Scholarship table
I disagree on Alexei, the Sox are obviously trying to contend this season. Trading Alexei undoes a lot of what you have accomplished this offseason. While you may be right about his value, he also has pretty high value for the Sox. There aren't many (if any) better all around SSs in the AL. Trading Alexei would also leave void up the middle, that would make the Sox pretty thin with Sanchez and Johnson to man SS and 2nd. Hard to contend with 2 rookies up the middle. Better to let them fight it out for 2nd.
Now all they need is a 2B, 2 outfielders and 4-5 more quality pitchers and they'll be a contender!
There aren't many (if any) better all around SSs in the AL.
Alcides Escobar is in KC, so he's not in the best all-around SS in his division. I'd also rather have JJ Hardy and with Hanley Ramirez in Boston, Alexi Ramirez is probably 4th.
All comments in typical White Sox fan fashion.
Exactly....and these comments coming from fans of a team that finished worse than the Cubs in 2013 and with the same record as the Cubs in 2014 all while the Cubs were in the largest teardown and rebuild in franchise history. Sorry, but the Cubs are in a 100x better spot than the White Sox regardless of record this coming season.
Where do you get that from. The Cubs are so unproven you have no idea how the kids will be until they're under the lights. Sox have a good balance if vets and young guys. Wish they could have kept Simeian but still have a decent farm.
I hate that the Red Sox didn't re-sign Jon Lester, particularly when they could have had him at 5 years/$100M if offered in the spring. But 6 years and $155M is a lot for a guy whose last four ERAs are 2.46, 3.75, 4.82 and 3.47. Seems to me you're more likely to be getting the 3.50+ ERA guy than the 2.50- ERA guy of last year. That's a lot of money for that kind of pitcher. He's got a lot of pitches on his odometer, too, though he's always been durable and is has been at his best in the biggest games. He's one of those guys I will always wish well even though he's abandoned my favorite team.
Just replacing E. Jackson with Lester is worth some wins!Remember Arrieta finished with a 2.6 ERA Kyle Hendricks with a 2.4 (in a limited role). Add Lester into that mix, you could potentially have 3 guys with ERA's that hover around the 3 area (assuming they don't all pitch lights out). That will win you a few ball games even if the cubs continue their high strike out rate.
This is why people can't take Cub fans seriously. "Dude we are so 100 times better than you" Cmon really?
Decent farm?
Woohoo! The largest contract (6 years, 23.8 million per) ever for a pitcher not named Clayton Kershaw. For a very good, but not great, 30 year old pitcher. What a bargain!
Read the comment, I am not saying we are 100x better than you. The Sox very well will have a better record and be a better team than the Cubs next year. I am saying Cubs are in a better spot than White Sox at this juncture and in the near future. They have the best farm system in all of baseball, again I understand its unproven, but some of them will pan out. They are ripe with cash to spend moving forward. You have arguably the most unique stadium and setting for a ballpark in all of baseball with an owner who is investing $500+ million of his own $ to improve all of that. It is going to do wonders to the allure of Wrigley and the neighborhood in the coming years.I am not trashing the White Sox and saying Cubs are 100x better, I am just saying I think the Cubs are in a better position as an entire franchise, that is all.
Well, the Sox don't have the farm system of the Cubs to be certain, but when you've had top 10 draft picks, what 6 years in a row, you should have some high level prospects.The Sox have some good prospects. Rodon, Tim Anderson, Micah Johnson, Frank Montas, Tyler Danish, Spencer Adams. They don't have the depth the Cubs have, but they should have guys that can contribute. More importantly, the Sox have young talent that is contributing at the Major League level.
If a consensus bottom third farm system is 'decent', sure. They've got nice pieces, and they're not as bad as the Brewers, but keep it realistic.
Hahaha, a Cub fan saying be realistic. How droll. Please tell me what I said that wasn't realistic.
Even if they are in a better position, it isn't by that much. The Sox have some of the best contracts in baseball. They have great talent signed long term for very team friendly rates. Sale, Quintana, and Abreu together will make less than Lester next season. Also the are also all signed at least through 2019. They also have Avi Garcia and Adam Eaton under control until at least 2019. With one of the best pitching prospects in baseball knocking on the door.