January 1, 201610 yr Bob Nightengale @BNightengale 2m2 minutes ago The Chicago #WhiteSox want to sign free agent OF Alex Gordon or Yoenis Cespedes, but only if they're willing to take 3-year deal or less. More
January 1, 201610 yr QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 01:17 PM) Bob Nightengale @BNightengale 2m2 minutes ago The Chicago #WhiteSox want to sign free agent OF Alex Gordon or Yoenis Cespedes, but only if they're willing to take 3-year deal or less. More That will never happen.
January 1, 201610 yr QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 02:17 PM) Bob Nightengale @BNightengale 2m2 minutes ago The Chicago #WhiteSox want to sign free agent OF Alex Gordon or Yoenis Cespedes, but only if they're willing to take 3-year deal or less. More That definitely ain't gonna get it done unfortunately
January 1, 201610 yr QUOTE (kapzk @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 01:18 PM) That definitely ain't gonna get it done unfortunately Yeah I agree, if Hahn wants 3 years or less, then we're not getting any of the top OFs
January 1, 201610 yr QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 01:17 PM) Bob Nightengale @BNightengale 2m2 minutes ago The Chicago #WhiteSox want to sign free agent OF Alex Gordon or Yoenis Cespedes, but only if they're willing to take 3-year deal or less. More I see this tweet and immediately think that this was planted in the media for posturing. Rabbit just a few days ago mentioned that he heard numbers of 5/108 and 6/120
January 1, 201610 yr QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 01:17 PM) Bob Nightengale @BNightengale 2m2 minutes ago The Chicago #WhiteSox want to sign free agent OF Alex Gordon or Yoenis Cespedes, but only if they're willing to take 3-year deal or less. More Welp there goes the big three....
January 1, 201610 yr QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 01:25 PM) That just says to me it's still a pretty good buyers market 3 years or less fits KW and Hahn's year 2 of the 3 year plan......
January 1, 201610 yr Move to Upton and give him opt out clauses after years 3 and 4 or something. Maybe a 5th as well.
January 1, 201610 yr If it were another reporter I may not believe it but Nightengale always seems to have a pretty good idea of he pulse of the Sox FO. I doubt he'd be used as a plant unfortuantely.
January 1, 201610 yr QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 01:24 PM) I see this tweet and immediately think that this was planted in the media for posturing. Rabbit just a few days ago mentioned that he heard numbers of 5/108 and 6/120 Yeah. They clearly dont think thatd get it done. They're just trying to prove to Gordon's camp that the Royal's offer is reasonable, but we can still give a little more $$$.
January 1, 201610 yr That isnt going to get any of them. Maybe if you were the only team in the OF market and willing to wait it out for forever. But the White Sox certainly arent. Someone will finally give in and sign one of them.
January 1, 201610 yr Chill out, this is just a way for sox to prevent them being used to up price / years
January 1, 201610 yr QUOTE (Baron @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 01:37 PM) That isnt going to get any of them. Maybe if you were the only team in the OF market and willing to wait it out for forever. But the White Sox certainly arent. Someone will finally give in and sign one of them. I tend to agree with you man, however at the same time if the market was that strong for these three I'd have to imagine they would have signed already. Maybe the sox are offering a 3 year deal because that's what the market is dictating. Really all I want is these three to sign so this is over already.
January 1, 201610 yr QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 01:40 PM) I tend to agree with you man, however at the same time if the market was that strong for these three I'd have to imagine they would have signed already. Maybe the sox are offering a 3 year deal because that's what the market is dictating. Really all I want is these three to sign so this is over already. The only way I see 3 years working is some sort of an opt out. Otherwise we might as well start looking forward to spring training.
January 1, 201610 yr I could see the Sox only wanting to do the 3 year deal for gordon. The other 2 I could see them go to a 4 or 5 year deal which was reported before that Sox were prefering a 4 or 5 deal. I think since supposedly the Sox were wanting gordon first that this is a ploy to get him for a 3 year deal maybe. But has to be pretty good chance Sox gets one of the 2 since they keep getting linked to them and only seems to be the team getting fully linked to them
January 1, 201610 yr Probably willing to go to 4 years on Gordon but he is asking for 5. Probably willing to go to 5 years for Cespedes but he is asking for 6. So they state through the press they're only wiling to go to 3... It's a negotiation tactic, me thinks.
January 1, 201610 yr QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 01:32 PM) Yeah. They clearly dont think thatd get it done. They're just trying to prove to Gordon's camp that the Royal's offer is reasonable, but we can still give a little more $$$. I didn't see rabbit post about numbers.
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