2 hours ago, mac9001 said:

I would have guessed you could have had Castillo for free if you're taking on all the money. Getz probably didn't need to include a prospect but panicked.

I don't think Getz 'panicked,' but he obviously wanted to get this deal done tonight. Until we see the prices on the rest of the arms available out there, it's going to be a little too early to judge on what is the actual cost on this trade. IMO, Getz gave up essentially nothing in this deal, except financial flexibility for the future. Boston Smith likely isn't a catcher long term, is 23 yrs old with half his time in A+ ball this year, and does have swing and miss concerns. He's not exactly a prospect. I think Getz cashed in on selling high personally.

I could care less about the money and moving Siranthony is fine with me. Boston Smith was a fun story, but will I take Dominguez as a fifth starter replacing Noah for the rest of the season. We get an innings eater and bullpen protection .

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5 minutes ago, Falstaff said:

I could care less about the money and moving Siranthony is fine with me. Boston Smith was a fun story, but will I take Dominguez as a fifth starter replacing Noah for the rest of the season. We get an innings eater and bullpen protection .

You mean Castillo as 4/5...?

4 hours ago, joejoesox said:

there won't be a cap, meaning there probably won't be a floor either. the players union has made it abundantly clear that a cap is dead in the water

If there is no cap and no floor, there is probably no baseball in 2027

4 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

I’m starting to consider. I can’t comprehend how any legitimate Sox fan who has endured the reign of Jerry Reinsdorf would be upset when a savior owner finally arrives. Just mind boggling stupid and not worthy of conversion at that point.

Savior? conversion? Very odd religious references. You think Ishbia is a savior? LMFAO. You must think Ishbia cares about anything but himself ? Oh sure, a Private Equity Investor who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and used all of the tools of private equity to enrich himself (largely at the expense of others) is going to be the savior of this team. More on point here, Ishbia is not engaged in this trade deadline or in any decisions that impact this team. But I guess it is just fun to dream wet.

Approximately 20% of the top 50 starting pitchers are 33 or older.

Going to take a 2nd half rebound in a smaller ballpark for Castillo to fit into that category.

Feels like an overpay and we figured in the sellers market that could happen.

Not sure the innings he can eat are worth it at his current stat level. He has to be better.

There's certainly a threading the needle , faith in our coaches vibe to this.

Guess we'll see if fans are right this time on whether it's an old Sox or new Sox trade.