Tjones Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Well... if we resign davis we still have a shot at AJ because davis could be the back up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsonmi Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 ESPN 1000 reporting both that we are working on resigning Davis and along with other teams trying to sign AJ. They also reported that talks broke off last night with Shoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 WHY!!! Our catching situation is a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsonmi Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 WHY!!! Our catching situation is a joke. That is probably why we are negotiating with AJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelasDaddy0427 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 IMO this is proof KW is a total f***ing moron... Ben Davis could now sign with another team. We have no catcher at all now and any agent is going to really know how desperate KW is and make him pay out the ass. Of course he won't and all this will do is have us wind up with a catcher that is worse then Ben Davis. :puke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Pod Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 the whole Ben Davis deal will not be worth the effort. The Sox need A.J or another top notch catcher that can help us through the season and finally into the playoffs. I don't think Ben can put up the kind of numbers that A.J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted December 21, 2004 Author Share Posted December 21, 2004 IMO this is proof KW is a total f***ing moron... Ben Davis could now sign with another team. We have no catcher at all now and any agent is going to really know how desperate KW is and make him pay out the ass. Of course he won't and all this will do is have us wind up with a catcher that is worse then Ben Davis. :puke I was happy last night, now im pissed... KW cant you do ANYTHING right????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Why would Davis be back for more Money? That would be really stupid, You non tender a guy to pay him less not more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted December 21, 2004 Author Share Posted December 21, 2004 Why would Davis be back for more Money? That would be really stupid, You non tender a guy to pay him less not more yeah that would f***ing piss me off even more. It's like Timo again, stop f***ing wasting money on s*** players and get AJ/Eck/Perez!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsonmi Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Ya'll are freaking out over nothing. The reports I've heard regarding Davis do not say that we will be paying him MORE money than he was going to get before he was non-tendered. And, we need Davis on the roster whether or not we sign AJ. We need more than one catcher on the roster. Hell, many teams carry three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted December 21, 2004 Author Share Posted December 21, 2004 Ya'll are freaking out over nothing. The reports I've heard regarding Davis do not say that we will be paying him MORE money than he was going to get before he was non-tendered. And, we need Davis on the roster whether or not we sign AJ. We need more than one catcher on the roster. Hell, many teams carry three. burke..............? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Ya'll are freaking out over nothing. The reports I've heard regarding Davis do not say that we will be paying him MORE money than he was going to get before he was non-tendered. And, we need Davis on the roster whether or not we sign AJ. We need more than one catcher on the roster. Hell, many teams carry three. Burke... Let's see here what's better--Davis/Burke or AJ/Burke? Burke>Davis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 burke..............? Many teams carry 3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsonmi Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Many teams carry 3... Thank you, Steff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted December 21, 2004 Author Share Posted December 21, 2004 In burke's time in the Major's he's hit amazingly and he'd be a kickass backup catcher. You cant say anything close to the same about davis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighHeat45 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Burke>Davis http://www.geocities.com/whitesoxfan56789/...rkeFanClub.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Yes, Ben Davis will not sign for more money than he was making last year. The main reason we didn't tender him was because we would have had to pay him more than we wanted. By non-tendering him, we can sign him to a lesser deal. However, if we were to sign someone like A.J., I think Burke makes a much better back up player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelasDaddy0427 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Burke... Let's see here what's better--Davis/Burke or AJ/Burke? Burke>Davis I think the point he was making is Burke can also play 3B, 1B, RF. With both Davis and Burke as backups to AJ Ozzie would have alot more flexibility for his lineups (which he likes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 You don't need 3 when one of them is actually good enough to hit consistantly at the ML level. AJ/Burke would be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 In burke's time in the Major's he's hit amazingly and he'd be a kickass backup catcher. You cant say anything close to the same about davis. Loaiza sucked ass before he was given a chance also. Damn this place sucks the last few days.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted December 21, 2004 Author Share Posted December 21, 2004 I think the point he was making is Burke can also play 3B, 1B, RF. With both Davis and Burke as backups to AJ Ozzie would have alot more flexibility for his lineups (which he likes) that i wouldnt mind... im just scared KW wont go after AJ because he's "fully confident in Big Ben's abilities" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsonmi Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 I think the point he was making is Burke can also play 3B, 1B, RF. With both Davis and Burke as backups to AJ Ozzie would have alot more flexibility for his lineups (which he likes) Yes, Jeckle. We are in "agreeance." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelasDaddy0427 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 I just think this is a huge gamble to save a few thousand dollars. KW can easily be left holding the bag if some team swoops in and thinks they can fix Big Ben and we don't sign AJ... Then who do we have left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JimH Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 In burke's time in the Major's he's hit amazingly and he'd be a kickass backup catcher. You cant say anything close to the same about davis. I sure can. I like Burke, he is a great guy and a good utility player. If he were so valuable though, why would he have cleared waivers so many times? They should strive to have the strongest catching corps possible. That would be Pierzynski, Davis, and a 25th man who can catch and play other positions, i.e. Burke. I suspect that's what Ozzie wants, seeing as he likes having more flexibility and has stated several times he likes guys who can play multiple positions. Not to mention Davis is a lot younger, with possible upside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokona Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Then who do we have left? Why, Sandy Alomar of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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