spiderman Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Still have another 7 days or so before the deadline...wouldn't be surprised if some moves happen in the next few days, but almost all of the action will happen on the deadline day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 i am waiting for WetButt. also would like to hear some rumors tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 34 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Where is @Harold's Leg Lift? He got chased off by Haber or a friend of Haber posting here. I think that convo got nuked though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 1 hour ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Need to stop prematurely busting over this s%*#. Deadline is still a week away. 😞 Prematurely busting is the only thing I’m good at. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 9 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said: Prematurely busting is the only thing I’m good at. Join the club. 🤣 I just get annoyed by the trade deadline waiting every year, so I just try to forget about it until July 31st. It’s so lame how most teams wait until the very last minute. Wouldn’t acquiring additional players early also help you win more games prior to August? So annoying… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 The movement of the draft to the middle of July has just destroyed the trade deadline drama. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 14 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: The movement of the draft to the middle of July has just destroyed the trade deadline drama. Agreed. Hate that it was moved from June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 2 hours ago, DirtySox said: He got chased off by Haber or a friend of Haber posting here. I think that convo got nuked though. Get him back here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 MLB Insider Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) on the Luis Robert sweepstakes: “The Phillies like Robert, but not as much as the Mets do” 👀 Are you FOR or AGAINST a Robert trade? 🤔 Mets Trade Deadline Preview linked below 👇 pic.twitter.com/l9WGJmBjTa — WardyNYM (@TheWardyNYM) July 24, 2025 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 12 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Extend him 2 to 4 years somewhere in the 10-14M range or trade him. No way am I picking up the option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 38 minutes ago, WestEddy said: f*** it pay down to the league minimum and give them money for the buy out and take the best deal you can get with that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalChiSox Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Get Benge from NYM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Sox liked Gilbert before, could definitely see a package of him and a prospect in the 12-18 range being the best offer they get. Safe to say the Mets were one of the two teams trying to get him last week. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 39 minutes ago, poppysox said: Extend him 2 to 4 years somewhere in the 10-14M range or trade him. No way am I picking up the option. And no way Robert is signing that deal. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 (edited) 30 minutes ago, SoCalChiSox said: Get Benge from NYM I think that’s too big a return, although it would be awesome. 28 minutes ago, fathom said: Sox liked Gilbert before, could definitely see a package of him and a prospect in the 12-18 range being the best offer they get. Safe to say the Mets were one of the two teams trying to get him last week. This is what I was going to post. Gilbert and a lesser prospect. Getz thinking he’s getting back a top prospect but realistically one that has seen his stock decline and is aging out of prospect status. Reminds me of Vargas. Edited July 24 by WhiteSox2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 (edited) 21 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: And no way Robert is signing that deal. Yep. Every extension he suggests is team friendly. Meanwhile, the fact that Robert switched to Boras alone indicates that he would never sign an extension like this. It’s just not what Boras does. He’ll either hope Robert stays hot and somehow a team picks up his $20 million dollar option or if he finishes with a mediocre to bad season, he’ll take the $2 million buyout and try to find a team that will throw 1-year and $15 million at him and play for a big contract after 2026. Edited July 24 by WhiteSox2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 22 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: And no way Robert is signing that deal. The question was My preference, not Robert. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 11 minutes ago, poppysox said: The question was My preference, not Robert. Your preference is fantasy land. Got it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 26 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: I think that’s too big a return, although it would be awesome. This is what I was going to post. Gilbert and a lesser prospect. Getz thinking he’s getting back a top prospect but realistically one that has seen his stock decline and is aging out of prospect status. Reminds me of Vargas. Maybe he just wants to keep the team together through the Cub series and is bluffing to see if he can get an extra DSL arm, or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 17 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Your preference is fantasy land. Got it. Extending a player with diminished skills is not fantasy. You can drop the attitude. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 26 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Yep. Every extension he suggests is team friendly. Or it isn't. As I've said, it's a strange, in-between number that wouldn't satisfy either party. 21 minutes ago, poppysox said: The question was My preference, not Robert. I'm certainly not picking on you. I could see Robert shitting the bed the rest of the season and taking 2/20 with a player opt out after the 1st year, or 4/40 with opt outs after the first 3 years. Jeez, Bergman has what, 3/120? And he has an opt out to retry the market, because he's betting on himself, and he might just do better. The reason being that if Robert doesn't think he can be a guy who commands 10/300 +, then he probably isn't, and they can get that cheaper on year-to-year deals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 9 minutes ago, poppysox said: Extending a player with diminished skills is not fantasy. You can drop the attitude. For as low as 2-years and $20 million, it most definitely is, which would be an extension within your proposed range. Once again, the new agent Robert hired in January 2024 doesn’t negotiate within your team friendly preferences. Try to read the tea leaves. It’s right in front of your face and you are missing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 (edited) 10 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Or it isn't. As I've said, it's a strange, in-between number that wouldn't satisfy either party. I'm certainly not picking on you. I could see Robert shitting the bed the rest of the season and taking 2/20 with a player opt out after the 1st year, or 4/40 with opt outs after the first 3 years. Jeez, Bergman has what, 3/120? And he has an opt out to retry the market, because he's betting on himself, and he might just do better. The reason being that if Robert doesn't think he can be a guy who commands 10/300 +, then he probably isn't, and they can get that cheaper on year-to-year deals. You don’t hire Boras and then take a deal that’s potentially team friendly. Period. If a team buys him out, he’s taking likely a 1-year, highest possible AAV deal to rebuild value. Edited July 24 by Bob Sacamano 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalChiSox Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 (edited) 49 minutes ago, fathom said: Sox liked Gilbert before, could definitely see a package of him and a prospect in the 12-18 range being the best offer they get. Safe to say the Mets were one of the two teams trying to get him last week. Gilbert wouldn't be a bad headliner even though his star has dimmed a bit after his hamstring injury. If he can stick in center that would be solid. Maybe also get Ewing too who would be a surefire CF. I would be excited about that package considering how Robert has been for most of the year. Edited July 24 by SoCalChiSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 The trade winds: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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