1 hour ago1 hr 7 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:Boston Smith = Tatis, Jr.?Dominguez really was pitching well in recent days from outside of the closer's role.At least Castillo should give them innings.Oh f*** off caulfield
1 hour ago1 hr 2 minutes ago, ThatBallHitDeep_WAYBack said:Didn’t know you guys wrote the checks.I think we all know how JR functions and there’s not going to be some gigantic spending spree.
1 hour ago1 hr Seranthony was pitching OK recently. Did anyone feel good about him getting any meaningful innings in the playoffs? You trusting him in really any situation? It's pretty much Castillio for Boston Smith, which given the needs of this team...I'm OK with. Still think they have another move in them before Monday, but we'll see
1 hour ago1 hr 1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:McDougal & Hagen will replace Dominguez & Schweitzer is my guess.I actually wonder if they try to trade Newcomb or Hudson
1 hour ago1 hr Just now, Chicago White Sox said:McDougal & Hagen will replace Dominguez & Schweitzer is my guess.Hasn't Schweitzer been good lately...replacing him with Smith seems odd to me.
1 hour ago1 hr 3 minutes ago, ThatBallHitDeep_WAYBack said:Didn’t know you guys wrote the checks.It’s not just about the payroll itself…it’s about the $25M being allocated to a SP who seems to be done that could have been spent on someone better.
1 hour ago1 hr 3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:Exactly. Super deep SP free agent class next year and we just cock blocked ourselves with the corpse of Luis Castillo. I’m very much an optimist but even I can’t find the rationale for this move. Even if you believe Luis can be “fixed” this is a massive overpay in terms of both financial & prospect cost.Seattle had to be ecstatic as they needed to clear room as they have two elite arms knocking and they figured he'd be the hardest one to move.
1 hour ago1 hr Just now, Chicago White Sox said:It’s not just about the payroll itself…it’s about the $25M being allocated to a SP who seems to be done that could have been spent on someone better.wouldn't it be the difference between Dominguez and Castillo's salary?
1 hour ago1 hr Just now, fathom said:I actually wonder if they try to trade Newcomb or HudsonBlowing up a bullpen that seems to be coming together doesn't sound like a good idea
1 hour ago1 hr Looking at his numbers a bit more...Castillo has a a 5.37 FIP away from Seattle this year. That's Fedde levels of bad. Unless they think they can fix him, it's hard to justify this trade without getting some money back to cover his salary.
1 hour ago1 hr 1 minute ago, fathom said:I actually wonder if they try to trade Newcomb or HudsonI thought they might before they just dealt Dominguez, but honestly not sure who would replace either of those two now.
1 hour ago1 hr 1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:It’s not just about the payroll itself…it’s about the $25M being allocated to a SP who seems to be done that could have been spent on someone better.It seems logical to me. That whole we're not paying the salary doesn't make a lot of sense.
1 hour ago1 hr 3 minutes ago, fathom said:I actually wonder if they try to trade Newcomb or HudsonBoth would be big sell high guys. But you'd also lose basically all your bullpen stability.
1 hour ago1 hr 2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:I thought they might before they just dealt Dominguez, but honestly not sure who would replace either of those two now.Aren’t Schultz, Hagen and McDougal going to the pen?
1 hour ago1 hr 4 minutes ago, wegner said:Hasn't Schweitzer been good lately...replacing him with Smith seems odd to me.Agreed. Besides, that would leave Sox with 1 too many pitchers, someone else would have to go down.
1 hour ago1 hr Is this a move to push forward in the playoffs or just to try to make the playoffs? To me it seems to be a move just to make a move.
1 hour ago1 hr 5 minutes ago, Green Line said:Aint my moneyYeah I don't care the money, he's just not a guy I think you can give a playoff start to at this point in his career and they got a bunch of those guys already. Also think he's in the process of falling off the cliff.
1 hour ago1 hr Love this trade. Castillo brings another veteran presence to the rotation. McDougal will replace Dominguez. Hagen will replace Chris Murphy
1 hour ago1 hr Just now, wegner said:Is this a move to push forward in the playoffs or just to try to make the playoffs? To me it seems to be a move just to make a move.Exactly, nothing about his numbers make him someone that is a difference maker. I doubt he would start a postseason game.
1 hour ago1 hr 8 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:McDougal & Hagen will replace Dominguez & Schweitzer is my guess.Not replacing Schweitzer with a rookie this late in the season. And there would be 1 too many pitchers.
1 hour ago1 hr Owning this last two years on someone else’s bad contract is not great. Giving up anything to own it is worse. At least it’s only a year + unless they are really dumb
1 hour ago1 hr I’m indifferent here. Didn’t really want to trade Smith, but I get it. This is the ugh route I wanted to go though. Take on larger contracts to save better prospects.Castillo - buy low?Smith - sell high?If this means we are out on Detmers and the dumb prospect haul some project, then I’m even happier
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