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Nicky Lopez placed on waivers


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  On 8/30/2024 at 2:11 PM, Falstaff said:

I don't fault Nicky, he is what he is and his value is coming off the bench for baserunning or as a defense replacement.

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Yeah, Nicky Lopez has played like...Nicky Lopez this year.  I don't think anyone was really expecting anything different.  It's just sad that the team was constructed so he needed to play every day.  He'd have been fine as a bench piece.

Him being on waivers doesn't necessarily mean anything.  I'd be surprised if he is DFAd.

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  On 8/30/2024 at 2:50 PM, hogan873 said:

Yeah, Nicky Lopez has played like...Nicky Lopez this year.  I don't think anyone was really expecting anything different.  It's just sad that the team was constructed so he needed to play every day.  He'd have been fine as a bench piece.

Him being on waivers doesn't necessarily mean anything.  I'd be surprised if he is DFAd.

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Except Getz acquired Lopez to be the starting 2B from the beginning, not a bench piece.

Also, why would you be surprised if Lopez is DFA?  His $4.3 million salary is a sunk cost already and Baldwin, Sosa, and Amaya should get most of the at bats in the infield over a guy the Sox are going to non-tender anyways.

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  On 8/30/2024 at 3:53 PM, WhiteSox2023 said:

Except Getz acquired Lopez to be the starting 2B from the beginning, not a bench piece.

Also, why would you be surprised if Lopez is DFA?  His $4.3 million salary is a sunk cost already and Baldwin, Sosa, and Amaya should get most of the at bats in the infield over a guy the Sox are going to non-tender anyways.

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With the way they hyped him up in all of the early season promos, he definitely wasn't riding the pine.

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  On 8/30/2024 at 3:53 PM, WhiteSox2023 said:

Except Getz acquired Lopez to be the starting 2B from the beginning, not a bench piece.

Also, why would you be surprised if Lopez is DFA?  His $4.3 million salary is a sunk cost already and Baldwin, Sosa, and Amaya should get most of the at bats in the infield over a guy the Sox are going to non-tender anyways.

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Please, no more Sosa, bring up Montgomery and play him every day at SS with Baldwin out there everyday at 2B.

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  On 8/30/2024 at 3:53 PM, WhiteSox2023 said:

Except Getz acquired Lopez to be the starting 2B from the beginning, not a bench piece.

Also, why would you be surprised if Lopez is DFA?  His $4.3 million salary is a sunk cost already and Baldwin, Sosa, and Amaya should get most of the at bats in the infield over a guy the Sox are going to non-tender anyways.

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I agree.  He shouldn't have been designated as the starting 2B of a major league team.  But, this is the White Sox we're talking about.  And because it's the White Sox is why I'd be surprised if he's DFAd.  They've made few smart decisions this year.

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  On 8/30/2024 at 5:26 PM, Johno said:

one thing about Nicky, he at least seemed to care, there are about 10 to 12 guys on that team who have thrown in the towel, including our “superstar” Robert!

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I think you overestimate the amount of players who don't just flat out suck on this team.

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  On 8/30/2024 at 5:22 PM, The Mighty Mite said:

Please, no more Sosa, bring up Montgomery and play him every day at SS with Baldwin out there everyday at 2B.

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Montgomery hasn't exactly set the International League on fire and his numbers have only gotten worse as the season has gone on. After hovering around .700 OPS for about a month, he finally dropped below .700 and seems to be trending toward .666 (!!!). Couple that with his mediocre defense, we might wanna pump the brakes on this guy a little bit. What are the odds he ends up as a first baseman who can't hit? We already have a couple guys like that. What are the odds that the player development/hitting staff did this to him? I suspect very high. 

Is he recovering from a back injury and he'll be fine next year? Maybe. But calling up our "best" hitting prospect so that he can go 0 for 100 seems to me like it would be the s%*# cherry on top of a s%*# sundae called the 2024 White Sox. 

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