@susanslusser: A third player also likely to be in that deal for Samardzija, source tells the Chronicle. So Bassitt, Semien, third player to #Athletics.

Come on Susan, what kind of source do you have that only gives up 2/3 of a deal? f***ing ridiculous.

Great work Dan Hayes

It really was. He knows his subject matter very well and sooner or later you get comfortable talking about what you know well. He outshined Phil Rogers but that isn't that hard.

Big-league source tells Chronicle: #Athletics to get RHP Chris Bassitt from #WhiteSox as well as infielder Marcus Semien (as expected).

Not really, Bassitt has more value than both Thompson and Beck

You sure?

@susanslusser: A third player also likely to be in that deal for Samardzija, source tells the Chronicle. So Bassitt, Semien, third player to #Athletics.

Sounds like it'd be a loy less piece than Bassitt and Semien then.

Semien, Danish, and Bassitt??

 

That would make my heart hurt.

Danish and bassitt could make this a bad deal for sox.

Not really, Bassitt has more value than both Thompson and Beck

I agree with this. I've lost all faith in Thompson and Bassitt has a much better chance of being an impact reliever or back of the rotation starter than Beck IMO.

You sure?

Yes

Danish and bassitt could make this a bad deal for sox.

Danish would have been close to the centerpiece here so I'm guessing his name would have leaked out already.

No way its Danish. I could see Wheeler, Dykstra or Recchia.

Just to put it into text...

 

1.) Sale

2.) Samardzija

3.) Quintana

4.) Danks

5.) Noesi

 

CL - Robertson

SU - Duke

SU - Petricka

MR - Putnam

MR- Webb

MR - Surkamp

MR - Guerra

 

Looks great! You need to flip Danks and Noesit, though. ; )

 

One more bullpen arm to replace Surkamp would be nice...

Danish would have been close to the centerpiece here so I'm guessing his name would have leaked out already.

Let's hope

In a year we will be thinking of Chris Beck the exact same way we are thinking of Bassitt now.

 

BY THE WAY WE SORTA ADDED A COUPLE STUD PITCHERS.

On Bassitt vs Beck and Thompson - I will take the surest thing and also the one with the most potential. Bassitt easily.

 

Let's see who the third guy is. I don't think it's a big name and I will go out on a limp and say Jordan Guerrero.

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Looks great! You need to flip Danks and Noesit, though. ; )

 

One more bullpen arm to replace Surkamp would be nice...

 

With Rodon coming over in mid season to take a rotation spot or pull a Sale and be a lights out bullpen guy his first year.

I get the feeling the Sox are going for it, Rodon will be on the big league club.

Glad to see us getting love, because if Lester signs with the Cubs tomorrow it'll be a Cubs deep throat fest

Sanchez for a half season, then Micah Johnson probably...

 

Saladino as back-up for 3B/SS/2B (Leury Garcia's role last year)

 

Let's call up Theo and see what he wants for Luis Valbuena.

I get the feeling the Sox are going for it, Rodon will be on the big league club.

He will not be able to pitch a full season, so it will be interesting how they handle him.

I wanted to say that baseball reporting beats all the other sports, but the existence of Harold Reynolds may make that statement inaccurate

I'm pretty surprised Bassitt and Beck have any value tbh.

In a year we will be thinking of Chris Beck the exact same way we are thinking of Bassitt now.

 

BY THE WAY WE SORTA ADDED A COUPLE STUD PITCHERS.

 

If Beck can shut down the Detroit Tigers and dominate AFL like Bassitt did, then I agree with you.

 

 

I want Emilio Bonifacio now as super utility.

I asked Scott Merkin if Danish was the 3rd player to be named. He said nope.

How does Joel Sherman not shoot himself after being asked the same questions every 15 minutes?