Passan: Astros sign Imai

[Chicago White Sox]

1 minute ago, ChiSoxFanMike said:

As expected, he’s now victory lapping.

 

What a fucking clown to do this after incorrectly saying we got him last night

[southsider2k5]

49 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Supposedly he’s 5’11”.  Every inch counts when it comes to height and length.

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID 

[Baron]

6 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said:

As expected, he’s now victory lapping.

 

I gave him a little s%*# for doing this. 

[WhiteSox2023]

12 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

What a fucking clown to do this after incorrectly saying we got him last night

Yep.  Dude is a clown and a sham.  He didn’t say we got him, but he did waffle and say there was some hope…  for all of 3 minutes cuz he bought into some random Japanese dude’s overreaching tweet.

 

Edited 10 hours ago by WhiteSox2023

[WhiteSox2023]

9 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Still need another SP…who is next on the list?

You could always sign Imai’s teammate Kona Takahashi.  He’s on the same signing deadline as Imai but he’s a year older and doesn’t strike anyone out, so he’ll be much cheaper.

[Look at Ray Ray Run]

19 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said:

Yeah looking at these contract terms, it kind of makes me feel better. He basically would’ve been a 1 year rental here.

Yeah, gotta make sure we save that money for Jerry's kids.

[poppysox]

25 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

 

 

I don't want any player with these conditions.  Sign a 1-year deal or a 3-year deal.

[Baron]

This dude is now giving me a sob story about how much hate he got last night. I have to say I don't know how we have all these weirdos who say they have sources but they are all amusing in their own way. 

[WhiteSox2023]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/01/astros-to-sign-tatsuya-imai.html

The Astros and right-hander Tatsuya Imai are in agreement on a three-year, $54MM contract, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman adds that Imai can earn up to $3MM per year in incentives if he reaches 100 innings. The deal contains opt-outs after every year, per Jesse Rogers of ESPN.

[ChiSoxFanMike]

6 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Yeah, gotta make sure we save that money for Jerry's kids.

Well no, it’s just that he would’ve entered free agency again next offseason if he’s any good. And if he stinks, the Astros are stuck with him for two more years. Seems like a much more player friendly contract than team friendly.

[Bob Sacamano]

1 minute ago, ChiSoxFanMike said:

Well no, it’s just that he would’ve entered free agency again next offseason if he’s any good. And if he stinks, the Astros are stuck with him for two more years. Seems like a much more player friendly contract than team friendly.

If he’s good and leaves, you offer the QO and get a draft pick.

[thxfrthmmrs]

19 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

What a fucking clown to do this after incorrectly saying we got him last night

Fake insiders would speculate Sox landing someone and hope to be right rather than disputing potential FA signings. The guy seems legit but he probably got wind late last night that Sox did check in on Imai in the last 24 hours and thought there’s a chance, only to then find out they’re not going to make any offers.

[joejoesox]

Very player friendly/Boras-esque deal, not surprised 

[Chicago White Sox]

14 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Yep.  Dude is a clown and a sham.

 

lol…NBB is such a clout chasing loser.  Hopefully that’s our own @Baron holding him accountable for his miss.

[Baron]

1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:

lol…NBB is such a clout chasing loser.  Hopefully that’s our own @Baron holding him accountable for his miss.

Yes that's me with that ancient pic of me. 

 

[Look at Ray Ray Run]

7 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said:

Well no, it’s just that he would’ve entered free agency again next offseason if he’s any good. And if he stinks, the Astros are stuck with him for two more years. Seems like a much more player friendly contract than team friendly.

Or... hear me out. He's as good as his contract.

This place runs as follows. "OH we should sign this guy!"

"Oh we NEED this guy."

*signs with another team to completely reasonable contract*

"Phew, we really dodged a bullet boys. Glad Jerry didnt spend his money on this guy. Gotta save it for the next guy"

Rinse and repeat year after year. 

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

31 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said:

 

 

sounds like its right in the AAV range I suggested $20-25M. $21M AAV for his contract and with the posting fee probaby close to $75M total. I haven't done the math. 

[Chicago White Sox]

16 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Yeah, gotta make sure we save that money for Jerry's kids.

Hey, before you go attacking posters who actually wanted Imai, just remember we had this in the bag before you decided to body shame the little guy!

[WhiteSox2023]

9 minutes ago, thxfrthmmrs said:

Fake insiders would speculate Sox landing someone and hope to be right rather than disputing potential FA signings. The guy seems legit but he probably got wind late last night that Sox did check in on Imai in the last 24 hours and thought there’s a chance, only to then find out they’re not going to make any offers.

Go look at the string of events and NBB’s replies.  He totally fell for this Japanese dude’s tweet and made up some BS that there was still some hope for the Sox to sign Imai in his hasty attempt at appearing to know something.  Then he realized that this dude was just referencing the original Yahoo Japan article and changed his tune 3 minutes later.  That is what happened.  NBB didn’t get any communications about the Sox and Imai at 12:45 AM on New Year’s Eve/Day when even Chris Getz is hitting a beer bong for cripe’s sake.

 

Edited 10 hours ago by WhiteSox2023

[Look at Ray Ray Run]

2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Hey, before you go attacking posters who actually wanted Imai, just remember we had this in the bag before you decided to body shame the little guy!

Heard sox had the best offer, but the oompa loompa jokes here pushed him to the stros.

[Baron]

Also Y2jimmy0 I completely get that the Yahoo article kind of gained alot of steam. But it only took this guy a tweet from a Japenese reporter(I guess that's what he was?!) retweeting from the same article for the guy to start waffling about what's happening. For me I don't grade on a scale of if you get there that's all that counts. I think all of on here take your reports as gospel but I don't think you put out anything that your not 100 percent on. 

Edited 10 hours ago by Baron

[Y2Jimmy0]

2 minutes ago, Baron said:

Also Y2jimmy0 I completely get that the Yahoo article kind of gained alot of steam. But it only took this guy a tweet from a Japenese reported(I guess that's what he was?!) retweeting from the same article for the guy to start waffling about what's happening. For me I don't grade on a scale of if you get there that's all that counts. I think all of on here take your reports as gospel but I don't think you put out anything that your not 100 percent on. 

I don't know what happened last night. But Bob is legit. Harold was legit, etc. I sat this one out because I have an actual career and the nonsense isn't worth my time. I'm not sure Sox were ever even in this one. Jerry was never doing a deal with opt-outs. 

[ChiSoxFanMike]

7 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Or... hear me out. He's as good as his contract.

This place runs as follows. "OH we should sign this guy!"

"Oh we NEED this guy."

*signs with another team to completely reasonable contract*

"Phew, we really dodged a bullet boys. Glad Jerry didnt spend his money on this guy. Gotta save it for the next guy"

Rinse and repeat year after year. 

If the Sox signed Imai to this contract, they likely would have traded him at the deadline given the opt outs. Accumulating more prospects is fine, but it’s not like this is a straight 3 year deal.

[Snopek]

37 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said:

Yeah looking at these contract terms, it kind of makes me feel better. He basically would’ve been a 1 year rental here.

 

17 minutes ago, poppysox said:

I don't want any player with these conditions.  Sign a 1-year deal or a 3-year deal.

I’m in the camp of getting a potentially very good player on your team is actually a good thing. Especially with the whole perpetual “beggars can’t be choosers” thing the Sox have going on.

[Baron]

3 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

I don't know what happened last night. But Bob is legit. Harold was legit, etc. I sat this one out because I have an actual career and the nonsense isn't worth my time. I'm not sure Sox were ever even in this one. Jerry was never doing a deal with opt-outs. 

Yep there's zero way we were doing anything close to this as sad as that is to say.

 

Moving on....can anyone explain to me what the hell the Cubs are doing?