Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 hours ago, fathom said: Cease deserves another chance as a starter. Lopez deserves nothing. Lopez deserves a shot out of the bullpen with Katz in tow, but it’s definitely now or never time for him as I really wouldn’t risk paying him more than his projected $1.7M salary next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) Lopez has one more year as a long relief pitcher out of the bullpen. If he doesn’t turn it around than he is gone next year. They have been patient long enough with him. Edited November 30, 2020 by maloney.adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Baron said: But he has service time that we have ownership of. Why waste that? He's cheap and who knows maybe our new pitching coach will turn him around. Remember Giolito? Give it a shot. We're not championship contenders so let's take a swing at it. Talk about a fucking strawman. There is a huge difference between saying let’s give up a high end prospect for one year of Lance Lynn vs. saying we shouldn’t upgrade the rotation. With seven playoff teams expected next year, we can afford at least one young guy in the rotation and a few more as depth / completion for back-end spots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 hours ago, fathom said: They aren’t adding 40 million or so via free agency What are you expecting their payroll to be next year? Wouldn’t $30M in spend get them back to those levels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 What could go wrong with an all or nothing homerun left hitting swinger! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 hours ago, fathom said: Why is it so hard for some to understand that Lynn is a bonafide TOR starter that costs 8 million if you trade for him. Meanwhile number 5 starters are getting more than that in free agency. It’s easy to see why that path is more intriguing to Jerry. Is Jerry dying after the 2021 season? If not, then why in the fuck are we going all in next year? If you’re going to trade key prospects, at least get a pitcher with three years of control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) Gallo seems to be way over hyped.. One year over 210 BA.. One year over .330 OBP.. and only one year above a 3 WAR.. prospects. Edited November 30, 2020 by Squirmin' for Yermin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: How are the Sox in the Dodgers league after adding just one SP? I would like to see it explained. I’ve agreed with a lot of your statements in this thread, but this is baseball and the Dodgers just won their first championship in like forever. Get to the post-season with our lineup and enough pitching and anything can happen. I just don’t agree with going all in on the 2021 season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, poppysox said: Jerry has been a baseball fan longer than most of us and is smart enough to become a billionaire. Maybe he isn't as dumb as some on this board would have us believe.? Business savvy <> baseball savvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, fathom said: Because they’re all in for 2021 Then god help us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macsandz Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Jack Parkman said: Pitching prospects are fickle. Kelley's status to me depends on whether or not the Sox can extend Giolito. As much as I want them to do it, I kinda find a Giolito extension unlikely at this point due to money tied up in the position player group. I'm on the fence with Kelley. They're not gonna trade Kelley unless it's a haul back. He's got a chance to be an elite pitching prospect in a year or two. Gio has approached Buehrle status within the organization. Every effort will be made to extend him ASAP. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Then god help us all. Why wouldn’t they be? Basically all the super prospects will be on the 25 man roster, and it’s not like Abreu/Keuchel are young studs. Personally, I think they should be going for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, maloney.adam said: Here is a question, who would you guys rather trade in a deal with Stiever? Jared Kelley or Matthew Thompson? 100% Thompson and it’s not close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Dam8610 said: They can want Vaughn for Lynn all they want. They can also keep Lynn and let him walk after 2021. OR they can lower their expectations quite a bit and get more than a compensatory draft pick for him. He’s not eligible for a compensatory pick and those might not exist with the next CBA anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Jack Parkman said: If one year of Lance Lynn costs Dylan Cease, I want nothing to do with the trade market this winter. That would mean that guys with 3 years of control cost more than Sale or Quintana did. If he’s the only TOR arm that can acquired by trade and that’s the price, I’d 100% rather sign Kluber & Richards and pray that two of them, Cease, & Kopech can be quality starters next year and save my chips for the trade deadline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 51 minutes ago, smellysox said: Like Stiever. Exactly. And maybe that doesn’t work for the Rangers and in that case start exploring other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 43 minutes ago, Flash said: To clarify, you trade what you are comfortable with for his contracted services for '21. If he adds value and it makes sense to extend him, WS will be well positioned. No one is advocating paying in advance for team control but we shouldn't assume he has to be one and done. That’s fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 38 minutes ago, Yearnin' for Yermin said: I love it when a Twitter “insider” likes the post from his other burner account. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 15 minutes ago, fathom said: Why wouldn’t they be? Basically all the super prospects will be on the 25 man roster, and it’s not like Abreu/Keuchel are young studs. Personally, I think they should be going for it. Because all our key pieces are here for the next three years bedsides Abreu. If we add an arm, trade for someone that can help from 2021 to 2023, not just next year. At least the Clevinger deal would have theoretically given us a TOR starter for three playoff series. Fuck, I’d rather trade a piece like Kelley for Musgrove than give up Cease or Dunning for one year of Lynn. At least then you still have multiple major league ready pieces to serve as depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said: Because all our key pieces are here for the next three years bedsides Abreu. If we add an arm, trade for someone that can help from 2021 to 2023, not just next year. At least the Clevinger deal would have theoretically given us a TOR starter for three playoff series. Fuck, I’d rather trade a piece like Kelley for Musgrove than give up Cease or Dunning for one year of Lynn. At least then you still have multiple major league ready pieces to serve as depth. I agree with you in controllable pitchers in return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Garrett Richards seems to be getting closer and closer. His velocity is back, but not command/control. I think that will come with a more consistent role and pushing up his innings each year removed from TJS. Kluber just seems like much more of a roll of the dice. Unless they're going to spend big on RF, the "all-in" years don't really start until 2022 unless the Twins and Indians (much more likely) start tearing down their teams. Obviously, Abreu is going to decline, but you don't make your 2020 plans (trying to leverage more MVP year out of him in the contention window) largely based on that, because the odds of him having a repeat of his 2019 season again aren't that great to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellysox Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) Anyone catch what Joel Sherman said today on MLB network? "If I had to guess today, Bauer goes to the Whitesox." Someone mentioned it on Twitter. Seeing if he really said that. Edited November 30, 2020 by smellysox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxbrad Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, smellysox said: Anyone catch what Joel Sherman said today on MLB network? "If I had to guess today, Bauer goes to the Whitesox." Someone mentioned it on Twitter. Seeing if he really said that. I did 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, smellysox said: Anyone catch what Joel Sherman said today on MLB network? "If I had to guess today, Bauer goes to the Whitesox." Someone mentioned it on Twitter. Seeing if he really said that. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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