cabiness42 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Just for what it's worth Jim Bowden thinks that Cespedes signs by/on Friday. Which Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 07:33 PM) I'm confused by this. Why doesn't he want to see Fowler sign with the Sox? Also, what did he say about them & Cespedes? Same defensive concerns that most of us have. Plus he's not sure he can play a corner outfield spot. Before I got on the phone to the station he was saying he didnt expect Cespedes to get any kind of pay cut. Doesnt think anyone offering a 1,2,3 year deal gets him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) Fwiw, I started a thread on Hernandez so it wouldnt turn this thread into a cluster-a-la-f***. Edited January 19, 2016 by BlackSox13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSox Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (Baron @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 06:02 PM) Same defensive concerns that most of us have. Plus he's not sure he can play a corner outfield spot. Before I got on the phone to the station he was saying he didnt expect Cespedes to get any kind of pay cut. Doesnt think anyone offering a 1,2,3 year deal gets him. Ah gotcha. Wasn't sure what type of context the conversation was in or anything like that. FWIW, I'm really starting to think the Sox end up with close to nothing before the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 08:04 PM) Ah gotcha. Wasn't sure what type of context the conversation was in or anything like that. FWIW, I'm really starting to think the Sox end up with close to nothing before the end of the season. I just tried to cover all the bases we've been discussing on here. The 3 year deal rumor,Fowler,Cespedes and Garcia in the OF. The most important one atleast for me was the by Friday he signs expectation. I just want this to be over with. But obviously if he does get the contract he originally wanted i dont think it'll be from us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 http://risingapple.com/2016/01/18/mets-col...rn-to-new-york/ “I talked to Sandy (Alderson) today, and hopefully we’ll continue to move forward [in those negotiations],” Collins told Barry Bloom of MLB.com. “I don’t know where Cespedes is at contract-wise with anybody else, but I know he wants to come back to New York if he can. He’s a great player and we’d love to have him back.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saufley Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 08:04 PM) Ah gotcha. Wasn't sure what type of context the conversation was in or anything like that. FWIW, I'm really starting to think the Sox end up with close to nothing before the end of the season. At this point I have no idea what direction this team wishes to take or will take. If RV takes this team nowhere early maybe they can trade Frazier and lawrie mid season to help build the farm system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (Saufley @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 02:16 AM) At this point I have no idea what direction this team wishes to take or will take. If RV takes this team nowhere early maybe they can trade Frazier and lawrie mid season to help build the farm system. If this team tanks again, then it's time to say bye to Sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 09:54 AM) #whitesox free agent spending last offseason: $132 million. FA spending this offseason: $6.5 million, and still holding. https://twitter.com/CST_soxvan/status/689111875548778497 Still same payroll as last year and supposedly had money to offer big contracts to either shark or tanaka. So where's that money at They spent $132 million over something like 15-20 seasons worth of signings on the free agent market, starting with a payroll of something like $75 or 80 million to get them up to the what they finished the off season at. This year they started the off-season something like 35 or 40 million dollars above where they started last year. That tweet it taking two completely different things and trying to equate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 12:22 PM) 27th in attendance and 30th in TV ratings called... Which is exactly why the Sox aren't rushing to spend a lot in long term payroll obligations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 01:44 PM) Someone actually created this account on Twitter lol That page is a cesspool of meatball fandom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 04:06 PM) The constant pestering probably means nothing to Jerry/KW/Hahn, but it's worth a shot. It is the equivalent of yelling at a cashier at Wal_mart because you are pissed at the Walton family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 08:25 PM) That page is a cesspool of meatball fandom. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 08:27 PM) It is the equivalent of yelling at a cashier at Wal_mart because you are pissed at the Walton family. Thanks for the laugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisox05 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Upton going to Detroit hopefully Cespedes for the rest of us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Bosley Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 09:25 PM) Which is exactly why the Sox aren't rushing to spend a lot in long term payroll obligations. No one is expecting them to spend "a lot", just some. As in on this one contract to a top tier talent to address a glaring weakness on the ball club. This team is now one of only three teams in baseball to never offer a contract greater than $70M. They can swing it, and they should; that is, if they are serious about winning and taking advantage of the window of opportunity they bring up all of the time as it relates to the prime years of the team's core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Upton to the Tigers, so you can cross one more team off the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 08:34 PM) Upton to the Tigers, so you can cross one more team off the list. More depressing news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 With Upton to Detroit I don't see any other teams besides maybe the Angels that could pay him what he reportedly wants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 08:35 PM) With Upton to Detroit I don't see any other teams besides maybe the Angels that could pay him what he reportedly wants. You'd be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 08:25 PM) That page is a cesspool of meatball fandom. cesPOOLdes* QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 08:34 PM) Upton to the Tigers, so you can cross one more team off the list. Ok Rick. We get it, you're a slick poker play. Now time to make a play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 08:37 PM) cesPOOLdes* Thanks for the laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Us thinking Rick Hahn is playing poker here is like watching a dead possum thinking they'll wake up any second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Yep. I'm nervous now. If Hahn doesn't fork over the dough for Yo, we're f***ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saufley Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 08:41 PM) Us thinking Rick Hahn is playing poker here is like watching a dead possum thinking they'll wake up any second. You always make me laugh when I need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Well this board sounds like it's going to be a fun place this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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