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http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/sellin...ee-agency-pitch

 

Thought it was interesting that Hayes got Lester to get some quotes in.

 

Would you guys go after Lester? I know he's another lefty but he doesn't cost a draft pick and does a good playoff history.

 

What he will get on the open market is scary what some numbers are being thrown out there, but if you were GM, would you bring in Lester? If yes, on what terms, if no, why not?

 

Discuss.

 

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Bassitt (if Danks traded)

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He's 30, I just feel with the numbers/years teams are going to throw at him team who signs him are looking at eating a lot of the back end of a contract, the question that teams will have to evaluate and make an assumption about is how much of it.

 

Also, with Rondon and his potential upside, that's another LHP in the fray.

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I just can't get on board with a 6+yr/$100m+ contract to a 30+ pitcher at this point in MLB. I mean I think that literally ALL of them have turned out bad so far. You can argue maybe that Sabathia's current flaming disaster was worth the production up front, but still. So maybe one has worked, arguably.

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QUOTE (peavy44 @ Nov 4, 2014 -> 04:53 PM)
Keep drinking the cubs coolaid he wont be a cub lol

Says the guy with the same name as a pitcher so focused on going to the Cubs with Lester that his mind was more on that than it was on GAME 6 OF THE ****ING WORLD SERIES

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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 4, 2014 -> 11:05 PM)
Yup. Only way it doesn't happen is if some mystery team goes crazy and offers him like $200 million plus

 

Wouldn't shock me if it's done quickly in the process, as they'll use him as a recruiter for other top free agents.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 4, 2014 -> 03:58 PM)
Says the guy with the same name as a pitcher so focused on going to the Cubs with Lester that his mind was more on that than it was on GAME 6 OF THE ****ING WORLD SERIES

 

 

Im not cubs fans so shut ur mouth.

 

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QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 4, 2014 -> 04:06 PM)
Wouldn't shock me if it's done quickly in the process, as they'll use him as a recruiter for other top free agents.

 

I feel like recruiting doesn't matter much with top free agents in baseball. Maybe with older guys looking for short deals, but the top guys get such big offers , money talks.

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Bleacher Reports thinks Ervin Santana would be a good fit for the Sox .http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2253830-projecting-1-impact-signing-every-mlb-team-will-make-this-winter/page/7 But remember that article just says if every team signed 1 free agent who seems the most likely candidate.

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QUOTE (peavy44 @ Nov 4, 2014 -> 04:16 PM)
Im not cubs fans so shut ur mouth.

 

He wasn't saying you were a Cubs fan, he was referencing Jake Peavy talking about teaming up with Jon Lester for the Cubs next year.

 

Also, please take a moment to read through the board's posting guidelines. Telling someone to "shut ur mouth" would be an example of a personal attack, which are not allowed. Please refrain from doing so in the future.

 

QUOTE (peavy44 @ Nov 4, 2014 -> 04:42 PM)
Just raise the price up for the cubs if u cant get him.

 

It's not an XBox game. It's not in good nauture to submit artificial bids to increase the price of a player for a rival team unless you are willing to pay that price for that player. The Cubs may offer 6/$100 and the Sox come in with 6/$110 with a vesting option for the 7th thinking that the Cubs will come back over the top and ultimately the Cubs decide he's not worth that much. Now you're stuck with a monster contract in an area of no need.

 

If the Cubs want to sign him, let them sign him.

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QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Nov 4, 2014 -> 04:49 PM)
Bleacher Reports thinks Ervin Santana would be a good fit for the Sox .http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2253830-projecting-1-impact-signing-every-mlb-team-will-make-this-winter/page/7 But remember that article just says if every team signed 1 free agent who seems the most likely candidate.

 

Yuck.

 

Perfect candidate for regression coming back to the AL in an increasily-difficult division.

 

We'd spend $10-15 million to get, what, 2 more wins (arguably) when we already saw the fallacy of this with Ubaldo Jimenez...Santana's not going to move the meter enough to put us over the top, and he might not even pitch any better than Noesi/Bassitt (I do feel comfortable stating that he would outperform Carroll, though).

 

You're going to get a LOT more bang for you buck when you make bigger upgrades in the LF/DH slots. That's when you look very closely at upgrading the final starting spot, assuming Rodon's looking like a killer.

 

In the final opinion, since we wouldn't be likely to sign Santana for more than one year, it's kind of pointless. We can find more inexpensive "filler" in another throwaway season like the Cubs have consistently been able to find and leverage for trade.

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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 4, 2014 -> 05:06 PM)
It's not an XBox game. It's not in good nauture to submit artificial bids to increase the price of a player for a rival team unless you are willing to pay that price for that player. The Cubs may offer 6/$100 and the Sox come in with 6/$110 with a vesting option for the 7th thinking that the Cubs will come back over the top and ultimately the Cubs decide he's not worth that much. Now you're stuck with a monster contract in an area of no need.

 

If the Cubs want to sign him, let them sign him.

 

Since when is starting pitching an area of no need?

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Yeah, no thank you to Santana. Would much rather use that money on a hitter and give Bassitt a shot as a full time starter. Santana's numbers would not translate over to the AL and especially at US Cellular.

 

Didn't we talk enough last winter about Santana? Good grief was that idea beaten to death!

 

Anyway. Anyone think maybe the Rangers jump in on Lester?

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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 4, 2014 -> 05:06 PM)
He wasn't saying you were a Cubs fan, he was referencing Jake Peavy talking about teaming up with Jon Lester for the Cubs next year.

 

Also, please take a moment to read through the board's posting guidelines. Telling someone to "shut ur mouth" would be an example of a personal attack, which are not allowed. Please refrain from doing so in the future.

 

 

 

It's not an XBox game. It's not in good nauture to submit artificial bids to increase the price of a player for a rival team unless you are willing to pay that price for that player. The Cubs may offer 6/$100 and the Sox come in with 6/$110 with a vesting option for the 7th thinking that the Cubs will come back over the top and ultimately the Cubs decide he's not worth that much. Now you're stuck with a monster contract in an area of no need.

 

If the Cubs want to sign him, let them sign him.

 

 

He attack me I didnt like it that much.

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He wasn't saying you were a Cubs fan, he was referencing Jake Peavy talking about teaming up with Jon Lester for the Cubs next year.

 

Also, please take a moment to read through the board's posting guidelines. Telling someone to "shut ur mouth" would be an example of a personal attack, which are not allowed. Please refrain from doing so in the future.

 

 

 

It's not an XBox game. It's not in good nauture to submit artificial bids to increase the price of a player for a rival team unless you are willing to pay that price for that player. The Cubs may offer 6/$100 and the Sox come in with 6/$110 with a vesting option for the 7th thinking that the Cubs will come back over the top and ultimately the Cubs decide he's not worth that much. Now you're stuck with a monster contract in an area of no need.

 

If the Cubs want to sign him, let them sign him.

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We in need of starting pitching yes we are.

 

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