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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 14, 2019 6:32:33 GMT -6
If true, this feels like a direct reaction to everyone who called out the White Sox for being cheap.
Edit: totp. IRT the reported Eloy extension.
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Post by fancypants on Mar 14, 2019 6:40:26 GMT -6
That same guy said the Manny deal was done like 3 weeks before the Manny deal was done... With the Padres
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 14, 2019 7:00:46 GMT -6
MLB also announced some rule changes. Roster sizes are expanding to 26, but shrinking in September from the ridiculous 40 to 28. Also July 31 will now be a hard trade deadline, no more August waiver moves.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 7:03:14 GMT -6
That same guy said the Manny deal was done like 3 weeks before the Manny deal was done... With the Padres He had the amount and years right if I recall correctly, so I don't think he's necessarily a bad source. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 7:04:05 GMT -6
If true, this feels like a direct reaction to everyone who called out the White Sox for being cheap. Edit: totp. IRT the reported Eloy extension. It's hard to judge until we see how it's structured, but yeah. He'd have to come out and be elite in his first year for this to make any sense. |
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Post by andrewvb on Mar 14, 2019 7:05:20 GMT -6
are the sox still sending eloy back to the minors to get the extra year of service time while paying him $100 mil? or do they not have to do that now? i'm assuming a good amount of the money is backloaded to his first FA years.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 7:07:05 GMT -6
He's already been optioned back to AAA - the potential structure I've seen has him making a bulk of the money at the tail end of the deal or the deal having option years to bring it up to $100 million. I think he'd end up making $500k this year.
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Post by andrewvb on Mar 14, 2019 7:08:35 GMT -6
kind of amazing the give someone that extension while telling them we don't think you're ready for the majors still.
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 14, 2019 7:13:06 GMT -6
are the sox still sending eloy back to the minors to get the extra year of service time while paying him $100 mil? or do they not have to do that now? i'm assuming a good amount of the money is backloaded to his first FA years. Yes, he was optioned yesterday. |
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 14, 2019 7:27:09 GMT -6
kind of amazing the give someone that extension while telling them we don't think you're ready for the majors still. I mean, everyone understands this is the product of a very broken system where everyone loses. Expect major changes in the next CBA. |
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 14, 2019 11:46:07 GMT -6
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Post by Xamnam on Mar 14, 2019 11:47:38 GMT -6
The Chicago Whales!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 12:21:50 GMT -6
This was pretty widely known, no? They've made offers in excess of $100 million, fwiw. I guess Tanaka was the previous big offer before Machado. |
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 14, 2019 17:30:39 GMT -6
This was pretty widely known, no? They've made offers in excess of $100 million, fwiw. I guess Tanaka was the previous big offer before Machado. That's the problem though isn't it? If you're constantly putting out large offers to FAs that are still 20% below market you're never going to convert. |
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Post by thebosma on Mar 14, 2019 17:31:41 GMT -6
God you say you'd eat one massive chicken dong and posts with acronyms you don't understand show up in your participated for life
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 14, 2019 17:36:03 GMT -6
I hope you've learned a valuable lesson.
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 14, 2019 17:36:51 GMT -6
In all seriousness, this thread will fall off your participated after a while. I think after you've posted in a certain number of other threads more recently.
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 15, 2019 9:32:34 GMT -6
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 16, 2019 17:26:20 GMT -6
CarGo to the Tribe.
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 18, 2019 18:44:23 GMT -6
Gio Gonzalez to the Yankees...on a minor league deal. He gets a $3M base if he makes the roster, which seems likely although he will probably need to work in the minors for a couple weeks. Still, sad that a 2 WAR pitcher couldn't get a MLB deal.
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 18, 2019 18:45:25 GMT -6
Also I would have strongly preferred Gio to Ervin Santana, and it's crazy to me that Santana got the better deal of the two.
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 18, 2019 18:57:51 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 19:14:38 GMT -6
I don’t think it prevents him from being up in the majors in 2020. Margalus on Sox Machine made a good point that he’s done well at every level, so MLB is going to be in his near future.
And I’m kind of glad we didn’t sign Gio just so I don’t have to see a guy traded 3 times by the same franchise.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 19:16:16 GMT -6
Potential starting 5 of Rodon, Lopez, Kopech, Cease and Dunning at some point in 2020 is fun.
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Post by dij22 on Mar 18, 2019 19:19:13 GMT -6
I'm still holding out hope that the Sox will sign Keuchel but yeah I'm optimistic about the pitching regardless. Lots of good young relievers too.
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Mar 18, 2019 19:19:21 GMT -6
Gio Gonzalez to the Yankees...on a minor league deal. He gets a $3M base if he makes the roster, which seems likely although he will probably need to work in the minors for a couple weeks. Still, sad that a 2 WAR pitcher couldn't get a MLB deal. Dude put up 170 IP with a 2.2 bWAR and a FIP just above 4 last year, is a veteran presence, and was absurdly good as recently as 2 years ago? Absurd that he couldn't land a major league deal somewhere. MLBTR, for what it's worth, pegged him at 2/24 at the start of the offseason. |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Mar 18, 2019 19:20:16 GMT -6
Get hype for the end of the CLE window and the beginning of the CWS window to be wiped out by a (deserved) strike
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 18, 2019 19:25:43 GMT -6
It would make perfect sense. MLB only strikes when the White Sox are World Series contenders.
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Post by facts on Mar 18, 2019 19:37:33 GMT -6
With the opt out it almost feels like he's betting on himself to have a couple of good weeks. Pitchers always get hurt in April so it could pay off.
Counterpoint - one of the most likely pitchers to get hurt in April is Gio Gonzalez
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Post by Pale Hose on Mar 18, 2019 21:24:25 GMT -6
With the opt out it almost feels like he's betting on himself to have a couple of good weeks. Pitchers always get hurt in April so it could pay off. Counterpoint - one of the most likely pitchers to get hurt in April is Gio Gonzalez Gio has been pretty durable in his career. The opt out is pretty standard for veterans signing minor league deals. |
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