Crazy that Latos is only 28. Between him and Avila (29), it might be the oldest looking under 30 battery in history.

FWIW, I know what has been reported about Latos, but I actually went to Coconut Creek High with him and was on the same team and this guy was f***ing awesome to be around. Helped everyone, definitely busted your balls while doing it, but he just wanted to win. And this was highschool. Definitely a party guy and a little bit of a bro but not an asshole.

Didn't someone tweet out the Sox signed him like 5 weeks ago, only to delete it?

There is no such thing as low risk / high reward. Please stop it.

 

You can say it is a low-risk signing, because it is. It's only 1/$3M.

 

But the concept is high risk / high reward or low risk / low reward, because risk isn't about what happened in the end. It's about the chances of something happening in the future. If there is a high chance of a high reward, that person isn't signing for $3M. It is also about the LIKELY reward, since obviously ANY investment could go big or go bad. Same in baseball as any other investment.

 

So this is low risk / low reward. And that's fine.

 

Now go get a bloody right fielder.

 

Good. Like others stated, I'm shocked he signed for this low. Finally some fruit to the waiting game. Hopeful still that other fruit will be borne in the shape of an outfielder.

Wow, nice. Could be a very important depth move. Kudos to the front office today.

Mike Recchia ‏@Recchia1 21m21 minutes ago

@barstoolWSD guys an ass hole bro

 

Mike Recchia ‏@Recchia1 20m20 minutes ago

@barstoolWSD hope they release him 1 day in

 

This is what Mike Recchia said to White Sox Dave about the Latos signing.

Why is low risk/high reward impossible? We're not talking about trading equities here. Latos is a guy who has consistently been a 3+ WAR pitcher when healthy (and only 28 years old) that can be released for a total of $3M if things go south.

 

I'm not sure what else you would call this signing other than low risk/high reward.

It's high risk. There's a good chance he'll be banged up or ineffective. If the chances of him being healthy/good were higher, he would have signed for more than $3M.

Using this as an excuse to trade Erik Johnson would be a mistake. Again I ask, how many innings can you realistically rely on Latos to pitch? This move was to bolster pitching depth.

 

And people, please stop calling things low risk/high reward. Low risk/high reward is impossible. You make me cranky.

 

 

For once, this is right.

 

This is a three million dollar signing for a guy who when healthy can be a #2 starter, on a team that can use a RH SP at the top of their rotation. If the guy gives you problems, or sucks, you dump him.

 

There really is not much risk when you consider he is only getting $2.5 million over minimum wage in MLB.

 

Where else can you get a shot at a #2 starter for $3 million?

There is no such thing as low risk / high reward. Please stop it.

 

You can say it is a low-risk signing, because it is. It's only 1/$3M.

 

But the concept is high risk / high reward or low risk / low reward, because risk isn't about what happened in the end. It's about the chances of something happening in the future. If there is a high chance of a high reward, that person isn't signing for $3M. It is also about the LIKELY reward, since obviously ANY investment could go big or go bad. Same in baseball as any other investment.

 

So this is low risk / low reward. And that's fine.

 

Now go get a bloody right fielder.

Haha, think we said the opposite thing in the same way. It comes down to odds.

It's high risk. There's a good chance he'll be banged up or ineffective. If the chances of him being healthy/good were higher, he would have signed for more than $3M.

Its very much low-risk. For $3M he can be awful, and you put him through waivers. He probably clears it. Heck you can release him.

 

Again, understanding how the terminology works... if you buy a stock for minimal money, risk is inherently low. If it dogs, you sell it. No big loss.

 

There is no such thing as low risk / high reward. Please stop it.

 

You can say it is a low-risk signing, because it is. It's only 1/$3M.

 

But the concept is high risk / high reward or low risk / low reward, because risk isn't about what happened in the end. It's about the chances of something happening in the future. If there is a high chance of a high reward, that person isn't signing for $3M. It is also about the LIKELY reward, since obviously ANY investment could go big or go bad. Same in baseball as any other investment.

 

So this is low risk / low reward. And that's fine.

 

Now go get a bloody right fielder.

Bah - you know what the OP meant. There is a potential in signings for a low amount with a high value produced.

 

IE: Nelson Cruz with Baltimore for 1 yr / 8 M = 36 home runs and 91 RBI ( 3.7 WAR )

It's high risk. There's a good chance he'll be banged up or ineffective. If the chances of him being healthy/good were higher, he would have signed for more than $3M.

 

Disagree. The risk is associated with what you give up to get the player. A $200 million contract is high risk. Giving up a large package of top prospects to get a player is high risk. A 1 year/3 million deal is not high risk.

This is great. Love the move. Absolutely zero risk associated with it, and he's two years removed from being a top of the rotation guy.

 

He was pretty terrible last year, but bounced around and his peripherals weren't all bad. LOVE LOVE LOVE the move. A little surprised he couldn't get more than $3M.

For once, this is right.

 

This is a three million dollar signing for a guy who when healthy can be a #2 starter, on a team that can use a RH SP at the top of their rotation. If the guy gives you problems, or sucks, you dump him.

 

There really is not much risk when you consider he is only getting $2.5 million over minimum wage in MLB.

 

Where else can you get a shot at a #2 starter for $3 million?

 

Jose Quintana.

Just hope we don't see a follow-up tweet saying Sox are done

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 12m12 minutes ago

Mat Latos arrived in Chicago yesterday for physical. #WhiteSox

 

Chicago media fails again. Also FWIW, it was Jerry Crasnik that had the signing first.

Count me in as one who doesn't want Johnson to be traded now. That article on Fangraphs today noted we had the worst projected WAR from our SP after the top 3, and this includes all depth options as well. Latos will certainly help with that, but we don't know yet if he'll be healthy or effective, so we still need Johnson in case Latos doesn't work out.

Edited February 9, 201610 yr by OmarComing25

Does Erik Johnson have any minor league options left?

Count me in as one who doesn't want Johnson to be traded now. That article on Fangraphs today noted we had the worst projected WAR from our SP after the top 3 , and this includes all depth options as well. Latos will certainly help with that, but we don't know yet if he'll be healthy or effective, so we still need Johnson in case Latos doesn't work out.

 

No good reason to trade Johnson unless you are getting a good young RF for him. Odds are good you will need both him and Turner this year.

Does Erik Johnson have any minor league options left?

 

1 I believe.

gives us a league average starter from this list. Prior to getting Latos, our #4 and #5 are at the very very bottom of the list

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/the-chang...pitching-ranks/

Edited February 9, 201610 yr by Jose Paniagua

Didn't someone tweet out the Sox signed him like 5 weeks ago, only to delete it?

Yeah, that was back in the last week of December. This one has been in the works for awhile it seems.

 

A few posts down:

 

http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...7597&st=100

Edited February 9, 201610 yr by dasox24

Well, there is the not insignificant risk that he doesn't mix well in the clubhouse, but we're not giving up a boatload like we did with Swisher at the time...

 

Everyone felt the price tag without the pick attached was closer to $7-10 million.

Anyway possible to build a package around Johnson for Puig?