Chicago White Sox

Adding both would be pretty awesome ?

What Cubs “sources” are you referring to? Multiple outlets are reporting the Cubs are strapped right now. And how the fuck would Kaplan know the Sox’s intentions?

You need to stop while you’re ahead. Gavin Sheets has 70 grade raw power, Yurchak has well below average raw power for a 1B type.

Lol...so you believe Kaplan about the Sox and not the Cubs? And Cafardo knows shit outside of Boston depsite how badly he wants to pretend he’s Peter Gammons.

Why is that?

Not sure if this will make Fathom happy or sad: https://mobile.twitter.com/thekapman/status/1059100928693874688

Interesting. He would definitely make a ton of sense for us if our front office isn’t scared off by the recent shoulder problems. MLBtradrumors has him signing a 6/$42M contract with a $8M posting fee on top. I’d be all over him at that price. An under 30 left-handed starter would slot in nicely with all our right-handed pitching and make Rodon a little bit easier to move if he has a fast start coming season.

I take it Kikuchi doesn’t count against our amateur bonus pool?

Yup, this isn’t the case of Gavin Sheets with 70 grade raw power. Swing changes alone won’t fix his problems.

Please don’t take this offensively, but the Pizza Man should NOT be compared to the Ameritrade trust fund babies. I know we all want to believe the Cubs have endless money, but the reality is their owners do not and are highly levered on top of it all. I don’t see a way in hell they can add Harper unless they find a sucker to take Heyward off their hands.

Lots of rumors out there the Cubs are financially strapped.

I keep forgetting about the Cardinals, but you’re right they will likely be in the mix. And the Dodgers are always a threat even if they’ve never made a crazy exepensive move under Friedman. Still like our chances though.

Yeah, they are totally going after Machado.

So the Cubs & Yankees both seem like no-go’s for Harper. Still seems like the Phillies are the biggest threat for both him & Machado. I really think we have a shot to land one of these guys. Can’t wait for some real rumors to start popping up.

Yup, and a great fit for the Cell given how much it plays up HR’s and the importance it places on infield defense. I’m a big OBP guy but there’s nothing wrong with a having a couple guys like Rondon at the bottom of the lineup.

I’d honestly rather have Rondon as our reserve IF than Sanchez. I really like Yomer, but I don’t see the point of spending $5M on a reserve infielder and I think Rondon has more upside. I’d be looking to deal Sanchez this offseason and reallocate those savings elsewhere.

He also had 6 HR & 6 2B in just over 100 plate appearances. That’s in addtion to the 18 HR he hit in 80 games at AAA. The power looks like it might legit, which is shocking as that’s what drove down his prospect rankings in the past. His calling card coming up was actually being a good defensive SS. If Rondon can be a plus defensive 2B with 20+ HR power, we’re talking about an incredibly valuable player even with his plate discipline shortcomings. That’s a player worth investing some time in during a rebuild season and one who is far more interesting than most of the fringe guys we rolled out there last year.

I think you do what’s best for Moncada first and worry about the prospects later. Any excess at given position can be used to fill other holes. Plus all our CF prospects can pretty much play anywhere in the OF. Having three plus defenders with above average arms would only be a good thing.

It’s tough because Machado fills a bigger hole and has been the better overall player as of late, but Harper is the type of star this franchise desperately needs. He would immediately change the way the national media views us and would no doubt sell tickets & improve our TV ratings. It’s really a tough call. I’d probably lean Machado but can see a case made for either of them.

In all honesty, I’d love a Narvaez for Jon Gray trade (with other pieces involved potentially) to bolster the rotation and then give Castillo the vast majority of starts at C. I like Omar’s bat, but 2018 will likely be a career year and his defense leaves a lot to be desired. The time to sell high is now. Just don’t know how other front offices will view him. I do know the Rockies are desperate for a catching upgrade and don’t have a lot of money to fill the hole.

Also, this gives me reason for optimism: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.mlb.com/296665770-yoan-moncada-wants-to-stay-at-second-base.amp.html

Sorry bro, I’m going to keep doing it until it happens!

Not nearly as doom & gloom as James Fegan has been suggesting. Obviously I’m still concerned, but do feel a little better after reading that.

Read the footnotes though:

If you sign Harper you might as well add Donaldson on a one year deal. I’ve included Steamer’s projected wRC+ for 2019 as well. The lineup below would be projected to have four guys above 125, which would be insane. Steamer is only projecting a total of 34 guys in all of baseball to meet that criteria. Moncada, CF (99) Donaldson, 3B (131) Harper, LF (147) Abreu, 1B (125) Jimenez, RF (129) Palka, DH (98) Anderdon, SS (85) Narvaez, C (93) Rondon, 2B (83) Now, god only knows what our pitching staff would like, but that’s an offense you could dream on at least.