Sox Trade Cash to Cubs for Matt Thaiss

[nrockway]

also, Brewers catching coach guy strikes again!

[southsider2k5]

7 minutes ago, zisk said:

That's pretty funny. Like JR would ever give someone a bonus.

Good point.  My bad.

[caulfield12]

20 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Dogecoin

Hey, it worked out for Odell Beckham quite nicely...BTC, that is.

Edited 2 hours ago by caulfield12

[tjp1684]

I wondered why we would make a move to bring aboard a guy who is going to strike out a lot, even as a back-up C. Then I thought about how he seems to fit the low cost but low reward guys we brought in last year.  I would rather bring in a catcher at $1 million a year than a low reward, high cost move like Maldanado at $4.25 million.

I guess the positive, Thaiss gets on base over 100 points more than his BA.  If he’s a guy who can help develop our young pitches, great. If not, he’s easy to jettison.

[caulfield12]

This just in...White Sox on precipice of bankruptcy after Thaiss addition, offset by the $740,000 they save from their international bonus pool allotment.

Yoan Moncada already enjoying his $29 million for 2024, at least.

 

11 hits and 11 strikeouts on the year, or $2.64 million per hit/K.

Amazing production.

Hopefully he invests his money wisely...and not in the reggaeton music/production industry.

[WestEddy]

17 minutes ago, nrockway said:

I forget who they dumped to keep Chuckie, but I remember being moderately annoyed. 

I think the guy they sent to Houston would be more annoying. Rookie bullpen arm they immediately had start and looked ... competent. 

[caulfield12]

9 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

I think the guy they sent to Houston would be more annoying. Rookie bullpen arm they immediately had start and looked ... competent. 

They also had to let Duke Ellis go to put Chuckie Robinson on the active roster.

Or we're talking Corey Julks for RHP Luis Rodriguez???

[nrockway]

17 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

They also had to let Duke Ellis go to put Chuckie Robinson on the active roster.

Or we're talking Corey Julks for RHP Luis Rodriguez???

right! more than moderately annoyed, that guy rocks.

[WestEddy]

23 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

They also had to let Duke Ellis go to put Chuckie Robinson on the active roster.

Or we're talking Corey Julks for RHP Luis Rodriguez???

Duke Ellis will never aspire to be a Herb Washington. Luis Rodriguez is to whom I refer.

[kgrittenburg]

3 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Yeah I think so too. Both made it to AAA and you want both to be getting regular time behind the plate.  Tough to do when they’re both there. Unless you are literally alternating between C/DH every day.

Sox have been promoting their promising failures to the bigs for years, punishment for going cheap on player developement

[caulfield12]

1 hour ago, WestEddy said:

Duke Ellis will never aspire to be a Herb Washington. Luis Rodriguez is to whom I refer.

Rodney McCray?  Terrence Gore?  Dyson?

[ron883]

4 hours ago, Tony said:

This is the worst move Getz has made, he's awful, everything is terrible. 

I'm going to reserve judgement until I get WestEddy's take on this

[WhiteSox2023]

Getz is their #1 customer…

[caulfield12]

31 minutes ago, ron883 said:

I'm going to reserve judgement until I get WestEddy's take on this

White Sox are totally serious about investing in their on-field product, spending money freely, whereas the Yankees are keeping their powder dry.

[Quin]

The Sox trading Cash doesn't tend to work out, especially for Angels catchers that never played for team trading them to the White Sox