bmags Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Did you figure into this how much worse Castellanos’ numbers look without feasting on White Sox pitching? I’m dying on Puig Hill, of course. Others will pick Ozuna, probably. The final group will assert we already have five decent prospects for RF, why bother spending $14-18 million per season for a slight upgrade over their expected level of production? I like Castellanos mostly as a 1b, hoping we don't need to add of bats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenksycat Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I, for one, am super happy this Sox team is going to 5-10m in financial flexibility in 2028 (when that money will look like 1-3m in current day spending). Really smart move by this A+ franchise. F' Jerry forever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrathofhahn Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Phillies are betting big on Harper being able to stay in the outfield. To me that is not a smart bet to make especially in the NL but hey best of luck to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 What exactly is Kenny William’s role on this club? He’s a common thread to the meager player scouting/development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 1 minute ago, wrathofhahn said: Phillies are betting big on Harper being able to stay in the outfield. To me that is not a smart bet to make especially in the NL but hey best of luck to them. At least their owner has balls to make bet like that 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox72 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, wrathofhahn said: Phillies are betting big on Harper being able to stay in the outfield. To me that is not a smart bet to make especially in the NL but hey best of luck to them. Why? The DH is a forgone conclusion in the not too distant future in the NL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Didn't even bat an eye with this one. After the Machado sham, there was never any chance they were going to make a real push for Bryce. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect Vision Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Just in case people want a laugh, here's the inevitable closure tweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, Whitesox27 said: At least their owner has balls to make bet like that yeah, hahn loved making fun of him for that at soxfest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Sox72 said: Why? The DH is a forgone conclusion in the not too distant future in the NL. No doubt, 2022 (after the strike), the DH will be universal. Then we’re one step closer to expansion and realignment with the Chicago teams in the same division. Once that happens, I might be done with team sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Just now, bmags said: yeah, hahn loved making fun of him for that at soxfest. Really? What did our clown say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Whitesox27 said: At least their owner has balls to make bet like that That's what hurts the most. I don't necessarily think Harper would have been an amazin fit, but you obviously make room for a generational talent like him. They have talked up this offseason for months if not years, they let their mouthpieces spread BS like "we will not be outbid". They wanted it to be known as a new era of White Sox baseball. Sox fans have bought in into the teardown rebuild. And they trusted the front office and ownership to steer this rebuild and for the first time ever be a player for premium free agents. Now I can't help but think that all of this was done in bad faith just to string the fans along and get them to buy some season tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, GermanSoxFan said: That's what hurts the most. I don't necessarily think Harper would have been an amazin fit, but you obviously make room for a generational talent like him. They have talked up this offseason for months if not years, they let their mouthpieces spread BS like "we will not be outbid". They wanted it to be known as a new era of White Sox baseball. Sox fans have bought in into the teardown rebuild. And they trusted the front office and ownership to steer this rebuild and for the first time ever be a player for premium free agents. Now I can't help but think that all of this was done in bad faith just to string the fans along and get them to buy some season tickets. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, GermanSoxFan said: That's what hurts the most. I don't necessarily think Harper would have been an amazin fit, but you obviously make room for a generational talent like him. They have talked up this offseason for months if not years, they let their mouthpieces spread BS like "we will not be outbid". They wanted it to be known as a new era of White Sox baseball. Sox fans have bought in into the teardown rebuild. And they trusted the front office and ownership to steer this rebuild and for the first time ever be a player for premium free agents. Now I can't help but think that all of this was done in bad faith just to string the fans along and get them to buy some season tickets. Even if the rebuild was done in good faith, which I still believe it was, this offseason has been terrible from a PR standpoint. The organization has ZERO excuse to cry poor and not be aggressively bidding on Machado/Harper. They have enjoyed one of the lowest payrolls in the league the past few seasons, and have virtually nothing on the books moving forward. They knew and targeted this offseason for two years and failed miserably to land a single free agent of note that can help medium to long term. I expect the response to be a crucifixion 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: Really? What did our clown say? In one of the seminars he was making light of the phrase "stupid money." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I wonder why the Sox haven't leaked their final offer to Harper. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 21 minutes ago, Baker said: What exactly is Kenny William’s role on this club? He’s a common thread to the meager player scouting/development. He’s Hahn’s scapegoat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgiggles15 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 14 minutes ago, bmags said: yeah, hahn loved making fun of him for that at soxfest. jokes on hahn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 29 minutes ago, SmashROT said: It's baseball. Go to the game. Have fun. Stop freaking out. There are bigger things in like to worry about than Bryce Harper. You aren't wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 19 minutes ago, Perfect Vision said: Just in case people want a laugh, here's the inevitable closure tweet. The best part of this is never having to see his tweets again. This is a con artist in tweet form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: I wonder why the Sox haven't leaked their final offer to Harper. Sox probably offered 7 years, $200 million...but if every incentive is hit and vesting options reached the total value could be $350 million Or some BS. Most likely the Sox did not even submit a bid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillian Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Here are some examples of messages. I'm sure that you can do better: "WE BELONG AT THE TABLE," FOR TABLE SCRAPS "WE BELONG AT THE TABLE," THE KIDDIE TABLE DON'T BOTHER SPENDING THE MONEY. YOU WOULDN'T KNOW HOW "WE ARE GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY" YADDA, YADDA, YADDA IF TWO 26 YR. OLD FUTURE HOF PLAYERS DON'T FIT THE LONG TERM, WHO DOES? 0 FOR 2 - OFF SEASON AVG .000 "NEW ERA"..SAME B.S. SHAME OUR GREAT PROSPECTS HAVE TO PLAY FOR MANAGEMENT THAT'S AN EMBARRASSMENT LOSING IS TOLERABLE. BEING LIED TO IS NOT YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST KEPT YOUR MOUTH SHUT PROMISES, PROMISES, PROMISES WE LOVE OUR PLAYERS. MANAGEMENT, NOT SO MUCH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 13 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: You aren't wrong. One of the reasons I love baseball so much is how fun the team building is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie’s Cuban Cigar Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I like “ if two 26yr old future Hall of Famers don’t fit the rebuild, maybe we can get ONE 52 yr old instead?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Nice to see the NBC Sports Chicago guys have turned back to the typical propaganda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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