OmarComing25 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Latos still had solid peripherals last year. Honestly expected him to sign somewhere for $8-10 million, great move for that price. I assume there will be incentives in there though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Guy has a lot of clubhouse issues, which concerns me. He's also had some injury issues. However, when he's been healthy, he's been very good and we have a good track record when it comes to getting guys healthy and getting the most out of our pitchers. I like this move from a pure depth perspective. Robin is going to have to earn his pay though. Some definite personalities in this lockeroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 12:59 PM) Good deal. Dont know who it bodes worse for between Danks and Johnson Johnson for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 07:03 PM) Latos still had solid peripherals last year. Honestly expected him to sign somewhere for $8-10 million, great move for that price. I assume there will be incentives in there though. No incentives according to Cotillo, which is amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3GamesToLove Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Reminder that he owns a feline named Cat Latos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Best case: A Gavin Floyd-like season. Worst case: Gives us 8 or 9 garbage starts, punches a fan in the parking lot, released. A worthwhile gamble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSox Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 This is the type of move we could very easily look back on & say "wow, that ended up being a difference maker" later in the season. Don't get me wrong, not a huge piece but could be just enough of a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Seems like a real bargain. I would think he ends up in competition with Johnson and Danks, unless the Sox are working on something that sends Johnson elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 So now Erik Johnson is traded for an OF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 He really couldn't get a better deal than $3 million? Wow, I'm surprised. Great deal for the Sox. Low-risk, high-reward. If he is any problems in the clubhouse, for $3 million you can quickly DFA him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 This is the Sox getting creative. Love this move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 08:09 PM) So now Erik Johnson is traded for an OF? was just coming to type this. Sure seems like he was told he'd be given a starting spot based off of Cotillo's source's comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 01:09 PM) He really couldn't get a better deal than $3 million? Wow, I'm surprised. Great deal for the Sox. Low-risk, high-reward. If he is any problems in the clubhouse, for $3 million you can quickly DFA him. Agreed 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 01:09 PM) So now Erik Johnson is traded for an OF? Unless it's in a package for a young cost-controlled OF, I'd rather use him as depth and stash him in AAA. Despite a nice rebound in 2015, I think his value is still pretty suppressed. Even a little bit of success at the majors would go a long ways towards restoring his value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) We have some strong personalities now...should make for an interesting season Edited February 9, 2016 by Baron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 QUOTE (Baron @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 01:13 PM) We have some interesting personalities now...should make for an interesting season Agree....I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance Law Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Does Erik Johnson have any options left? Could this be the precursor to to trading E-Johnse for an outfielder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickJones81 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 If decisions on rotation spots were made independent of paychecks this should be pushing on Danks more. We have 3 lefties in the rotation without him, it makes sense to keep Johnson over him from a right lefty standpoint. In terms of performance I don't have confidence that Danks can out perform Johnson. So the only reason Danks would be safer is because we gave him a really bad contract and would look bad to put that paycheck in the pen. Such a poor reason to make a roster decision. Good organizations don't make decisions that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFutureIsNear Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Only makes sense to me if Johnson is indeed traded for an OF. If not giving Latos his spot in the rotation is a giant waste in my opinion. Have to see what you have in a young player in some point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Using this as an excuse to trade Erik Johnson would be a mistake. Again I ask, how many innings can you realistically rely on Latos to pitch? This move was to bolster pitching depth. And people, please stop calling things low risk/high reward. Low risk/high reward is impossible. You make me cranky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Dan Hayes @CSNHayes 12m12 minutes ago Mat Latos arrived in Chicago yesterday for physical. #WhiteSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hey maybe we can get some Right Field time out of him if he cant pitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Necessary move. Now we need the outfield version of Latos. Robin will have his hands full dealing with a quite combustible clubhouse mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFutureIsNear Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 QUOTE (QuickJones81 @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 02:14 PM) If decisions on rotation spots were made independent of paychecks this should be pushing on Danks more. We have 3 lefties in the rotation without him, it makes sense to keep Johnson over him from a right lefty standpoint. In terms of performance I don't have confidence that Danks can out perform Johnson. So the only reason Danks would be safer is because we gave him a really bad contract and would look bad to put that paycheck in the pen. Such a poor reason to make a roster decision. Good organizations don't make decisions that way. Hopefully you're right and that is the case but I highly doubt it. If he doesn't show up to ST looking any better than he has the past 4 years(looks even worse when you type it out) just cut bait with him. We're on the hook for his salary either way and he's probably more valuable to the franchise not pitching than he is putting up his usual 4.7+ ERA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 QUOTE (shysocks @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 01:15 PM) Using this as an excuse to trade Erik Johnson would be a mistake. Again I ask, how many innings can you realistically rely on Latos to pitch? This move was to bolster pitching depth. And people, please stop calling things low risk/high reward. Low risk/high reward is impossible. You make me cranky. Why is low risk/high reward impossible? We're not talking about trading equities here. Latos is a guy who has consistently been a 3+ WAR pitcher when healthy (and only 28 years old) that can be released for a total of $3M if things go south. I'm not sure what else you would call this signing other than low risk/high reward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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