Lip Man 1 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 If what the Boston Herald reported today is accurate, that JR does not want to trade Sale, I suspect the team will be "going for it" yet again in 2017, the last year of the "window / plan." That means the moves that will be made will be complimentary in nature along with "hoping" to catch lightening in a bottle. No major trades or franchise altering deals in my opinion. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin city sox fan Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Robin Venture to anywhere for a bag of chips and some bean dip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxJon Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Somehow I feel Yasiel Puig winds up on the South Side this winter for better of for worse Personally hope JR pays the other Cuban OF, Cespedes, this winter along with Wilson Ramos and maybe Justin Morneau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenksycat Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Trade for Mccutchen and sign Wieters. Win 79 games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Prediction, Sox sign Castro © and Joe Smith (RP) to surprisingly reasonable deals, then start rumors that they are active trying to sign Reddick or Cespedes, and are showing heavy interest in Trumbo when it appears their market is more limited than initially thought. Sox claim they will only sign them to the right price, then start leaking that the demands are still unreasonable. Fans start saying "Good, I would never pay x for that player". Cespedes then signs for a deal below what was leaked but high enough that fans say "Good, I don't want to be paying him at age 34". After the initial higher level FAs sign, sox are rumored to be in on Desmond, who signs elsewhere. Eventually they sign Jon Jay to a 2 year $20 million dollar deal. Sox fans immediately dream of his 2016 start and start putting forth crappy lineups like this: Eaton Anderson Abreu Frazier Melky Jay Castro Lawrie Garcia/Tilson/Rotation That's not bad! That could be an 86 win team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I really wish the Sox FO could come to the realization that there really are no scenarios in which they are "going for it" next season if if they think they are. You cant add to this group with 2 or 3 different dudes and think you are going for it no matter who you add. Unless you are adding superstars which isnt going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Aug 8, 2016 -> 09:07 AM) Somehow I feel Yasiel Puig winds up on the South Side this winter for better of for worse Personally hope JR pays the other Cuban OF, Cespedes, this winter along with Wilson Ramos and maybe Justin Morneau Will he opt out of that crazy deal though? Dude is gonna make almost 30M dollars for the next two years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 QUOTE (shipps @ Aug 8, 2016 -> 11:37 AM) I really wish the Sox FO could come to the realization that there really are no scenarios in which they are "going for it" next season if if they think they are. You cant add to this group with 2 or 3 different dudes and think you are going for it no matter who you add. Unless you are adding superstars which isnt going to happen. I just have zero confidence that after they look at the roster they won't be like "you know if we just sign a DH and a CF we are a good team!" especially after 2 straight years of missing out on the Ian Desmond success stories and instead consistently assuming that we'll get the career years out of 30 year old players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 8, 2016 -> 09:39 AM) Will he opt out of that crazy deal though? Dude is gonna make almost 30M dollars for the next two years He's gonna make 24 per if he doesn't opt out. He'll get a higher AAV if he opts out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Yeah I think he opts out. Assuming he holds, he'll have had 2 straight 900 OPS seasons, and he'll be compared to older big bats on market (Encarnacion, Bautista) vs last year, competing with Upton/Heyward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 QUOTE (hi8is @ Aug 8, 2016 -> 12:25 PM) He's gonna make 24 per if he doesn't opt out. He'll get a higher AAV if he opts out. Maybe about the same but definitely more years as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofDickeyKerr Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 JB Shuck to Rangers for cash Because it would be comically white sox The Rangers are an intelligent organization. They would not waste a roster spot like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofDickeyKerr Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 But to answer the original question, management will sit on their thumbs, smell said thumbs, and wonder why they smell like dirty pennies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 White Sox sign Tim Tebow, OF to play CF / DH / life coach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 QUOTE (daggins @ Aug 9, 2016 -> 06:39 AM) White Sox sign Tim Tebow, OF to play CF / DH / life coach /thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCCWS Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 FWIW----Benintendi is now 8-16 since being brought up from AA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (daggins @ Aug 9, 2016 -> 05:39 AM) White Sox sign Tim Tebow, OF to play CF / DH / life coach And to close so there can be Tebowing after every save. Fans will be used to it already since half of them already do it whenever Robertson escapes one of the hideous jams he typically finds himself in. Edited August 10, 2016 by Swingandalongonetoleft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillahPriest Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 David Robertson, Carlos Sanchez, Tyler Danish & Avi Garcia to the Yankees for Brian McCann, Michael Pineda & cash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) I'm guessing they sign Jason Castro to a 1 year cheap deal and/or trade spare parts in a deal for Derek Norris (might cost a bit more since there aren't a lot of catchers). Always wanted to see what he could do in an MLB ballpark. I think they also sign Carlos Gomez to a one year cheap deal. Edited August 10, 2016 by soxfan2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I think one of Sale or Q will go for a package of youngsters. Maybe some swapping of others. I also think they will try to bring some guys in to compete next season. The division isn't great. KC is on the way down. Detroit is always going to be on the edge of collapse. Cleveland's line up is pretty suspect, and their pitchers are starting to get injured. Who knows what is going on with Brantley. Minnesota has issues. A decent team can win the division. Maybe trading one of the 2 big pitchers, replenishes some of the farm system, and they could spend a little to fill in additional holes. They are also due for some of their clearance rack items to pan out. They just can't count on several of them to work out to be successful. The logic has been solid on most of them, but the execution has not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Aug 10, 2016 -> 12:50 PM) And to close so there can be Tebowing after every save. Fans will be used to it already since half of them already do it whenever Robertson escapes one of the hideous jams he typically finds himself in. Bring back the Takatsu Gong. Of course, that wouldn't survive the political correctness police a decade plus later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I kinda feel like they'll take on Ethier as a salary dump not giving up much. It's worth mentioning they will be able to play with a lot of freed up money this offseason from Danks and LaRoche (LaRoche retired to late to be able to do much with it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I think Frazier might be shopped this offseason and if they do step back will probably be traded by next deadline. I fully expect the Sox to go hard after Moustakis after the 2017 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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