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Cachhubguy
Samardzija will have a great year now that he’s away from Cooper and that terrible defense.
rockie44
Yupp all those homeruns were because of bad defense right ?
davidcoonce74
He’s moving from a homer-friendly park to one that supresses homers and from a bad defensive team to a better one; should help a bit. Samardzija’s always been a bit overrated but he has decent stuff.
reignaado
Giants “even year success”. Yep, I also think that he’ll have a great season this year.
bigshawn1738
Singer obviously loved what he did, was a very good writer.
cardfan2011
Seriously, how many times will fans bring up a move of Holliday to first? Lol, sure it makes sense, but it won’t happen. Mainly, he’s out there for his offense, so he’ll need to produce in his final year as a Cardinal
JCjet
agreed
stl_cards16 2
He’s the one bringing it up now, he’s doing it.
But I don’t see it as being successful. #1. I’m not sold he will have good enough footwork and #2. With a history of lower back problems, I’m not sure a move suits him well.
cardfan2011
Thats true. And thats more of the reason to not do it Besides, theyve still got Moss and Adams, and they believe they’ll produce. It waits to be seen
draushaus
Cardinals: Justin Morneau. He might be a good fit, whether taking over first base or sharing with Adams.. The Cardinals don’t need outfielders. Grab this hitter while he’s available.
Jay Bruce? Blue Jays. He’s young yet. And they may need a new bat ramping up for coming years, to slot in if one of their sluggers departs. It might be time to buy. Let him take over for Ben Revere.
What’s the price tag on Jimmy Rollins? White Sox might benefit from a veteran presence in the infield. Would he be interested in coming to Chicago as insurance at shortstop?
Twins: Could use some competition yet in the rotation. How about Ross Ohlendorf? He’s like Chris Young and could turn it on at any time.
rickcwik
I like your Rollins to White Sox if, and only if, they are unable to sign Desmond.
timyanks
have been saying they should sign morneau for a while now. couldn’t hurt. he fits like the will clark and larry walker signings of past years.
twins33
The Twins have enough “competition” in their rotation. Santana, Hughes, Gibson, Duffey, Milone, Nolasco, May is an option, Berrios is an option but will probably start in AAA., That’s 8 for five spots, a few will go to the bullpen…likely Nolasco and May.
They don’t need another older guy who doesn’t strike anyone out. They need an ace, they may have that in Berrios eventually or at least close to it (hopefully)
dsteig
The only way the Twins will get better if they fire Terry Ryan. He pulls the moral of the team down and doesn’t know baseball
TwinsVet
He knew baseball in the late 90’s. And he’s still a keen talent evaluator as a scout.
But I agree with your sentiment. Twins front office has proven itself to be criminally negligent when it comes to applying analytics, woefully inept at negotiating for equitable value in trades, and completely incompetent at developing existing talent. The front office needs to be torn down and rebuilt – unfortunately the Pohlad’s have too much loyalty to in-house “good ole boys” to acknowledge, let alone fix, the glaring problems.
thecoffinnail
Samardzija and Latos put up similar numbers last year but Latos yet again hit the DL. Also Latos was awful when he went to the Dodgers. He is a solid bounceback candidate, but he has had several issues with his shoulder. I do think his club house cancer reputation might be a little overblown though. It’s not like he is Milton Bradley. He was in a contract year last year and expected to be a top performer in Miami. The pressure might have gotten to him like Samardzija and Desmond. The White Sox only need him to be a solid #4 innings eater. IMHO I think he is gonna have a monster year if he can stay off the dl.
Strauss
Nice job Hahn and Williams. The Chicago Browns , I mean sox, will certainly make the playoffs now with the off season signings of Ishikawa, Fields, Sands, Cleto, Hairston, and Turner. Add in that great last season signing of Olt and it’s a championship caliber team.now there’s the signing of that jackass Latos and it makes me real excited. And let’s not forget the intelligent and exciting manager Ventura.
ASapsFables
Sure, go ahead and emphasize the fringe acquisitions that all teams make to provide system depth while overlooking the key additions like Todd Frazier, Brett Lawrie, Dioner Navarro, Alex Avila and, yes…Mat Latos. In all probability, the White Sox are not yet done this offseason either. Btw, White Sox broadcaster “Hawk” Harrelson has “reportedly” chimed in and offered his assessment of the clubs comings and goings thus far…
“He gone!” (Jeff Samardzija, Gordon Beckham,Tyler Flowers, Alexei Ramirez, Trayce Thompson)
“You can put it on the board! Yes!” (Todd Frazier)
“Stretch!” (Brett Lawrie, Dioner Navarro, Alex Avila)
“Big hack, no contact.” (Alex Gordon, Yoenis Cespedes, Justin Upton)
“Duck snorts.” (Jacob Turner, Hector Sanchez, Jerry Sands)
“Don’t stop now boys.” (Ian Desmond, Javier Baez, Dexter Fowler, Carlos Gonzalez, Yasiel Puig, Ryan Braun, Jorge Soler)
“Grab some bench!” (Tyler Saladino, Avisail Garcia)
“Right size, wrong shape.” (Matt Albers, Mat Latos)
“You gotta be…bleeping me!” (Scott Hairston, Travis Ishikawa)
“Dadgummit” (Adam LaRoche, John Danks)
New nickname: Mat Hatter Latos
ronnsnow
+20
Jonas Salk
Dude, all teams pick up fringe players who won’t make the big league roster just as the Sox did this offseason. They did get Lawrie and Frazier who you didn’t mention. The Latos signing is a very smart move on their part. 3 million dollars for a guy who not long ago put up #2/#3 numbers is pretty good considering he is only 28.
PhilliesFan012
I have a strong feeling that at the trade deadline this year he white sox are going to have a total fire sale if they can get teams to take their guys. I don’t think getting a team to take Melkly will be as hard as Laroche or Danks but the sox need to do something productive and I don’t see anything they have done as productive
ASapsFables
Really? I’d be surprised to see the White Sox ‘clean house” with 80 year-old owner Jerry Reinsdorf likely selling the team in the not too distant future, along with the cheap, long term deals still in place with core assets like Chris Sale, Jose Abreu, Jose Quintana and Adam Eaton that, with renewed team options, will not expire until 2019 to 2021. In addition, they have two other potential ace pitchers in Carlos Rodon and Carson Fulmer who are years away from arbitration eligibility, let alone free agency. This is a solid foundation in which to continue building on for at least a few more years.
If things go south again this season as they did last year, I can see the White Sox flipping some of their shorter term veteran assets by the summer trade deadline(s) like John Danks, Adam LaRoche, Dioner Navarro or Alex Avila. Manager Robin Ventura would also likely be replaced by newly hired bench coach Rick Renteria. Imo, the front office would hold off on potential deals for 2 year assets like Todd Frazier, Brett Lawrie and Melky Cabrera until next off-season at the earliest, along with 3 year commitment, David Robertson. Even in that event, it wouldn’t surprise me to see them pursue extensions or deal those players for other MLB ready assets rather than just restock their farm system.
retirement13
Latos and Lawrie, it will be interesting to see how Ventura can handle those guys. Hopefully, Robin will be gone by June.
ASapsFables
Say what you will about Robin Ventura’s game management. The thing he does appear to excel at is communicating and maintaining a solid clubhouse, not always an easy task with a considerable veteran presence on the losing teams he has had the past three seasons.