KrankinSox Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, fathom said: What happened They asked if they think TLR, after being out of the game for so long, will have trouble relating to younger players. Eaton then laughed and said, "I gave you your two minutes, have a good day." And hung up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusguyman Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Eaton is a locker room cancer, but you can survive that when you have strong, mature leadership from the manager ahhhhh fuck 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, Rowand44 said: Is it though? Even if you want to throw away 2020, it's not like Eaton's bat was miles better than Mazara's in 2019. Eaton was a tad above average offensively in 2019 but as I said was trending downward even before 2020. Even if you want to look at this thing optimistically the best you can expect is an average offensive player who can't really play defense anymore. Add in the clubhouse issues and it's just not worth it. Perfectly said, there is no upside to this move at all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, KrankinSox said: They asked if they think TLR, after being out of the game for so long, will have trouble relating to younger players. Eaton then laughed and said, "I gave you your two minutes, have a good day." And hung up. off to a great start, definitely matured! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, KrankinSox said: They asked if they think TLR, after being out of the game for so long, will have trouble relating to younger players. Eaton then laughed and said, "I gave you your two minutes, have a good day." And hung up. Sounds like he is as mature as ever 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernuke Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 The important thing to remember is that this means we basically got Giolitto, Lopez and Lynn for Avery Weems. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: What is good about the White Sox filling their two biggest holes without spending any money? I thought the White Sox were going to spend money this off-season. I guess they are technically "spending." Can't wait for our big acquisition to be a closer lol. With the decrease in revenue this past season and into next season, did you really expect big spending? Even the Dodgers cut 30% of their front office staff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Eaton called into the radio, not vice versa, and acted that way. Go Sox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, ptatc said: With the decrease in revenue this past season and into next season, did you really expect big spending? Even the Dodgers cut 30% of their front office staff. I also am beginning to wonder if they won’t go more than one year with anyone this offseason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusguyman Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, ptatc said: With the decrease in revenue this past season and into next season, did you really expect big spending? Even the Dodgers cut 30% of their front office staff. Expecting something and accepting something are two different things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, fathom said: I also am beginning to wonder if they won’t go more than one year with anyone this offseason I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagahRagah Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) I am ok with this. Eaton was always solid. However... The only disappointment for me is that it's only for one year, so clearly we're not looking too a long-term solution like Springer. There's literally no excuse not to sign Bauer now. That's the only thing that makes this move good. And when inevitably he doesn't sign here oh, there's going to be hell to pay! (On this forum) Edited December 8, 2020 by RagahRagah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rowand44 said: Is it though? Even if you want to throw away 2020, it's not like Eaton's bat was miles better than Mazara's in 2019. Eaton was a tad above average offensively in 2019 but as I said was trending downward even before 2020. Even if you want to look at this thing optimistically the best you can expect is an average offensive player who can't really play defense anymore. Add in the clubhouse issues and it's just not worth it. Unfortunately, the White Sox budget doesn't allow them to shop for players without warts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, gusguyman said: Expecting something and accepting something are two different things. Accepting it doesn't matter. It's the reality of the sports world right now. It's happening in all of the major sports with the decrease in revenue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalChiSox Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, KrankinSox said: They asked if they think TLR, after being out of the game for so long, will have trouble relating to younger players. Eaton then laughed and said, "I gave you your two minutes, have a good day." And hung up. Lmao.....this is awesome. At the least there is entertainment value in this. Im sure the FO will love the immediate PR debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, RagahRagah said: I am perfectly fine with this. Eaton was always solid. The only disappointment for me is that it's only for one year, so clearly we're not looking too a long-term solution like Springer. There's literally no excuse not to sign Bauer now. And when inevitably he doesn't sign here oh, there's going to be hell to pay! (On this forum) That's the only part of this that I like. I am fine with an option as well, just in case he does rake this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, SoCalChiSox said: Lmao.....this is awesome. At the least there is entertainment value in this. Im sure the FO will love the immediate PR debacle. They couldn't let it calm down after the TLR stuff. Need to keep themselves in the news cycle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagahRagah Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, ptatc said: Accepting it doesn't matter. It's the reality of the sports world right now. It's happening in all of the major sports with the decrease in revenue. We're forgetting that a lot of teams are still spending money and someone is going to pay for Bauer. It should be us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam8610 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Classic White Sox. Laugh to prevent the anger/sadness moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxnfins Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 With this deal, honestly this is screaming that we've got Coles/Cespedes rather confidently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, RagahRagah said: We're forgetting that a lot of teams are still spending money and someone is going to pay for Bauer. It should be us. No one is really spending money. And the elite players will get good contracts but not what it would have been begore, unless they take shorter deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagahRagah Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, wegner said: That's the only part of this that I like. I am fine with an option as well, just in case he does rake this year. I guess what I should have said was simply the part about not having a long term RF. Obviously we're not going after Springer now, and likely not Brantley unless they really want to pay him to DH. But obviously the big one is the one we all want the Sox to sign. To me, that alone would make Eaton worth it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalChiSox Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, RagahRagah said: I am perfectly fine with this. Eaton was always solid. The only disappointment for me is that it's only for one year, so clearly we're not looking too a long-term solution like Springer. There's literally no excuse not to sign Bauer now. And when inevitably he doesn't sign here oh, there's going to be hell to pay! (On this forum) If they are dicking around with 1m or 2m differences in deciding OF choice do you think they are going to spend 150m on a pitcher? Lynn was the TOR addition....and its cause it was only 8m. They aren't spending any money this year. None. Nada. Zero. JR is like Smaug in The Hobbit who loves to roll around in his gold coins. No one can have any of it. Not even like one coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnin' two Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Quintana is a certainty at this point right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, Soxnfins said: With this deal, honestly this is screaming that we've got Coles/Cespedes rather confidently. Yes, yes, everything is a big puzzle needing to be figured out on a message board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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