Brent Morel claimed by Blue Jays off of waivers

[TheTruth05]

And we still have to open up a spot for when the Downs signing is done.

 

one can only hope it's Heath.

[brian310]

one can only hope it's Heath.

 

Im guessing Heath or Molina

[Swingandalongonetoleft]

Brent Morel claimed by Blue Jays off of waivers

 

Flee, flee for your lives!

 

Had him mixed up with Brent Lillibridge until about half way through this post. Still applicable, I think. I'll always remember being present to witness him hit a 3 run shot against the Indians during the legendary Brent Ruth era of his career at the end of 2011 (Juan Pierre 2000th hit and Konerko Grand Slam to boot!). There were 12 people at the Cell that night, and that's including both teams, the umpires, and Hawk. And Juan Pierre counts twice.

[witesoxfan]

one can only hope it's Heath.

 

 

Im guessing Heath or Molina

 

I would say with 99% certainty that it will be Heath

[Andy the Clown]

We still have multiple players on the 40-man who could be dropped at a moment's notice (de Los santos, Heath, Molina, Mitchell), so we should not be precluded from continuing to improve the roster (cough...catcher....cough...).

[ScottyDo]

This makes me sad. I really thought Morel would be league-average at least when all was said and done.

[witesoxfan]

We still have multiple players on the 40-man who could be dropped at a moment's notice (de Los santos, Heath, Molina, Mitchell), so we should not be precluded from continuing to improve the roster (cough...catcher....cough...).

 

I honestly don't see a realistic option available for catching. I think Castro is going to cost Quintana, Grandal is going to cost Erik Johnson, and Lucroy is going to cost something in between those two. The Sox aren't in a position to be making trades like that.

 

 

[GreenSox]

I honestly don't see a realistic option available for catching. I think Castro is going to cost Quintana, Grandal is going to cost Erik Johnson, and Lucroy is going to cost something in between those two. The Sox aren't in a position to be making trades like that.

Agree. We need to stockpile young players and those are the kind of moves that put us into this position.

[Andy the Clown]

I honestly don't see a realistic option available for catching. I think Castro is going to cost Quintana, Grandal is going to cost Erik Johnson, and Lucroy is going to cost something in between those two. The Sox aren't in a position to be making trades like that.

 

I agree with you, but I do see them bringing in some like like JR Murphy.

[palehose1]

I agree with you, but I do see them bringing in some like like JR Murphy.

 

I would sign John Buck for a year, probably only cost $3 to $4 million. He is not the long term answer but a definite upgrade over Flowers /Phegley

[Balta1701]

I would sign John Buck for a year, probably only cost $3 to $4 million. He is not the long term answer but a definite upgrade over Flowers /Phegley

His OPS the last 3 years are .683, .644, and .648 respectively. I mean it's possible that the guys we have are worse than that again...but man, I'd rather gamble on one of Phlowglieto turning into a reasonable option than paying $4 million for that unless we're really, really desperate for a veteran to handle young pitching.