wrathofhahn Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 So they signed with the Marlins why did we have no interest I thought we were out of the penalty box this year. People criticize the Marlins but the reason why they are able to keep tearing things down is because they go after the latin and cuban boys in IFA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, wrathofhahn said: So they signed with the Marlins why did we have no interest I thought we were out of the penalty box this year. People criticize the Marlins but the reason why they are able to keep tearing things down is because they go after the latin and cuban boys in IFA We are in the penalty box. We are out when the new period starts July 2. Edited October 22, 2018 by soxfan2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said: We are in the penalty box. We are out when the new period starts July 2. This. The "year" for international signings runs from July 2 of one year until June 15 the next year. We can start signing players to deals of over $300,000 on July 2, 2019. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxJon Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 40 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: This. The "year" for international signings runs from July 2 of one year until June 15 the next year. We can start signing players to deals of over $300,000 on July 2, 2019. Wonder if CWS will spread the funds or go all in for a phenom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 We literally were not allowed to spend enough money to get them. I’m sure we would have had interest if we could have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 2 hours ago, ChiSoxJon said: Wonder if CWS will spread the funds or go all in for a phenom The good news is that we should have been able to negotiate exclusively with this class for the past two years, knowing that we could only chase the lower level guys in these two years. We'll see how it works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: The good news is that we should have been able to negotiate exclusively with this class for the past two years, knowing that we could only chase the lower level guys in these two years. We'll see how it works. Yeah, this will be a class to watch for a change in approach from white sox. The cba changes are effective in pulling the game back to the way Jerry likes to operate, as the draft changes in 2012 did before then. Add to that the supposed greater focus in talent acquisition and development starting with the rebuild and fans should hope to see a better class. OTOH, no teams will be on the sidelines for the first time in a long time, so the pool is more competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, bmags said: Yeah, this will be a class to watch for a change in approach from white sox. The cba changes are effective in pulling the game back to the way Jerry likes to operate, as the draft changes in 2012 did before then. Add to that the supposed greater focus in talent acquisition and development starting with the rebuild and fans should hope to see a better class. OTOH, no teams will be on the sidelines for the first time in a long time, so the pool is more competitive. It will be more interesting to see strategy with the hard cap. Better to throw most everything at a Mesa type, or spread it around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: It will be more interesting to see strategy with the hard cap. Better to throw most everything at a Mesa type, or spread it around? I'm more interested in seeing if they are willing to spend more on a 16/17 year old than breaking the bank on the older Cuban prospects that come over. Paddy has indicated he likes to spread the money around, but I don't believe it. Now that it's somewhat cost controlled I will be disappointed if sox aren't on the top 30 board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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