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So we couldn't sign Joc because of money needed for Hendriks. What if we don't get Hendriks? Better circle back to Joc and no IDGAF that they already signed Eaton. Thats the FOs problem, not mine. Push him to LF and Eloy to DH.

What about the fact that its seemingly almost impossible for Eloy to play a full healthy season so for those inevitable 20-30 games he's out Schwarber could play LF as well. There is a place for him here. It involves some musical chairs between him and Vaughn and Eloy but it makes sense.

Not sure TLR wants to entrust that fulltime role in a World Series seeking year to a rookie. In any event, Vaughn could still spell Jose at 1B 1 or 2 days a week and DH against LHP. There is a role for both players.

Hendriks and Schwarber.

Yeah....we blew a layup there. Sox gonna Sox.

Schwarber.....get it done...1 yr/5m.

Yeah he is using Chicago to string it out and get another bidder again. Hendriks will sign in March. With San Diego. And FO will say they had the high bid.

Except it wouldn't be hard at all to sign both Joc and Hendriks if they even gave a half ass attempt at making a financial commitment to maximize their chances to win a title in this window.

Lulz @ the team using players as a human shield to hide behind in order to justify the signing. Truly reprehensible.

So? If you aren't gonna pay 100m for an OFer, how bout at least 3/30 or 2/22? If we are making excuses for them failing to even do that then there's no point in having a window. A team that was truly ready to spend for its window wouldn't find a 2 or even 3 year deal with 10m AAV prohibitive at all in terms of flexibility. Seriously, this is disgusting level of penny pinching at RF. Pederson was a no brainer. At some point you have to put forth a viable option at RF and not just Mazara/Eaton slop. Its like the only spot in the lineup that needed to be addressed God forbid we do more than a glorified 1 year vet minimum style contract for it. I also wish the Sox would try something new and thus actually be honest with us upfront as to what they are looking for. If you don't like a fun loving, loose bunch of kids and instead prefer douchebags and assholes than just say that. All you have to say is our culture is too positive and inviting and we think morale being correlated with productivity is an overrated concept and thus the team would be better served with a more miserable atmosphere in the clubhouse, then at least it would be an honest assessment of what they want rather than leaving fans bewildered at each signing.

Whats the plan to add some real LH power?

Translation: JR vetoed even a 2 million legit backup catcher.

I look forward to what the rationale will then be when they dont even land Hendricks.

Yeah its so open we are pinching pennies on 7m OFers vs 10m OFers.

I thought I read they were out on Brantley today due to cost, though.

Rabbit.....thoughts on Eaton over Joc? Most of us are pretty pissed. Even if they sign Hendricks ill still be pissed. Any chance Sox will sign Schwarber to be DH since LH power is still needed? Maybe keep Vaughn in the minors for a few months.

1 Anderson R 2 Moncada S 3 Abreu R 4 Jimenez R 5 Schwarber L (DH) 6 Robert R 7 Grandal S 8 Eaton L 9 Madrigal R

I wonder if they will just add Schwarber for 1 year now at DH since they still need LH power and keep Vaughn in the minors till August or until there is an injury.

Except that Bauer would require 150m and the savings from Eaton to Joc is a ONE TIME 3m-4m savings since its a one year deal. Its not like you are dumping a player owed 75m in order to make room for another big contract. We are talking pennies in savings in the big picture. In order to believe Eatom represents an attempt to find money for Bauer you would have to believe the Sox are somehow offering him 147m despite JR never paying pitchers or anyone for that matter above 100m, and you'd have to also believe Bauer wanting 150m and JR telling the FO no, find me that extra 3m in savings to justify the deal. LOL. The only aspect of this which would be believable is that they are targeting Bauer because he's an ahole since it seems the Sox hated their young roster of fun personalities and now instead strongly prefer aholes. They already addressed TOR and that was Lynn and that was only done cause it was cheap financially. Its over. The only place left in the rotation is like 4/5 anyway. Anyway JR isn't going to give Bauer 150m when he can take that money to the grave instead.

If they are dicking around with 1m or 2m differences in deciding OF choice do you think they are going to spend 150m on a pitcher? Lynn was the TOR addition....and its cause it was only 8m. They aren't spending any money this year. None. Nada. Zero. JR is like Smaug in The Hobbit who loves to roll around in his gold coins. No one can have any of it. Not even like one coin.

Lmao.....this is awesome. At the least there is entertainment value in this. Im sure the FO will love the immediate PR debacle.

I'm so pissed. This team can't even do simple things right

Yeah we still need a legit power LH hitter.

Price tag? So we are even pinching pennies in terms of a 7m OF vs a 10m OF? JR balking even at Joc's measly salary. Lulz

Awful.....why not Joc?