Robert Option Picked Up

[caulfield12]

8 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

We can only hope. Feels like we hear stuff like this every year and the meetings end up a massive dud.

2019-20 was the last really exciting offseason...unfortunately, they ended up with Keuchel instead of a better/younger pitcher.

Also, Encarnacion turned into a similar bust, and Grandal pretty much fell apart after 2021.

[bobbydanks]

On 11/8/2025 at 9:40 AM, southsider2k5 said:

No.

Because it isn't happening. 

you're not going to believe me but i was asking for a friend

[Dick Allen]

On 12/3/2025 at 10:50 PM, WhiteSox2023 said:

Did I miss any?

1.)  Former top prospect

2.)  Has since lost top prospect status after failing miserably in majors early in career

3.)  Plays multiple positions but none proficiently

4.)  Has played 2B which is just icing on the cake to Getz

5.)  Can’t hit a lick with little to no power.

Prey much nailed it.

[DirtySox]

 

 

[WhiteSox2023]

15 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

 

 

Aren’t the Padres dumping salary?  Why would they want Robert?

[Bob Sacamano]

1 minute ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Aren’t the Padres dumping salary?  Why would they want Robert?

They said they’re going to have about the same payroll as last year.

[striker]

2 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

They said they’re going to have about the same payroll as last year.

There has been chatter that they are shopping Tatis. If that's the case, then they may try to replace his production with Robert. It's net neutral move in 2026 $ wise but saves them money in the long run.

I want to see Boston miss out on Bregman, Schwarber, Marte and Alonso. Then I think they pivot to Tatis and that could be a monster trade with other ripples.

[Bob Sacamano]

1 minute ago, striker said:

There has been chatter that they are shopping Tatis. If that's the case, then they may try to replace his production with Robert. It's net neutral move in 2026 $ wise but saves them money in the long run.

I want to see Boston miss out on Bregman, Schwarber, Marte and Alonso. Then I think they pivot to Tatis and that could be a monster trade with other ripples.

Also shopping Cronenworth. I doubt Tatis gets dealt but maybe Cronenworth in a salary dump.

[caulfield12]

Robert to replace Tatis is pretty laughable.

They have Darvish Bogaerts Musgrove Machado and Cronenworth that are all "bad" or soon will start becoming bad contracts.

That said, Miller Tatis Pivetta and Merrill are really the only players who are "valuable" to other teams atm...Jackson slightly less so after signing his early extension and falling off a bit from his rookie production.

[Squirmin' for Yermin]

Dodgers still need OF. Could you get Tibbs for Robert?

[caulfield12]

56 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

Dodgers still need OF. Could you get Tibbs for Robert?

No.

They can afford to wait until the trade deadline.  SD is no longer a realistic threat. 

SF has a year or two to go in terms of being an NL West challenger, short of signing Tucker/Bregman/Alonso, etc. 

The Dodgers just brought in Rocco Baldelli, who goes way back to Friedman and his TB days, specifically to work on the outfield play of those four top guys in their system.

Edited Wednesday at 01:36 AM by caulfield12

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

On 11/20/2025 at 4:33 AM, WestEddy said:

I'm not even sure the Rays are as successful at identifying talent like the Rays. Didn't their recent braintrust take off for Miami? This current version seems more Earth-bound than previous. 

Plus its not a fair comparison.Getz has only been GM for 2 full seasons. There's been plenty of talent brought in since then and its just in the baby steps stage of making youth development a priority. And Montgomery is a prime example of benefitting from a Getz hire . Shane Smith and Vasil both now key components of the pitching staff also were part of scouting wins in a situation that has not been a fountain of success for very many teams. I don't know why people keep feeding the despair wolf.

[caulfield12]

8 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Plus its not a fair comparison.Getz has only been GM for 2 full seasons. There's been plenty of talent brought in since then and its just in the baby steps stage of making youth development a priority. And Montgomery is a prime example of benefitting from a Getz hire . Shane Smith and Vasil both now key components of the pitching staff also were part of scouting wins in a situation that has not been a fountain of success for very many teams. I don't know why people keep feeding the despair wolf.

Because it’s all still quite fragile.

Colson was almost a lost cause a year ago.

Their top 3 pitching prospects all failed to increase in value.

You have only Braden and that 2026 #1 who can make immediate impacts…but then you still have to get through 2026-27 and it’s already Year 4.5 of Getz.

That’s almost 9 years of rebuilding and two winning seasons.

2028 there will be no excuses left, except JR once again not spending.

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

12 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Because it’s all still quite fragile.

Colson was almost a lost cause a year ago.

Their top 3 pitching prospects all failed to increase in value.

You have only Braden and that 2026 #1 who can make immediate impacts…but then you still have to get through 2026-27 and it’s already Year 4.5 of Getz.

That’s almost 9 years of rebuilding and two winning seasons.

2028 there will be no excuses left, except JR once again not spending.

Was the same thing last year.Lots of posts saying how 2025 was going to be worse than 2024. Its like we never went through the rebuild before only no one is gung ho for it now because of how it crashed and burned before. 

Prospects have ups and downs just like any other players with injuries and apparently it bears repeating , development isn't linear. The one huge thing making it worse than before is the lame duck owner so we just have to wait and see what happens when we're not in a patient mood. 

You talk about 2028 no more excuses except for the same huge barrier that will have been true for every year of Getz as GM.,Decreasing roster payroll until there's a year it might actually go up a little once that also reaches rock bottom. Great way to build a team . We'll find out if this years player payroll passes last years.

2025 was around $80M .Hovering around $43M now with Pre Arb raises projecting it to $61M. Once again Robert and Benintendi make up a good chunk of that.

Edited 12 hours ago by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

[DirtySox]

 

[caulfield12]

4 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

 

Dumb dumb dumb.

Getz must have convinced JR he could reasonably be traded without a subsidy.

God knows what they're saying internally about Benintendi.

Sink cost fallacy.

[DirtySox]

4 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Getz must have convinced JR he could reasonably be traded without a subsidy.

Or you know, our shitty owner could just be shitty like he always has been.

[WestEddy]

the NYPost regularly trots out pro-[certain president] BS, so why are we assuming their sports coverage is beyond reproach? Imma gonna wait until they report on actual names and amounts before I pretend to get mad. The end. 

[southsider2k5]

20 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

 

Who could have seen that coming 

[Bob Sacamano]

35 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

 

You might as well have declined the option then.

[WhiteSox2023]

1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

Who could have seen that coming 

Haha, typical Jerry.  What a freaking loser of an owner.  The whole point in picking up Robert’s option was to get something out of him, even if you had to eat some of his salary.  If you are trading him at full salary, your return will obviously be much crappier.  Like @Bob Sacamano just said, what was the point of even picking up his option?  I guess we should scour the Mets roster for whomever their player equivalent to Curtis Meadiocre is.

[greg775]

Remember the good ol days when the Sox, and all teams really, made a batch of offseason trades? One or two significant every year? Sox aren't even trying (captain obvious) any more to add any intrigue or interest or improvement.

I'm surprised our front office and owner have pretty much thrown in the towel on improvement. Remember when the Sox traded Forster and Gossage to the Pirates for Zisk? Those were the days.

Not sure why anybody would buy season tickets to this wretched team. Monty may be great and Robert dandy but that's still about it.

[WhiteSox2023]

3 hours ago, WestEddy said:

the NYPost regularly trots out pro-[certain president] BS, so why are we assuming their sports coverage is beyond reproach? Imma gonna wait until they report on actual names and amounts before I pretend to get mad. The end. 

Jerry is a noted cheapskate of an owner and it has nothing to do with the political slant of a newspaper/website.  Not one Sox fan should be surprised by news like this.  The same time Jerry is slashing the payroll to extreme lows is probably not the time to question this news.  And Jerry is the one who thinks he is beyond reproach.

Edited 3 hours ago by WhiteSox2023

[Dick Allen]

If anyone thought the White Sox would pay money to trade Robert when they just. Outdid have let him go for nothing, haven’t paid attention. That JR won’t kick in money is not news.

[caulfield12]

3 hours ago, WestEddy said:

the NYPost regularly trots out pro-[certain president] BS, so why are we assuming their sports coverage is beyond reproach? Imma gonna wait until they report on actual names and amounts before I pretend to get mad. The end. 

No that's just the front page and opinion columns.

They're really relatively fair and balanced about sports.  How could they sell papers if they constantly defended the likes of Cohen and Hank Steinbrenner?

They would be eaten alive.

And there's already the Wall Street Journal and Forbes that trend in that big picture/pro ownership and corporations way already.

Edited 3 hours ago by caulfield12