BigHurt3515 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Still pissed we traded him. Loved his story, that he was from the STL area, and he was an easy guy to root for that smashes baseballs. Will never forgive Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams for this! 5 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Eder better turn into something… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 I was wrong on Burger and admitted it. I didn't want to draft him but he became a favorite. Very sad when they shipped him out for no good reason. He coulda been DH for 12 years. Not a fluid fielder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 (edited) 46 minutes ago, greg775 said: I was wrong on Burger and admitted it. I didn't want to draft him but he became a favorite. Very sad when they shipped him out for no good reason. He coulda been DH for 12 years. Not a fluid fielder. Heck, I think he coulda been DH for 13 years Edited April 5 by ron883 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 4 hours ago, BigHurt3515 said: Still pissed we traded him. Loved his story, that he was from the STL area, and he was an easy guy to root for that smashes baseballs. Will never forgive Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams for this! Might go down as one of the worst trades in White Sox history, this franchise is self destructing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 What about Vaughn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 6 hours ago, BigHurt3515 said: Still pissed we traded him. Loved his story, that he was from the STL area, and he was an easy guy to root for that smashes baseballs. Will never forgive Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams for this! I just did not understand the rationale for trading Burger. Is it that they were risking him becoming injury prone again or that his power hitting was going away? Was it just that he was getting too old and they needed to get starting pitching? Or that they wanted to have a fire sale to replenish the farm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydBannister1983 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 39 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: What about Vaughn? Nothing really likable or unlikable about him. Like celery. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 39 minutes ago, The Beast said: I just did not understand the rationale for trading Burger. Is it that they were risking him becoming injury prone again or that his power hitting was going away? Was it just that he was getting too old and they needed to get starting pitching? Or that they wanted to have a fire sale to replenish the farm? Kenny hated Rick and wanted to move Burger behind his back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydBannister1983 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 39 minutes ago, The Beast said: I just did not understand the rationale for trading Burger. Is it that they were risking him becoming injury prone again or that his power hitting was going away? Was it just that he was getting too old and they needed to get starting pitching? Or that they wanted to have a fire sale to replenish the farm? I think they knew they were at the end and wanted to give one last FU to the fans. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 (edited) 59 minutes ago, The Beast said: I just did not understand the rationale for trading Burger. Is it that they were risking him becoming injury prone again or that his power hitting was going away? Was it just that he was getting too old and they needed to get starting pitching? Or that they wanted to have a fire sale to replenish the farm? I think it’s that he has no position, doesn’t get on base particularly well, doesn’t have a body that ages well, and has been injury prone. I think trading Burger was a perfectly fine thing to do when your team needed to improve on defense and get away from RH free swingers. You can argue the return, but the jury is still very much out on Eder. I get Burger was an easy guy to root for him. I like(d) him too. But worst trade in franchise history? My lord, what a take! Edited April 5 by ChiSox59 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 2 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: I think it’s that he has no position, doesn’t get on base particularly well, doesn’t have a body that ages well, and has been injury prone. I think trading Burger was a perfectly fine thing to do when your team needed to improve on defense and get away from RH free swingers. You can argue the return, but the jury is still very much out on Eder. I get Burger was an easy guy to root for him. I like(d) him too. But worst trade in franchise history? My lord, what a take! I didn't think people would forget about the 25 year old superstar in southern California that we traded away for a washed SP, but here we are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBWSF Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 I read where the Marlins need pitching. Perhaps they will take Jake Eder back for Burger. The White Sox could throw Moncada into the deal also. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 53 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Kenny hated Rick and wanted to move Burger behind his back. My Boy Kenny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 (edited) I will say this: it would have been awesome if they somehow could have dealt Vaughn (2 less years of control) in that deal instead of Burger and shifted him to 1B this season. Like I said the other day, the DH at bats are there as Eloy always gets hurt and is leaning more towards his option not getting picked up for next year anyway. Edit: maybe not that exact deal but Vaughn to another team with a 1B need for a similar pitching prospect. Edited April 5 by Bob Sacamano 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falstaff Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 My brother-in-law texts me every day on Burgers ab's to my chagrin. The only upside is Kenny is gone for good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 hour ago, WBWSF said: I read where the Marlins need pitching. Perhaps they will take Jake Eder back for Burger. The White Sox could throw Moncada into the deal also. You would be an amazing GM. Still shocked Jerry never considered you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrockway Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Big fan of Burger and have watched a bunch of Marlins games this past week for his sake. Still, if Eder hits, I'd rather have him on the Sox than Max Muncy 2.0. Burger's production is easier to replace than a potential ace with full team control. Still, Eder has to perform and he's running out of time to prove he's a Major League baseball player. it was a high risk/reward trade that might fizzle out, but there are several guys in the minors ready to take Burger's spot and no one who can do what Eder might be able to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 9 hours ago, BigHurt3515 said: Still pissed we traded him. Loved his story, that he was from the STL area, and he was an easy guy to root for that smashes baseballs. Will never forgive Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams for this! I need to go back and verify, but I'm pretty sure I was against trading him when it happened. He should be the DH and Eloy should have been traded for salary relief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBWSF Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 43 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: You would be an amazing GM. Still shocked Jerry never considered you. If I was the GM, Burger would not have been traded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 .355 2 10. He has as many RBIs as our whole team. Remember the dip stick who said the asian lady GM was overrated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFutureIsNear Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 We’ll see as the season progresses, but I was in favor of trading Burger because I didn’t think he would be able to maintain a respectable average/OBP. So far I’m very wrong on Burger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Christian Mena 1st start 5.0 2 0 0 1 6. This was at AAA. Maybe Getz really is as dumb as Kenny. I won't make everyones eyes bleed by posting Dom Fletchers stats. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 22 minutes ago, zisk said: .355 2 10. He has as many RBIs as our whole team. Remember the dip stick who said the asian lady GM was overrated. Please. Let's not get carried away. Our team has 11. Jake only has 10. To paraphrase Jim Carr in Slap Shot, "we don't want to make this any harder for them than it already is." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 This thread makes my stomach turn but we all knew the Sox were going to be absolute dog s%*# this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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