ptatc Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Soxbadger said: Too many talking heads in this thread. Too many in the twitterverse for my tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Just now, Soxman72 said: And in other news, water is wet. The union and other players expect free agents to take the top offer, so they can set the market for future players. The Jay and Alonso acquisitions are back up, just in case the offers are extremely similar. With this report and the Passan tweet, I think we are seeing the agent starting to sweat over the offers on the table. Not close to what they were expecting and the agent is trying to create one last ditch effort to gain more. I bet we are close to a decision. Just my humble opinion. The Jay and Alonso signing were an effort to cut down/eliminate the 'You guys stink' tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Just now, ptatc said: Too many in the twitterverse for my tastes. Agreed, but I went lyrical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 That new member on this forum (forgot what his username is) whose info seems pretty legitimate said in so many words a couple days ago that this would conclude today. Hope he's right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSox Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Just now, Whitesox27 said: That new member on this forum (forgot what his username is) whose info seems pretty legitimate said in so many words a couple days ago that this would conclude today. Hope he's right. Unless something drastically changes soon, this is not ending today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saufley Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 12 minutes ago, Sockin said: I am so shocked. I'm really worried that the Sox just are waiting this out and he's going to get annoyed and sign with a high offer with no counter opportunity. I also fear that happening, which is why they need to pay up and be damned if it's a few dollars more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Followed by Hector Gomez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughneck Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) 25 minutes ago, steveno89 said: It's not just unloading Heyward's contract, it would be unloading his contract without taking significant bad salary in return, which is not going to happen Their concern would be not just about taking back bad salary, but also having to give up valuable and cheap talent in a package just to get someone to take Heyward. Would trading Heyward, Quintana, Happ, and others for next to nothing be worthwhile if they took all the money they saved and signed Harper? That sounds like the team is worse than it was before. Edited January 14, 2019 by Roughneck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saufley Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, Whitesox27 said: That new member on this forum (forgot what his username is) whose info seems pretty legitimate said in so many words a couple days ago that this would conclude today. Hope he's right. MBS said today was D Day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Orlando said: Followed by Hector Gomez and like one other person on earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockin Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Orlando said: Followed by Hector Gomez Hector is the one who said this last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, SoCalSox said: Unless something drastically changes soon, this is not ending today. This past weekend, he said "Monday is D-Day" or something along those lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSox Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Just now, Whitesox27 said: This past weekend, he said "Monday is D-Day" or something along those lines. Right but seeing as how things have really slowed down from last night & all of the media posturing, this one doesn't feel quite over yet. It feels close to over but I'd be pretty surprised if we see some conclusion today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 38 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: The White Sox aren't sending top tier prospects to Cleveland to acquire a guy with 2 years of expensive control (Bauer) or beating the rest of MLB in the bidding for Kluber. It just isn't happening. I agree they shouldn’t, but they also shouldn’t go around acting like they’re ready to take the training wheels off if they’re not ready to ride without them. if they’re going to bite on signing guys like Pollock and others in addition to Machado then take the training wheels off and ride like big boys. If the answer is they’re too young, then act like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Héctor Gómez appears to be doubling down on Twitter. Citing MlbTR and NBC sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 15 minutes ago, Soxbadger said: Agreed, but I went lyrical. I know. Just an additional comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 'se hacen eco' is kind of like he's saying his paper has its legitimacy referred to by MLB Trade Rumors and NBC Sports as being factual basis. So he's defending himself here https://twitter.com/hgomez27/status/1084876589735632905 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Reads "philadelphia phillies sign"... proceeds to panic "former braves outfielder" oh ok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CWSpalehoseCWS Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 minute ago, bmags said: Reads "philadelphia phillies sign"... proceeds to panic "former braves outfielder" oh ok Looks like they are out on Harper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 14 minutes ago, Orlando said: Followed by Hector Gomez Redundanto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockin Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I imagine the offer is legit and the Sox are just really pissed they're being used right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Just now, Sockin said: I imagine the offer is legit and the Sox are just really pissed they're being used right now. To me, this is the most likely situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Soxbadger said: I think youre wrong. If he takes 2/70. All he needs on the back end is 5/150 to hit the 7/220 mark. 7/220 is under market, and the only way his agent will let him take it is if there is an opt out in year 2 or 3. I tend to agree, but Heyward only got 8/$184M from the Cubs. He wasn’t as good as Manny at the time (but came with less off the field baggage), but is he really worth $7M to $8M less in AAV? I don’t know, maybe we were assuming too much when we were talking about 10/$350M contracts for these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centerfieldsixers Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 minute ago, fathom said: To me, this is the most likely situation It's business, not personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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