Kolek planning to go pro
FBM, I'm not disagreeing totally with you. Moving Hader would be OK IF you are getting at value back at positions where it is needed and then put dollars into several FA relievers.
Seems like it'd be easier to keep your bird in hand and just sign position players.
I get what you're saying, and that washed up player coming to the Sox mentality certainly did (does) exist. Hamels has made it known he loves Chicago and wants to stay here. His podcast with Garfien is basically him lobbying to sign with the Sox. They need a veteran guy to eat innings, if it's not going to be Keuchel or Baumgarner, Hamels makes some logical sense. He's not late 20's Cole Hamels, but I can see their thinking with him as their fifth starter.
I'd be very disappointed if Hamels was the Sox big pitching acquisition.He's very clearly better than what they've been running out, but it would feel like a pretty blah headline move.
Don't hate it, but prefer a longer-term deal with Keuchel.Sox seem infatuated with Wheeler, though. That I don't entirely understand, but hope by skepticism is proven wrong (if they land him).As always with Nightengale, take it with a grain of salt, but he's reporting that in addition to negotiating with Wheeler, the Sox again are trying to make a deal for Joc Pederson.
I feel like the Pederson to the Sox rumor comes up every 6 months (not by you, but by some national writer).Wheeler at 5 years/$100 mil or more is no bueno. I’d rather explore the trade market than go there.Completely unrelated, I’d like to see the Sox take a flyer on Aaron Sanchez.
If the Astros don't tender Sanchez I'd be on board but he's more for '21 and beyond. Don't know if he pitches at all in '20.
I hope he's not the "big" pitching acquisition, but I'd be OK if he's the #2 one. Like Pakuni, I'm a little scared of Wheeler especially at 5 years/north of 100 million. The Sox are at best a long shot, but Cole at 8/250 actually seems like the best deal of the "big 3".
I predict bad off-season acquisitions for everyone.
Jeff Passan, through sources, has said the brewers are also open to trading Cain.
He was good enough to post the 3rd highest WAR (3.0) on that vaunted Cub staff last year.
@Ken_Rosenthal: Source confirms: Cole Hamels in agreement with #Braves on one-year, $18M contract. First reported: @JeffPassan.
$18 mil for a year of Hamels is a hard pass. But if he's getting $18 mil, the free agent pitching market is going to be rough sledding.