Cespedes....

[caulfield12]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/tracy-...p;vkey=news_mlb

 

Didn't realize the White Sox were one of five teams offering him a six-year contract (originally).

 

Seems like the Sox have been in on nearly every Cuban who has made an impact, with the exception of Soler, who it was always a foregone conclusion was going to the Cubs.

 

 

What would you give to him as a FA offer (assuming he plays the same or better the next 1 1/2 seasons)? Years/dollars?

 

Is there such a thing as "too many Cubans" on one MLB team?

 

Or would you consider bidding for a FA RH outfielder entering years 30-33 in his career (a little bit beyond his prime) too risky?

 

Is he too similar to Avisail Garcia? Or the perfect complement to surround Eaton (assuming he's still around) with?

 

 

 

Also, would anyone be interested in Billy Butler in USCF for 81 games if he became available on the cheap, despite his non left-handedness? Or too worried about his weight and age and downtrending performance curve?

 

Or Colby Rasmus, since bringing in Melky Cabrera or Victor Martinez would be overpaying/buying too high based on their 2014 performance levels? Seth Smith? Adam Lind? LaRoche?

Edited June 1, 2014 by caulfield12

[Balta1701]

None of the issues you cite with Cespedes bother me. His fairly poor performance the last couple years does. High K rate, low OBP, numbers heavily reliant on home run power.

[Dick Allen]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/tracy-...p;vkey=news_mlb

 

Didn't realize the White Sox were one of five teams offering him a six-year contract (originally).

 

Seems like the Sox have been in on nearly every Cuban who has made an impact, with the exception of Soler, who it was always a foregone conclusion was going to the Cubs.

 

 

What would you give to him as a FA offer (assuming he plays the same or better the next 1 1/2 seasons)? Years/dollars?

 

Is there such a thing as "too many Cubans" on one MLB team?

 

Or would you consider bidding for a FA RH outfielder entering years 30-33 in his career (a little bit beyond his prime) too risky?

 

Is he too similar to Avisail Garcia? Or the perfect complement to surround Eaton (assuming he's still around) with?

 

 

 

Also, would anyone be interested in Billy Butler in USCF for 81 games if he became available on the cheap, despite his non left-handedness? Or too worried about his weight and age and downtrending performance curve?

 

Or Colby Rasmus, since bringing in Melky Cabrera or Victor Martinez would be overpaying/buying too high based on their 2014 performance levels? Seth Smith? Adam Lind? LaRoche?

The Sox according to Gammons bid between $25-30 million for Solar.

[bmags]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/tracy-...p;vkey=

 

Is there such a thing as "too many Cubans" on one MLB team?

What an absolutely bizarre thing to ask.

[caulfield12]

What an absolutely bizarre thing to ask.

 

Well, not necessarily. (And yes, there's no law that baseball teams have to be equitably mixed between 35-40% Latin American players, 60-65% white and 5-15% Asian/African-American).

 

The most important element for modern baseball teams seems to be "chemistry." Nobody knows EXACTLY if chemistry breeds winning, or winning breeds chemistry, etc. It's like the chicken and the egg argument.

 

You still need to have a mixture of different backgrounds in order for the sum to be greater than the total of all of the part...I firmly believe the fundamentals first/team-oriented play of Iguchi had a lot more to do with the 2005 championship than some give him credit for (there was a reverse correction against this idea, that it was all about homers and relief/starting pitching and not about Pods/Iguchi, but they set the tone the first 2-3 months).

[oldsox]

What an absolutely bizarre thing to ask.

No, the answer is 26.

[LittleHurt05]

No, the answer is 26.

 

Post of the day!

[harfman77]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/tracy-...p;vkey=news_mlb

 

Didn't realize the White Sox were one of five teams offering him a six-year contract (originally).

 

Seems like the Sox have been in on nearly every Cuban who has made an impact, with the exception of Soler, who it was always a foregone conclusion was going to the Cubs.

 

 

What would you give to him as a FA offer (assuming he plays the same or better the next 1 1/2 seasons)? Years/dollars?

 

Is there such a thing as "too many Cubans" on one MLB team?

 

Or would you consider bidding for a FA RH outfielder entering years 30-33 in his career (a little bit beyond his prime) too risky?

 

Is he too similar to Avisail Garcia? Or the perfect complement to surround Eaton (assuming he's still around) with?

 

 

 

Also, would anyone be interested in Billy Butler in USCF for 81 games if he became available on the cheap, despite his non left-handedness? Or too worried about his weight and age and downtrending performance curve?

 

Or Colby Rasmus, since bringing in Melky Cabrera or Victor Martinez would be overpaying/buying too high based on their 2014 performance levels? Seth Smith? Adam Lind? LaRoche?

 

The Sox were one of the finalists for Soler as well. They were not in on the middle infielders that signed last summer and their interest in Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez was tepid. Probably the biggest guy that they didnt make a serious run at was Aroldis Chapman. Their interest in the current FA's Carbonell and Raciel Iglesias who will each sign sometime this month, is yet to be determined. They were in on Carbonell at one point but their has been little news on who has made official offers to him at this point. Both of those guys are a little younger (23 and 24) and will probably need some time in the minors, especially Carbonell.