Bob Sacamano Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: Time to move on. The guy obviously wants to play closer to home. Also, it would be taking up a spot eventually if Colas or Cespedes signs so I would prefer someone else as a short term solution. Couple things: 1. neither of those guys are currently in the organization, 2. neither of those guys are guaranteed to be stars, even guaranteed MLBers for that matter as of now and 3. you could move Eloy to DH in a couple years which would free up an OF, if it were to become an issue (this would be a great problem to have). Edited December 1, 2020 by manbearpuig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, manbearpuig said: Couple things: 1. neither of those guys are currently in the organization, 2. neither of those guys are guaranteed to be stars, even guaranteed MLBers for that matter as of now and 3. you could move Eloy to DH in a couple years which would free up an OF, if it were to become an issue (this would be a great problem) to have. I didn’t say those guys are currently in the organization. I said if they sign. That’s the key word, “If.” Nothing is guaranteed, I understand that but we need to capitalize more on those opportunities internationally because it has worked for us so far with Robert and Abreu. I agree with moving Eloy to DH and it will free up one of the OF positions but thats a discussion for the future when Vaughn moves to 1st base. Edited December 1, 2020 by maloney.adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: I didn’t say those guys are in the organization. I said if they sign. That’s the key word, “If.” Point still stands that neither guy is blocked by signing a star player. Pretty ridiculous to think that. Edited December 1, 2020 by manbearpuig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 28 minutes ago, manbearpuig said: Point still stands that neither guy is blocked by signing a star player. Pretty ridiculous to think that. I’m sorry that you disagree with my post. I think you should just block me than and ignore them. Edited December 1, 2020 by maloney.adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Just now, maloney.adam said: I’m sorry that you disagree with my post. I think you should block me than and ignore them. Lol wut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, manbearpuig said: Lol wut You seem to always disagree with everything I have to say on here. I understand you have your opinion but I have mine as well. This is a message board. Edited December 1, 2020 by maloney.adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 5 hours ago, fathom said: Springer preferring to go back to the east coast is a horribly kept secret. Didn’t Cole want to go back to the west coast last year? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 2 hours ago, maloney.adam said: You seem to always disagree with everything I have to say on here. I understand you have your opinion but I have mine as well. This is a message board. Dude you have thin skin. 4 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCCWS Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 6 hours ago, fathom said: Springer preferring to go back to the east coast is a horribly kept secret. But Toronto is not east coast so maybe it is New York/Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 7 hours ago, Yearnin' for Yermin said: The dude is 31. I doubt he is demanding to play CF. Even if he is, the highest bidder wins out 95% of the time. We bid more than other teams, we get Springer. Everyone told me this last year and then Zack Wheeler happened. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Baron said: Dude you have thin skin. Yes I admit I’m very sensitive. Doesn’t mean though that I don’t have a right to my own opinion and can’t say what’s on my mind. Ok, putting all that aside let’s be realistic here. Do you really think the Sox are going to sign Springer? They don’t have a very good success rate of signing top flight free agents. That’s not to say they haven’t signed any in the past and will now or in the future but you have to look at this logically but some people here get all excited when a top name is mentioned as a possibility for the Sox and they are in on him but than get disappointed when they aren’t signed. This happens every year. I want Springer as much as anyone here does but I’m not expecting it or thinking that he’s automatically coming to the Sox. I hope I’m wrong and he comes here. Edited December 1, 2020 by maloney.adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: Yes I admit I’m very sensitive. Doesn’t mean though that I don’t have a right to my own opinion and can’t say what’s on my mind. Ok, putting all that aside let’s be realistic here. Do you really think the Sox are going to sign Springer? They don’t have a very good success rate of signing top flight free agents. That’s not to say they haven’t signed any in the past and will now or in the future but you have to look logically this but people here get all excited when a top name is mentioned as a possibility for the Sox and they are in on him but than get disappointed when they aren’t signed. This happens every year. I want Springer as much as anyone here does but I’m not expecting it or thinking that he’s automatically coming to the Sox. there's a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Yearnin' for Yermin said: there's a chance You really believe this guy? Lol Edited December 1, 2020 by maloney.adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: You really believe this guy? Lol It's not so much about believing this guy (or the other food-related Twitter accounts), it's pretty much common knowledge that those three teams are in the hunt for Springer. And, there's a good chance the teams that miss out on Springer will look at JBJ. I think the Sox have a chance to sign Springer, especially if they offer a 5th year. They showed last year that they're not afraid to offer big contracts (Wheeler), and Springer is a damn near perfect fit for this team. If Springer signs elsewhere, we'll find out that the Sox put an offer out there that was really competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, hogan873 said: It's not so much about believing this guy (or the other food-related Twitter accounts), it's pretty much common knowledge that those three teams are in the hunt for Springer. And, there's a good chance the teams that miss out on Springer will look at JBJ. I think the Sox have a chance to sign Springer, especially if they offer a 5th year. They showed last year that they're not afraid to offer big contracts (Wheeler), and Springer is a damn near perfect fit for this team. If Springer signs elsewhere, we'll find out that the Sox put an offer out there that was really competitive. I hope your right. I would be pretty mad though if the Sox offer ends up being higher than the other offers but he decides to go elsewhere because of geographical reasons. Edited December 1, 2020 by maloney.adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 If Morosi really did talk to a source close to Springer who said he’s giving serious thought to playing in Toronto, shouldn’t we be concerned that Morosi then didn’t list the WSox as being involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Just now, fathom said: If Morosi really did talk to a source close to Springer who said he’s giving serious thought to playing in Toronto, shouldn’t we be concerned that Morosi then didn’t list the WSox as being involved? Yep. I'm not feeling to confident about Springer, but money typically wins. Just as long as we get one of Springer and Bauer and it's fine. If we get neither it will be a disappointment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: Yep. I'm not feeling to confident about Springer, but money typically wins. Just as long as we get one of Springer and Bauer and it's fine. If we get neither it will be a disappointment. Prepare to be disappointed, IMO. However they can still have a very strong offseason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: Yep. I'm not feeling to confident about Springer, but money typically wins. Just as long as we get one of Springer and Bauer and it's fine. If we get neither it will be a disappointment. Don’t get your hopes up man. I know it’s easy to being a Sox fan but there are other options out there. They can still have a good offseason without signing the top two guys. Anyways, look at all those teams that have won World Series titles recently. Except maybe for the Dodgers, if you notice a lot of those teams weren’t stacked with all-stars after all-stars. Signing the top free agents may look pretty on paper but that’s not what really wins championships. We have some stars already on the team anyways, we just need to fill it in with some pitching and depth. Edited December 1, 2020 by maloney.adam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Does Springer have a brother in law we can sign? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Yearnin' for Yermin said: there's a chance Too used to them being left with nothing but an empty bag. So we will probably be the team that has to find another option. Edited December 1, 2020 by manbearpuig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I'll say this: agents are leaking the Mets and Jays as suitors for everyone like crazy. Be careful how seriously you take public reports. 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: I'll say this: agents are leaking the Mets and Jays as suitors for everyone like crazy. Be careful how seriously you take public reports. It makes a lot of sense as well. One has a new owner that wants to spend, the other is a team on the rise. I'd imagine that tying those teams to specific players should help their value on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Every year since 2015 we’ve done this dance where there was no prominent connections to a big free agent to the white Sox but soxtalk still gets hyped due to some insider gossip. The Sox being interested in someone means very little. They will never sign an A free agent even if their front office tries very hard. Even if they are optimistic. The problem will always be other teams exist and also want top free agents. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said: It makes a lot of sense as well. One has a new owner that wants to spend, the other is a team on the rise. I'd imagine that tying those teams to specific players should help their value on the market. That's definitely true. But I wouldn't be surprised to see the Mets actually spend alot this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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