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I guess they're just covering their behinds. If Jose does get a better offer from another team, we'll at least get a high draft choice. I'm going with what most writers are saying tho and that's he'll still end up as a member of the White Sox when it's all said and done.
Now THAT would be an interesting turn of events.I bet he takes the QO
I guess they're just covering their behinds. If Jose does get a better offer from another team, we'll at least get a high draft choice. I'm going with what most writers are saying tho and that's he'll still end up as a member of the White Sox when it's all said and done.
Well Yardbarker has the Yanks signing him to a 3 year deal for $51m. If that were true, that would give us a draft pick after the 1st round is completed. But I still think the Sox will get a deal done with him and not tie up a ton of $$ in doing so. Maybe a 3 year deal, with a club option for that 3rd year. We'll just have to wait and see.i'm hoping he leaves. it's not that i don't like him but, he's past his prime and keeping him ties the sox's hands in some ways and who needs that? if they aren't going to go all out to get top pitching then they aren't serious about competing anyway. save the money.
Abreu's been good to the Sox and has been embraced by the whole organization...If Reinsdorf lets him walk for market price, he's going to be solidifying the position of folks who think he's a sh*t owner...because this is typically where he doesn't let us down.
Excellent point. And the other consideration when discussing a player's talent and worth in his 'declining' years is how much athleticism deteriorates as the seasons roll on, and how much wear and tear has the body taken during that period. In Abreu's case, very little if any at all. First off, he's always been more hitter than athlete. His build, his compact swing & bat speed have not changed one bit. This is the kind of hitter who can and likely will still be very productive into his late 30's.FTR, JD Martinez is the same age as Abreu...I'm lost on how the latter is washed up but the former was ideal...
Excellent point. And the other consideration when discussing a player's talent and worth in his 'declining' years is how much athleticism deteriorates as the seasons roll on, and how much wear and tear has the body taken during that period. In Abreu's case, very little if any at all. First off, he's always been more hitter than athlete. His build, his compact swing & bat speed have not changed one bit. This is the kind of hitter who can and likely will still be very productive into his late 30's.
Yet I'm still for only offering Abreu a limited contract - max three years with the last of those including a club option. But that's mainly because we have Andrew Vaughn waiting in the wings, and my hope is he'll be joining the parent club at some point in the 2021/2022 season. That would make for the perfect transition.
While we may haggle a bit on that last year, we are in agreement about Abreu and his relative value to the team. Now everyone knows that he led the AL in RBIs, but some may not realize that his 18.2% of total team RBIs led the majors (Jorge Soler's 17.9% was second). That has to carry some value. And as you alluded, just where does this offensive replacement to that gaping hole come from if he departs? Even taking into account the Sox having ended with a bit of a bang offensively, especially in the last month of the season, we still ended the 2019 campaign ranked a dismal 24th (13th in the AL) in crossing the plate. We need guys who can drive in runs.I would just pay the guy market value for 3 years and call it a day. Don't be cheapasses about it. They would still have about 30 million in payroll after that kind of contract to get back to just an average MLB payroll...more than enough to make a few more splashes. We all know the Sox are not signing a top market guy that wants a 200 million plus contract and all that dumb sh*t...that's just for hype and selling season tickets/ad clicks...so there will be plenty to fill the rest of the spots after Abreu.
That's not to say he's irreplaceable or anything...but you better damn well know what you are doing if you have 2 horrendously bad holes on your offense ALREADY before considering his spot while already being one of the worst offensive teams in baseball...Abreu is the one goddamn constant that our team has had for Chrissake.
While we may haggle a bit on that last year, we are in agreement about Abreu and his relative value to the team. Now everyone knows that he led the AL in RBIs, but some may not realize that his 18.2% of total team RBIs led the majors (Jorge Soler's 17.9% was second). That has to carry some value. And as you alluded, just where does this offensive replacement to that gaping hole come from if he departs? Even taking into account the Sox having ended with a bit of a bang offensively, especially in the last month of the season, we still ended the 2019 campaign ranked a dismal 24th (13th in the AL) in crossing the plate. We need guys who can drive in runs.
So would I prefer a 3 year deal with that last year being at a club option? Definitely. But could I live having Abreu receive a full 3 year deal minus any options? Again, definitely.
FTR, JD Martinez is the same age as Abreu...I'm lost on how the latter is washed up but the former was ideal...
Now everyone knows that he led the AL in RBIs, but some may not realize that his 18.2% of total team RBIs led the majors (Jorge Soler's 17.9% was second)
While we may haggle a bit on that last year, we are in agreement about Abreu and his relative value to the team. Now everyone knows that he led the AL in RBIs, but some may not realize that his 18.2% of total team RBIs led the majors (Jorge Soler's 17.9% was second). That has to carry some value. And as you alluded, just where does this offensive replacement to that gaping hole come from if he departs? Even taking into account the Sox having ended with a bit of a bang offensively, especially in the last month of the season, we still ended the 2019 campaign ranked a dismal 24th (13th in the AL) in crossing the plate. We need guys who can drive in runs.
So would I prefer a 3 year deal with that last year being at a club option? Definitely. But could I live having Abreu receive a full 3 year deal minus any options? Again, definitely.
One of the worst offenses in the league and you guys want to dump the AL RBI leader
Hmmmm....they're both black and hispanic?Now, look at those two players, those numbers and tell me what they have in common.