PREAMBLE
This coming season is when the sox should start competing for a division title. This division is a winnable division by far. They need to start winning now and stop wasting Yoan and TA7.
ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
Write “tender” or “non-tender” after each player and their projected 2020 salaries. Feel free to offer explanation afterward if necessary.
- Alex Colomé, $10.3M TENDER
- Yolmer Sánchez, $6.2M NON-TENDER
- James McCann, $4.9M TENDER
- Carlos Rodon, $4.5M TENDER
- Leury García, $4M TENDER
- Evan Marshall, $1.3M NON-TENDER
- Josh Osich, $1M NON-TENDER
- Ryan Goins, $900K TENDER- Goins will be tender just for depth in the organization.
CLUB OPTIONS
Write “pick up” or “decline” after the option.
- Welington Castillo: $8 million/$500,000 buyout- DECLINE- Goodbye Beef
OTHER IMPENDING FREE AGENTS
Try to retain, or let go?
- Jose Abreu (made $16M in 2019) Retain for 2 years 16 mil a year, with mutual option year three.
- Iván Nova (made $9,166,167 in 2019) Let Go
- Jon Jay (made $4M in 2019) Let GO
- Hector Santiago (made $2M in 2019 on split contract) Let Go
FREE AGENTS
No. 1: DH/LF/RF J.D. Martinez (3/72 mil). J.D. would be a perfect fit and fix for DH problem. And with the rate being a very hitter-friendly park he should fare fine on the south side
No. 2: SP Dallas Keuchel (3/60 mil) Keuchel is the lefty starting pitcher that this team is missing. Former CY young winner at only 31 brings a veteran presence that has won the world series and knows what it takes.
No. 3: RP Addison Reed (1/6 mil w/team option of 8 mil) This would fit how the white sox been in the pass bring in a low-end reliever in the hope of either build him up to keep him or trade him.
No. 4: Johnathan Lucroy (1/ 7.5 mil) A valuable back up behind McCann
No. 5: Tanner Roark (1/10 mil) Tanner being a local native would be a good inning eater
Also maybe Jason Kipnis to a one or two year deal. Outside of the big contracts like to the sox give Milb offers to Matt Harvey, Holt, Pence, and Greg Holland.
TRADES
Propose trades that you think sound reasonable for both sides, and the rationale behind them. A good example of a bad idea:
No. 1: Micker Adolfo, Luis Gonzalez, and Gavin Sheets to Yankees for Clint Frazier: Frazier would offer an upgrade in RF and would be a long term fix. With him only being 24 will bring years to come.
No. 2: Dane Dunning to Blue Jays for Ken Giles: This would bring in an reliever that is proven into the bullpen
EXTENSIONS
No. 1: Luis Robert 6 Years 48 millions with two club options
No. 2: Lucas Giolito 7 Years 140 million
No. 3: Yoan Moncada 6 years 78 millions
All three of these deals give the future pices of a contending gurranted good money
SUMMARY
26 Man Roster
Catcher: McCann and Lucroy
1B: Abreu
2B: Madrigal
3B: Moncada
SS: Anderson
LF: Jiminez
CF: Robert
RF: Frazier
DH: Martinez
Bench:Collins, Mendick, Leury Garcia, Goins
Starting Roatiaion
- Giolito
- Keuchel
- Roark
- Kopech
- Cease
Bullpen
Giles, Bummer, Fry, Hamilton, Rodon, Cordero, Colome
This team should be able to compete for a playoff birth next year. While looking for the bigger name players to contribute
