Austin Slater Signed to MLB Deal

[Lip Man 1]

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[Quin]

14 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

There's definitely guys still here that we can non-tender, DFA though. Justin Anderson, Enyel De Los Santos, Ron Marinaccio (who?), Pen Murfee, Gus Varland, Chuckie Robinson, Jacob Amaya, Braden Shewmake, Corey Julks, Gavin Sheets are easily guys that can be cut and no one would care about. And someone who some seem to think could be a candidate to be non-tendered like Vaughn.

I'd believe this was a guy selling italian sandwiches at the park before learning that he's a player on the 40-man.

[southsider2k5]

23 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

There's definitely guys still here that we can non-tender, DFA though. Justin Anderson, Enyel De Los Santos, Ron Marinaccio (who?), Pen Murfee, Gus Varland, Chuckie Robinson, Jacob Amaya, Braden Shewmake, Corey Julks, Gavin Sheets are easily guys that can be cut and no one would care about. And someone who some seem to think could be a candidate to be non-tendered like Vaughn.

The Sox should have multiple non-tenders coming up.

[JUSTgottaBELIEVE]

Preparing for a trade of Beni? Probably not but maybe.

[Bob Sacamano]

6 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

Preparing for a trade of Beni? Probably not but maybe.

Platoon with Beni more likely. He's not replacing a LHH. Julks is a guy who should be more worried.

Edited 1 hour ago by Bob Sacamano

[JUSTgottaBELIEVE]

Slater, Robert, Fletcher, Beni, Sheets, Deloach, Colas are the current OF options.

I think the front office has pretty much ruled out Colas as a mlb player so that still leaves 6 guys. Obviously, Sheets is disposable but I kind of think they’re going to give Fletcher and Deloach an extended look in 2025. SSS but Deloach showed improvement at the plate during his September call up.

Assuming they can’t move Beni but find a way to move Robert, that would leave Beni, Slater, Fletcher, Deloach with another veteran dumper dive move that can play CF very much in play. Perhaps someone like Bader or Taylor. That type of signing would likely send Fletcher or Deloach back to AAA.

edit: forgot about Julks so I think he’d be fighting with Deloach and Fletcher for the final OF spot. Not sure what their options situation looks like but that might dictate who stays up when ST breaks.

 

Edited 1 hour ago by JUSTgottaBELIEVE

[JUSTgottaBELIEVE]

8 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Platoon with Beni more likely. He's not replacing a LHH. Julks is a guy who should be more worried.

Oh yes, I forgot about Julks. I think Julks, Fletcher, and Deloach are all fighting for one roster spot in spring training.

[almagest]

Slater has hit righties very well in his career, which is a weakness for the Sox, and he had a slight rebound (though without much power) in Baltimore after a concussion sidelined him for most of 2024. He's worth taking a flyer on and see if he can put together a decent first half for a lotto ticket, or at least make this team somewhat more competent against righties.

[Bob Sacamano]

10 minutes ago, almagest said:

Slater has hit righties very well in his career, which is a weakness for the Sox, and he had a slight rebound (though without much power) in Baltimore after a concussion sidelined him for most of 2024. He's worth taking a flyer on and see if he can put together a decent first half for a lotto ticket, or at least make this team somewhat more competent against righties.

Lefties*

[WhiteSox2023]

1 hour ago, nitetrain8601 said:

Someone get this over to Chris Getz. I agree with this overall. The only thing I can possibly think is that Getz is so adamant about signing these players and the only way they come here is with a guarantee, so he gives it to them. Otherwise, if your Austin Slater and know you're going to get a minor league deal, why bother signing with the White Sox over anyone else? Heck, why sign with the White Sox over going overseas and starting there?

Yep, Getz did this last offseason as well.  He wanted to improve the team defense and signed a bunch of scrubs early in free agency that matched his awful vision, even though teams were rushing to sign these old has-been vets.

Edited 29 minutes ago by WhiteSox2023

[bighurt574]

1 hour ago, nitetrain8601 said:

Someone get this over to Chris Getz. I agree with this overall. The only thing I can possibly think is that Getz is so adamant about signing these players and the only way they come here is with a guarantee, so he gives it to them. Otherwise, if your Austin Slater and know you're going to get a minor league deal, why bother signing with the White Sox over anyone else? Heck, why sign with the White Sox over going overseas and starting there?

 

Re: your first question, because the Sox still present one of the easier paths to the majors.