kitekrazy Posted Tuesday at 10:06 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:06 PM 5 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Odds are higher Santander becomes another albatross contract at that age were the Sox to sign him for 3-5 years...you're certainly NOT going to see that investment from Baltimore. That's the whole point of having a productive farm system. Only the Sox. Other organizations probably not and that would also depend on the rest of the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted Tuesday at 10:13 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:13 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, LittleHurtCG said: How did the Royals go from 106 losses to the playoffs in one year? Obviously they built around a generational talent in Bobby Witt Junior but one guy is not responsible for turning things around so dramatically. That helps. Sometimes there is luck in drafting. Then there's Getz who would be looking to trade him for a vargas haul I guess this is where the Sox failed in the wannabee Royals model. Lose 100 games - cut payroll. Interesting that in the Fall League I've seen most people wearing Royals gear at their stadium. As for Sox gear at Camelback - not too hard to guess. Edited Tuesday at 10:13 PM by kitekrazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted Tuesday at 10:14 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:14 PM Sign nobody and tank for #1 would be my plan. If you tender vaughn it's simply as trade bait and to fill a roster spot with a 0-1 WAR type that will be a tank commander. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurtCG Posted Tuesday at 10:33 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:33 PM 20 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: Sign nobody and tank for #1 would be my plan. If you tender vaughn it's simply as trade bait and to fill a roster spot with a 0-1 WAR type that will be a tank commander. So an exact repeat of last year? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted Tuesday at 10:34 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:34 PM 2 minutes ago, LittleHurtCG said: So an exact repeat of last year? Sure, except without Manfred ball rules fucking us. Getting 1,1 immediately injects like 10 projected WAR into our system, at min. That's exactly what we need. It's hard for even 'tard clubs to screw that up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted Tuesday at 10:46 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:46 PM (edited) 15 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: Sure, except without Manfred ball rules fucking us. Getting 1,1 immediately injects like 10 projected WAR into our system, at min. That's exactly what we need. It's hard for even 'tard clubs to screw that up. Aiken and Kolek? Delmon Young? Brien Taylor? Josh Hamilton until he got straightened out... Edited Tuesday at 10:48 PM by caulfield12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted yesterday at 12:14 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:14 AM 1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said: Sure, except without Manfred ball rules fucking us. Getting 1,1 immediately injects like 10 projected WAR into our system, at min. That's exactly what we need. It's hard for even 'tard clubs to screw that up. You do realize there’s a lottery now right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted yesterday at 12:15 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:15 AM 3 hours ago, LittleHurtCG said: How did the Royals go from 106 losses to the playoffs in one year? Obviously they built around a generational talent in Bobby Witt Junior but one guy is not responsible for turning things around so dramatically. They spent more in 1 year than any other team in the AL last offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted yesterday at 12:19 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:19 AM 2 hours ago, chitownsportsfan said: Sign nobody and tank for #1 would be my plan. If you tender vaughn it's simply as trade bait and to fill a roster spot with a 0-1 WAR type that will be a tank commander. Wrong sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted yesterday at 12:21 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:21 AM 6 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: They spent more in 1 year than any other team in the AL last offseason. That's where the Sox stopped being Royal like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted yesterday at 12:22 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:22 AM 8 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: You do realize there’s a lottery now right? It's all a lottery no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted yesterday at 12:23 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:23 AM 2 minutes ago, kitekrazy said: It's all a lottery no matter what. Naw, this is an actual lottery. The worst team can wind up with the 6th pick, and the worst 3 qualifying teams have the same odds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted yesterday at 01:25 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:25 AM 18 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: Naw, this is an actual lottery. The worst team can wind up with the 6th pick, and the worst 3 qualifying teams have the same odds. I know but drafting in baseball is far much difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydanks Posted yesterday at 12:56 PM Share Posted yesterday at 12:56 PM (edited) 14 hours ago, chitownsportsfan said: Sign nobody and tank for #1 would be my plan. If you tender vaughn it's simply as trade bait and to fill a roster spot with a 0-1 WAR type that will be a tank commander. building through the draft is such an asinine opinion that even in sports that don't have 400s player in their system it's never worked (that one weird hockey year doesnt count). i know you're right 100% of the time in MLB the Show but real life aint that bro Edited yesterday at 12:56 PM by bobbydanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted yesterday at 04:50 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:50 PM 3 hours ago, bobbydanks said: building through the draft is such an asinine opinion that even in sports that don't have 400s player in their system it's never worked (that one weird hockey year doesnt count). i know you're right 100% of the time in MLB the Show but real life aint that bro Plus you need great development. I still don't understand why people think MLB is like the NBA or NFL. It's a big difference when division 1 is your farm system where in baseball you are taking chances on kids that are in high school as well and on the whole planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago (edited) 16 hours ago, kitekrazy said: Plus you need great development. I still don't understand why people think MLB is like the NBA or NFL. It's a big difference when division 1 is your farm system where in baseball you are taking chances on kids that are in high school as well and on the whole planet. Much closer to NBA though...especially in terms of internationalization and high schoolers to the pros (almost never directly in MLB fwiw.) Edited 9 hours ago by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominikk85 Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago On 10/29/2024 at 5:28 PM, caulfield12 said: Odds are higher Santander becomes another albatross contract at that age were the Sox to sign him for 3-5 years...you're certainly NOT going to see that investment from Baltimore. That's the whole point of having a productive farm system. Yes, also Santander might be really bad defensively relatively soon so if his bat Slips a little you have another expensive mediocre DH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted 29 minutes ago Share Posted 29 minutes ago There's a lottery? WTF. Did not know that. Well f*** my plan then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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