January 23, 201610 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 23, 2016 -> 04:12 AM) I thought they were going to have a chance about 30'secomds before Rosenthals tweet. I have said all along I didn't think the sox will do it. but I sure hope to the baseball demigods that the sox do finish the job. a cf and a sp. for the price of 1 cespy. but 3 yrs..... this should tell a lot of the current state of the sox FO.
January 23, 201610 yr QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 08:15 PM) 3 years $70M opt-out after 1 year Breaking news...
January 23, 201610 yr QUOTE (Baron @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 10:14 PM) I think the team we have is pretty much going to be it on opening day. Disagree. Still think they do some type of upgrade.
January 23, 201610 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 08:14 PM) Opt-outs are ruining baseball. Guys are going to be jumping from team to team so often now. Or just bending the same team over year after year.
January 23, 201610 yr 3/75, pretty high annually but I would've done that. Sounds like he really wanted to go back to the Mets.
January 23, 201610 yr And before people get worked up, who's to say he would have accepted a 3 year deal from anyone but the Mets?
January 23, 201610 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 10:16 PM) Breaking news... Not excalty breaking news Cespedes drama finally over, now this thread can die!
January 23, 201610 yr He's not worth 25 per year. That's crazy. I guess it doesn't mean much though because chances are its only for 1 year I won't be surprised when he's seeking 25 AAV next offseason for a longer contract lol
January 23, 201610 yr The three year/$65 million offer was out there for days. Obviously Hahn wouldn't give an opt out after one year and/or wasn't willing to go up $70-75 million for three years. Maybe they did and he still wanted to stay in NYC, perhap we'll never know other than some vague platitude that our offer was attractive/competitive blah blah. Meanwhile the Mets get another contract year drive and mitigate the long-term risks...not $150 million for six, but that was never realistic anyway. Edited January 23, 201610 yr by caulfield12
January 23, 201610 yr QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 10:16 PM) NASCAR I wouldn't say meltdown, and I do think the White Sox were smart to not give any of these guys long-term deals. Saying that, it's hard for me to consider the White Sox 'all in' if they don't find a way to further improve the middle of their lineup. Frazier and Lawrie were nice additions and will/should greatly improve the offense, but they still need one more bat in the middle of that lineup to complement those moves.
January 23, 201610 yr Well, if it wasn't clear our FO had an issue when we did absolutely nothing- didn't buy nor sell- at the deadline when we were 2 GB of the WC, then this does.
January 23, 201610 yr Hahn said the Sox had to get creative. No way they could afford 25 million for 2016
January 23, 201610 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 10:19 PM) On the bright side, Quintana's ERA just dropped half a point We play the Mets this year. With his luck, he faces them twice. I'd say a fourth of a point. Edited January 23, 201610 yr by Jose Abreu
January 23, 201610 yr To people complaining and blaming the FO, he clearly wanted to go back to the Mets, and just waited it out until the right deal came along.
January 23, 201610 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 10:20 PM) Hahn said the Sox had to get creative. No way they could afford 25 million for 2016 27.5 million if he opts out in year 1.
January 23, 201610 yr We all should have known he was going somewhere else when he himself came here to the board and said, "Outrow"
January 23, 201610 yr We started buying and we didn't finish. It's that simple. Losing a pick for a mediocre Dexter Fowler won't complete that. Austin Jackson won't either. Giving up more assets to acquire a washed-up outfielder won't either. Knowing Reinsdorf, we'll announce the signing of Austin Jackson in a few days. Lose out on LeBron, sign Carlos Boozer.
January 23, 201610 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 23, 2016 -> 04:19 AM) On the bright side, Quintana's ERA just dropped half a point look on the bright side from the owner pov..... the team salary is still around 115 mil.....
January 23, 201610 yr We're better off using our money to upgrade at multiple positions instead of giving Cespedes 27.5M for one year. He wanted the Mets and that's where he went. Can't be upset with the front office on this one
January 23, 201610 yr QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 23, 2016 -> 05:21 AM) 27.5 million if he opts out in year 1. Gross
January 23, 201610 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 08:14 PM) Opt-outs are ruining baseball. Guys are going to be jumping from team to team so often now. It's basically MLB's way of not guaranteeing contracts, kinda like the NFL, except now the players are in control.
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