Illinihockey
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I hope not. The fact that the Bulls players are empathetic towards Portis says a lot. Allegedly, he doesn't have any friends on the team. He'll only hamper the development of Markkanen by chucking up 3s to inflate his counting stats.Mirotic isn't coming back
Your right, the lottery and combine are only being held in Chicago.Wait, is the draft being held in Chicago or just the draft lottery? I'm just seeing the latter after some Googling.
Nah ... I'd wait for another year before signing a big FA pitcher. Plus, you have James Shields to teach the kids to be a professional pitcher. There was a time he was an ACE ... a really good starter. I'd sign a good veteran catcher though. They are important when it comes to a young staff.So umm, I know it's early in the rebuild. But should the Sox consider signing Jake Arrieta?
I think it sounds silly at first, but it could make sense.
1) At this point, the Sox payroll is pegged to be extremely low in 2018. Decent chance it could be the lowest payroll in baseball. So even if they give him a nice contract, they will still have one of the lower payrolls in baseball.
2) It brings some legitimacy to the rotation. And it also brings a potential mentor for guys like Giolito, Lopez, Kopech, Hansen, etc. I think it's dangerous to not have a proven SP for these young guys to interact with, learn from, etc.
So umm, I know it's early in the rebuild. But should the Sox consider signing Jake Arrieta?
I think it sounds silly at first, but it could make sense.
1) At this point, the Sox payroll is pegged to be extremely low in 2018. Decent chance it could be the lowest payroll in baseball. So even if they give him a nice contract, they will still have one of the lower payrolls in baseball.
2) It brings some legitimacy to the rotation. And it also brings a potential mentor for guys like Giolito, Lopez, Kopech, Hansen, etc. I think it's dangerous to not have a proven SP for these young guys to interact with, learn from, etc.
Alright, Ohio State and Penn State both lost. That essentially kills their chances of making the championship playoffs, so very good news.
Any chance the Bulls sign DeMarcus Cousins as a UFA in the off season? He's moody, but often misunderstood. He wants to win.
If you pair Lauri Bird with DeMarcus Cousins, that's a deadly combination. DeMarcus is a great passer from the post and Lauri would give him the space he needs. Get lucky and draft Michael Porter at the 3, and that's an incredibly long and athletic front court. Exactly, what the new NBA is headed towards. Interchangeable positionless basketball. You need to be able to defend the pick and roll in today's NBA.
With LaVine starting in the backcourt, you can afford a luxury like Dunn who's a great defender, decent distributor, and good penetrator ... with a suspect shot.
That would be a quick rebuild. That said, it sounds like the Wizards are interested in trading for Boogie.
So umm, I know it's early in the rebuild. But should the Sox consider signing Jake Arrieta?
I think it sounds silly at first, but it could make sense.
1) At this point, the Sox payroll is pegged to be extremely low in 2018. Decent chance it could be the lowest payroll in baseball. So even if they give him a nice contract, they will still have one of the lower payrolls in baseball.
2) It brings some legitimacy to the rotation. And it also brings a potential mentor for guys like Giolito, Lopez, Kopech, Hansen, etc. I think it's dangerous to not have a proven SP for these young guys to interact with, learn from, etc.
I never said it wasn't fantasy.I wouldn't be against it, but if your Cousins and have never been on a good team, why would you pick the Bulls? I would imagine there will be better situations available to him.
I wish Jake nothing but the best of luck, but he's going to be looking for likely a 5+ year, $100ish million deal (if not more). I mean, that type of deal might make sense for a team that's in win-now mode and thinks he has another couple of years of quality starting potential, but for a team like the Sox? I like the direction that they're going, but they're not going to be in win-now mode for probably another 2-3 years, so that's a potential massive sunk cost that you're not sure what you'll be getting out of him when you are ready to be competitive.
i org did not read your post but now i did. the main problem with your idea is this, the sox would loose a draft pick. while the sox is really nicely set up with prospects, i would really hate to loose a draft pick now. esp of a pitcher like Jake. i have never been highly sold on him.I kind of figured nobody else would like this idea. And I'm not even sure I do. If the Sox do become competitive a bit earlier than expected, as full rebuild teams like the Cubs, Yankees and Astros have also done - it would end up a blessing having signed Jake in that case.
But yeah, the Sox are practically screaming that all they plan on doing this winter is rebuild the bullpen and maybe a minor player here or there beyond that. I see that it isn't happening.
either way, while i do agree with you on the new cba ruling, the team would still loose a pick. i just do not think Jake is worth the lost of a draft pick, esp now.The draft compensation for signing free agents has been lowered starting this year. It wouldn't be a 1st or 2nd round pick. I don't recall exactly what the new rules are offhand though.
man, that is next yr. who knows what is going to happen to me then.I think a lot of Sox fans are hoping for Manny Machado next year. That could get interesting. If they have close to zero future obligations at that point, it probably makes it easier for the Sox to give him a 250 mil deal than even some of the traditional big spending teams.