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They want to resign him, and he is from west coast as well.

Serious Q: what does it take for the White Sox to not offer him a QO? Is he there already?

 

No gotta roll the dice that some NL team will pay him.

 

Even if he takes the QO the hope is he adds some value to be traded. If not ship him to the pen and tell him to throw really hard for an inning.

 

Also makes it easier to move Quintana.

"So, how was your weekend"- Rick Hahn

No gotta roll the dice that some NL team will pay him.

 

Even if he takes the QO the hope is he adds some value to be traded. If not ship him to the pen and tell him to throw really hard for an inning.

 

Also makes it easier to move Quintana.

If he gets shipped to the pen...that's $16 million for a reliever. That's not something any team will trade anything of value for.

 

Nice range by Buxton there.

Serious Q: what does it take for the White Sox to not offer him a QO? Is he there already?

 

Yes, you offer it to him. Michael Cuddyer was offered a QO and signed with the Mets.

His FIP is 4.08, his ERA 4.85. I have watched most of the games. I don't think defense costs him 3/4 of a run per 9 innings, over the number errors do, which is already built into his ERA, unless they want to set up in the seats. Although that is still a HR.

FIP not matching ERA is not 100% defense related, some general luck is factored in there as well. Like it or not it's a way better predictor of future performance than ERA is. But if you want batted ball data taken into account, use SIERA instead, which is an even better predictor than FIP. Samardzija's FIP since the trade deadline is 5.34 anyway, it's not like the advanced stats have liked him much either.

My hope is they give him the QO and he doesn't want anything to do with signing with the Sox. Sign a one-year deal with somebody else, and gamble on a better contract for 2017-2020.

My hope is they give him the QO and he doesn't want anything to do with signing with the Sox. Sign a one-year deal with somebody else, and gamble on a better contract for 2017-2020.

 

Still think he could sign a few months into the season, possibly with the Cubs. Seems like a Theo move.

FIP not matching ERA is not 100% defense related, some general luck is factored in there as well. Like it or not it's a way better predictor of future performance than ERA is. But if you want batted ball data taken into account, use SIERA instead, which is an even better predictor than FIP. Samardzija's FIP since the trade deadline is 5.34 anyway, it's not like the advanced stats have liked him much either.

The only luck is the luck they get to face him. He's Javy Vazquez with a lower K rate.

Still think he could sign a few months into the season, possibly with the Cubs. Seems like a Theo move.

 

Seems possible, but for his own interests, it's possible the whole year with the Sox has been a giant headache for him. I don't know that, but maybe he wants to get out of Dodge.

I don't think he wants to be back with the cubs

The only luck is the luck they get to face him. He's Javy Vazquez with a lower K rate.

 

Javy was better

The mid May signings don't seem to work out well for many.

The good news is that Johnson won't have to do much to be an improvement over Samardzija next season.

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If he gets shipped to the pen...that's $16 million for a reliever. That's not something any team will trade anything of value for.

 

Nice range by Buxton there.

 

If he comes back, say the rotation does not change and Johnson is in limbo and May15th he has an ERA of 5, he could be moved to the pen for a cheap starter. Not ideal but they really cannot afford to take the risk on a QO.

Seems possible, but for his own interests, it's possible the whole year with the Sox has been a giant headache for him. I don't know that, but maybe he wants to get out of Dodge.

I think you take away the things that don't matter, his ND football career, his long hair, his weak facial hair, you realize what is there is a guy who can throw pretty hard, but so many pitchers throw 95 these days, and on days his secondary pitches are working, is tough to face. If anything goes wrong, he's meat. He's usually around the plate.

Sox at Minn record just awful this year.

Sox at Minn record just awful this year.

 

Not the first time, probably won't be the last time either.

 

Mark

DJ questioning the mindset that Steverson puts the hitters in. He's been very critical of everything

DJ questioning the mindset that Steverson puts the hitters in. He's been very critical of everything

I enjoy DJ being truthful..............Rongey after the game is the total opposite ass kisser. I hope he is gone with move to WLS.

Way to get the runner over.

Team can't move a runner over.

I enjoy DJ being truthful..............Rongey after the game is the total opposite ass kisser. I hope he is gone with move to WLS.

 

I enjoy DJ too--mostly on the postgames. If he gets a new partner, I'll listen to the games more. Rongey obviously sucks, and needs to be replaced.

Minn 4-3

Minn 4-3

Well they're showing a little more life today in fighting back.