15 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

How is that in anyway related? People want the Sox to spend money on good players, not sign crappy backup catchers for $1.2 million when they don’t need to. Go back to the McGuire signing thread. Most posters called this.

Because someone questioned, and the Guardians of the Getzy have declared war on it.

16 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Even crappy back-up catchers get paychecks under the current players' agreement. It certainly looks like they spent near the minimum on a catcher they had reason to think would be a good, defensive anchor. And anybody who "called" this was screaming about something that wouldn't even exist. LOL.

I wasn’t referring to Korey Lee not getting claimed. I was referring to posters who said it wasn’t worth signing McGuire over just playing Lee because it wouldn’t make a difference. I know @Look at Ray Ray Run said that.

2026-2026 free-agent-restricted. Reese McGuire signed a 1 year, $1,200,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $1,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,200,000. In 2026, McGuire will earn a base salary of $1,200,000, while carrying a total salary of $1,200,000.

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That 45 day clause is usually for pitchers.

11 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Because someone questioned, and the Guardians of the Getzy have declared war on it.

Someone really needs to photoshop this into a meme. New banner?

Getz as Star-Lord, with WE and Cali as Gamora and Rocket Raccoon? 🤣

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5 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

2026-2026 free-agent-restricted. Reese McGuire signed a 1 year, $1,200,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $1,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,200,000. In 2026, McGuire will earn a base salary of $1,200,000, while carrying a total salary of $1,200,000.

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Yeah, “guaranteed” would seem to indicate this clause was not included, but who knows?

He looked awful. Glad he’s being replaced and Romo gets a shot.

48 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Pretty sure he didn't throw out a single opposing base runner.

He had a problem getting caught with the ball stuck in his hand behind the plate… or wait, maybe it’s that he got caught with the stick behind the wheel.

5 hours ago, WestEddy said:

I can't believe this organization is so stoo-pid that they paid a baseball player slightly more than minimum to play for a month.

3 hours ago, WestEddy said:

Even crappy back-up catchers get paychecks under the current players' agreement. It certainly looks like they spent near the minimum on a catcher they had reason to think would be a good, defensive anchor. And anybody who "called" this was screaming about something that wouldn't even exist. LOL.

So you're saying he wasn't a waste of money?

4 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

I wasn’t referring to Korey Lee not getting claimed. I was referring to posters who said it wasn’t worth signing McGuire over just playing Lee because it wouldn’t make a difference. I know @Look at Ray Ray Run said that.

Yeah, it added no value but it cost money. Penny pinching teams should never throw money away, however small it is.

4 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Yeah, it added no value but it cost money. Penny pinching teams should never throw money away, however small it is.

This has been going on for years and JR doesn't seem to have a problem with it.

But lay out big money for a Machado or Harper?

No can do.

It was a dumb signing then, it was a waste of money, regardless of how little/much you want to argue it is.

It was a Chris Getz special.

Where WE gets lost is that process is imperative for a team trying to succeed on the fringes. The process you display is indicative of the success you'll achieve. Bad process means bad outcomes for a team on the margins with tight budgets.

I shame bad process. It doesn't always cost tens of millions, or show itself like a glaring bad free agent signing, but bad process has a way of compiling and greatly inhibiting teams that can't spend their way out of it.

2 hours ago, Dick Allen said:

So you're saying he wasn't a waste of money?

Correctamundo!

13 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Where WE gets lost is that process is imperative for a team trying to succeed on the fringes. The process you display is indicative of the success you'll achieve. Bad process means bad outcomes for a team on the margins with tight budgets.

I shame bad process. It doesn't always cost tens of millions, or show itself like a glaring bad free agent signing, but bad process has a way of compiling and greatly inhibiting teams that can't spend their way out of it.

LOL. You're the guy who screams that getting data to meet a player at a new level doesn't put wins in the MLB team's win column. Or "a couple of scouts and cameras". Maybe go find all your posts that say the opposite and argue with that. I get lost over you saying anything to pretend the next FO move is horrible.

This wasn't a bad process. They felt the team was too right-handed, they saw a better defensive catcher on the market, and they acted. Sometimes it doesn't work out. Looks like a cheap, non-catastrophe to me. I'm actually impressed that Getz cuts bait quicker than KW/Hahn used to.