kitekrazy Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 7 hours ago, Charlie Haeger's Knuckles said: These pipedream threads are fun, but let's be real here... this is the White Sox we're talking about, and the team ain't signing Cole or Strasburg. At least they'll have a seat at the table though. I have to wonder if it really makes sense to spend that kind of money on a guy that is out there every 5 days. Cole wont win the division for this team. As bad as the staff was last year I don't have any confidence in Cooper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarava Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 9 hours ago, kitekrazy said: I have to wonder if it really makes sense to spend that kind of money on a guy that is out there every 5 days. Cole wont win the division for this team. As bad as the staff was last year I don't have any confidence in Cooper. Not that I expect them to sign Cole. But if they did, they absolutely could win this division. Because they're not going to spend a fortune to sign sign Cole and then leave all the other holes wide open. This team has the potential to get ridiculous and fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCCWS Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 21 hours ago, Charlie Haeger's Knuckles said: These pipedream threads are fun, but let's be real here... this is the White Sox we're talking about, and the team ain't signing Cole or Strasburg. At least they'll have a seat at the table though. Which table the adult or the kiddie table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 20 hours ago, Charlie Haeger's Knuckles said: I mean... if you consider the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, etc as the "fine dining" of professional baseball, the White Sox are the Chinese takeout counter that is protected with bulletproof glass. So Rick's "seat at the table" is probably one of those $4 walmart TV dinner stands. /metaphors Nah, the Sox are the empty restaurant that's been shut down for multiple health code violations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 11/8/2019 at 7:09 PM, kitekrazy said: I have to wonder if it really makes sense to spend that kind of money on a guy that is out there every 5 days. Cole wont win the division for this team. As bad as the staff was last year I don't have any confidence in Cooper. If you want to ask whether spending large sums of money on starting pitching is still worth it...check out the last couple world series winning teams. Lester '16, Verlander '17, Price/Porcello/Sale '18, Sherzer/Strasburg/Corbin '19. The losing teams have had big time starters too, Kluber and company, Kershaw and co, Verlander/Cole/Greinke. Frankly, the last few years, the only team to even make the world series without a huge money starter was Cleveland, and they had a loaded rotation developed internally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Balta1701 said: ...and they had a loaded rotation developed internally. Can’t we have both? Please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 4 hours ago, hi8is said: Can’t we have both? Please. No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 12 hours ago, Balta1701 said: No. We never get the fun shiny things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote4Pedro Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox/white-sox-connected-premier-free-agents-anthony-rendon-gerrit-cole-stephen-strasburg?amp&__twitter_impression=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 9 hours ago, hi8is said: We never get the fun shiny things. This just might be the year. Keep the faith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 12 minutes ago, poppysox said: This just might be the year. Keep the faith. PoopieSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, HahnsKiddieTable said: https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox/white-sox-connected-premier-free-agents-anthony-rendon-gerrit-cole-stephen-strasburg?amp&__twitter_impression=true Sigh. Here we go again, getting the hopes of the fanbase up. It's like being an Iowa football or basketball fan and thinking they MIGHT get a McDonald's/Parade All-American or 4-5 star recruit when going up against Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Carolina. Edited November 12, 2019 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote4Pedro Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Sigh. Here we go again, getting the hopes of the fanbase up. It's like being an Iowa football or basketball fan and thinking they MIGHT get a McDonald's/Parade All-American or 4-5 star recruit when going up against Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Carolina. Yep. That combined with the yanks interest in Garrit Cole on top of it....but at least we have a seat again this year ? Edited November 12, 2019 by HahnsKiddieTable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BackDoorBreach Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 1 hour ago, aeichhor said: I still think they make a trade instead of adding a big contract through FA. Maybe Boyd from DET. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said: I still think they make a trade instead of adding a big contract through FA. Maybe Boyd from DET. Unless they're convinced he can be a TOR starter with some tweaks, they'll need to do better than that. Thor or deGrom or Stroman would make more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Just now, caulfield12 said: Unless they're convinced he can be a TOR starter with some tweaks, they'll need to do better than that. Thor or deGrom or Stroman would make more sense. Sure but the Mets for one aren't trading any of those players, and for 2 it wouldn't be to the Yankees. They have a lot of pieces in the minors and 40 man they need to shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said: Sure but the Mets for one aren't trading any of those players, and for 2 it wouldn't be to the Yankees. They have a lot of pieces in the minors and 40 man they need to shed. Unless they do like the Cubs did with Q and decide that Cano and Cespedes are shot and that reinjecting a bunch of new talent across 3-4 positions is the way to go...especially with the ticking time bomb of high velocity starters' elbows these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Unless they do like the Cubs did with Q and decide that Cano and Cespedes are shot and that reinjecting a bunch of new talent across 3-4 positions is the way to go...especially with the ticking time bomb of high velocity starters' elbows these days. I don’t follow at all what you’re talking about here. What did the Cubs do with Quintana that has anything to do with “shot” players in reinjecting a bunch a new talent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said: I don’t follow at all what you’re talking about here. What did the Cubs do with Quintana that has anything to do with “shot” players in reinjecting a bunch a new talent? Lol. The Yankees have Frazier/Andujar or Urshela/Tauchman/Bird/Voigt all as possible trade pieces depending on what they do. Andujar and Frazier is a decent starting package for a rebuilding AL team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I don’t follow at all what you’re talking about here. What did the Cubs do with Quintana that has anything to do with “shot” players in reinjecting a bunch a new talent? The point made was that the Yankees and Mets will never trade. Well, we said the exact same thing about the Cubs and White Sox for a decade...until it happened. The Yankees couldn't use EXACTLY 1 or 2 of those pitchers in 2020? You could argue they might even be better off giving away extra prospects than investing $300+ million of new money into Cole. Edited November 12, 2019 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 55 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said: Lol. The Yankees have Frazier/Andujar or Urshela/Tauchman/Bird/Voigt all as possible trade pieces depending on what they do. Andujar and Frazier is a decent starting package for a rebuilding AL team. Sure, but which Yankees' fans are going to shell out thousands of money in December or January for season tickets because they traded for Matthew Boyd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Sure, but which Yankees' fans are going to shell out thousands of money in December or January for season tickets because they traded for Matthew Boyd? ? I 'm pretty sure they will be fine. They are also already at 218 million and will be in year 2 of the tax 2020. Even with Ellsbury coming off next year they have "concerns" if you can even call it that with their budget. I find it highly unlikely they are going to be playing with a 250+ million dollar payroll next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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