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Post by Xamnam on Jan 3, 2019 12:39:31 GMT -6
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 3, 2019 12:45:40 GMT -6
He negotiated that deal himself. Seems small compared to other deals relievers have gotten this off-season but maybe he took less to play where he wanted.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2019 12:47:09 GMT -6
Sure, everyone's dream city is Philly.
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Post by dij22 on Jan 3, 2019 12:53:40 GMT -6
If the Sox whiff on Machado/Harper, do they just flat out suck for one more year or do they go for the next tier of free agents (Keuchel/Pollock/etc)?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2019 13:00:33 GMT -6
I'd love them to sign Pollock to (I'd assume) a discounted 4 year deal with opt outs. They still need outfield help, and Brantley was my initial fallback if they struck out on Harper. If the training staff can work a miracle and keep Pollock healthy that'd be a great signing.
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 3, 2019 13:02:23 GMT -6
Hahn insinuated if they miss on Harper/Machado they will not be pivoting towards B & C FAs. He doesn't believe (and I agree) that they will realistically contend in 2019.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2019 13:05:38 GMT -6
They won't contend in 2019 with our without Harper/Machado, but they still need to field a major league roster. Take deals where they can get it. Skipping out on any improvements that could benefit the team during the competitive window would be stupid and shortsighted.
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 4, 2019 13:48:05 GMT -6
Bob Nightengale did a full article on the White Sox pursuit of the two mega FAs. If anyone is interested you can read it here. |
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 7, 2019 13:45:46 GMT -6
White Sox sign Kelvin Herrera. 2/18 with a vesting 3rd year option.
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Post by dij22 on Jan 7, 2019 14:15:12 GMT -6
That is a dogshit signing.
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 7, 2019 14:25:43 GMT -6
It's a bit of an overpay given the injuries he's coming off of, but I don't hate it. The White Sox can also afford to overpay him for two years if necessary.
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 7, 2019 21:31:42 GMT -6
White Sox are in "serious discussions" with John Jay. Apparently he, Alonso, and Manny all train together in Miami in the off-season. They even wrote an article about it together for The Players Tribune. Take that for what you will.
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Post by dij22 on Jan 7, 2019 21:55:32 GMT -6
So the pitch to Machado is "we're going to offer you $100 million less than New York and Philly, BUT you can do burpies with Jon Jay for a year"?
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 7, 2019 22:10:02 GMT -6
So the pitch to Machado is "we're going to offer you $100 million less than New York and Philly, BUT you can do burpies with Jon Jay for a year"? Apparently the Yankees are the low bidder of the three. If the White Sox and Phillies are close, I guess Alonso and Jay could tip the scales. |
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 7, 2019 22:33:45 GMT -6
White Sox are in "serious discussions" with John Jay. Apparently he, Alonso, and Manny all train together in Miami in the off-season. They even wrote an article about it together for The Players Tribune. Take that for what you will. This is now a done deal, pending Jay's physical. |
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Post by Xamnam on Jan 7, 2019 22:34:23 GMT -6
I personally would sign a contract for most workplaces if I got to work with Jon Jay.
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 7, 2019 22:38:29 GMT -6
White Sox are in "serious discussions" with John Jay. Apparently he, Alonso, and Manny all train together in Miami in the off-season. They even wrote an article about it together for The Players Tribune. Take that for what you will. This is now a done deal, pending Jay's physical. 1 year, $4M. |
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Post by Tweet on Jan 8, 2019 7:24:15 GMT -6
I’m still not convinced there is any other place on the Internet that covers the Sox with this much depth
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Post by Xamnam on Jan 8, 2019 7:34:34 GMT -6
It's called a multi-tiered marketing strategy.
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 8, 2019 7:44:48 GMT -6
I’m still not convinced there is any other place on the Internet that covers the Sox with this much depth I'm thankful for dij and scoots because otherwise I'd be posting these updates for myself like a crazy person. |
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Post by Tweet on Jan 8, 2019 7:45:55 GMT -6
I’m still not convinced there is any other place on the Internet that covers the Sox with this much depth I'm thankful for dij and scoots because otherwise I'd be posting these updates for myself like a crazy person. And worse, you’d get bad ones from me like “Sox still bad” |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2019 10:59:26 GMT -6
Obviously I hope that these moves work to convince Machado to sign, but this is the type of stuff Hahn needed to do to make up the gulf between a 100 loss team and two teams that are far more likely to make the playoffs in 2019. If it doesn't work out, at least there's not a huge commitment to either player.
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Post by Tweet on Jan 8, 2019 11:01:15 GMT -6
Yanks appear to be resigning Zach Britton
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2019 11:02:38 GMT -6
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 9, 2019 17:00:01 GMT -6
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Post by Tweet on Jan 9, 2019 17:02:20 GMT -6
Fuck Philly
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 9, 2019 22:41:32 GMT -6
Grandal to the Brewers, 1 year 18.25M.
Supposedly turned down 4/60 from the Mets earlier in the off-season.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 22:46:35 GMT -6
I was kind of hoping he’d go to the Rockies after the White Sox weren’t a possibility.
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Post by Xamnam on Jan 10, 2019 7:43:13 GMT -6
Blergh.
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Post by Tweet on Jan 10, 2019 8:42:06 GMT -6
I’ve also heard the brewers are looking to trade for bumgarner too
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