I understand that, I just think there is a future with Eloy splitting time in the OF and at DH for the Sox. Robert has just as much of a history with injuries, yet nobody is clamoring to trade him away. The whole core has been a big disappointment health and performance wise.
This is kind of interesting. Who do we know that is potentially available that may have played with Hendriks in the past?
Couple guys I think could be possibilities:
- Ramon Laureano
- Jake Diekman
- Lou Trivino
- Aaron Loup
I'll give you some hints.
1) Five letter word. Starts with the letter "J" and ends with "y".
2) Other known aliases include: penny-pincher, cheapskate, scrooge, scumbag, asshole, fuckface, prick... you get the idea.
Maybe that's the case. We heard a lot of the word "Budget" tossed around this past offseason. I'll still die on the hill JR is extremely frugal and it prevents Hahn from being able to do his job completely (Hahn still should be fired though). IDK how, but Hahn somehow convinced him to listen on Wheeler, but there also was a lot less money committed at the time too.
Hard to sign those types of players when your owner won't open the checkbook to get it done. Gausman's agent isn't going to listen to a 3/$50 offer when the well run teams are willing to meet what they are looking for.
IDK why, I get the impression we may see something similar to the 2004 deadline where the Sox might make a shocker and shuffle the roster a bit with a fan favorite moved.