bmags Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Sox 3 announced signings are the fewest of any team. Dodgers announced like 30 players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 13 minutes ago, bmags said: Sox 3 announced signings are the fewest of any team. Dodgers announced like 30 players. Have they actually made an announcement yet or have just three guys leaked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellysox Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 8 minutes ago, bmags said: Sox 3 announced signings are the fewest of any team. Dodgers announced like 30 players. I do wonder what the Sox strategy is when it comes to international players. Does it change year to year based on the talent? Do they spend all of their $$ that they are allotted? I know they went over once. It just seems that Paddy's hands are tied from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellysox Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Have they actually made an announcement yet or have just three guys leaked? I think they're supposed to make it official today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Have they actually made an announcement yet or have just three guys leaked? No announcement, but I’ve said the same thing three years now. Badler doesn’t miss much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Does anyone now what the deal is with Juan Uribe Jr? Sounds like we are interested, but if he’s worth a damn why isn’t he already locked up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 8 minutes ago, bmags said: No announcement, but I’ve said the same thing three years now. Badler doesn’t miss much. You mean in regard to larger scale signings? I saw your comment about the Dodgers and thought you were suggesting we legit only signed three guys. I get what you’re saying now. I’ll be honest, I’d be pretty pissed if we had $1.2M laying around and didn’t sign Prieto. If we really do have a fat chunk of change sitting around, maybe there is another Cuban prospect they’re saving it for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunt Ritual Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) We'll need that $1.2 mil so we can send it to some team along with Keuchel. Edited January 17, 2022 by Bunt Ritual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 23 minutes ago, Bunt Ritual said: We'll need that $1.2 mil so we can send it to some team along with Keuchel. I know this is just a tired joke at this point but they aren't allowed to trade money in this period. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, bmags said: Sox 3 announced signings are the fewest of any team. Dodgers announced like 30 players. Oscar Colas for $2.7 million, Erick Hernandez for $1 million and Angel Cruz for $400K. That leaves about $1 million in total funds left. I'm sure they have other signings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 23 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Oscar Colas for $2.7 million, Erick Hernandez for $1 million and Angel Cruz for $400K. That leaves about $1 million in total funds left. I'm sure they have other signings. Why are we sure? This isn't the first time the initial draft class has come in and we thought there would be more. I'm sure they will sign more people, but in the past that has indicated the kinds of guys that have shown up in DSL in June transactions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 2 hours ago, bmags said: Why are we sure? This isn't the first time the initial draft class has come in and we thought there would be more. I'm sure they will sign more people, but in the past that has indicated the kinds of guys that have shown up in DSL in June transactions. I mean I'm not "sure" but I'm pretty confident they aren't just signing 3 players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 41 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: I mean I'm not "sure" but I'm pretty confident they aren't just signing 3 players We have never had a class of only 3 players announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Is Colas better than Cespedes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 47 minutes ago, oldsox said: Is Colas better than Cespedes? I put them in a similar tier. Cespedes has a better arm and can play all outfield spots and run. Colas has big power but is definitely a corner guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: I put them in a similar tier. Cespedes has a better arm and can play all outfield spots and run. Colas has big power but is definitely a corner guy. How does he have a better arm if Com as was consistently at 93-96 mph as a pitcher? More accurate? Because of Yoenis' reputation for that? And Coles was really putting up excellent times to first after he lost all that weight. Did anyone get accurate times on Cespedes in Birmingham...first to home, stealing, on triples and v scoring from second on a single? In the outfield? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 So interestingly enough, apparently the comp for Prieto... is Nick Madrigal. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/01/details-on-the-orioles-signing-of-cesar-prieto.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: So interestingly enough, apparently the comp for Pieto... is Nick Madrigal. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/01/details-on-the-orioles-signing-of-cesar-prieto.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook At first I read this as Pito/Abreu, lol. Hopefully he's much better than one of the first Cubans, a famed pitcher named Ariel Prieto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 5 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: So interestingly enough, apparently the comp for Prieto... is Nick Madrigal. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/01/details-on-the-orioles-signing-of-cesar-prieto.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Not surprising at all and y’all can understand more now why I wanted us to grab him ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 17 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: We have never had a class of only 3 players announced. While this may sound reassuring in 2018 we signed 5 players initially and only like 30% of our pool. So 3 players on 75% isn’t that out there. And even if it’s 5 or 6, that would again be a very small class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 38 minutes ago, bmags said: While this may sound reassuring in 2018 we signed 5 players initially and only like 30% of our pool. So 3 players on 75% isn’t that out there. And even if it’s 5 or 6, that would again be a very small class. 2018 was our first year in the penalty box after signing Luis Robert when we were not able to sign anyone for more than $300,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: 2018 was our first year in the penalty box after signing Luis Robert when we were not able to sign anyone for more than $300,000. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it was worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: 2018 was our first year in the penalty box after signing Luis Robert when we were not able to sign anyone for more than $300,000. It was our second year and the As, Astros, Padres and Nats all were under penalty but managed 15+ player classes. So your sample size for classes under the new CBA where Sox weren’t under penalty is like 3. Not sure why you would be confident in the size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 They also only have one DSL team and lots of players returning there next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, bmags said: It was our second year and the As, Astros, Padres and Nats all were under penalty but managed 15+ player classes. So your sample size for classes under the new CBA where Sox weren’t under penalty is like 3. Not sure why you would be confident in the size. Your sample size is zero. Look I have no idea how many people we are going to sign, but I don't know why the assumption is that this will be our worst class ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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