I think Bloom is playing it cool with the lead. We play the AL East a lot in the next few weeks. NY & TB are trying to make a run with these moves. Sox are really good, if they hold these teams off to some degree, we got this with no sacrificing the future.
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There's no way the Yankees would make a trade with the Sox at this point, right? After the Ottavino and Whitlock missteps I think Cashman would take a hard pass on trading Voit to Boston.
Or, we fade quickly (or slowly, whatever) and we missed out on being sellers at the inflated prices out there right now.
Point of order. We have not yet determined that pigs would be open to a consensual relationship.
I'm going back to what I said before, the guys that Chaim is willing to give up just aren't going to cut it for the premier chips on the block. The Sox are getting outbid and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
That’s disappointing. Was always a pipe dream so I guess it’s not super surprising. I think Passan was saying the reliever market is gonna get weird so there’s still some stuff out there. I saw Raisel Iglesias mentioned somewhere and I’d love that.
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Holy shit they gave up Madrigal.
Holy shit they gave up Madrigal.
Between CHW/HOU turning themselves into playoff juggernauts by stacking their bullpens and the overall temperature of the market, this does not seem like the year for the Sox to be cashing in a bunch of prospect capital for a rental.
This market is just not buyer friendly. Not at all.Kimbrel has an option for next year, but still.
Who on the Cubs was giggling with the outlandish suggestion for Madrigal? They probably were playing a game of "who can get hung up on the quickest". For fucking Kimbrel?
That is absolute batshit. I guess Baez is definitely gone now, with Hoerner at SS and Madrigal at 2B.
Who the hell plays 2B going forward for the White Sox? Moancada to 2B and Burger at 3B maybe?
So…has the Scherzer deal been finalized? Less than 90 minutes until the deadline. A man can dream, can’t he?
I tend to agree, but would REALLY like to see them grab an arm and a 1B before the window closes. Depth guys (and not superstars) is fine with me, I trust Chaim to find a solid player who adds depth and has some upside.
I never really wanted Kimbrel back. I know he’s been good this year, but go rewatch his performance at the toilet in the 2018 DS. Terrifying.
Bloom is waiting for the dust to settle and fielding calls on salary dumps. All the big boys are likely done.
The Sox version of that package is, like, Casas, Houck, Brayan Bello, and Blaze Jordan. No thank you!
Terrible trade for White Sox.
Edit: With Berrios off the board, there isn't a starting pitcher available that I'd prefer to just giving Whitlock a starting job and see how he does. Maybe just add a bullpen arm and we will make do. The asking price for everything is too high.
Definitely not worth the cost the White Sox paid, but I’d love to get an experienced reliever who has succeeded (albeit with lots of agita) to add to the mix.
Last I heard, Rays were in on Bryant and Kimbrel. Don't know how Kimbrel's move affects that.
Agree with everyone that this has turned out to be ridiculously overpriced sellers market. Will be disappointed if Schwarber is all we land, but think Bloom is doing the right thing by not trying to match on these deals. Still hope they can ad depth to the pen before 4, but if not fine taking our chances with the team that has gotten this far.
All to acquire a closer who a.) isn't the model of consistency, b.) doesn't have a great contract, and c.) will be the SECOND BEST CLOSER ON THE WHITE SOX.
If I'm Liam Hendriks, I'm seething.
EDIT: Maybe third best closer. Kopech is nasty.
Madrigal is out for the season with a torn hamstring, so he wasn't in this season's plans anyways. That's a true GFIN move. An insane one, IMO.
Madrigal was out for the season already following hamstring surgery mid june, looks like they've been shuttling people through the position ever since.
Absolutely, he'd be a worthwhile addition (if the cost isn't prohibitive, which I'm starting to suspect it would be now)
Maeda feels expensive. 2 more cost controlled years at only 3 mill per.
Pineda seems a cheaper get (and arguably more effective short term).
I actually don't know why MIN would ever trade Maeda at that salary.
With a seller's market, the Sox should still be willing to pay the price for an above average 1B to get an average 1B. Nothing else is likely worth it for this team.
To be fair, the only REAL overpay so far has been Kimbrel. Every other trade is pretty good value, the Scherzer deal.
16 years since their last drink of water, and perpetual poor cousins in that town likely driving some of this.
I think Berrios was an overpay as well. Berrios is very good, but not elite, and those two prospects felt like too much for him.