bmags Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 We'll see price, makes sense to swap out scharbs for joc though, basically Schwarbs with better D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I am now a bit worried this will be below 7 million (Eaton) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kyyle23 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 9 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: I am now a bit worried this will be below 7 million (Eaton) Why, it doesn't matter. Joc sucks too 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Don’t care. This guy is incredibly overhyped by this fanbase. If he was such a great hitter, more teams would have been in on him. 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Great pick up by the cubs, TBH. Joc isn't the best thing in the world, but he 100% replaces and upgrades Kyle Schwarber and is probably cheaper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 No actually Joc is good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Signed for same as Eaton. Hahn messed up badly. 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) At least Spanky can hit lefties? Edited January 29, 2021 by Sleepy Harold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, fathom said: Signed for same as Eaton. Hahn messed up badly. Not Grindy enough for KenHahn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 This is ungood. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Sleepy Harold said: At least Spanky can hit lefties? If he stays on the field, maybe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyJenkins Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I am willing to put up some sort of bet (not a ban bet) that Eaton will outperform Joc this season. Not homeruns, obviously, but if Joc is played everyday on the Cubs his numbers are going to be horrid. He is a platoon guy people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Meh. Overall, Eaton is probably the better hitter. Joc will be strictly platooned, while Eaton will get more playing time. Still not a bad deal for the Cubs. Schwarber got $10MM from the Nationals. They replaced him with a similar hitter with better defense for less money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Just now, EloyJenkins said: I am willing to put up some sort of bet (not a ban bet) that Eaton will outperform Joc this season. Not homeruns, obviously, but if Joc is played everyday on the Cubs his numbers are going to be horrid. He is a platoon guy people. If Eaton is healthy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetkincaid Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: I am willing to put up some sort of bet (not a ban bet) that Eaton will outperform Joc this season. Not homeruns, obviously, but if Joc is played everyday on the Cubs his numbers are going to be horrid. He is a platoon guy people. I'd be shocked if Eaton plays 80 games in 2021. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 There are a lot of RHP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Ya this was a misstep by Rick. Not much else more to it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPickle Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Robbie Grossman signs for less than Eaton and now Joc signs for the exact same amount? Extremely cool and doesn't make me furious at all that the White Sox rushed out to sign an extremely mediocre player at the beginning of the off-season. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 I'm fine with explanation that they wanted cost certainty at that position to move into the rest of the offseason. But, as much as I love Hendriks, the rest of the offseason wasn't proven to help that much to me. With JBJ and Joc out this late, there were going to be acceptable RF, which is all Eaton is. But whatever, he's probably going to be fine, his high OBP does balance our lineup ok, and hopefully he doesn't regress horribly. But I'd have preferred Joc, and RF was his best position so I think saying his D was just as bad as schwarber is silly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) Joc was just a better overall fit for this team. I'm not going to be pretend I'm furious about this but it's annoying. The Sox offense while obviously very good last season was middle of the pack in OPS and wRC+ against RHP, Joc just so happens to kill right handed pitching and will probably be a better defensive right fielder than Adam in 2021 as well. The fact that he signed for cheaper is just annoying like I said. Would have been a real nice fit for this team. Oh well I guess. Edited January 29, 2021 by Rowand44 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanJoeCrede Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Joc>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Eaton. Period. There is no possible way to spin his signing for equal money as anything but a massive failure by the White Sox. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyJenkins Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 The division has a ton of lefties. Sox mash lefties. Eaton hits lefties decent. Joc is the worst player in baseball against lefties. I like Joc as a platoon, but people are making this sound like sox missed out on Springer. It's almost comical at this point. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Yeah, but does Joc defend teammates kid's? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: The division has a ton of lefties. Sox mash lefties. Eaton hits lefties decent. Joc is the worst player in baseball against lefties. I like Joc as a platoon, but people are making this sound like sox missed out on Springer. It's almost comical at this point. I don’t want to see Eaton play against LHP either. Engel should be that part of the platoon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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