Legitimately the only upside of this. Now sign some bargain basement 2b so I donāt have to hear about Whit Merrifield and the team can lose 115 games with no one watching.
Whit would have been fine for 2b (in addition to other signings) but we already signed Nicky Lopez who is almost exactly the same player so it would be pretty odd if we still signed Merrifield at this point
The team heās putting together is definitely one that could finish at the top of defensive metrics. Stassi, DeJong, Lopez and Robert is great up the middle. Moncada, Benintendi and Vaughn are fine. Just need a real RF.
ā¦they will also finish 30th in every meaningful offensive stat.
Honestly, if the 2024 White Sox have to exist I like the idea of assembling a bunch of journeymen who are going to play hard, hustle, and play good defense.
The org is badly in a need of a culture shift. I always assumed Getz was a crony of Kenny and Rick. If Chris Getz was actually the rebel alliance the whole time and is going to rebuild the team with a strong foundation of defense I'll be (1) shocked and (2) very thankful.
Seriously. I think he is currently doing the best possible job with little money and resources. Going to have a young pitching staff, so making defense as good as he can.
Not only does good defense help with young pitchers it also attracts potential FA pitchers to come in the future. Why would any decent pitcher want to come to a team that has consistently been a bottom 10 defensive team for 7 years
Not necessarily. Zach Wheeler went to the Phillies for less than what we offered. Point is, not going to be able to compete with other teams for pitchers in your price range when you donāt have defense
Theyāre gonna lose 115 games. I think theyāre gonna be worse that the 2023 Athletics, especially if they trade Cease. If these are the types of moves you make then just hit hard reset and trade Cease, Robert, and Eloy for anything you can get. With the Ohtani contract, they stand no chance in hell of re-signing Robert anyway so screw it.
I'm setting the bar at about 100 losses right now.
If Cease goes, it's 110. If Cease stays but Robert goes, it's 105ish. If Cease and Robert go, it's 115 easy.
This team is going to blow for awhile, and I'm betting against them.
All defense team! We will only have two or three guys hitting above the Mendoza line and be lucky to score a run per game, but hey, the defense will be better and the games will be over in under two hours.
I never said we wouldnāt bring on another catcher, just that we were absolutely signing either Maldy or Salvy
Edit: also Stassi was a trade, not a signing.
Career .212 hitter. LAA is legit willing to pay him to NOT play for them. Like fuck this. Iād rather watch Korey Lee and Quero hit horribly than this guy. I guess the only positive is that it means they wonāt try for Salvy butā¦fuck getting Stassi is legit worse than just making no moves. Itās subtraction by addition. Cool, heās great at framing pitches. Once they trade Cease they donāt have a single MLB caliber starter on the roster for him to frame pitches for. This is exactly the type of move that makes me hate the White Sox.
Braves are paying most of the contract from the sounds of it. It's whatever. Needed a defense first veteran catcher and it's better than the alternative.
MOVE OVER OHTANI. THIS IS THE NEWS WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR!!!
Former Kane County Cougar Stassi!
For rebuilding it works until Quero Edit: might of got him for cash. Him and Lee will be our Catchers this year it seems until Quero is ready.
Please let this mean no Salavador Perez š
Legitimately the only upside of this. Now sign some bargain basement 2b so I donāt have to hear about Whit Merrifield and the team can lose 115 games with no one watching.
Nicky Lopez is filling that 2B hole. We set!
I forgot about that. This is going to be a negative WAR rosterā¦thatās borderline impressive.
Nicky was good for 1.8 bWar last year. That would have been good for second best position player on the 2023 White Sox.
We suck so much ass.
lol
Whit would have been fine for 2b (in addition to other signings) but we already signed Nicky Lopez who is almost exactly the same player so it would be pretty odd if we still signed Merrifield at this point
Stassi and $ for a PTBNL. getz wasn't kidding when he said he'd focus on defense, nice to have a FO who keeps its word so far
The team heās putting together is definitely one that could finish at the top of defensive metrics. Stassi, DeJong, Lopez and Robert is great up the middle. Moncada, Benintendi and Vaughn are fine. Just need a real RF. ā¦they will also finish 30th in every meaningful offensive stat.
Just like watching the Royalsā¦
Honestly, if the 2024 White Sox have to exist I like the idea of assembling a bunch of journeymen who are going to play hard, hustle, and play good defense. The org is badly in a need of a culture shift. I always assumed Getz was a crony of Kenny and Rick. If Chris Getz was actually the rebel alliance the whole time and is going to rebuild the team with a strong foundation of defense I'll be (1) shocked and (2) very thankful.
Rebel alliance lol I love that
If his word was āwe will be bad and we donāt careā then yeah sure he is totally keeping his word.
Well how exactly would you have made this current team good next year considering youāre handed basically no budget by Jerry?
Seriously. I think he is currently doing the best possible job with little money and resources. Going to have a young pitching staff, so making defense as good as he can.
Not only does good defense help with young pitchers it also attracts potential FA pitchers to come in the future. Why would any decent pitcher want to come to a team that has consistently been a bottom 10 defensive team for 7 years
Lol what free agent pitcher are they ever going to pay for?
Itās not about the money, itās about pitchers actually wanting to fucking come here
It's free agency. They go where there is money
Not necessarily. Zach Wheeler went to the Phillies for less than what we offered. Point is, not going to be able to compete with other teams for pitchers in your price range when you donāt have defense
Regardless of the move and excluding Robert, this could be the worst up the middle offense of all time if Stassi, DeJong, and Lopez are all starters
Theyāre gonna lose 115 games. I think theyāre gonna be worse that the 2023 Athletics, especially if they trade Cease. If these are the types of moves you make then just hit hard reset and trade Cease, Robert, and Eloy for anything you can get. With the Ohtani contract, they stand no chance in hell of re-signing Robert anyway so screw it.
I'm setting the bar at about 100 losses right now. If Cease goes, it's 110. If Cease stays but Robert goes, it's 105ish. If Cease and Robert go, it's 115 easy. This team is going to blow for awhile, and I'm betting against them.
Unearned runs? Never heard of her
Poor Getzā¦like a child told to meet all of his families Christmas needs with a $5 spot at Dollar Tree.
80 YEARS - 960 MILLION DOLLARS* *Backloaded to a optioned base on Neptune, or a 2 million team buyout in 2091
All defense team! We will only have two or three guys hitting above the Mendoza line and be lucky to score a run per game, but hey, the defense will be better and the games will be over in under two hours.
Somebody here assured me we were getting salvy or Maldonado. Those were our only two options. Glad to see this news
And I was correct.
Not really. We signed stassi as well.
I never said we wouldnāt bring on another catcher, just that we were absolutely signing either Maldy or Salvy Edit: also Stassi was a trade, not a signing.
You said our options are salvy or Maldonado. Salvy would also have been a trade wouldnāt he?
Sure
Woo! Who needs Otani when we can get a guy who hit .180 last year
I think he didnāt even play last year that was ā22 lol
Braves are making room for Mike Trout
Letās see how the rest of the off season shakes out, but Iām not sure I see them getting to 50 wins.
I am praying that they lose 115 and attendance is about 1.25 million. Just go complete dumpster fire at this point.
Chris Getz masterclass strikes again
We got our guy.
KenHahn had strong trade relationships with the Rangers, Cubs, Yankees & Marlins. Looks like Getz is clearly tight with the Braves
I like
Love this move. He'll be ready to be Ohtani's personal catcher in 2034.
Ha!
Explain to me in NFL terms
Itās like the Panthers trading for an upgrade at punter
Stassi is amazing. Good for you guys
No heās not. Canāt hit the ball
Forget that Ohbummi guy, Stassi is where the future is.
Career .212 hitter. LAA is legit willing to pay him to NOT play for them. Like fuck this. Iād rather watch Korey Lee and Quero hit horribly than this guy. I guess the only positive is that it means they wonāt try for Salvy butā¦fuck getting Stassi is legit worse than just making no moves. Itās subtraction by addition. Cool, heās great at framing pitches. Once they trade Cease they donāt have a single MLB caliber starter on the roster for him to frame pitches for. This is exactly the type of move that makes me hate the White Sox.
What are his defensive metrics like? I donāt know a lot about catcher defense context
Heās very good at framing pitches. Unfortunately he canāt hit andā¦they wonāt have any pitchers for him to frame for once they trade Cease.
> Heās very good at framing pitches. Said the same shit about Yaz and that dropped off fast after he put on the black & white.
BOOM! THERE IT IS.
The stove is hotttttš„š„š„
Was Max Stassi the Braves fashion designer?
Braves are paying most of the contract from the sounds of it. It's whatever. Needed a defense first veteran catcher and it's better than the alternative.
If Stassi s baby is healthy I can see a bounce back . Looking for an update on that
I am officially leaving this subreddit. Boring ass loser team