January 15, 201610 yr I think that leaves Putnam as the last deal undone for 2016. Jerry Crasnick Verified account @jcrasnick Avisail Garcia of the #WhiteSox signs for $2.1M to avoid salary arbitration.
January 15, 201610 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 08:17 AM) I think that leaves Putnam as the last deal undone for 2016. Jerry Crasnick Verified account @jcrasnick Avisail Garcia of the #WhiteSox signs for $2.1M to avoid salary arbitration. That's entirely too much $$ haha Edited January 15, 201610 yr by Y2JImmy0
January 15, 201610 yr About 200k below his projection. Lawrie got +200k while Avi got -200k. I love the law of averages.
January 15, 201610 yr Author QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 08:22 AM) That's entirely too much $$ haha Welcome to the arbitration process.
January 15, 201610 yr That is way too much money to give to a scrub. I wish they could just cut ties with him already.
January 15, 201610 yr There is a lot of hate for Avi right now but the beauty of sports is that fans can forget about their hatred and their opinions of you after you put together a couple of good months. Avi has all the tools to succeed and I would love to see him put it together just to teach people a lesson (that they will never learn). But likely he wont, however. LOL
January 15, 201610 yr QUOTE (bjm676 @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 09:43 AM) Must be nice to bad at your job, but still bring home $2 mil. He's one of the best few hundred individuals in the world at his given profession which is part of a multi billion dollar industry. That is why he still gets paid $2 million per year.
January 15, 201610 yr QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 09:49 AM) Nooooooooooooo He's on the roster regardless, it was just a matter of how much $$
January 15, 201610 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 08:25 AM) Welcome to the arbitration process. For all the overpaid Avi Garcias, there are countless underpaid Sales & Quintanas. Baseball.
January 15, 201610 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 08:03 AM) For all the overpaid Avi Garcias, there are countless underpaid Sales & Quintanas. Baseball. More like capitalism.
January 15, 201610 yr QUOTE (blackmooncreeping @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 09:57 AM) He's on the roster regardless, it was just a matter of how much $$ Ya no s***. I just wanted to b**** alittle. I'm rooting for Avi (he's actually one of the rare bad ball players I actually like. Great work ethic, has heart, leaves it all out there, great personality etc.) But I just don't like his odds offensively or defensively as a player.
January 15, 201610 yr QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 10:10 AM) Ya no s***. I just wanted to b**** alittle. I'm rooting for Avi (he's actually one of the rare bad ball players I actually like. Great work ethic, has heart, leaves it all out there, great personality etc.) But I just don't like his odds offensively or defensively as a player. I get it, we're all frustrated with the guy. He's so young that you want to give him another shot, and it's hard to believe last year was his 1st full season in mlb. And I do think he's a hard worker in general, but needs to trim down a little too. But it gets tiring watching him butcher fly balls with horrible routes and lack of speed. For being so athletic he can't run for s*#t in the OF!
January 15, 201610 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 10:06 AM) More like capitalism. If it was like capitalism, Sale & Quintana could leave to the highest bidder instead of being under Sox control for 6 years.
January 15, 201610 yr If Hahn had any balls whatsoever, he would have signed Avi to long term extension instead of going the cheap route with this arbitration nonsense! No balls I tell ya, NONE!
January 15, 201610 yr Watching Avi butcher up RF is almost as bad as watching Fisk try to keep from falling asleep while butchering LF back in 85'.....and they are both physically about the same build......
January 15, 201610 yr I'm curious to see how Avi can produce in the the minors this year both offensively and defensively. As of now, he does not belong anywhere near the MLB main roster.
January 15, 201610 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 08:19 AM) If it was like capitalism, Sale & Quintana could leave to the highest bidder instead of being under Sox control for 6 years. Fair point...I guess to put it better would be more like every other employer. The condition you identified is present in pretty much every workplace in America.
January 15, 201610 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 11:19 AM) If it was like capitalism, Sale & Quintana could leave to the highest bidder instead of being under Sox control for 6 years. Nah, the players wouldn't be unionized and wouldn't make squat
January 15, 201610 yr Should just DFA him.. bet no one else would try him in the majors this year... this guy was what, the 2nd worst player in baseball last season?
January 15, 201610 yr Should just DFA him.. bet no one else would try him in the majors this year... this guy was what, the 2nd worst player in baseball last season? 40 man roster is not full and Avi has an option year remaining. No need to DFA him.
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