In what world are the Sox looking for another 1B/DH?

He also plays 3B/LF.

Edited October 22, 201312 yr by ChiSoxFan05

He also plays 3B/LF.

So does Adam Dunn if we want to go to that level.

Platoons rarely yield successful numbers.

 

Oakland and Tampa disagree

I would be interested if he had more than 1 year left on his contract. It would be foolish to trade young talent for such a player.

What young players do the Sox have that really would be foolish to get rid of? Headley still put up an OBP not seen on the White Sox even in an injury plagued year. I would see if he would be interested in an extension. If the answer is no, his price tag went down a bit. If yes, by all means, see if you can get him. The White Sox aren't exactly loaded with studs in the minor leagues.

He also plays 3B/LF.

 

What? He played 43 innings in LF in 2007. That's it. Zero innings at 3rd.

What young players do the Sox have that really would be foolish to get rid of?

The ones who are going to make major steps forwards this year.

 

Which ones are those? I don't know.

What? He played 43 innings in LF in 2007. That's it. Zero innings at 3rd.

He wasn't too bad at LF if I remember correctly. They just needed Gordon to go there. And he's played 3rd in college/high school.

He also plays 3B/LF.

 

lol wat

He wasn't too bad at LF if I remember correctly. They just needed Gordon to go there. And he's played 3rd in college/high school.

 

Zack Greinke played Shortstop in high school, do you think he's an option there 10 years later in the big leagues?

lol wat

He wasn't too bad at LF if I remember correctly. They just needed Gordon to go there. And he's played 3rd in college/high school.

 

Zack Greinke played Shortstop in high school, do you think he's an option there 10 years later in the big leagues?

No, but Butler player third base in college, and with our defense, he could definitely be an option there. Same goes for LF if we trade De Aza, move Avi to center and Dayan to right.

No, but Butler player third base in college, and with our defense, he could definitely be an option there. Same goes for LF if we trade De Aza, move Avi to center and Dayan to right.

 

What makes you think he can do that now? Butler probably weighed 50 less pounds in college. He's older, fatter, and hasn't practiced there in YEARS. He's not even a good first baseman.

 

Plus, there's a big difference between being good enough to handle a position at the collegiate level and being able to handle it at the big league level.

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This is now a Chase Headley thread not a rumor catch all.

This is now a Chase Headley thread not a rumor catch all.

Doing God's work. Catch-alls are the worst, particularly during the offseason

 

 

On Headley, I don't think the ten mil or so should be a major deal for us to help us plug a huge hole. We do have money to blow, pay for every cent. But yeah since it's only for a year, I dont want us giving up anything of note. And that probably means a deal isn't happening.

He wasn't too bad at LF if I remember correctly. They just needed Gordon to go there. And he's played 3rd in college/high school.

 

We may as well put Paulie back at catcher while we are at it.

Doing God's work. Catch-alls are the worst, particularly during the offseason

 

 

On Headley, I don't think the ten mil or so should be a major deal for us to help us plug a huge hole. We do have money to blow, pay for every cent. But yeah since it's only for a year, I dont want us giving up anything of note. And that probably means a deal isn't happening.

 

Catch-alls suck when it comes to rumors, but I would love an offseason tradewinds subforum.

I still think Conor could be pretty good. I just think he needs more time.

This is now a Chase Headley thread not a rumor catch all.

Chase Headely for Tank Neither lived up to there potential last year.

 

Chase Headely for Tank Neither lived up to there potential last year.

 

Yet Viciedo hit more HR's and had more RBI's in about 120 fewer PA's. Not that it means anything.

Chase Headely for Tank Neither lived up to there potential last year.

Can you get the Padres to send over 3 more years of pre free agency team control?

I don't think he is capable of hitting clean up. The Sox are probably targeting a left handed clean up hitter.

If they acquired Headley, that still leaves a hole at that spot in the lineup.

I wouldn't give up scraps for him. He's a highly paid, small upgrade on what we currently have at 3b and he's a free agent at the end of the year. That's the exact opposite of what the White Sox should target in trades if they give away anything of value.

How is he a small upgrade? Even in a down year compared to 2012 he still posted a 3.6 WAR, which would make him a top 8 3B from what I can tell. You must have a lot higher hopes for a Gillaspinger platoon than I do. While I think they might be serviceable, Headley would be a huge improvement, even if 2012 proves to be a outlier.

I really hope we trade a Keppaspie/Gillaspinger player to make room for Semien. Even Beckham can be traded, just let Marcus start.

I don't think he is capable of hitting clean up. The Sox are probably targeting a left handed clean up hitter.

If they acquired Headley, that still leaves a hole at that spot in the lineup.

 

You don't get extra points for having a prototypical lineup. An upgrade is an upgrade. However much better a new player is than the incumbent, that's how much better your team gets.

You don't get extra points for having a prototypical lineup. An upgrade is an upgrade. However much better a new player is than the incumbent, that's how much better your team gets.

I don't agree with this at all. A well constructed offense can produce more than the sum of the individual parts. For example, a guy like Adam Dunn is going to be a lot more valuable to the Sox if there are people on-base when he hits his home-runs. Does adding a high OBP leadoff guy improve Dunn's WAR? No, but it can make him more productive. I'm not accusing you of this, but WAR is never going to be the be-all-end-all. At the end of the day, baseball is still a team sport and WAR will never be able to account for everything. Not all upgrades in terms of WAR are necessarily equal.