Yeah, I don't he generates a Soto-like return. But for now, I do think his value is on the positive side (moreso if the Angels pay some of his salary), and if they're going to tear it down with or without him, I don't think talking him into a trade would be an issue.
And he is out with a hamate injury currently, which tends to kill players’ power for multiple years, if not forever.
No, but you can blame White Sox management for failing the second part of the typical rebuild: signing free agents and trading for pieces that put you over the top. The White Sox refused to spend, and when they did, they did so idiotically. They also never really pulled the trigger on any trades to upgrade the team. The cautionary tale the White Sox should illustrate is "you need outside talent, you can't just tear it down and hope your farm fills all your needs".
Well, they traded Nick Madrigal for Craig Kimbrel, but that decision worked out poorly for all involved. Pretty much all of their spending was on relievers, now that I look - Graveman, Hendricks, Joe Kelly.
Yeah, no matter what path you take, the risk of failure is there. In this case, they didn't fill in the missing pieces with Connor Wongs and Rob Refsnyders, and some of the guys they were reasonably counting on like Moncada and Tim Anderson went south.
This is a side note, but I am increasingly convinced that Yoan Moncada is what Nick Yorke's MLB career is going to look like.
I didn't realize Quero skipped high-A. That he's been able to maintain strong walk and strikeout rates is impressive. In fact, he has more walks than K's. Hasn't shown much power in AA so far though.
He did have some good seasons; I don't know that I'd want him going forward, but for the first 6 years? It would be a huge win for Yorke to be like Moncada while he is cheap.
New York will get rookie ball players Marco Vargas and Ronald Hernandez, according to the Post’s Jon Heyman (Twitter link).
They're putting the 2020 band back together again? Hope Bloom holds out for a kings' ransom to send Kenley and JT back.
The one aspect of team building where spending money seems least likely to assure big results.
LOL!!
Finally, something we can agree on as Red Sox and Yankee fans.
I don’t know if it matters. I’m not sure how you could sell your fans or your team that “actually, we’re not really that good. It’s all smoke and mirrors.”
Obviously, nothing is guaranteed, but shouldn't this be the very beginning of a decent window as opposed to their only open window? If anything, this is probably a little premature bonus.
Well, on the flip side, they keep bringing up more and more young talent. Grayson Rodriguez looked incredible last night, big boost if he can keep that up.
The Kevin Plawecki trade is very real, though.
Scherzer has a full NTC and may not approve.
No, this was evidently disciplinary. I'm sure the Mets will do well if it goes through though.
