Comments on: A small concession in the Chris Sale trade market for the sake of optics http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/11/30/a-small-concession-for-the-sake-of-optics/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Wed, 05 Dec 2018 22:40:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Michael Gile http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/11/30/a-small-concession-for-the-sake-of-optics/#comment-2886 Wed, 30 Nov 2016 22:36:28 +0000 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=5248#comment-2886 I believe you just proved the point of the article.

]]> By: Marty34 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/11/30/a-small-concession-for-the-sake-of-optics/#comment-2885 Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:21:05 +0000 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=5248#comment-2885 Spot on Russ about the Cubs-centric media. I mean the story could very well be that the Cubs refuse to pony up the “tax” it will require to trade for Sale because they don’t want to lose a trade badly to the Sox.

]]> By: Russ http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/11/30/a-small-concession-for-the-sake-of-optics/#comment-2883 Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:41:12 +0000 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=5248#comment-2883 This whole thing is yet another example of the Cubs-centric media stirring up emotions with idiotic hypotheticals and twisting words. Few Sox fans would have a problem with Sale traded for Bryant + Rondon. But the Cubs-centric media would rather insult the intelligence of baseball fans in general by suggesting that an offer of 4-5 B-level Cubs prospects is somehow even value.

I’d have a much bigger problem with Sale being traded to Detroit, Cleveland, Kansas City, or Minnesota. For example, Sale for Buxton-Kepler-Dozier would probably improve the White Sox and hurt the Twins on net, but I’d have to endure Sale shutting down the White Sox 3 times at Sox Park every year.

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