July 25, 2025Jul 25 Coming back to the Mets, give me Ewing or Clifford as the headliner. Obviously very different players / profiles, but I’d like to come out of this deadline with one decent OF prospect even if they come with some warts. A CF would theoretically be ideal given the lack of them in the system, but power is an equally big org need and that is something Clifford would address. Either way, I prefer both of them to Gilbert and would be content with either as a centerpiece. Feel like Clifford might be more gettable than Ewing though.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 18 hours ago, poppysox said: Extending a player with diminished skills is not fantasy. You can drop the attitude. ‘Diminishing Skills’, but you want to keep him for four more years. Yet you fail to see why people can’t take these posts seriously.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 https://fansided.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-what-im-hearing-eugenio-suarez-luis-robert-jr-padres-astros-more Quote Chicago White Sox may not move Luis Robert Jr. after all The White Sox are operating as if they will have Luis Robert Jr. under contract for two more years and are not operating with a “‘get something while we can stance,” according to major-league sources. Robert Jr., 27, has $20 million club options for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. He has struggled this season, hitting .206/.293/.343 with 10 home runs and 41 RBI. But in his last 28 days, he’s hitting .351/.442/.541 with a .982 OPS, two home runs and nine RBI in addition to four stolen bases. Edited July 25, 2025Jul 25 by DirtySox
July 25, 2025Jul 25 9 minutes ago, DirtySox said: https://fansided.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-what-im-hearing-eugenio-suarez-luis-robert-jr-padres-astros-more You do need a stud CFer for your playoff push those two years, so I guess it makes sense.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 9 minutes ago, DirtySox said: https://fansided.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-what-im-hearing-eugenio-suarez-luis-robert-jr-padres-astros-more
July 25, 2025Jul 25 9 minutes ago, DirtySox said: https://fansided.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-what-im-hearing-eugenio-suarez-luis-robert-jr-padres-astros-more While I still think this is all posturing, I’m not totally against the notion if you can’t even get a 45 / 45+ FV positional headliner for him. Still would prefer moving him now though if the right offer comes in and I think it will.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 21 minutes ago, DirtySox said: https://fansided.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-what-im-hearing-eugenio-suarez-luis-robert-jr-padres-astros-more This is how any competent owner SHOULD have his GM acting. Any reasonable owner would realize giving LuBob $20M next season in hopes he nets a better return is smart. This is a big ask for Jerry, though, so I'm skeptical.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 Maybe this is the Ishbia effect and we pay Robert the $20 mil? Maybe I'm just hopefully delusional.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 I'd like to remind people how much teams clutch position player prospects lately. I wouldn't be surprised at a pitching return in the least.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 17 minutes ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said: This is how any competent owner SHOULD have his GM acting. Any reasonable owner would realize giving LuBob $20M next season in hopes he nets a better return is smart. This is a big ask for Jerry, though, so I'm skeptical. Too big of an ask for Jerry. He’d rather get back lesser prospects and save the money.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 31 minutes ago, DirtySox said: https://fansided.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-what-im-hearing-eugenio-suarez-luis-robert-jr-padres-astros-more It would be complete stupidity to hang on to him then waive him this off season because JR won't pay him 20 million. I'm sorry that makes ZERO sense, get a bag of balls for him if you have to, ANYTHING is better than nothing. Again that is predicated on JR refusing to pay him his contract option for next year which barring something completely unforeseen and based on history would appear to be the case.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 12 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: It would be complete stupidity to hang on to him then waive him this off season because JR won't pay him 20 million. I'm sorry that makes ZERO sense, get a bag of balls for him if you have to, ANYTHING is better than nothing. Again that is predicated on JR refusing to pay him his contract option for next year which barring something completely unforeseen and based on history would appear to be the case. Well, I assume they are assuming that the Sox would pick up his option and try dealing him next season, but we know Jerry isn’t approving that $20 million dollar option.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 Ah yea, I'm sure the Sox are telling everybody they are desperate to trade Robert and will accept any offers! These guys, at least some of them, get paid to write.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 My favorite trade deadline occurrence is people taking posturing at face value. It never fails. xD
July 25, 2025Jul 25 9 minutes ago, DirtySox said: I'd like to remind people how much teams clutch position player prospects lately. I wouldn't be surprised at a pitching return in the least. I’ll be honest, we have not done great on the pitching side of things. I’m far from giving up on Thorpe, but he’s a big wild card at the moment. Iriarte has been a massive disappointment. Gonzalez is walking like 7 per 9. Wilson is doing ok this season, but was DFAed to start the season. Gilbert & especially Booser haven’t really hit the mark. McGough and AHT both retired / disappeared. Rosado is walking more than he is striking out in AA. Berroa out with TJS. Don’t disagree with your notion, but I might have more faith in the org’s ability to find diamonds in the rough on the positional side of things at the moment. And that’s saying something I have been a huge Bannister Stan for the most part, but the lack of progress with some of these pitches has left a bad taste in my mouth.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 Look the idea that holding on to Luis and seeing if you get a rebound next year is a sane one. The team is actually at such a low payroll ebb they could do this in concept. My issue is 100% betting on Luis Robert to be healthy, again. Even if he has actually been healthy this year for like the second time in his career, would you bet on him doing it two years in a row with $20 million on the line? Eh. For me, I would even take a decent pitching return to move him along and let the next team worry about it.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 23 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Too big of an ask for Jerry. He’d rather get back lesser prospects and save the money. I don’t think it’s a money thing. We’ll easily have the $20M, to me it’s the player and I’m sure Jerry doesn’t like the idea of paying Robert that much after these past two seasons.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 27 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I don’t think it’s a money thing. We’ll easily have the $20M, to me it’s the player and I’m sure Jerry doesn’t like the idea of paying Robert that much after these past two seasons. In theory, with the current payroll situation yes we could afford his $20M option no problem. The issue is will they pick up a $20M option? I still find it hard to believe that happens. You kept him for 2024 and that was a disaster. You held firm for 2025 and if it turns out no one is offering anything even slightly enticing you think they are going to commit $20M to him to see if maybe the third time is the charm? I completely agree with you, I don't think JR is going to sign off on committing $20M to the player after what he has seen now for the past 2 seasons.
July 25, 2025Jul 25 1 hour ago, DirtySox said: https://fansided.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-what-im-hearing-eugenio-suarez-luis-robert-jr-padres-astros-more This reminds me of when Barfield was running his mouth about how we didn't have to move Cease and we could just keep him... (Narrator voice) ...Preller made them fold for a mediocre return shortly thereafter Edited July 25, 2025Jul 25 by SoCalChiSox
July 25, 2025Jul 25 17 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Remember, that unlike with Reinsdorf, Robert's contract isn't a big deal for Steve Cohen cause I just love sharing this video
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