Youkilis to the White Sox?

[brett05]

He'd have to be a .300+ hitter to make up for the bad d and loss of sp

 

[dabynsky]

He'd have to be a .300+ hitter to make up for the bad d and loss of sp

If it cost a SP then I would agree with you, but I am not certain what the price would be. If the price was a reliever like Nate Jones would that be more palatable?

 

[DewsSox79]

i wish dabs was a sox fan.

 

[brett05]

What is youkie's contract?

 

[brett05]

i wish dabs was a sox fan.

I don't think he's a Cub fan. Too smart

 

[dabynsky]

He is a free agent at the end of the year, and is owed something like 9 million. You probably could get the BoSox to kick in some cash if you sweetened the pot.

 

[dabynsky]

i wish dabs was a sox fan.

I tried to enjoy watching the Sox back in the mid to late 90s and I just couldn't get into it. I don't really follow any team besides the Cubs. As I mentioned in the non-Chicago team thread I kind of pull for the Tigers and Jays due to having lived in those state/province at one point in life, but I don't really actively follow either.

I don't think he's a Cub fan. Too smart

 

[brett05]

Jones for Youkie and half the salary

 

[dabynsky]

Jones four Youkie and half the salary

The issue is there are other teams that are interested. Indians, Phillies, Diamondbacks, and a few others have been mentioned in articles. I could see that being really attractive to the BoSox to get a major league ready piece like that which they desperately need, but other teams might be able to give up more talent and take on more salary especially clubs that could play him at 1B/DH.

 

[brett05]

Then he goes elsewhere. We can't afford the 7 million

 

[DewsSox79]

Then he goes elsewhere. We can't afford the 7 million

do you just guess at everything?

 

[brett05]

do you just guess at everything?

Explain pls

 

[dabynsky]

Then he goes elsewhere. We can't afford the 7 million

I am guessing the BoSox would have to eat more salary to make it work with Chicago, but they might be willing to do that depending on the pieces offered. It is interesting question that we really can't answer since there are too many things we don't know. There are a lot of things driving down Youkilis's value right now including the known desire of the BoSox to trade him, but on the flipside there are a lot of clubs that could use him and are interested.

 

[DewsSox79]

Explain pls

how do you know they cant afford 7 million dollars?

 

[Capt. Serious]

What is youkie's contract?

Spoiler

Kevin Youkilis 1b
4 years/$41.125M (2009-12), plus 2013 club option

• 4 years/$41.125M (2009-12), plus 2013 club option
  • signed extension with Boston 1/16/09 (avoided arbitration)
  • $1M signing bonus
  • 09:$6M, 10:$9.125M, 11:$12M, 12:$12M, 13:$13M club option ($1M buyout)
  • award bonuses: $50,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, LCS MVP; $0.1M for WS MVP; $0.1M for MVP ($75,000 for 2nd in vote, $50,000 for 3rd)
• 1 year/$3M (2008)
  • re-signed by Boston 2/10/08 (avoided arbitration, $3.7M-$2.525M)
  • award bonus: $50,000 for All Star selection
• 1 year/$0.4245M (2007)
  • renewed 3/07
• 1 year/$0.3546M (2006)
  • re-signed 2/06
• 1 year/$323,125 (2005)
  • re-signed 3/05
• drafted 2001 (8-243) (University of Cincinnati)
  
• $12,000 signing bonus
• agent: Joe Bick

 

[Capt. Serious]

Then he goes elsewhere. We can't afford the 7 million

What are we now? Oakland? :facepalm:

 

[brett05]

how do you know they cant afford 7 million dollars?

Have you already forgotten previous years Sox rhetoric?

Have you not followed attendance?

We are getting financially worse

 

[brett05]

So it's more like 9-10 that is left

 

[DewsSox79]

Have you already forgotten previous years Sox rhetoric?

Have you not followed attendance?

We are getting financially worse

Do you realize that our owner uses the sox for hobby and not for business. Did you not know he is one of the wealthiest men in sports? He has said it a million times that all he cares about is breaking even with the white sox. This is all fact.

We didnt have money and we signed Dunn, we didnt have money and we extended Danks. stop with the guessing and do some research

 

[DewsSox79]

announced on the score that hudson will play 3b for the meantime and speculation is that they will go hard for youk, send down escobar and hudson will be a utility player if we obtain a real 3Bmn