Dick Allen Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, flavum said: Bad day for the 2015 Royals Caulfield is probably inconsolable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 43 minutes ago, Vote4Pedro said: Good move for the Cubs, they are starting to look competitive in the NL Central how? their roster blows 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said: found our bench 2B. loll But in all seriousness... how bad is his D at 2B? I assume unplayable esspecially with the no shifting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: how? their roster blows I think "in the NL Central" was the keyword. I would still have the Cardinals as favorites. Brewers always seem like a pitching injury away from the season being fucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 20 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: found our bench 2B. loll But in all seriousness... how bad is his D at 2B? I assume unplayable esspecially with the no shifting? I haven't seen people mention this much, but we still don't have a starting second baseman. I guess unless they plan on running Romy Gonzalez out there. But Leury is not the answer. Leury Garcia needs to be a full-time bench player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 hour ago, ScooterMcGuire said: I haven't seen people mention this much, but we still don't have a starting second baseman. I guess unless they plan on running Romy Gonzalez out there. But Leury is not the answer. Leury Garcia needs to be a full-time bench player. Nvm just saw there was an entire conversation about 2nd base one page back lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 hours ago, ScooterMcGuire said: I haven't seen people mention this much, but we still don't have a starting second baseman. I guess unless they plan on running Romy Gonzalez out there. But Leury is not the answer. Leury Garcia needs to be a full-time bench player. The insiders continue to say that they expect to play the young guys, Sosa and Gonzalez, at 2b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeCredeYes Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 5 hours ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: how? their roster blows Really? Their pitching is still suspect, but as far as position players go I think I would only take Vaughn, Eloy (DH) and Robert over their northside counterpart. Cubs are in the discussion for best middle infield defense post shift ban. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 15 minutes ago, JoeCredeYes said: Really? Their pitching is still suspect, but as far as position players go I think I would only take Vaughn, Eloy (DH) and Robert over their northside counterpart. Cubs are in the discussion for best middle infield defense post shift ban. Yep. And I'd take the Cubs starting pitching over Sox (just re-upped Smiley for 2 yrs.). You can even make a case for Bellinger over Robert if Belli rebounds. 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 6 hours ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: how? their roster blows Someone hsn't been paying attention. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I would take Seby over tucker Barnhart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 10 hours ago, Flash said: Someone hsn't been paying attention. In the second half, the Cubs’ rotation ranked third in the Majors in ERA (2.89). Only the Astros (2.70) and Dodgers (2.73) were better after the All-Star break. They have since added Taillon to the mix for 2023. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 8 minutes ago, Flash said: In the second half, the Cubs’ rotation ranked third in the Majors in ERA (2.89). Only the Astros (2.70) and Dodgers (2.73) were better after the All-Star break. They have since added Taillon to the mix for 2023. Reminds me of the 2021 tigers parlaying that to 2022 success. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EloyJenkins Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 That was some amazing work by Boras to get that much imo. Totally understandable why Sox locked up Benni 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Giants sure love them some lefty hitters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 8 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: That was some amazing work by Boras to get that much imo. Totally understandable why Sox locked up Benni This was more than I thought Comforto would get. Hell that's half of Benintendi's contract and 3 years less. The opt out is worth something too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote4Pedro Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 14 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: Haha just wait until the physical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsoxfan Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 One year opt out sucks for the Giants. If he plays well he’s gone. If he doesn’t you’re on the hook for another 18mil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 14 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: That was some amazing work by Boras to get that much imo. Totally understandable why Sox locked up Benni I am not really that surprised. Had Conforto not hurt himself, he would have gotten 5/$100M easy even with a pretty poor 2021 season. After 2020, Conforto was easily the more attractive player between him and Nimmo, and was looking at a deal approaching $200M. Honestly, I would have been thrilled if the Sox signed Conforto to this deal, before or after Beni. That said, I will take Benintendi - I came around to the better defense after watching the 2022 White Sox everyday, and Beni is a much better fit for improving that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 So the Giants are going to flunk Correa on the physical but will be OK with Conforto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Honestly i think thats a good deal by the Giants and I wish the Sox had jumped on this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 13 hours ago, Flash said: Yep. And I'd take the Cubs starting pitching over Sox (just re-upped Smiley for 2 yrs.). You can even make a case for Bellinger over Robert if Belli rebounds. Excluding Cease, they are fairly comparable, although I'd still take the Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleCoastBias Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 31 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: That was some amazing work by Boras to get that much imo. Totally understandable why Sox locked up Benni Also feel like there's some desperation there on SF's part to get someone locked up. They had Judge, then didn't. They lost Rodon. Correa was there, then he wasn't. The dollars might be a "hey we CAN'T miss on this guy with so few options left" move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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