caulfield12 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/11/...2GxO/story.html Going by this White Sox offseason (so far), seeing Victorino brought in to be the 3rd outfielder wouldn't be surprising at all. Also, Cespedes and Jackie Bradley, Jr., could be in play as well. They (the White Sox) seem to be in the mode of "patching" holes temporarily while simultaneously waiting for Rodon, Anderson, Danish, Montas and Micah Johnson to make an impact. Personally, I would have Ramirez at 3B/DH with Bogaerts at SS, but that's just me. (If Sandoval signs, Ramirez would have to play LF/DH and rotate with Ortiz). Finally, Will Middlebrooks definitely is going to be on the market as well, although the returns will be nothing like if they traded him in 2012. If they do sign BOTH Sandoval and Ramirez, they almost have to trade Cespedes, who at one point they were planning to offer a $100 million extension. It's also going to be interesting to see if they can add those two big contracts, not get low-balled with offers for Cespedes (who everyone in baseball knows they want to dump) AND add a big ticket free agent pitcher in Lester or Shields. Edited November 24, 2014 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 01:48 AM) http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/11/...2GxO/story.html Going by this White Sox offseason (so far), seeing Victorino brought in to be the 3rd outfielder wouldn't be surprising at all. Also, Cespedes and Jackie Bradley, Jr., could be in play as well. They (the White Sox) seem to be in the mode of "patching" holes temporarily while simultaneously waiting for Rodon, Anderson, Danish, Montas and Micah Johnson to make an impact. Personally, I would have Ramirez at 3B/DH with Bogaerts at SS, but that's just me. (If Sandoval signs, Ramirez would have to play LF/DH and rotate with Ortiz). Finally, Will Middlebrooks definitely is going to be on the market as well, although the returns will be nothing like if they traded him in 2012. If they do sign BOTH Sandoval and Ramirez, they almost have to trade Cespedes, who at one point they were planning to offer a $100 million extension. It's also going to be interesting to see if they can add those two big contracts, not get low-balled with offers for Cespedes (who everyone in baseball knows they want to dump) AND add a big ticket free agent pitcher in Lester or Shields. They have the pieces to get Hamels. That makes a ton of sense for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 08:17 AM) They have the pieces to get Hamels. That makes a ton of sense for them. $400 million of contracts in half a year with Rusney Castillo, Sandoval, Ramirez and Hamels. Makes the Stanton contract look crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 09:38 AM) $400 million of contracts in half a year with Rusney Castillo, Sandoval, Ramirez and Hamels. Makes the Stanton contract look crazy. Still less than a couple of the Yankees spending binges IIRC. Aroid, CC and Tex all were signed to deals in one offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 06:17 AM) They have the pieces to get Hamels. That makes a ton of sense for them. They'll have to give up a lot for Hamels. More than the junk they have floating around in the outfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thxfrthmmrs Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Victorino and Middlebrooks would be good buy low options for this team. Middlebrooks in 2012 and 2013 performed admirably against lefties, so he can spell Gillaspie and LaRoche at 3rd and DH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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