January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 08:44 PM) Exactly when in this current plan can fans reasonably expect to compete for the playoffs again? This year, maybe they just don't have the money in the budget. Who knows, maybe they are also cutting down on long-term expenses to eventually sell? So much more to things than just claiming they're being cheap.
January 21, 201610 yr Mibelt Rodriguez @MibeltRodriguez 35s36 seconds ago Developing: The #Nats have offered a 5 years, $100-105 MM deal to OF Yoenis Cespedes. #MLB
January 21, 201610 yr They are going to need body guards at sox fest this year. Might be worth it just to go to watch the fans lay into the front office
January 21, 201610 yr I think it's the aftermath damage control that is going to irritate me more than him going to the Nats
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:46 PM) Mibelt Rodriguez @MibeltRodriguez 35s36 seconds ago Developing: The #Nats have offered a 5 years, $100-105 MM deal to OF Yoenis Cespedes. #MLB Mibelt is on top of things.
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (Saufley @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:43 PM) Please, I don't want to hear "three year deal" ever mentioned again! Oh, you'll hear it again!
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:47 PM) Mibelt is on top of things. Mibelt is what holds everything up Edited January 21, 201610 yr by Jose Paniagua
January 21, 201610 yr Mibelt Rodriguez @MibeltRodriguez 35s36 seconds ago Developing: The #Nats have offered a 5 years, $100-105 MM deal to OF Yoenis Cespedes. #MLB If they've really offered that, then this should be over really soon. Nobody else is coming close to that, and I won't mind a bit that the Sox didn't.
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:37 PM) Sad part is Sox aren't willing to give out large contracts only puts in prospectus that the likely hood of them not keeping sale around and will probably have to end up trading him and Abreu after the 3 yr window. The Sox will go more than 3 years for their own players. They are worth more to the team than a new player.
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (Baron @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 08:47 PM) I think it's the aftermath damage control that is going to irritate me more than him going to the Nats I'm sure we'll here "Yoenis woke up Wednesday thinking he'd be a White Sox, but the Nats blew him away with an offer"
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:46 PM) Mibelt Rodriguez @MibeltRodriguez 35s36 seconds ago Developing: The #Nats have offered a 5 years, $100-105 MM deal to OF Yoenis Cespedes. #MLB If you watch his tweets, he tweets stuff like this right after other people do.
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (blackmooncreeping @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:42 PM) I believe Sox knew Danks was getting surgery before they offered that deal. I've always thought it was a terrible deal, one of KW's worst. He signed the extension in December of 2011 and didn't get hurt until the following May.
January 21, 201610 yr If this truly is coming to an end, I hope that Fowler is not the answer. I'm not interested in the least in giving away a draft pick for him. Or Desmond for that matter.
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:37 PM) But the problem here is we were passed by Detroit, and still have to catch KC and Cleve...and just might be even with the Twins, who happen to have one of the better farm systems in the game again under Ryan. That wasn't the statement. The statement was that the Sox made a clean sweep of missing all of the their targets this off season.
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:48 PM) I'm sure we'll here "Yoenis woke up Wednesday thinking he'd be a White Sox, but the Nats blew him away with an offer" For me it's going to be the Garcia blowing smoke conference that they are going to give. Try and convince us he's worth paying money to watch.
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:48 PM) The Sox will go more than 3 years for their own players. They are worth more to the team than a new player. But David Robertson fits into that scenario how exactly?
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:48 PM) The Sox will go more than 3 years for their own players. They are worth more to the team than a new player. But can you honestly see the Sox giving out a long and enormous amount of money for their owen players. Can you see them giving out almost 30 million a year for 5 plus years for sale?
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 08:50 PM) But David Robertson fits into that scenario how exactly? Which is exactly why I think the 3 year limit has more to do with the guys that were available instead of an organization philosophy.
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:32 PM) True. It's not like the Sox targeted improving at 3B or Catcher or anything. The only move that matters is an OF improvement. I meant premiere FA acquisitions I should have clarified my sarcastic post
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:50 PM) But David Robertson fits into that scenario how exactly? Sox don't sign Cespedes. Should finish in last place. Get a life man.
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:46 PM) This year, maybe they just don't have the money in the budget. Who knows, maybe they are also cutting down on long-term expenses to eventually sell? So much more to things than just claiming they're being cheap. If they need to cut down on expenses is it close enough so they could bus it to KC, Clev. and Minn.?
January 21, 201610 yr I guess there's the load up on infield option and try to outscore out outfield deficiencies.
January 21, 201610 yr Poor Cespedes is never gonna end up in a hitter's park. I'd also like to throw it out there that I think it is very possible that the Nats are just trying to drive up the price on the Mets, but neither scenario is good news for the Sox. Edited January 21, 201610 yr by GREEDY
January 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:46 PM) Mibelt Rodriguez @MibeltRodriguez 35s36 seconds ago Developing: The #Nats have offered a 5 years, $100-105 MM deal to OF Yoenis Cespedes. #MLB that's the deal beating the Sox??
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