southsideirish71 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 On 12/6/2020 at 10:28 AM, tray said: I doubt Mark Buehrle would have cheated like Keuchel did. That was a pretty outrageous cheating scheme that others paid a price for while Keuchel walked away from it unscathed. So where is the part that they were banging on the garbage can to help the Astro pitchers? Keuchel probably had some decent run support due to it, but its not like it helped him with his pitching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 26 minutes ago, MiddleCoastBias said: I think it was Joel Sherman last week that said this might happen and threw Seattle out as an option to land Realmuto. Seems kind of off the wall to me but could be another one of those "sign Robbie Cano"-kickstart the program moves. Oooooof. That would suck for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Seattle has some big time impact prospects ready to hit. Realmuto would be a great for them. That team is going to pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 2 hours ago, southsideirish71 said: So where is the part that they were banging on the garbage can to help the Astro pitchers? Keuchel knew they were cheating, including in games he pitched in. IMO, that's not OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Look at Ray Ray Run Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: Seattle has some big time impact prospects ready to hit. Realmuto would be a great for them. That team is going to pop. Agreed, think they're a dark horse out west actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Per Rosenthal this saddens me. I knew he would go elsewhere, didn't think it would happen so damn fast. guessing he got paid, good for him. preferred him over Grandal in personally, let's just hope Grandal plays up to his contract ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYoIsMyHero Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 He didn't sign yet tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 The MLBTR headline is that he signed. /shrug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 This was a foregone conclusion as soon as the Sox signed Grandal. It still sucks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Good for James! Mark 10:27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I wanted McCann signed earlier when the Sox probably could have gotten him to agree to a 3 year contract. He is going for 4 years with the Mets and he will probably get it. Mets seem to be in on a lot of the top FA. Maybe they will get Bauer or Springer as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Wish him the best, White Sox $ would have been better spent on McCann resulting an actual second catcher on the team, than a fourth OFer like Adam Eaton and 120+ games of Grandal squatting behind home plate. Unless Tony plans on signing Molina to go with Wainright, Lynn, Eaton and dare I type Pujols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Congrats James. One guy who will be missed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Good for him. He deserves a longer term deal. It'll be interesting to see how he performs as the primary catcher. Remember we saw two different guys, offensively, in 2019. However, what he does behind the plate for the pitching staff easily makes up for any offensive liabilities. Regardless, the Mets are getting a great catcher and a great guy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 In general, I am a Hahn fan but he blew it with James getting away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 You don't work you ass off coming up through the system without the dream of being the guy. He's got a chance to be the solo #1 everyday guy. I'm happy for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 McCann was never staying, They wouldn't have made him a starter or given him starter money. He deserves to prove himself as a starter elsewhere. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 50 minutes ago, poppysox said: In general, I am a Hahn fan but he blew it with James getting away. He wanted to start and is going to get paid as such, neither of which was going to happen here. Hahn didn't "blow it" as much as James played himself out of here, and good for James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 11 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said: He wanted to start and is going to get paid as such, neither of which was going to happen here. Hahn didn't "blow it" as much as James played himself out of here, and good for James. Two years ago many of us were calling for him to be extended before it became obvious to all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, poppysox said: Two years ago many of us were calling for him to be extended before it became obvious to all. Second half of 2019 was a disaster and that sealed his fate. He was good last year but in a limited and hand picked role. Best of luck to him, but Grandal still has way more upside the next couple of years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: Second half of 2019 was a disaster Not true at all. He had one bad month of July. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, poppysox said: Two years ago many of us were calling for him to be extended before it became obvious to all. As SonofaRoache pointed out, James' second half reverted back to his career numbers, and it made sense to let it play out and see if his production was an aberration or not. Signing Grandal sealed his fate, but James played well in limited opportunities last season. Hopefully he's able to keep it up moving forward, but it would've been somewhat foolish at the time to over commit to someone who, for most of their career up until that point, had been bad. I would've loved if he would've returned, but it just wasn't going to happen and it was obvious. The Sox have/had other holes to fill, and prioritizing paying a backup catcher really wasn't one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 1 minute ago, SonofaRoache said: Second half of 2019 was a disaster and that sealed his fate. He was good last year but in a limited and hand picked role. Best of luck to him, but Grandal still has way more upside the next couple of years. He weakened the second half of 2019 but the term "disaster" doesn't fit the crime. Catcher is such a taxing position I favor the co-catcher system. I'm sure Grandal is the superior choice when all is considered, but James could have been kept in the Sox harness along with Grandal for a third of Grandals money if extended a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, poppysox said: Two years ago many of us were calling for him to be extended before it became obvious to all. Not really. He was signed almost 2 years ago to the day, and the Soxtalk consensus was he definitely was no Seby. His addition made the Sox catching crew weaker. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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