Look at Ray Ray Run

3rd base; it was the position he played in Cuba and one he said he felt very comfortable with this year. That is obvious by his results.

You said they don't negotiate. It was wrong. Move on.

Joc Pederson is not a star by any means and is no where near the best player on the team. I enjoy listening to you tell me that players dont care about their positions and comfort. You play a player at the position that maximizes his performance and value. The vast majority of players don't like moving around everyday and not having a position.

Javy Baez had NO business playing anywhere but SS, since that's where he's best and most impactful. Joe Maddon is an absolute dunce regarding his lineups and positioning and has taken serious heat for it.

Nope, Sox DO NOT negotiate with Boras clients. That's what moan told us.

Turner has played third since he got there. They are not moving Seager. Bellinger went on record with a preference for the outfield. The dodgers give him "breathers" at 1st base now but they primarily play him where he wants to play and where he feels most comfortable. The dodgers also had 13 outfielders last year which made that more difficult but they opened that spot up now. 99% of players care about their position and their comfort matters. Moncada has been very good at 3rd. He wasnt good at 2nd. He should be a 3rd baseman. Theres no reason he should have to be versatile. None what so ever.

Clueless? You're the guy telling us the Sox NEVER do business with Boras clients when they drafted and signed one, and they sat down for 1-1 meetings last season discussing a 250+ million dollar contract for one of his clients. Sounds to me like another factually wrong statement by you. As I said though, keep moving those goal posts.

The Sox have no need for an infielder and would be better off spending those funds on areas of opportunity. I have no interest in moving Moncada again, and I am a firm believer in madrigal so I wouldn't even want Yoan at 2nd. He would have to move to the OF which would be absurd given how well he's played 3rd this year.

Amazing they signed Rodon since they refuse to do business with Boras. Facts get in the way of your narrative sometimes.

What does this mean? So the astros move Altuve, Springer, Bregman and Correa? No. They acquire versatile middle tier players to cover a lot of the diamond and move around, sure, but they dont move their stars. They moved Bregman to third from short but he's not playing the outfield and second. The Cubs are the only dumb ass team on earth making their stars/best players play out of position consistently and they don't enjoy it. Players like consistency. Elite players don't have much interest in switching positions everyday. That actually impacts a player.

Kris Bryant has been managed by Joe like an absolute idiot. Javy Baez was a SS who was moved to second for reasons no one understood to open up room for a worse defensive SS. Ben Zobrist was a literal utility guy who ended up improving and becoming a ++ starter who could play everywhere. You already moved Yoan once, you're not moving him again.

You said they don't negotiate or deal with Boras - that is factually wrong as is apparent by this most recent off season. You can say they didnt get him, but that was not your point. You go ahead and keep moving the goal posts to make your negativity feel better.

This is nonsense. They just negotiated with Harper who was making significantly more. Sometimes you make nice points that are negative. Sometimes you make absurd assumptions about things that make no logical sense.

He's the best player on the team and that's where he plays best so it does matter.

Your takes are hilarious. Puig will likely be overpaid? By who? Castellanos too? Wtf. Bat first bad defensive outfielders are bot getting paid huge dollars. JD Martinez was traded for junk and then had to fight and claw for 100+ million - he is one of the 5 best hitters in the game when he's going. You thinking 2 WAR puig and bat only Catellanos are going to net some huge contracts literally goes against everything the market has been telling you for the past three years. Your negativity at this point is just comical and I honestly feel bad for you. You spend all day on here, a sox message board, talking about how bad and shitty the Sox are. Hopefully you can find something that doesnt make you so miserable.

He's arguably worse than Eloy in the outfield. He's a 2-3 WAR player and you're sitting here calling him unsignable. Pretty hilarious.

Yoan was a 3rd baseman in Cuba and has never said he wanted to play 2nd base. Based on his lack of interest and amount of errors at 2nd, I'd say he's much more interested in playing 3rd. The Sox should not move Yoan Moncada.

I would rather have Wheeler which sounds crazy, but when you factor in expected cost I think it's even easier

I think it's the money combined with the years with pitchers. Giving 6 years to a pitcher is rough; giving 8 is absurdity.

Based on individual game scouting reports, at that.

You say you hope his change is temporary and then you say watching strike one down the middle is stupid for every hitter. I'm confused.

Theres nothing advanced about a heat map, pitch/count tendencies, pitch progression as the lineup turns over and etc. The advancements made to scouting reports were individualizing them based on player skill sets - even that isn't that advanced. Jack I think you took that Madrigal comment wrong. Scouting reports for games are the least concern I have from an analytics standpoint. Do you think a pitcher should just throw fastballs until the guy times it? Speeding up the bat is terminology that drives me nuts. Changing speeds are what keeps life to a fastball.

Wheeler has a good amount of risk tied to him, and with his less than stellar actuals this year (his advanced numbers are good) he may take a small hit. I wouldn't be shocked to see a 3/65 with a 4th year PO for 20 million.

Adam Engel was a late draft pick. How is he a critique of the White Sox development? If anything, he's proof against your point. The Sox made a significant change to maximize Yoan Moncada that the Red Sox did not. Where is the respect for things like that?

They traded for pitching depth because pitchers have risk. They also traded for elite position players but that doesnt mean they wouldnt try to acquire another one. I'd guess the Sox sign TWO arms from the not-Cole list. Wheeler is my safest bet but not sure on the other ones.