Harold's Leg Lift Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 25 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Who in the AL has a better roster than the White Sox today? I'd argue nobody at the moment. Of course you want to be as good as possible. The goal is to win the damn division every year though. That gets you in the tournament and gives you a shot to win it all. Why do we care so much about the 2nd best team in the NL West? It's nauseating. Are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) I really hope that the Sox don't emulate the Padres in trading for starting pitchers. But if they go down this road, it appears that the window will shrink from the 5-10 year frame to a window that fits LaRussa. Gray's a good pitcher, but an ace he is not. Trading away young pitching creates more trading away of young pitching, as you have traded away in house options to fill holes. It's a bad cycle. Resist! Edited January 3, 2021 by GreenSox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 27 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Why do we care so much about the 2nd best team in the NL West? Because they are the other team that is in a very similar position to us and we can compare how each teams moves match up and so far the Padres have always been a number of steps a head of the White Sox. It's frustrating watching our office vs theirs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 What would we have to give up to get Gray or Woodruff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, GreenSox said: I really hope that the Sox don't emulate the Padres in trading for starting pitchers. But if they go down this road, it appears that the window will shrink from the 5-10 year frame to a window that fits LaRussa. Gray's a good pitcher, but an ace he is not. If Gray doesn’t cost you Cease or Kopech, it makes sense acquiring him. But giving up on those guys will shorten the window. Sonny Gray had a couple of crappy years himself before he seemed to find the magic again. I wasn’t a big fan of trading 6 years of Dunning for 1 year of Lynn, but if the Sox win, it was worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 31 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Who in the AL has a better roster than the White Sox today? I'd argue nobody at the moment. Of course you want to be as good as possible. The goal is to win the damn division every year though. That gets you in the tournament and gives you a shot to win it all. Why do we care so much about the 2nd best team in baseball? It's nauseating. Fixed this for you. And we are trying to catch all the teams at the top. The Sox said multiple championships, so they better be worried about the second best team in baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: Are they? Dodgers are still better. They also aren't done and only have $100 million committed for 2022 3 minutes ago, iWiN4PreP said: Because they are the other team that is in a very similar position to us and we can compare how each teams moves match up and so far the Padres have always been a number of steps a head of the White Sox. It's frustrating watching our office vs theirs. They aren't the same though. Their system is much better and deeper. They get extra draft picks. They have an owner that cares about winning who lets his GM spend internationally and draft prep players every year. It must be nice. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: What would we have to give up to get Gray or Woodruff? I have a hard time believing the Brewers would trade Woodruff unless some team is willing to really overpay, or they know something the rest of us don’t. Unless they have a hard on for a guy like Kopech, and the Sox were willing to let him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Waffleson Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I'd gladly take Sonny Gray over Yu Darvish. 3 years younger and makes little less than half of what Darvish makes. Might come with a solid back-up gold glove catcher in Barnhart? Sign me up. I'm not going to be buying the narrative from these 'food guys'. NotCishek can get the benefit of the doubt though. The other ones tweet too much its nauseating, Especially Als. I'll trust the guys on this board that have solid track records. (Besides Rosenthal, Passan, Heyman) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarava Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Gray scares me after how he sucked in New York. Could he be one of those guys that is better off on low pressure teams and towns? But I like that the Sox still seem to be aggressive and going for it. Sounds like they're just waiting for something to pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, Ben Waffleson said: I'd gladly take Sonny Gray over Yu Darvish. 3 years younger and makes little less than half of what Darvish makes. Might come with a solid back-up gold glove catcher in Barnhart? Sign me up. I'm not going to be buying the narrative from these 'food guys'. NotCishek can get the benefit of the doubt though. The other ones tweet too much its nauseating, Especially Als. I'll trust the guys on this board that have solid track records. (Besides Rosenthal, Passan, Heyman) The food guys do seem to be the same guy or are just buddies who have one with a source and play along. I do think there is a source, but since they have become more known, they seem to include some of their own ideas into their posts, and you can tell they don’t have much of a clue if they were on their own making stuff up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Dodgers are still better. They also aren't done and only have $100 million committed for 2022 The Padres aren't done either. I think they closed the gap enough where you can't definitely say the Dodgers are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarava Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: I have a hard time believing the Brewers would trade Woodruff unless some team is willing to really overpay, or they know something the rest of us don’t. Unless they have a hard on for a guy like Kopech, and the Sox were willing to let him go. I think the Woodruff stuff comes from the Not Steve Cishek dude on twitter, who probably has been right more often than most of the other Sox 'insiders'. People probably figure if they considered it last season, they still might? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, Sarava said: Gray scares me after how he sucked in New York. Could he be one of those guys that is better off on low pressure teams and towns? But I like that the Sox still seem to be aggressive and going for it. Sounds like they're just waiting for something to pop. Gray also sucked one year in Oakland. I don’t think he would fold with the White Sox, but supposedly he cost too much for the Sox earlier, so did the White Sox have a change of heart or did the Reds lower his price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 31 minutes ago, Pal said: Don't know if they feel confident they got Hendriks or have now moved on, but they have moved on to trade discussions to end of the week. I wub this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) The NL central is so winnable, why would the Brewers or Reds want to trade their good pitchers? And if they do, I suspect the price will be premium. And in the Hahn era, these trades for vets have bitten the Sox in the rear more of than not, and on both sides of the trade. Get this bullpen squared away, sign another starter and save the young pitching - they'll need it, just like they did last year. As for the Rangers asking for Vaughn and talking them down off of that - well, that's how you overpay: thinking you've accomplished something by reducing some patently ridiculous demand. Heck, in those leaked emails, the astros were asking for a top prospect for Lucas Harrel. Edited January 3, 2021 by GreenSox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, Sarava said: Sounds like they're just waiting for something to pop. I read this differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I would much rather trade for Woodruff than Gray if the Sox are going to make another trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: Gray also sucked one year in Oakland. I don’t think he would fold with the White Sox, but supposedly he cost too much for the Sox earlier, so did the White Sox have a change of heart or did the Reds lower his price? I imagine the trades provided clarity for either the Sox or reds on cost. But with the Snell trade, a top 20 guy changed hands. So this won’t be cheap even if you view Snell as better, which both teams likely do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-Gun Pete Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said: There is suddenly some real smoke that the Sox may be exploring trades for controllable starting pitchers. First, we had this series of tweets from our raBBit: So let's get this straight: Instead of just signing a controllable SP like Q for JUST MONEY, they're going to trade MORE assets away for a controllable SP, after having traded away assets for a fat 34 year old rental. Do I have this correct? If so, it would appear that they're royally fucking up this offseason. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey21 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I’d much rather trade Kopech for Castillo, I feel like Castillo is that much better than Gray. And the goal is to win the World Series every year, if you’re only aiming to win the division every year then your owner must be Jerry Reinsdorf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, Rey21 said: I’d much rather trade Kopech for Castillo, I feel like Castillo is that much better than Gray. And the goal is to win the World Series every year, if you’re only aiming to win the division every year then your owner must be Jerry Reinsdorf. I wish Jerry aimed to win the division every year and not simply second place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Waffleson Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Two-Gun Pete said: So let's get this straight: Instead of just signing a controllable SP like Q for JUST MONEY, they're going to trade MORE assets away for a controllable SP, after having traded away assets for a fat 34 year old rental. Do I have this correct? If so, it would appear that they're royally fucking up this offseason. Without buying into the "140m payroll" idea. Maybe just maybe this gives them more play in free agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Two-Gun Pete said: So let's get this straight: Instead of just signing a controllable SP like Q for JUST MONEY, they're going to trade MORE assets away for a controllable SP, after having traded away assets for a fat 34 year old rental. Do I have this correct? If so, it would appear that they're royally fucking up this offseason. I’m not defending the logic, but all these guys are likely to be materially better than Quintana next year & beyond. As for Lynn, who cares if he’s fat when he’s a damn good pitcher who’s proven he can pitch at that weight? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarava Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, Two-Gun Pete said: So let's get this straight: Instead of just signing a controllable SP like Q for JUST MONEY, they're going to trade MORE assets away for a controllable SP, after having traded away assets for a fat 34 year old rental. Do I have this correct? If so, it would appear that they're royally fucking up this offseason. We don't know if Q would even sign here. I mean, even if he does well, if there's no injuries and Kopech comes up at some point, he would be squeezed out to the pen. He might rather find a spot with a more secure spot in the rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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