Chicago White Sox

I gotcha and makes sense. Just feels like now would have been a good time to splurge on a starter since Keuchel will come off the books next year and we really have nobody waiting in the wings. Bassitt would be a fine addition, but a little nervous to speculate on what he might cost even as a one year rental.

But are they better than Cease & Keuchel?

Very true.

Inconsistent in what sense? Week to week, month to month?

I will never understand these Conforto takes. Low batting average, but strong walk rate and has a lot of power. I guess people still rely on batting average way too much.

So much for this being the Winter Meetings and trade deadline all wrapped up in one day…

Hold a grudge? I just said get out of here with that stupid “Jerry cut the payroll because a new playoff proposal” shit. If you want a good conspiracy go join QAnon.

Hope you ready to spend a combined $50M a year on Castellanos & Baez then!

@hi8is - When did you say that trade was happening?

I would actually be mad if they signed Baez to anything but the most unrealistic team friendly contract in baseball history. The defense is nice, but do not like offensive fit at all and the dude is going to get paid handsomely.

Yes, we finally agree on something, but 5 - 2 or whatever Kopech gives you <> 5 ?

They lost five wins? Is Kopech worth nothing?

It would be a pretty epic fuck-up on their end. Like up there with trading Ray Durham to the A’s for Jon Adkins and not realizing you would have got a comp pick, acquiring Machado’s buddies for him not to sign with us, and trading James Baldwin to the Dodgers for the wrong player.

Taylor & Schwarber are getting big contracts.

If that happens, I will definitely be taking a long hiatus from Soxtalk.

But what if we sign four OFs like that? One of em bound to get hot and solve our RF hole!

I’m just asking who you have in mind specifically.

So fucking true

I’m guess I’m going have to lie to her about the timing of that massive Graveman signing!

I guess if you’re Hahn, what’s the concern about the fifth year? Regardless, what’s the backup plan if you don’t get a big-time corner OF bat like that. That’s the only area with impact talent left in our perceived price range.

Probably the worst part. I’ve clicked refresh so many times on this site that I’m probably going to have an aneurysm and I didn’t even get to enjoy one solid rumor (yet).

Then the Sox aren’t very serious about going all in IMO. If you’re afraid to overpay for your guy in free agency, you aren’t going to land a lot of impact talent, especially when our farm system might just be the worst in baseball.