poppysox Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 minute ago, caulfield12 said: Not going to experiment in a must-compete year. Just don’t see them trusting him or Collins. If we are to believe that there is a hard spending freeze above a certain limit...I can see Collins, Yermin, and Vaughn being used to free up as much money as possible for the one glaring need...PITCHING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 6 minutes ago, MiddleCoastBias said: And with Heyman now chiming in and basically saying it's a bidding war between two teams, figure this is resolved today. I'm not certain I want to win that war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) I have zero optimism that we’re adding anything of significance after Stone’s ridiculous “be thankful for what you have” tweet. Unfortunately, Jerry is a cheap fuck and ain’t going to take any chances in the wake of COVID. Edited January 27, 2021 by Chicago White Sox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, poppysox said: If we are to believe that there is a hard spending freeze above a certain limit...I can see Collins, Yermin, and Vaughn being used to free up as much money as possible for the one glaring need...PITCHING. Yeah I'm at the point where I offer Tanka 1 year/$15 mill with an option and buyout. He's likely going back to Japan at this point but he seems to be holding out until the last possible minute. Edited January 27, 2021 by manbearpuig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Just now, Chicago White Sox said: I have zero optimism that we’re adding anything of significance after Stone’s ridiculous “be thankful what you have” tweet. Unfortunately, Jerry is a cheap fuck and ain’t going to take any chances in the wake of COVID. Agreed with all of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, poppysox said: If we are to believe that there is a hard spending freeze above a certain limit...I can see Collins, Yermin, and Vaughn being used to free up as much money as possible for the one glaring need...PITCHING. The problem is we aren't spending on pitching either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Just now, manbearpuig said: Yeah I'm at the point where I offer Tanka 1 year/$15 mill with an option and buyout. He's likely going back to Japan at this point but he seems to be holding out until the last possible minute. Doesn't seem to me that he wants to go back to Japan. Just another negotiating ploy to show he has options. I bet your 1 year/$15 mill would get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Just now, manbearpuig said: Agreed with all of it. I think we add someone like Wainwright on a 1/$6M deal and that’s our offseason other than some NRIs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Just now, Chicago White Sox said: I think we add someone like Wainwright on a 1/$6M deal and that’s our offseason other than some NRIs. If I was a betting man...that would be the smart money bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 ?...definitely seems like agents baiting the Twins front office here. Also, that’s the exact lineup I posted when this rumor first appeared. In the tiny chance we get him, is that pretty much the consensus on what the lineup should look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut33tillman Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Not what I want but I see Jerry signing Wainwright and Brad Miller to round out FA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounding_Third Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 36 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Nah, they’ll just go with rotating DH with Profar getting 50% of the at-bats along with Nola/Caratini and rotating the other regulars through except for Tatis and Grisham. Yeah, perhaps not. I thought I had read about mutual interest a few weeks back but looked again and it was just an opinion that they should. It will be interesting to see just how many NL teams will show it if NL DH happens. Maybe not that many, given NL contender spending already high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: ?...definitely seems like agents baiting the Twins front office here. Also, that’s the exact lineup I posted when this rumor first appeared. In the tiny chance we get him, is that pretty much the consensus on what the lineup should look like? WHY MUST YOU DO THIS TO ME HECTOR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: ?...definitely seems like agents baiting the Twins front office here. Also, that’s the exact lineup I posted when this rumor first appeared. In the tiny chance we get him, is that pretty much the consensus on what the lineup should look like? Please don't do this to us. It is clear Hector is being used to get our front office to sniff around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) If the Twins don’t land him, where else can he possibly fit? My hopes are way too high for this to happen. I doubt it does. Edited January 27, 2021 by Orlando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChetLemon77 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, peanut33tillman said: Not what I want but I see Jerry signing Wainwright and Brad Miller to round out FA? Yep. This sounds about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 Just now, ChetLemon77 said: Yep. This sounds about right. And that’s only because he thinks he’s signing Miller to replace Wendell Carter 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 11 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: ?...definitely seems like agents baiting the Twins front office here. Also, that’s the exact lineup I posted when this rumor first appeared. In the tiny chance we get him, is that pretty much the consensus on what the lineup should look like? That looks right to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 35 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: Steve Stone said it ain't happening, and Heyman is saying Twins are our main competitors. He is going back to Minny. Twins should be heavy favorites to land Cruz, and they may have to go 2 years to get it done. They have more payroll flexibility remaining right now than the Sox, I’d estimate about $25 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 If they were going to splurge on a DH there were names earlier in the winter I liked way more than Cruz. I really hope this is a leverage play again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 6 minutes ago, ChetLemon77 said: Yep. This sounds about right. Those moves would fit the budget for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Depending on how they perform early on I might swap "Louis" and Tim, but otherwise that looks correct. Would be a nice lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 20 minutes ago, peanut33tillman said: Not what I want but I see Jerry signing Wainwright and Brad Miller to round out FA? Yuck to Wainwright but I think Brad Miller would be good. This is actually more than I see them doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyJenkins Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 DH forward plan makes sense in 2 ways... 1. Go with Vaughn and he mashes (Yermin can start season if they want to tweak service time) 2. Sign Cruz for 2 years, Trade Vaughn for Burnes/#2, and Eloy becomes DH year 3 when Coespedes is hopefully LF starter and Colas or new FA is RF. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagahRagah Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: DH forward plan makes sense in 2 ways... 1. Go with Vaughn and he mashes (Yermin can start season if they want to tweak service time) 2. Sign Cruz for 2 years, Trade Vaughn for Burnes/#2, and Eloy becomes DH year 3 when Coespedes is hopefully LF starter and Colas or new FA is RF. I honestly prefer option 2 but I'm warming up to the possibility of option 1, but either way we still need to add an SP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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