DirtySox Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 7 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said: "Caitlin Jenner". PPFFFTTTTTT Yea. And? 6 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetkincaid Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, soxfan49 said: What happens to McCann if we get Encarnacion? There won’t be enough ABs for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 minute ago, chetkincaid said: What happens to McCann if we get Encarnacion? There won’t be enough ABs for him. Great teams have great depth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 hour ago, fathom said: How can anyone be upset with these moves? None of the core prospects are being blocked and no long-term money has been spent that should make it harder to extend the core players Agreed. EE for DH is a no brainer. And if we aren’t in the thick of things come July, he gets moved for whatever and we can give Collins more playing time at DH assuming he’s still around. I actually like Collins but using him as a depth piece would be smart to start the season. And if he forces more playing time great, but he’s not a guy who should automatically be handed a starting role. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth G.O.A.T. Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, chetkincaid said: What happens to McCann if we get Encarnacion? There won’t be enough ABs for him. He’s basically a back up catcher. He doesn’t really need consistent AB’s IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I am definitely not just going to trade McCann to save $5.4M. If someone wants to give us something real for him, sure. But I’d rather keep him than trading for a lottery ticket that we’ll never hear from after 2020. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Yeah i'm not that worried about getting McCann ABs. He cratered in the 2nd half and should really be limited to B/u catcher anyways. It'd be nice to trade him for an OF or RP but I don't think he should preclude an EE signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Dick Allen said: 1.8 WAR. His best since 2014. Projected at 0.3 for 2020. EE beats him in both I don't want EE to DH . I want Collins which is why I like Pence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 18 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Yea. And? I'd love to debate science and biology with you, and multiple thousands of years in human history, but unfortunately this is a Baseball site. Seething blue checkmarks trying to change that as mUh sOciAl ConStruCt is a meme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Just now, BackDoorBreach said: I'd love to debate science and biology with you, and multiple thousands of years in human history, but unfortunately this is a Baseball site. Seething blue checkmarks trying to change that as mUh sOciAl ConStruCt is a meme. There’s zero need to have brought it up in the first place 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Just now, mqr said: There’s zero need to have brought it up in the first place I agree with you except at the time Bruce Jenner was the one that was competing against EE's father. I was quoted and asked a question, I responded. I'm now done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 hour ago, iWiN4PreP said: Edwin is such a White Sox move. More low end mediocre players to the line up. The only reason this team is spiking in terms of hope is because the division sucks. What in the fuck? Encarnacion posted an .875 OPS / 129 wRC+ last year which helped him put up 2.5 fWAR in just 109 games. We was a better hitter than Jose last year and we just give him $50M. EE would be an astute signing as his market is very limited and we should be able to get him on a reasonable one year deal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I would imagine we won’t be hearing about this again for a week or so with his dad passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I don’t get the EE hate. Yes, he’s old and yes he would block Collins but he can still hit in his old age, just like Nelson Cruz. He would also be cheap on a one year contract and could back up 1B. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 17 minutes ago, chetkincaid said: What happens to McCann if we get Encarnacion? There won’t be enough ABs for him. He was never going to get a good chunk of PT anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said: I agree with you except at the time Bruce Jenner was the one that was competing against EE's father. I was quoted and asked a question, I responded. I'm now done. She is Caitlin now whether you like or not. You don't get to decide her history. The subtle transphobia deserved to be called out as well. 5 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, daggins said: Yeah i'm not that worried about getting McCann ABs. He cratered in the 2nd half and should really be limited to B/u catcher anyways. It'd be nice to trade him for an OF or RP but I don't think he should preclude an EE signing. He really didn't. He was horrendous in July and that's what will bring down his overall second half stats but August and September were good Edited December 22, 2019 by soxfan49 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 It wasn't very subtle... 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillian Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) The Sox have no one who could be counted on to catch, if one of Grandal, or McCann got hurt. Catching has to be shared, to begin with, which means that you need at least 2 capable guys. Given how much of a beating they take, it makes sense to have a 3RD catcher available. If they're worried about getting Collins enough at bats, he is not out of options and can therefore stay in AAA, for one more year. They are probably not going to resign McCann, since I assume that he would prefer to go somewhere, to be the primary catcher, rather than remain here and be a back up. Therefore, I would doubt that he will return in 2021. That is when Collins can be promoted. Hopefully by then, another catcher emerges somewhere, to provide the desired depth at that position, because again, catching depth requires 3, not merely 2 guys. Edited December 23, 2019 by Lillian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Pretend the Sox sign EE. Come mid-may, the field probably looks like this vs righties: 1B:Abreu 2B:Madrigal 3B:Moncada SS:TA LF: Eloy CF:Robert RF:Mazara Catcher: Grandal DH: EE Bench: C Mccann (probably in mostly vs lefties and for Gio) C/1B/DH Collins OF/IF Leury (starts in RF vs LHP) OF Engel IF Mendick (still hope Yolmer comes back as our utility IF though...) I mean that group really has potential to be very good offensively. I am a little concered about the corner outfield defense and hopefully Anderson has focused on upgrading his defense this offseason. My question is, who are you putting out there in Center and at 2B to start the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sir Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 If we get Edwin, in all honesty, I like this course of events for this franchise far more than if we blew our entire wad on that douchebag Machado last off-season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, ScooterMcGee said: Pretend the Sox sign EE. Come mid-may, the field probably looks like this vs righties: 1B:Abreu 2B:Madrigal 3B:Moncada SS:TA LF: Eloy CF:Robert RF:Mazara Catcher: Grandal DH: EE Bench: C Mccann (probably in mostly vs lefties and for Gio) C/1B/DH Collins OF/IF Leury (starts in RF vs LHP) OF Engel IF Mendick (still hope Yolmer comes back as our utility IF though...) I mean that group really has potential to be very good offensively. I am a little concered about the corner outfield defense and hopefully Anderson has focused on upgrading his defense this offseason. My question is, who are you putting out there in Center and at 2B to start the season? Leury or Engle in CF, Mendick at 2B. It's not ideal but not awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Steve9347 said: Sign EE and find a taker for McCann. No need for him. McCann makes our catching unit elite. Both Grandal and McCann wore down by years end in 2019. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, The Sir said: If we get Edwin, in all honesty, I like this course of events for this franchise far more than if we blew our entire wad on that douchebag Machado last off-season. Eh, I wouldn’t be complaining about Machado at 3B and Moncada in RF over Mazara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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