rd best Dodgers prospect and 37th overall by MLB Pipeline. Edited April 13, 2025Apr 13 by WhiteSox2023
April 13, 2025Apr 13 It depends who the prospect is. I’d love Hope, but I also have no hope. Edited April 13, 2025Apr 13 by Lyle Moooton Spelling
April 13, 2025Apr 13 4 hours ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: I’m assuming that the prospect would be Josue De Paula based on past conversations. That’s who they have been asking for? Seems like him or Hope would need to be in the trade. Still think that’s an obvious move for the Dodgers to make if the other pieces are minimal (such as Outman).
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