Bobby Crosby

[witesoxfan]

Finally had time to check. YOu lied to me. he's a FA at the end of 09.

 

oh I thought you were just talking about 09 in general. I misread but meant the same thing.

 

I originally thought he was just an arbitration eligible player, but that wouldn't make sense in the least, because then Oakland would just non-tender him.

 

Yeah, he's a free agent after this season...and he still sucks and the White Sox should have no use for him.

[Kenny Hates Prospects]

For what you are going to get from you backup SS, which something like 20 starts, plus some more games off of the bench, why is that worth $5,000,000, plus the players we would have to give up to get him? Add to that the holes we already have at places like the leadoff spot and no back up catcher, and I don't think it is money really well spent. You wouldn't spend $5 million to back up Carlos Quentin would you? While an extreme example, it is the same line of thinking.

I agree with this.

 

If Oakland ate some of his contract and basically sent him over for very little - like a RP prospect such as Russell who has ability but needs work, will have to battle several others for a bullpen spot, and isn't a giant loss to the team if we lose him - then that deal makes sense for the Sox. But, why would Oakland do that? They're looking for a SS anyway and could use the extra depth until they find one, plus if they do find one, why wouldn't they just use Crosby as a back-up?

 

I'm always of the mentality that, if you can, spend little on the Major League bench and get defense-first players who won't hurt you in the field should somebody go down. Then take the extra money you budgeted for the bench and sink it into the farm, especially through international free agency. Almost none of the guys signed out of Latin America require Major League contracts, only very few of them do and we've got a couple, and if you can spend an extra $5-6 million on another 8-10 players to add to your farm, why not do that? It gives you added depth and better leverage as far as making a trade for a Major League player. If you end up with a logjam at the lower levels because of it, great, that's awesome.

[Hatchetman]

I'm always of the mentality that, if you can, spend little on the Major League bench and get defense-first players who won't hurt you in the field should somebody go down.

 

OK. Well this is what we need. Cesar Izturis?

[witesoxfan]

OK. Well this is what we need. Cesar Izturis?

 

good contact hitter, draws the occasional walk, can steal a base, and can lay down a bunt. He'd be just fine by me as a bench player, but he'd have to cost less than $2 mill.

 

I'd prefer Uribe back, but I don't see that as an option anymore. Uribe, for all intents and purposes, is exactly what KHP described, other than the cheap aspect. Can more than hold his own defensively across the infield and can come off the bench and do a serviceable job.

Edited November 24, 2008 by witesoxfan

[Kenny Hates Prospects]

OK. Well this is what we need. Cesar Izturis?

If he isn't going to make more than like $1.5M I'd take him. He may still be looking for a starting role though. I think the Triple A ranks/non-roster invitees type are more reasonable targets for cheap players who can play D. Ideally IMO you want a cheap bench that can play defense, and somewhere in that bunch is a guy with speed to pinch run, a guy who can hit lefites, and a guy who can hit righties. Lots of teams like to have a power guy on their bench, but because of the park we play in and because of the type of power we always have on our team, I think that's probably unnecessary.

[NCsoxfan]

Oakland made a 4 yr 48 mil offer for Furcal - so I dont think they have ANY use for Crosby

[witesoxfan]

Oakland made a 4 yr 48 mil offer for Furcal - so I dont think they have ANY use for Crosby

 

Conveniently, neither do the White Sox.

[Jimbo's Drinker]

Are we just taking names and throwing them against a wall?? Why don't we just wait to see what moves are made first?

[Balta1701]

Are we just taking names and throwing them against a wall?? Why don't we just wait to see what moves are made first?

Because then there's nothing to talk about.

[BaseballNick]

Oakland made a 4 yr 48 mil offer for Furcal - so I dont think they have ANY use for Crosby

 

Supposedly this was a false report.

[Milkman delivers]

Threads that are entirely baseless should be tagged as such. I'm tired of opening a thread to see that it's just someone's idea.

[santo=dorf]

Threads that are entirely baseless should be tagged as such. I'm tired of opening a thread to see that it's just someone's idea.

but, but, but, then PHT would be a ghost town

[Leonard Zelig]

Threads that are entirely baseless should be tagged as such. I'm tired of opening a thread to see that it's just someone's idea.

 

Here's a clue: when eight hours have gone by and there are 35 posts, there probably isn't much to it.

[Milkman delivers]

Here's a clue: when eight hours have gone by and there are 35 posts, there probably isn't much to it.

 

It'd be different if there was even the slightest hint from a sportswriter, radio station, or at least a "friend in the organization" mentioned in the first post.