February 9Feb 9 2 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: So it’s an MLB deal? Yes. I believe they get to use the 60-day IL to clear space tomorrow, tho.
February 9Feb 9 I don't have a problem with this. Might as well see what happens with him in Spring Training. You really have to wonder what the asking price is for that long list of pitchers yet to sign.
February 9Feb 9 5 minutes ago, wegner said: The bidets are starting to pay dividends. There is another joke in there somewhere about the bidets and how shitty he was last year… Edited February 9Feb 9 by Bob Sacamano
February 9Feb 9 10 minutes ago, Baron said: I don't have a problem with this. Might as well see what happens with him in Spring Training. You really have to wonder what the asking price is for that long list of pitchers yet to sign. 13 mil for Martinez is steep
February 9Feb 9 2 minutes ago, fathom said: 13 mil for Martinez is steep Yeah I did not think they would be in the B-tier personally, probably not even C.
February 9Feb 9 I'm guessing they'll go with: Smith, Martin, Kay, Burke and Fedde with Cannon, McDougal, Davitt, Sandlin and Schultz in AAA
February 9Feb 9 2 minutes ago, Baron said: That was awful They spent the Fairbanks money on Martinez.
February 9Feb 9 4 minutes ago, fathom said: 13 mil for Martinez is steep That's about $7M a win, sounds about right. He'll give them innings, WHIP around 1.200.
February 9Feb 9 Fedde started off okay with the Cards, hit a wall, and didn't get back on track until Milwaukee put him in the bullpen. I suppose a major league deal keeps him out of Asia. I would have rather had him on a minor league deal. Oh well, fix him, then trade for another Vargas.
February 9Feb 9 As long as he comes dirt cheap, I’m totally fine with this. Overall stuff appears to be mostly the same as 2024, so his issues appear to be mostly command related. Given our past success with him, got to think Bannister has some tweaks in mind to get back on track. If not, he (hopefully) is a cheap placeholder that can be cut when a young arm is ready and pushes Newcomb to the bullpen ahead of OD.
February 9Feb 9 At a glance... Fedde's stuff didn't change that much last year. Velo about the same, movement pretty similar on everything if not a little bit better. Strikeouts way down, walks way up. A command issue? Maybe. I also notice that his pitch mix changed, especially to lefties. With the Sox, he was leading with cutters against lefties and changeups as the main secondary off of that. Sinker used for a different look or to grab strikes. After he left, he dialed back the cutter use, increased sinker use, and more puzzlingly started using his sweeper a lot against lefties. That's not something you see very often especially when a guy has a decent changeup already. In 2024, he allowed a .694 OPS to lefties. In 2025, he allowed a .922 OPS against lefties. Overall he didn't fare much worse against righties year over year although he did still see a drop in his strikeouts against them, suggesting there's more than just platoon splits at play. So maybe the Sox think they can get him back to a cutter-changeup focus against lefties and get him back to innings-eater status.
February 9Feb 9 Jim Margalus clocks in on Fedde: Erick Fedde returning to White Sox on one-year deal - Sox Machine Quote Fedde doesn't have to worry about the postseason with the White Sox, he just has to worry about himself. The cutter that rounded out his arsenal with the Sox in 2024 got crushed in 2025. It definitely had a different shape, so perhaps the one trick to get him back on track isn't all that weird. Then again, Fedde is now 33, and even his White Sox success was predicated on fairly small margins, so there's a solid chance his peak form was always going to be difficult to maintain once the league updated its book.
February 9Feb 9 The SP is going to be pretty damn bad. Maybe we can win some games 7-5 on the way to 66 wins.
February 9Feb 9 I think they've signed enough veteran 5th starter types. Still have a lot of younger players they need to evaluate and make a decision on.
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