July 24, 200520 yr Bruce Levine reports that their is no deal for Shingo and most likely he will become a free agent in a few days
July 24, 200520 yr QUOTE(Soxfest @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 12:00 PM) no suprise to me i am a little bit, i woulda thought that at least we could get something maybe in a package with a guy like munoz for someone like cintron
July 24, 200520 yr Is Arizona still interested? Id like to get some prospects that we could use in trades. Edited July 24, 200520 yr by Ozzie Montana
July 24, 200520 yr Why should a team trade for him when in a few days they can get him for free basically...
July 24, 200520 yr No no no. Teams just don't want to trade for him. I think they know they'll get a shot to negotiate with him and are just going to wait for that. Shingo will be picked up.
July 24, 200520 yr I was actually kind of hoping he would sign a minor league deal to stay with the Sox and maybe work some of his problems out in the minors and maybe come back to the big club sometime or another....
July 24, 200520 yr QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 10:18 AM) I was actually kind of hoping he would sign a minor league deal to stay with the Sox and maybe work some of his problems out in the minors and maybe come back to the big club sometime or another.... The Sox woudln't of had to do that. I think they knew they weren't going to use Shingo and wanted to give him a shot to catch on somewhere else. Shingo had all his options left so they could of sent him to the minors. Instead they designated him for assignement and removed him from the 40 (opening up a roster spot).
July 24, 200520 yr Per Levine, it doesn't appear the Sox will deal him, and they are hoping he will go down to Charlotte, but they think he'll opt to become a free agent.
July 24, 200520 yr QUOTE(SoxAce @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 01:34 PM) I would throw up if the Twins picked him up.. :puke I will throw up when the Cubs pick him up.. :puke
July 24, 200520 yr QUOTE(South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 12:38 PM) I will throw up when the Cubs pick him up.. :puke its a damn good possibility, better have a barf bag handy
July 24, 200520 yr Could you imagine if Shingo signed with the Cubs, became their closer, and delivered them the wildcard? Wow thats a bad thought...
July 24, 200520 yr QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 12:55 PM) Could you imagine if Shingo signed with the Cubs, became their closer, and delivered them the wildcard? Wow thats a bad thought... Dempster's 14 for 14 in save opps, the Cubs are looking for bullpen help but if they picked up Shingo he wouldn't close.
July 24, 200520 yr He has no options. That's why he was designated for assignment. It's up to Shingo if he's not traded. He can accept assignment to Charlotte & keep his pay or he can opt for FA & lose his pay. The only way he avoids Charlotte & keeps his pay is if the WSox choose to simply release him. My guess is that he will opt for Charlotte. Why? Because then he can be called up in Sept when the roster expands.
July 24, 200520 yr QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 11:24 AM) He has no options. That's why he was designated for assignment. It's up to Shingo if he's not traded. He can accept assignment to Charlotte & keep his pay or he can opt for FA & lose his pay. The only way he avoids Charlotte & keeps his pay is if the WSox choose to simply release him. My guess is that he will opt for Charlotte. Why? Because then he can be called up in Sept when the roster expands. Why would he have no options?
July 24, 200520 yr Why would he have no options? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Options are inherited from minor league contracts so free agents who have never signed a minor league contract are not eligible. The option is associated with the player & not the team.
July 24, 200520 yr QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 12:28 PM) Options are inherited from minor league contracts so free agents who have never signed a minor league contract are not eligible. The option is associated with the player & not the team. Gotcha..thanks for that info Juggs.
July 24, 200520 yr QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 12:15 PM) WTF? I thought Arizona wanted him? Until they made a deal with the Phillies for Tim Worrell. The D'backs gave up Matt Kata (util inf) who could have helped the Sox... too bad.
July 24, 200520 yr i have a feeling he will stay with the sox in the minors. The reasoning is because i'm not sure if there is a market for him because everyone wants all of the sexy names on the market like Mesa, Wagner, and Baez. Especially if the Burnett trade is made, than KW will probably tell him stay with the organazation and you might have a good shot of making the team in September or earlier. JMO.
July 24, 200520 yr QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 01:59 PM) Dempster's 14 for 14 in save opps, the Cubs are looking for bullpen help but if they picked up Shingo he wouldn't close. they won't because they are falling out of it quickly. Plus you are talking about the same GM that thought joe borowski would be a better solution than Dustin Hermanson.
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