Quin Posted yesterday at 07:49 PM Share Posted yesterday at 07:49 PM 24 minutes ago, Timmy U said: Just listened to Garfien’s podcast with Gene Watson. Scary thing is Sox scouting still really believes in Vargas. He and Colson are the only players Watson mentions as core guys. He seems a little less convicted on Quero. Well duh. Rick Hahn acquired Quero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted yesterday at 08:26 PM Share Posted yesterday at 08:26 PM 38 minutes ago, Quin said: Well duh. Rick Hahn acquired Quero. It's difficult to keep secrets on any sport. They perform in public. Their stats are published. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalChiSox Posted yesterday at 09:08 PM Share Posted yesterday at 09:08 PM 1 hour ago, Timmy U said: Just listened to Garfien’s podcast with Gene Watson. Scary thing is Sox scouting still really believes in Vargas. He and Colson are the only players Watson mentions as core guys. He seems a little less convicted on Quero. No mention of Ramos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 23 hours ago Author Share Posted 23 hours ago 4 hours ago, nrockway said: Yes. It shouldn't even be a choice. It should be like every other sport. Why should we have faith that the team owner is going to 'do the right thing'? He should be compelled to 'do the right thing' and one team shouldn't be able to sign every single good free agent. The Dodgers are such an overrated team. When was the last time they actually produced a homegrown player that's any good? Miguel Vargas? Michael Busch? Pages? Lux? The only guys on their playoff roster that they can be credited for 'developing' weren't very good. It's easier to win at baseball when you can pay unlimited money to every superstar in the league. It isn't the 'only' thing, you can certainly win without spending a ton of money, so why isn't it a rule that every team has to spend within the same window? It objectively produces a non-competitive environment. It's the worst thing about professional baseball honestly. Drafting Buehler probably...May, a whole host of young pitchers before their injuries. Urias before his DV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago 46 minutes ago, SoCalChiSox said: No mention of Ramos? I don't think he really has a high enough ceiling. Would love to see him play 3B all next year to find out though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 23 hours ago Author Share Posted 23 hours ago Another mini example is the Royals out spending the entire AL Central on FA and the Witt extension and going from 106 losses to the post season thanks partly to the White Sox historical ineptitude. And already doing so again by tearing up the Wacha contract...a pitcher along with Lugo that nearly any team in baseball could have "reasonably" signed a year ago. If your spending limit is $15/2 years you're no longer even in the FA game, you have to develop all your pitching through draft/development and Latin America or Asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/blake-snell-contract-how-deferrals-signing-bonus-give-dodgers-even-more-money-to-improve/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 22 hours ago Author Share Posted 22 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/blake-snell-contract-how-deferrals-signing-bonus-give-dodgers-even-more-money-to-improve/ Wow...financial creativity and vision! Of course, it hasn't worked quite so well for Chelsea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago 6 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Wow...financial creativity and vision! Of course, it hasn't worked quite so well for Chelsea. They are running laps around the entire league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago 2 hours ago, PaleAleSox said: They are running laps around the entire league. The White Sox haven't even started crawling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago Joke’s on them. What happens when you throw someone out a basement window? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago Regardless of the creative accounting, isn’t this really bad money for Blake Snell? Comparing Dodgers pitchers….Glasnow out pitched Snell last year according to Fangraphs, Snell will have signed his deal while about a year and a half older than Glasnow, Snell has been healthier but pretty inconsistent up through 2023, but he’s getting something like 33% more money than Glasnow. And yeah Glasbow had 1 year remaining before FA when he signed but that’s such a big money boost. This feels like spending just to spend. I wouldn’t want this deal on any other team/ If it wasn’t for one truly unique player I’d start comparing them to the mid-2000s Yankees where they blew everyone else out of the water with contracts given to guys based on reputation and then couldn’t get out of the Wild Card round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 17 hours ago Author Share Posted 17 hours ago 33 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: Regardless of the creative accounting, isn’t this really bad money for Blake Snell? Comparing Dodgers pitchers….Glasnow out pitched Snell last year according to Fangraphs, Snell will have signed his deal while about a year and a half older than Glasnow, Snell has been healthier but pretty inconsistent up through 2023, but he’s getting something like 33% more money than Glasnow. And yeah Glasbow had 1 year remaining before FA when he signed but that’s such a big money boost. This feels like spending just to spend. I wouldn’t want this deal on any other team/ If it wasn’t for one truly unique player I’d start comparing them to the mid-2000s Yankees where they blew everyone else out of the water with contracts given to guys based on reputation and then couldn’t get out of the Wild Card round. If those teams had two other MVPs in Betts and Freeman... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago 39 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: If those teams had two other MVPs in Betts and Freeman... Like how those Yankee teams had Jeter and ARod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago 4 hours ago, Balta1701 said: Like how those Yankee teams had Jeter and ARod? LAD have four HoFers though...if you include Kershaw. Those Yankees' teams had Bernie Williams O'Neill Pettite and Posada as their secondary pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago Dodgers are the new Yankees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 5 hours ago Author Share Posted 5 hours ago 31 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: Dodgers are the new Yankees https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/rob-parker-the-dodgers-are-the-new-evil-empire-of-baseball/ar-AA1uSUv5?ocid=BingNewsSerp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 8 hours ago, caulfield12 said: LAD have four HoFers though...if you include Kershaw. Those Yankees' teams had Bernie Williams O'Neill Pettite and Posada as their secondary pieces. Mariano Rivera is going to break your bat for this omission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago This is one of the worst topic Titles I have ever seen. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46DidIt Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, Balta1701 said: Mariano Rivera is going to break your bat for this omission. And Mussina. Then they had hof caliber players like Cano, Sheffield and Abreu as well Edited 2 hours ago by 46DidIt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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