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    MLB Winter Meetings Thread

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    Where is the dude who said the Sox were trading for Darvish? After he did that, Al’s beef tweeted “trade on the way” or something and a few minutes later, Lance Lynn. We need that to happen again. Someone share something that sets things in motion tonight lol

    Old: Mega Hendriks Speculation Thread

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    1 minute ago, YourWhatHurts said:

    I don't want Hendriks.  I think the Sox "losing out" on Hendriks is most probably a win.

    Reasons:

    1) We already have a playoff closer, and he's head and shoulders above anybody on the market, and his name is Garret Crochet.

    2) Hendriks at $13M+ per year?  3+ years?  No thanks.  That'll probably go bad.  There's a long and storied history of great RPs who really suck hard like half or more of their multiyear contract.  This sort of thing is almost always a really, really bad idea.

    3) We don't need another "strike him out" guy.  What I like about Colome is that, as a groundball pitcher ideally, he only needs one pitch to get an out.  He's trying to pitch to contact.  I would rather have a guy like that at a much lesser cost.  The reality is, especially without robo umps, the more pitches you have to throw to record an out, the more likely it is that you will walk someone.  I saw this guy Hendriks against us in the playoffs where he couldn't throw a strike so bad you might as well have called him Carson Fulmer.  No matter how good he has been, there's a good chance we will see a lot of that with him in a 3+ year deal.

    4) We should save the $$$ for good reason: in June or July, there is going to be a possibility that we may be able to take on a contract.  Would the Nats make Scherzer available in his last year if they fall out?  Probably.  That's just one example, but there may be a lot of teams looking to dump a contract around July and if we were to miss on a guy like Scherzer even for a half season to overpay a RP then that's just bad.  If it's a normal postseason this year and not half the league getting in, then there's an excellent chance that the market will be loaded with players whose teams are looking to dump their contracts.  This could really be a great opportunity for us.

    5) Also around June or July, there are likely to be lots of RPs out there on the market as is usual, many of whom are guys who people think "suck" now but who are in the middle of career years.  Think about our Swarzak year, and this time, we are looking to acquire a guy like this instead of trade him.  These guys will mostly be available for salary relief and the kinds of players like Sheets, Lambert, Luis Gonzalez, etc. which we have to trade anyway at some point just to clear 40-man space and/or (in Lambert's case) to give an opportunity to. 

    6) Going off #1, we just need a "bridge-the-gap" closer, which is why I like Colome, because I think at worst, we're looking at 1 year guaranteed with a vesting 2nd year.  If he needs 2+ guaranteed years then I'm okay waiting on a 1-year guy or trying to trade for someone.  I think we are best off with Heuer and Bummer in their 6th/7th/8th/whenever roles where they can come in and get a big K or groundball, put out the fire and keep us ahead or keep the game winnable for us.  We just need a "clean 9th inning" guy.  That means someone who isn't a threat to walk the whole world and has decent stuff.  Once the playoffs start, Crochet is the guy.  He is the real weapon in our bullpen.

    7) Michael Kopech and Jonathan Stiever: here are 2 guys who are starters that are very likely to be coming out of the pen later on in the year, **if** the Sox acquire another starter, and **if**we don't have a SP go down with an injury, then it's Kopech likely going to the rotation.  Now I know some people are down on Stiever seeing 92-95 and not 94-97 and some inconsistency and nerves, but if his stuff gets back and he's coming out of the pen, he could be a weapon at the front who could push some guys back.  And Kopech obviously has the ability to be a monster coming out of the pen.

    8 )  SP is still a bigger need.  Don't spend $11M on a low-upside type when you can spend some more on a higher-upside type.

    9) Tony needs more money to buy alcohol.  You can't spend it all on Hendriks. then he'll have nothing to drink.

    My solution: try to bring Colome back on a 1-year guaranteed deal.  Check in on David Robertson on a MiLB contract with a low base also.  Move on to the best 1-year guy you can if Colome can't be had for 1 guaranteed year.  Look to make a reasonable trade if all else fails.  And if we're going to spend more money, put it toward the best SP available. 

    I’m sorry but I don’t have an hour to read this. I read the first line and I assure you, Hendriks would be a great get. 

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    Old: Mega Hendriks Speculation Thread

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    6 minutes ago, shakes said:

    Now we know someone in the front office is leaking this to the Beef. Only the Sox would consider this a brag. It's that or this account has a fantastic sense of humor.

    Maybe the front office caught wind of this beef guy and is intentionally leaking to him because I noticed a shift where he seems to be 100% complimentary of them now where as in earlier days he was very critical

    Hot Stove Closer Talk

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted · Edited by Orlando

    So, since it’s hot stove season, might as well speculate. Once I heard that the Sox are interested in Liam Hendricks, I went to his IG and searched popular Sox players. 0 came up. Now I went back and he’s following Lucas Giolito. Maybe it glitched earlier or something but just a small thing that is probably nothing but could be a good sign. 

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    Hot Stove Closer Talk

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    2 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

    Hendriks would be a great get. Lots of outlets reporting on him, which makes me not feel all that confident it's actually a thing. Sox never seem to land anyone that gets reported on having a connection to them.

     yesterday Adam Eaton was reported 4 different places

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