poppysox Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, greg775 said: That's disgusting and proves without a shadow of a doubt Avi woulda been great in RF this year. He's making something like 2.5 mill or 3 mill a year for gosh sakes. In hindsight every person on this board would agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, greg775 said: That's disgusting and proves without a shadow of a doubt Avi woulda been great in RF this year. He's making something like 2.5 mill or 3 mill a year for gosh sakes. We couldn't have offered him that amount...but he's definitely contributed positively to their wild card chase when healthy. With Hahn/KW basically admitting they don't have enough money to keep all their guys internally (like Moncada or Giolito) and spend huge in FA, it would have been shocking had they shelled out $40-50 million for a 3-4 year extension...especially with 4.5 prospects (if you still include Basabe) stacked up at that position in Adolfo, Walker, Rutherford and Gonzalez. Edited September 5, 2019 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, poppysox said: In hindsight every person on this board would agree with you. The worst part is they thought Palka (defensively) or Jay were legitimate answers...or Cordell/Engel/Tilson. Just more bad talent evaluation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: We couldn't have offered him that amount...but he's definitely contributed positively to their wild card chase when healthy. With Hahn/KW saying they don't have enough money to keep all their guys internally (like Moncada or Giolito), it would have been shocking had they shelled out $40-50 million for a 3-4 year extension...especially with 4.5 prospects (if you still include Basabe) stacked up at that position in Adolfo, Walker, Rutherford and Gonzalez. Other than Steele Walker who needs to show more power, that’s a whole lot of suck. Two outfielders who can’t stay healthy and two outfielders who can’t hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 "Abreu stat padding in another blowout game" - Ron. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, SoxAce said: "Abreu stat padding in another blowout game" - Ron. Lolololol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 Here comes Greg with the 10 year 28 AAV offer to save the 2 milllion for Avi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 What a terrible call on McCann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 1 minute ago, caulfield12 said: The worst part is they thought Palka (defensively) or Jay were legitimate answers...or Cordell/Engel/Tilson. Just more bad talent evaluation. Strangely Hahn seems to run very hot and cold on talent evaluation. I love his acquisitions for the major deals of Sale, Q & Eaton. I love the McCann and Colome gets as well. Alonso is the other extreme. Hahn doesn't do all these deals in a vacuum. I wonder how extensive the talent evaluation team is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: Lolololol Felt like Belle had most of his big numbers in garbage time that one prolific season he put up for the Sox... Abreu is what he is at this point. A decent value for $8-12 million, but a waste of resources at anything over $14-15 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Eloy swings at 2 pitches that nearly hit him then gets hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Lol was eloy staring him down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, poppysox said: Strangely Hahn seems to run very hot and cold on talent evaluation. I love his acquisitions for the major deals of Sale, Q & Eaton. I love the McCann and Colome gets as well. Alonso is the other extreme. Hahn doesn't do all these deals in a vacuum. I wonder how extensive the talent evaluation team is. In the end, you have to get two stud players out of those deals instead of merely saving on payroll. We all knew how volatile the ceilings and floors were with Kopech. Lopez is likewise proving to be an enigma, and then there's the debate about the back-end of the Sale deal being way too weak (should have held out for a better 3rd player instead of taking two wild cards back.) Someone like a Chavis who at least had the ability to hit. Edited September 5, 2019 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarava Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 This would be a good time for his 2nd hit of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 Palka will K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sarava said: This would be a good time for his 2nd hit of the season NO NO NO. He finishes hot and then he ends up being penciled into the 2020 roster again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: In the end, you have to get two players out of those deals. We all knew how volatile the ceilings and floors were with Kopech. Lopez is likewise proving to be an enigma, and then there's the debate about the back-end of the Sale deal being way too weak (should have held out for a better 3rd player instead of taking two wild cards back.) Someone like a Chavis who at least had the ability to hit. Gettint Moncada alone would be a good return, if Kopech can even be a reliable mid rotation starter the trade was a huge win for the Sox. Check the trades for Cliff Lee or Sabathia. they produced one player. Basabe was/is an intriguing prospect, you are not getting a 3rd elite prospect. Edited September 5, 2019 by GermanSoxFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 This guy has had 3 or 4 pitches in the heart of the plate and didn't do shit with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Just now, BackDoorBreach said: Palka will K He said "Take that BDB! I grounded out softly to 2B". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Another rocket for Palka. No reason for him to be on the roster come Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, Sarava said: This would be a good time for his 2nd hit of the season Palka making Mendoza look like Babe Ruth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Just now, Tony said: Daniel Palka isn't a AAA player at this point, yet is still batting in the 8th inning of this game. Incredible. I'm so sick of White Sox baseball. But he’s a good interview!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Gotta feel for Palka. Just so overmatched. Too bad Yermin can’t play RF. Stick Mendick out there tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Clippard gave Palka 3 pitches right down the middle all he could do was foul them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Tony said: Daniel Palka isn't a AAA player at this point, yet is still batting in the 8th inning of this game. Incredible. I'm so sick of White Sox baseball. Palka is a fine AAA player. He is no more than a AAAA player though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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