striker Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Anybody else hoping we might be in on Lee? He is young, versatile (meets Getz hope of speed and defense) and could fit into RF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Padres most likely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Besides getting JR to pay him, he wants to play CF. He wouldn't do that with the White Sox. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 I think we should sign him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 damn my mild joke was rejected quicker than a sox qualifying offer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) Padres most likely... He wants to play CF This to things make the Padres the most likely destination with them trading Grisham. Edited December 7, 2023 by striker quote didn't carry over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxJon Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Would have been a nice add if we were a legitimately contending team...Not anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Yes but… this is a rebuild, and he’s likely to get some real money. The entire offseason has operated precisely like year Two normally would, the only difference is we haven’t traded all our guys yet because they’re all at the nadir of their value, except Cease who will move soon and Robert who could be around for the next push. I expect anyone who recovers value to be jettisoned at the deadline. To be honest, if you accept my premise of a rebuild occurring slightly out of order, Getz isn’t doing a horrible job so far. The first real test, though, is typically the trades that he hasnt quite made yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 22 minutes ago, Eminor3rd said: Yes but… this is a rebuild, and he’s likely to get some real money. The entire offseason has operated precisely like year Two normally would, the only difference is we haven’t traded all our guys yet because they’re all at the nadir of their value, except Cease who will move soon and Robert who could be around for the next push. I expect anyone who recovers value to be jettisoned at the deadline. To be honest, if you accept my premise of a rebuild occurring slightly out of order, Getz isn’t doing a horrible job so far. The first real test, though, is typically the trades that he hasnt quite made yet. This guy is going to get something like $50-75 million, and that might be low. And a number of Korean stars have failed to translate as positional prospects...so there's almost no way JR would authorize that kind of transaction with Benintendi still on the books. (Benintendi will likely be cited the next 3-5 years just like Danks was...as a reason for NEVER AGAIN signing pitchers to more than 3-4 year deals) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) The Athletic’s Tim Britton projects that Lee will land a four-year, $56 million contract, which would come with an additional posting fee of $10.3 million. The bidding could go higher than that — the rival San Francisco Giants are among other teams interested. Although recent numbers might not reflect it, Ha Song Kim has spent considerable time helping his friend prepare for the jump to the majors. Lee, who hit .349 with 23 home runs in 2022, hit .318 with just six home runs during his injury-shortened 2023. Besides an early-season slump, there was at least a partial explanation for the decline: Lee perhaps needed time to harness a new swing he had honed with advice from Kim. In a Korean interview, according to KBO analyst Daniel Kim, Ha-Seong Kim relayed how he struggled in his first experiences against big-league velocity, eventually prompting significant swing adjustments. Lee, with Kim’s help, sought a shorter learning curve while still playing in the KBO in 2023. And he later seemed to find some comfort with his reworked swing; over his final 20 games before a July ankle injury, Lee hit .403 for the Kiwoom Heroes. https://theathletic.com/5119778/2023/12/07/juan-soto-trade-padres-next-moves/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983 Edited December 8, 2023 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 You don’t have to pay the full contract in a lump sum at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 minute ago, bmags said: You don’t have to pay the full contract in a lump sum at once. An impossible notion for Jerry to grasp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 I just think this guy is what Getz is saying he wants the new ball club to be. He is relatively cheap. And clearly we are building a more budget SP staff than I expected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 5 hours ago, bmags said: I just think this guy is what Getz is saying he wants the new ball club to be. He is relatively cheap. And clearly we are building a more budget SP staff than I expected. If only we hadn't already spent roughly the same amount on Benintendi...and had his best friend on the team to offer, who just happened to win a Gold Glove as well as very specific swing advice about how to attack 95+ fastballs coming from a lower velocity/junkballers league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 I know about this kid, but I will say free agency sucks next year (positional wise at least) so buying a younger free agent a year early (assuming you like them) would make sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: I know about this kid, but I will say free agency sucks next year (positional wise at least) so buying a younger free agent a year early (assuming you like them) would make sense. White Sox can never be progressive enough to market their team to Korean Japanese Taiwanese...Asian community in general on their doorstep. Sure, they probably have one token ethnic community outreach night per year...but that's just boilerplate stuff in reality. Sox hats are certainly popular enough around the world...even if lots think it actually says SEX lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 (edited) To Giants for 6 years, $113M. Edited December 12, 2023 by Bob Sacamano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: To Giants for 6 years, $113M. Wow…probably good we sat out that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Wow…probably good we sat out that price. Yeah I feel like the KBO position players haven’t been good overall here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 On 12/8/2023 at 6:18 AM, bmags said: You don’t have to pay the full contract in a lump sum at once. Sure, but you have to pay SOME of it, and that's SOMETHING too much -- JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyJenkins Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Holy overpay. This league....well, Sox fans and small market teams are so F'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Yeah I feeling this is going to be a bad contract in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: Holy overpay. This league....well, Sox fans and small market teams are so F'd. I feel like teams paying what they can afford (easily) says more about the Sox' cheapness than anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 28 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: To Giants for 6 years, $113M. Even if he were the next great import, JR would never pay him that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Tnetennba said: Even if he were the next great import, JR would never pay him that. Funny thing is we wasted that amount and then some on the Grandal and Beni signings. It's better to lose with the money spread out to mid players in JR's broken brain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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