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i doubt the sox get much (relatively) for cease. maybe if they'd moved him last off season ... but he's a gamble now to any team that might want him.White Sox GM Chris Getz open for business at winter meetings
So it goes when there are massive improvements to be made. Designated hitter Eloy Jimenez doesn’t have the trade value Dylan Cease would bring, but he could go as Getz covets a faster, more athletic team.
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This is SOP. Show us something that Sox diehards consider surprising.
Every pitcher is a gamble -especially those who want long term $25millon a year or better contracts. Cease has two years of contract control that don't total $25 for both together - next year being a $8 million dollar year. There are teams out there - like the Braves, the O's, the Dodgers and the Rangers - where acquiring Cease makes sense economically and athletically.
based on potential yes, they'd want him because of what he did 2 years ago, i'm talking about what they'll get for him now. i think his trade value really suffered.
Yeah - Cease is not as valuable as he was two years ago. But the Sox weren't going to sign him to an extension in two years - so get something for him now. He's a gamble that comes cheap - he walks too many guys and has proven to be a 5-inning guy. But he logs 200 Kos and Makes it to the mound for most of his starts.
think i'd keep him and see if he increases his value. then you'd get top talent no doubt from the big spenders. as it is we're not going anywhere anyway and all he'd bring is some no. 3 starter. if he doesn't .... no big difference imo.
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but it only makes me shake my head. ....sighWhite Sox Finalist To Sign Former Top 100 Prospect
The White Sox are one of the finalists to land right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde. On Monday MLB Network’s Mark Feinstein reported that Fedde’s decision is coming down to the White Sox and Mets and is expected to be in the two-year $10 million range. Fedde spent the last season in South Korea...
A prototypical example of the kind of journey the White Sox go on over the years to find undiscovered gems. I hope it works out - I love stories like this. If you hit with a guy like this - you can trade him at the season deadline for more prospects.
I guess it is because of my general optimism - that I laugh at White Sox news like I'm watching a remake of "Major Leagues."
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One thing to remember in this draft - the lottery is only for top pick hierarchy of round one - in all other draft rounds the selectors return to their pre-lottery status - the Sox will pick 4th beginning in round 2 (and the Cleveland's would pick 9).Good news (kinda)/bad news on the '24 draft:
Guardians win Draft Lottery, securing next year's top pick
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Cleveland is on the clock. The Guardians were the big winners of Major League Baseball’s Draft Lottery on Tuesday, held at the Winter Meetings for the second straight season, winning the No. 1 pick in the 2024 Draft. It will be the first time Cleveland has selected
The kinda good news is our bad luck Sox only moved down one spot, so I'll actually take that as good news. But the bad is divisional rival Guardians landed the first pick, jumping all the way up from the 9th slot. Fuckers!!
"the KBO level of play "appears to be somewhere between Double-A and Triple-A, on average ..."
Yes, I knew that. I was actually more bummed that Cleveland grabbed the 1st pick than us moving down just one spot.
It's like leap year, a cyclical thang with us.
Good news (kinda)/bad news on the '24 draft:
Guardians win Draft Lottery, securing next year's top pick
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Cleveland is on the clock. The Guardians were the big winners of Major League Baseball’s Draft Lottery on Tuesday, held at the Winter Meetings for the second straight season, winning the No. 1 pick in the 2024 Draft. It will be the first time Cleveland has selected
The kinda good news is our bad luck Sox only moved down one spot, so I'll actually take that as good news. But the bad is divisional rival Guardians landed the first pick, jumping all the way up from the 9th slot. Fuckers!!
The way to win at this game - is to win enough games this next season that the Sox finish outside the top ten picks by winning record.
These god damn new rules are killing us. I understand it's meant for teams to avoid tanking for the obvious reasons, but MLB has no idea how bad the Sox know how to fuck up without trying to tank.
