AJ'S Cousin Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Another one bites the Dust!!! Can you say Garcia/Mendick at 2nd??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ'S Cousin Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 alternatives are getting Burger coverted to 2nd or when his ready ask YOYO to move to second. Don't think YOYO will do it. Robbie is another alternative but he hasn't showed me he can hit in the majors yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ'S Cousin Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 Dodgers To Re-Sign Chris Taylor By Anthony Franco | December 1, 2021 at 3:44pm CDT 3:44 pm: The Dodgers and Taylor are in agreement, pending a physical, reports Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic (Twitter link). 3:35 pm: The Dodgers are making progress on a deal to bring Chris Taylor back to Los Angeles, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN (on Twitter). Entering the offseason, MLBTR named Taylor the league’s #16 free agent, forecasting a four-year, $64MM guarantee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 minute ago, AJ'S Cousin said: alternatives are getting Burger coverted to 2nd or when his ready ask YOYO to move to second. Don't think YOYO will do it. Robbie is another alternative but he hasn't showed me he can hit in the majors yet Robbie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Not exactly surprising, but gosh this does make the Dodgers tougher if you hit them in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ'S Cousin Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 Sorry, mistyped Romy GonzalezRomy GonzalezRomy GonzalezRomy Gonzalez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 It sounds strange, but for as many players as they have lost this winter, they kind of needed this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Only 11 million more per year than Leury. Do people understand yet why we signed Garcia? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Does anyone else's mind work this way when seeing a thread title.....Taylor resigns from the Dodgers? Isn't he a free agent or maybe that is a coach that has resigned.....oooooh He has signed again with the Dodgers. Sorry for the Emily Latella moment....NEVER MIND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxBlanco Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Does this make it more likely that we trade for Gavin Lux? @Harold's Leg Lift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said: Does this make it more likely that we trade for Gavin Lux? @Harold's Leg Lift Precisely what I had been thinking even before they signed Taylor. Not sure that a 3 player package of Kimbrel, Keuchel and Vaughn gets a deal for Lux and Bellinger done but I'd start there. Second base and RF solved in one deal. OK, pinch me, I was dreaming. Edited December 2, 2021 by tray 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, tray said: Precisely what I had been thinking even before they signed Taylor. Not sure that a 3 player package of Kimbrel, Keuchel and Vaughn gets a deal for Lutz and Bellinger done but I'd start there. Second base and RF solved in one deal. OK, pinch me, I was dreaming. No way on God's green earth that works....Kimbrel, Vaughn and Crochet, they would at least consider. Briefly. Unless they already have figured out what's wrong with Keuchel. Physical declines, those are clearly much harder to fix. And Bellinger can play CF. Vaughn, not so much. You can't shift Taylor to the OF if you need him for 2B (assuming a Lux trade, as you propose.) Lux is undoubtedly more valuable (to LAD) due to his positional flexibility than Vaughn, since they have Muncy and Taylor returning as well. So, once again, CF is a priority. Just doesn't work from LA perspective. Unless it was for Hendriks and NOT Kimbrel. Then the White Sox have likely created yet another problem in their bullpen, although they do now at least have Graveman for insurance. You would have to overwhelm them with an offer for limited control and becoming more expensive Bellinger, essentially. Can't be both Dodgers. Edited December 2, 2021 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 25 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said: Does this make it more likely that we trade for Gavin Lux? @Harold's Leg Lift Unfortunately I don't think it does. If they would have resigned Seager I would be much more optimistic but I think they'll move Turner to SS play Gav at 2B and continue to move Taylor all over the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: No way on God's green earth that works... I know, but the Dodgers expressed frustration with Lux and Bellinger at certain points last season, and hey, they have Taylor for second and Mookie for Right, so it's not like they would be left with any holes to fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 1 minute ago, tray said: I know, but the Dodgers expressed frustration with Lux and Bellinger at certain points last season, and hey, they have Taylor for second and Mookie for Right, so it's not like they would be left with any holes to fill. Sure, but you don't sell a former MVP for 50-65 cents on the dollar when not forced to. Unless you're simply overwhelmed with an offer from another team. You do what we might be forced to with Kimbrel, wait for a rebound. The problem with that theory for the Sox is it takes save opportunities away from Hendriks, in all likelihood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AJ'S Cousin Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 Looked at Lux’s numbers. Luery’s are better. Yes, he’s only 24. Maybe more upside but I wouldn’t sell the farm to get him unless Bellinger is part of the deal. Yes, we need a 2nd baseman, yes we need a right fielder, and another starter if Katz privately says Kuechel is done as a starter. Marte would have been a double solution, speed, which we desperately need. And right field. If you look at the numbers people got, Marte was a bargain. Now Marte would not of solved our 2nd base problem, but with Marte, I could of lived with a Garcia/Gonzalez and whoever at 2nd. Marte would of cost us nothing but money. BUT we’re also looking to do things cheaper. The way we’ve handled this year so far, somebody must of put a gun to Hahn’s head and forced him to sign Hendriks. Thank God someone did. I still believe in Christmas Miracles and Hahn will do something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Why do so many posters say that Moncada will not move to second? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalChiSox Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 3 hours ago, hi8is said: Only 11 million more per year than Leury. Do people understand yet why we signed Garcia? Because we panicked at the price of the RF and/or SP market and had to cheapen out at 2B to make the math work elsewhere once there's a CBA. What do I win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 4 hours ago, AJ'S Cousin said: Looked at Lux’s numbers. Luery’s are better. Yes, he’s only 24. Maybe more upside but I wouldn’t sell the farm to get him unless Bellinger is part of the deal. Yes, we need a 2nd baseman, yes we need a right fielder, and another starter if Katz privately says Kuechel is done as a starter. Marte would have been a double solution, speed, which we desperately need. And right field. If you look at the numbers people got, Marte was a bargain. Now Marte would not of solved our 2nd base problem, but with Marte, I could of lived with a Garcia/Gonzalez and whoever at 2nd. Marte would of cost us nothing but money. BUT we’re also looking to do things cheaper. The way we’ve handled this year so far, somebody must of put a gun to Hahn’s head and forced him to sign Hendriks. Thank God someone did. I still believe in Christmas Miracles and Hahn will do something To sign Hendriks or offer the QO to Kimbrel, or both? That was a bit of a head-scratcher for the White Sox to spend top of the market rates for a closer...of course, ultimately, it went from a perceived strength to a not a weakness, but a definite vulnerability (see bed wetting against Astros by pretty much everyone but Tepera.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, SoCalChiSox said: Because we panicked at the price of the RF and/or SP market and had to cheapen out at 2B to make the math work elsewhere once there's a CBA. What do I win? You win nothing… because we’re signing a RF… trading for a SP… and a 2B. We signed a fair value utility player… not an every day player. Fight me. ? Edited December 2, 2021 by hi8is Incase it was not clear - I am most certainly joking and am not inviting any fight. Oh joy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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