ChiSoxFanMike

He’s full of it just like all the other pretend Twitter insiders.

He doesn’t know anything.

I don’t doubt that he is going through some health problems, but my theory is that they are using this as the reason for his departure instead of “firing” him.

Lol

Nobody is going to give the Sox anything of significance for him at this point. Just have to hope he turns it around next year.

That’s not how it works. He had more value in the past than he does now simply because of multiple years of team control.

Not really, he was cheap and had a lot of team control at that point.

When has his value ever been lower than it is right now?

Not to trade him in the offseason at his lowest value given that next year is a contract year and he will be really motivated to bounce back.

Trade him at his lowest value, that makes a lot of sense.

You know the team stinks when ChiSoxFanMike is the topic of the day on SoxTalk.

Schwarber would have 8 home runs with a .634 OPS if the Sox signed him.

Vinnie Parise has less credibility than peavy44.

2 and a half years is a pretty decent chunk of time. But if the Sox were to trade for him and not extend him, they would pretty have to accept the fact that they would be really bad for a long time after he leaves because they gave up so much young talent to get him in the first place.

Thing is that it makes no sense to give up all that talent just for 2.5 years of Soto’s services. No smart team is going to decimate their system for 2.5 years of him. They will sign him to an extension and have a generational talent like him in the middle of the lineup for the next 10+ years minimum. The Sox just do not operate like that.

Why is this thread 10 pages? There is literally zero chance the Sox would ever trade for Soto in the first place, let alone give him 500 million dollars. Only way this would ever become even a possibility is if Jerry no longer owns the team.

Where does Schultz slot into the Sox top 10 prospect rankings?

Why would the Yankees want Pollock? Obviously Gallo has been a disappointment but his upside is for sure higher than Pollock’s if he can turn it around.

They should claim Touki Toussaint and DFA one of those bums.

I completely disagree. Hendriks would become one of the most sought after relievers available and we all know teams always need more relievers, especially elite ones. As for Giolito, he still has value too despite his recent struggles. The Sox could probably get a similar package for him that the twins got for Berrios last year.

That’s not true really. They could trade guys like Giolito and Hendriks now, get several quality young players for them, and then sign free agents this offseason to replace them. That is expecting the Sox to operate intelligently though so it won’t happen.

Time to have this conversation. This team sucks. I say they move any of the short term pieces (Pollock, Cueto, etc) and perhaps even guys like Giolito to build for next year. Can’t completely tear it down again but this team is garbage and needs significant personnel changes.

People should just stop going to games. It’s not worth the time or money to watch this trash. All it does it make Jerry laugh all the way to the bank.

Not sure if this is the right thread but man oh man Steve Stone is such a tool. Sad to see what he has become, used to have a lot of respect for him.

Someone explain to me why that Melendez guy from Texas is not highly thought of. His stats are absolutely absurd even if he doesn’t really have a position.