southsider2k5 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, GreenSox said: Good lord - he hits no better than Delmonico et al, guys who need the ABs. Old habits die hard. Stop me if you've heard this one before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 13 million they've spent to recruit him now. They better know what they're doing, as they could have just used that money to sweeten the front part of the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said: The Kings English, not American English. It sounds like he is speaking the little known crocodile English, made famous by crocodile Dundee and Steve Irwin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 minute ago, GreenSox said: Good lord - he hits no better than Delmonico et al, guys who need the ABs. Old habits die hard. You can’t actually be this dense, this is all about landing Machado. And Delmonico had his opportunity and blew it. Also, this likely takes away at-bats from Engel more than anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Isn't Delmonico close with Machado as well? They might keep him around just for that reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Just now, Soxbadger said: It sounds like he is speaking the little known crocodile English, made famous by crocodile Dundee and Steve Irwin. No, no, that is the Crocodile Rock made famous by Elton John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raBBit Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Jon Jay makes sense for this roster and makes sense at that price. If he's Manny's boy that's icing on the cake. This is a far better acquisition than Yonder Alonso at the least. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said: $2M more than I thought it would be, but still mice nuts. I was expecting about $3M, so we basically paid a $1M or so Manny tax. Not complaining though...happy to have Jay in the CF mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Well, now 2 moves need to be made to clear 40-man spots. Wonder why no announcement has been made on at least one of those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPickle Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Imagine seeing a one year, four million dollar signing of a player that will be the best outfielder on the roster on opening day and being mad about it. 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I'll take a left handed bat that can play all three outfield positions. For 4M it's a no-brainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: $2M more than I thought it would be, but still mice nuts. Also, did you just type “mice nuts”? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Just now, Chicago White Sox said: I was expecting about $3M, so we basically paid a $1M or so Manny tax. Not complaining though...happy to have Jay in the CF mix. Anything to kill Engel's chances of starting in CF. That dude has at least 9 lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxBlanco Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, fathom said: 13 million they've spent to recruit him now. They better know what they're doing, as they could have just used that money to sweeten the front part of the deal. If I'm Manny, I'd rather take $250 million to get to play with my friends as opposed to taking $263 million. That being said, I have no idea how much the extra money would mean to Manny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Just now, CWSpalehoseCWS said: Well, now 2 moves need to be made to clear 40-man spots. Wonder why no announcement has been made on at least one of those? Probably when they are "officially" announced after physicals are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 minute ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said: Well, now 2 moves need to be made to clear 40-man spots. Wonder why no announcement has been made on at least one of those? Putting them through waivers probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said: You can’t actually be this dense, this is all about landing Machado. And Delmonico had his opportunity and blew it. Also, this likely takes away at-bats from Engel more than anyone. Eh... he got injured. Took half the season away from him. I was gonna suggest they could always put Eloy in RF (which he's played most of his minor league career) and have either Delmonico or Palka in LF and the other DH but I completely forgot about the Alonso trade. Gonna be interesting to see what Hahn and company does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, GreenSox said: Good lord - he hits no better than Delmonico et al, guys who need the ABs. Old habits die hard. I'm going to have to ask you to turn in your baseball fan card and proceed to getting blackout drunk at the bleachers at Sheffield and waveland 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 My hand actually hurts from refreshing Twitter so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said: Well, now 2 moves need to be made to clear 40-man spots. Wonder why no announcement has been made on at least one of those? Lining up trades for Ed Reed and Frank Gore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FT35 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, fathom said: 13 million they've spent to recruit him now. They better know what they're doing, as they could have just used that money to sweeten the front part of the deal. Oh they’re sweetening it...just In their own unique way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, raBBit said: Jon Jay makes sense for this roster and makes sense at that price. If he's Manny's boy that's icing on the cake. This is a far better acquisition than Yonder Alonso at the least. 100% agree. There is a legit “baseball move” case for signing Jay. Hahn probably had to pinch himself to avoid all-out laughter when he claimed the Alonso trade was made for “baseball reasons.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Whitesox27 said: My hand actually hurts from refreshing Twitter so much. Is that what the kids are calling it these days? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, TomPickle said: Imagine seeing a one year, four million dollar signing of a player that will be the best outfielder on the roster on opening day and being mad about it. Sad but very, very true at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 $4 million for a .678 OPS? He earned $3 million last year off of a .749 OPS. More shrewd negotiation from Hahn. Career .729 (and that is with his best year as his first), 36 homers in 9 seasons. Don't let anyone ever say that they can't afford Machado when they throw away $4 million like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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