Trade: [SD/CHW] James Shields to the White Sox

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[UNB Bruins Fan]

The way he is pitching it might be better for the acquiring team to put a clause in the deal saying he has to opt out after the season.

 

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[Marc the Habs Fan]

*awaits for BWC rant*

 

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[robert terwilliger]

the real sticking point will be james shields's opinions on child-rearing.

 

[Voight]

Main reason to rush is Shields is starting tomorrow so theres incentive to get it done in the next 24 hours.

If the Padres are eating half the money, not bad of a deal. Shields is still consistent and will be a great #3 behind Sale & Quintana, also helps shield Rodon from the pressure of being that 3rd guy. Good vet presence who has two World Series appearances under his belt.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Fernando Tatis Jr? ****, I am getting old.

 

[hockeykicker]

deal done

 

[Terry Yake]

shields has been god awful this season

leaving SD might be a perfect chance to turn it around

 

[hockeykicker]

sounds like jon jay is also going to chicago, (unconfirmed)

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

That 2014-15 Padres winter spending spree will go down in infamy.

 

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[BigMac1212]

Wonder if Greinke and Miller of the D-Backs want to get the heck out of Dodge if Shields is gone?

 

[hockeykicker]

another team? kidding of course

 

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[hockeykicker]

sounds like its tatis jr and johnson

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Kenny says 30M+

 

[Voight]

That 2014-15 Padres winter spending spree will go down in infamy.

Lest We Forget:

On December 19, 2014, the Rays traded Myers and Ryan Hanigan to the San Diego Padres as part of a three-team transaction, in which the Padres traded Jake Bauers, Burch Smith, and René Rivera to the Rays, the Padres trade Joe Ross and a player to be named later (Trea Turner) to the Washington Nationals, and Washington traded Steven Souza and Travis Ott to Tampa Bay.

 

[Reality Check]

shields has been god awful this season

leaving SD might be a perfect chance to turn it around

Leaving a pitchers park for a homer-prone park seems like a really bad idea to me. Especially when Shields is continuing to decline.

To me, this reeks of a move to stay relevant with the other team in town and a belief that Chicago's start to the season is the real thing. As opposed to what the White Sox have done for nearly the past month.

 

[hockeykicker]

Lest We Forget:

On December 19, 2014, the Rays traded Myers and Ryan Hanigan to the San Diego Padres as part of a three-team transaction, in which the Padres traded Jake Bauers, Burch Smith, and René Rivera to the Rays, the Padres trade Joe Ross and a player to be named later (Trea Turner) to the Washington Nationals, and Washington traded Steven Souza and Travis Ott to Tampa Bay.

Nationals fans love that trade

 

[BostonBob]

sounds like its tatis jr and johnson

from cbssports.com:

James Shields is headed back to the American League.


The White Sox have completed a trade for Padres right-hander James Shields, the team announced Saturday afternoon.

Shields, 34, has pitched to a 4.28 ERA (90 ERA+) and 2.11 K/BB ratio after 11 starts. Across parts of 11 big-league seasons, Shields owns an ERA+ of 109.

In addition to Shields, the White Sox also get a reported $29 million in cash to offset a majority of the $56 million that Shields has left on his contract. As for the Padres, they receive right-hander Erik Johnson and infield prospect Fernando Tatis Jr.

On the Sox's side of things, they're angling for the AL Central title this season (as of Saturday morning, the SportsLine Projection Model gave the South Siders a 24.5 percent chance of winning the division and a 43.7 percent chance of making the postseason by any means), but they need some stability in the rotation behind ace Chris Sale and co-ace Jose Quintana. Mat Latos has regressed significantly after a hot start, and Carlos Rodon has struggled with his consistency. In the fifth spot, the White Sox have tried out three different pitchers, none of whom have thrived.

As for Shields, his numbers since going to the Padres prior to last season have been mediocre at best, which isn't surprising given his age. As well, he's making the jump back to the DH league and to a park that's a great environment for power hitters.

On that point, since the start of the 2015 season, Shields has given up 42 home runs in 269 2/3 innings. That's a not an ideal weakness to carry into an environment like U.S. Cellular Field. On the other hand, there's always something to be said for letting a brilliant pitching coach like Don Cooper try his hand with a pitcher who's shown greatness in the past. Let is also be noted that Shields is angling for his 10th straight season of at least 200 innings pitched.

As for the Padres' end, Johnson, 26, has a 4.50 ERA (89 ERA+) and 1.83 K/BB ratio across 18 career starts at the big-league level. Tatis, 17, is a 2015 signee out of the Dominican Republic and the son of former big leaguer Fernando Tatis.

 

[Terry Yake]

wow i forgot turner was padres property

man that all in strategy turned out to be a bigger failure than i thought

 

[Virtanen18]

Main reason to rush is Shields is starting tomorrow so theres incentive to get it done in the next 24 hours.

If the Padres are eating half the money, not bad of a deal. Shields is still consistent and will be a great #3 behind Sale & Quintana, also helps shield Rodon from the pressure of being that 3rd guy. Good vet presence who has two World Series appearances under his belt.

Consistently average-to-bad? I agree.

Wonder if Greinke and Miller of the D-Backs want to get the heck out of Dodge if Shields is gone?

Huh?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I am fine with deal

I have soured on Johnson as prospect (Has yet to put it together and is either really bad or really good when pitching ,, No in between with him) and Tatis Jr is nothing significant at this time

Shields though not what he once was surely should be a solid enough 3-4 for White Sox and will eat some innings to limit the use of our bullpen which is currently a mess since falling apart over last month