Sleepy Harold Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Because of course they would trade it away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 f*** these idiots. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 I hate this team. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 Info for https://www.milb.com/player/aldrin-batista-702881 https://www.milb.com/player/maximo-martinez-699059 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Yep, just throw that international money away 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREEDY Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) Pardon my ignorance, but we have given away the right to spend money, in exchange for guys that have already been paid their signing bonus by LAD? And they are willing to give them away just for the right to spend more money next period? This has to be bad. Like it can't not be bad. Edit: is there any possible chance the LAD have a glut of players at the A level and these two have nowhere to go? So when they didn't get dealt at the deadline, they are turning them into more or better ACL guys? I mean, if so, the Dodgers obviously can't love them, but it makes it slightly possible this wasn't just a money saving move by the Sox. Edited August 4, 2023 by GREEDY Thought about it for more than 1 second 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, GREEDY said: Pardon my ignorance, but we have given away the right to spend money, in exchange for guys that have already been paid their signing bonus by LAD? And they are willing to give them away just for the right to spend more money next period? This has to be bad. Like it can't not be bad. I think it's for money in the current class, although it wasn't specified in the release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Oh, I've missed the old trade Intl $ away move. It is from the Dodgers, so do these guys move into our top 30?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulfly Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Let's not pretend they would have signed anyone that would have been decent with the money they traded anyways. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Absolutely despise our approach to international. For an org that has struggled to maintain depth, they use it to pick one or two guys they like, then a bunch of guys that roll into camp. Imagine if paddy didn’t serve in a lazy org that demanded nothing of him? Maybe that was the appeal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBJ03 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 So this is a thread to complain in just for the gratification of complaining some more. Got it. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsoxfan Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Batista sounds pretty decent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsoxfan Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 https://dodgersdigest.com/2023/05/10/dodgers-prospect-notes-video-from-extended-spring-training-provides-looks-at-figueroa-emerging-de-paula-munoz-homers-a-trio-of-young-flamethrowers/ “During this contest that saw the Dodgers giving the baby Giants all they could handle, the Dodgers sent out three really live arms in a row — 20-year-old Aldrin Batista, 19-year-old Reynaldo Yean, and 20-year-old Alvaro Benua. All three sat 98-101, and all three topped out at 102. Yeeeeeeesh.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, NCsoxfan said: Batista sounds pretty decent Friedman selling him in exchange for more intl money tells me all I need to know about what was more valuable. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsoxfan Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 ACL Dodgers right-hander Aldrin Batista went 2-0 with a 1.40 ERA in five appearances (three starts) as he allowed just nine hits and three earned runs in 19 1/3 innings. He struck out 25 and held opponents to a .143 average. Batista, 20, was originally signed by Los Angeles (NL) as an international free agent out of Azua, Dominican Republic, on June 1, 2022. https://www.milb.com/news/minor-league-baseball-june-2023-players-of-the-month 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Just now, bmags said: Friedman selling him in exchange for more intl money tells me all I need to know about what was more valuable. Kenny, you saved me from spending more money. God I love you. I am so sorry I allowed that Rick Hahn to mess up our normal operating procedure. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) Honestly just cutting out the sox scouts and having the dodgers to find the good young international arms might be a better plan... Edited August 4, 2023 by chitownsportsfan 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) I mean, haven't all the good players from the 2023 international class already signed? If Sox had no one to sign (or no one was interested in signing, or not enough $ to to sign the decent ones that were left) isn't trading it for 2 live arms better than just not spending it? Edited August 4, 2023 by ChiSox59 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kids Can Play Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 38 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said: Because of course they would trade it away Stupid is as stupid does! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsoxfan Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 I hate our front office but kind of lame to immediately judge this one. These guys seem like worthwhile flyers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kids Can Play Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, bmags said: Friedman selling him in exchange for more intl money tells me all I need to know about what was more valuable. 100 percent correct! Freidman is way smarter than KW, RH and JR combined. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Instead of signing a couple 14 yr olds they traded for a couple 20 yr olds. I don't see a lot to get upset about here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Train to 35th Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 58 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said: Because of course they would trade it away Well, another way to look at it is we just saved ourselves from another underperforming International signee that never make it to the majors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Train to 35th Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 28 minutes ago, NCsoxfan said: https://dodgersdigest.com/2023/05/10/dodgers-prospect-notes-video-from-extended-spring-training-provides-looks-at-figueroa-emerging-de-paula-munoz-homers-a-trio-of-young-flamethrowers/ “During this contest that saw the Dodgers giving the baby Giants all they could handle, the Dodgers sent out three really live arms in a row — 20-year-old Aldrin Batista, 19-year-old Reynaldo Yean, and 20-year-old Alvaro Benua. All three sat 98-101, and all three topped out at 102. Yeeeeeeesh.” Can't wait until they get a velocity belt from Katz...110 mph possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREEDY Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 12 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: Instead of signing a couple 14 yr olds they traded for a couple 20 yr olds. I don't see a lot to get upset about here. Which door do you choose: Door #1: Two 20 year old players that are owed just the minor league minimum. Door #2: Two 14 year old international signees that require $400k in signing bonuses. The Sox choose Door #1. Not only did the Dodgers choose Door #2, but they gave up 2 players just for the right to choose Door #2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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