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Luis Robert trade thread: La Pantera stays.


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I may be in the minority but I have no issue with them keeping Luis. They have nothing committed to payroll next year and no one knocking at the door to be an every day CFer. Also, I would consider keeping him through the end of his contract. If they aren’t contending for the division in 2 years with the talent they have already acquired then what was the point of it all. And if the offers are crap why would you move him for the hope that some of the players even make the majors let alone have the defensive and base running ability Luis has. 

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10 minutes ago, fathom said:

You saw the Cease trade and thought Getz was a good negotiator?

I believed until Cam Booser.

Drew Thorpe's 85 mph fastball will make Crochet look like a journeyman.

(Fathom you know I've hated his negotiating skills all along)

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9 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said:

 

I think this is a smart way for the Sox to do it. As much as I loathed Robert for most of this year - you shouldn't settle for a package that does nothing for you since he isn't a true rental player. 

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9 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

I mean, if the return is similar to what the Twins got for Bader I'm holding onto him too.

I agree with this.  Someone mentioned this elsewhere, but if you let him go, are you gonna go pay Bader 14 million next year to play CF?  They have nothing in the CF pipeline.

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The only thing that could happen at this deadline to make me think Getz is completely clueless is if Houser isn't moved. I'm not very comfortable holding on to LouBob but the potential upside of trading him seems so small that I can at least see the logic of holding on especially if ownership has signaled comfort with his option.

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9 minutes ago, Jake said:

The only thing that could happen at this deadline to make me think Getz is completely clueless is if Houser isn't moved. I'm not very comfortable holding on to LouBob but the potential upside of trading him seems so small that I can at least see the logic of holding on especially if ownership has signaled comfort with his option.

Hopefully he keeps performing how he has the past few weeks or so and they deal him in the offseason.

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9 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

LOL I'd love to know what team out there, looking to acquire Robert, wouldn't be willing to pay him 20 million when the White Sox are willing to do so.

Especially if he continues to do what he is doing throughout the 2nd half. It'd be a bargain and a half.

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12 minutes ago, Jake said:

The only thing that could happen at this deadline to make me think Getz is completely clueless is if Houser isn't moved. I'm not very comfortable holding on to LouBob but the potential upside of trading him seems so small that I can at least see the logic of holding on especially if ownership has signaled comfort with his option.

The White Sox simply gambled on the wrong guy. They could have gotten a good haul for Robert this past off-season but they decided to trade Crochet instead. If they held Crochet until deadline and traded Robert, they'd be in an incredible position and would have acquired a lot more prospect capital. Timing is as important to trades as anything else in the process.

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10 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

LOL I'd love to know what team out there, looking to acquire Robert, wouldn't be willing to pay him 20 million when the White Sox are willing to do so.

Our payroll for next year is also nothing basically

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