Sox send cash for Workman to the Cubs, dfa Maton

Cash considerations, Maton DFA

9 minutes ago, fathom said:

Cash considerations, Maton DFA

Made sense to me...

 

Hey, they did the thing we were hoping for

Hey, a move that makes sense, and for cash. I'm for it.

Was there ever a time in history a team carried 3 Rule 5 guys at one time? Not complaining because they should be making these kind of moves but just curious.

Also:  WHY WE WERE HITTING A GUY LEAD OFF AND GIVING HIM THE MOST ABS ONLY TO RELEASE HIM DAYS LATER!!!

6 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Also:  WHY WE WERE HITTING A GUY LEAD OFF AND GIVING HIM THE MOST ABS ONLY TO RELEASE HIM DAYS LATER!!!

Fair

Workman is a legit defensive SS right? 

Jerry had to give up his favorite player on the team: Cash Considerations.

Also this bros middle name is Tater. Already a fan. 

Oh hale

13 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Also:  WHY WE WERE HITTING A GUY LEAD OFF AND GIVING HIM THE MOST ABS ONLY TO RELEASE HIM DAYS LATER!!!

Better not to ask...

Edited April 26, 2025Apr 26 by Tnetennba

So Getz grabbed the guy the Cubs DFA'd in order to sign Nicky Lopez. Huh. 

10 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Workman is a legit defensive SS right? 

Yes. Says Fangraphs:

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/chicago-cubs-top-37-prospects/

20. Gage Workman, 3B

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Drafted: 4th Round, 2020 from Arizona State (DET)

Age	25.3	Height	6′ 4″	Weight	220	Bat / Thr	S / R	FV	40

Tool Grades (Present/Future)

Hit	Raw Power	Game Power	Run	Fielding	Throw
20/20	50/55	30/40	55/55	60/70	70

Relegated to third base because some of his college teammates were really great shortstop defenders, Workman has successfully moved up the defensive spectrum as a pro; he is now an above-average shortstop defender and a 70-grade glove at third. Workman’s footwork and actions are incredible for a player his size. At a long-torso’d 6-foot-4, he has remarkable body control and an impact arm. 

There are old scouting tropes about big-framed hitters and switch-hitters tending to develop late. Workman was both. He struggled to make contact for his whole career and struck out 38% of the time at Double-A in 2023, a terrifying rate. In 2024, at age 25, Workman made real progress in this area. He ditched hitting from the right side and his 27.5% K% was the lowest since he was at Low-A; he hit a BABIP-aided .280/.366/.476 with 18 home runs back at Erie. He has above-average raw power but is still whiffing a ton, especially against breaking stuff, and he’ll likely continue to strike out so much that it limits his big league role. But with the Cubs corner infield situation currently up in the air, he has an opportunity to play such great defense that he wins the job at the hot corner coming out of camp. His long-term role is as a strikeout prone utility infielder.

Worth a shot, I guess. Lotta K’s. Walks some. Positional versatility. I think it’s probably low risk, low reward. In 3 years, he’ll be Maton, but churn, baby, churn.

6 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Worth a shot, I guess. Lotta K’s. Walks some. Positional versatility. I think it’s probably low risk, low reward. In 3 years, he’ll be Maton, but churn, baby, churn.

Right. Get younger and more interesting. 
Maton sucks.

So is he now LHH only? See some places still have him listed as switch hitter. 

Not a great sign for Colson. If the Sox expected him up any time soon, they probably wouldn’t be acquiring a player in the same essential bucket — big left side defender with K issues.

13 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:

So Getz grabbed the guy the Cubs DFA'd in order to sign Nicky Lopez. Huh. 

His defense was awful for them so they went with the better defender.  It’s worth a shot for the Sox.

7 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Right. Get younger and more interesting. 
Maton sucks.

We can only hope to be done with Maton, but I have no doubt we'll see him in Chicago again soon enough.

8 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

So is he now LHH only? See some places still have him listed as switch hitter. 

His yearly splits show no RHB activity in 2024 or 2025. 

7 minutes ago, fathom said:

His defense was awful for them so they went with the better defender.  It’s worth a shot for the Sox.

Completely agree. He's the type of guy we should be taking a chance on. I just find it amusing that the Cubs chose a shitty Nicky Lopez instead.

One more interesting player in the lineup. Good.

28 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Not a great sign for Colson. If the Sox expected him up any time soon, they probably wouldn’t be acquiring a player in the same essential bucket — big left side defender with K issues.

Eh, we need any and all skilled positions covered.  It's 6 years of control if you think you can do something with him.

36 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Not a great sign for Colson. If the Sox expected him up any time soon, they probably wouldn’t be acquiring a player in the same essential bucket — big left side defender with K issues.

I think we need to start lowering our expectations that Colson will ever amount to anything. 3B with back problems that can't hit a fastball? I've almost already written him off.