I would even expect over $130M this year. Because on one day, we’re all on here crying to the heavens about how Reinsdorf doesn’t care about the fans, and with this signing, he’s gone out and paid–overpaid–a guy because he’s a fan-favorite who’s been loyal to this organization. He got some MVP votes when he was 35 and still made the AS team with a nice OBP at age 36. OFFICIAL: The #WhiteSox and José Abreu have agreed to terms on a three-year, $50-million contract. Not having to sign a free-agent DH frees up money that can be used toward RF or SP free agent acquisitions. Edwin Encarnacion just got paid $21 million to do the same thing, and he’s 36. Deferred funds and signing bonuses do not lessen potential tax penalties. Under terms of the new contract, Abreu will have an $11 million base salary in 2020. For one thing, the idea of “value” is a market concept, not something that is cast in stone and absolute for every individual. Had Abreu signed with no other activity to date, it’d be easy to think the Sox were content with more of the same: The White Sox won’t look and act like a big-market team until they get good, but they can’t get good, so they don’t spend. I’m using the cap as the one clear threshold of a reasonable limit on team spending that we have. But workplaces all over America have a mix of people with vastly different political views.…, 24/35. Seems like a lot of analysis for a deal that is basically 2 years/$32m when you factor in his original guarantee for 2020. Player metrics are only one component of a more complex equation. Isn’t that a huge part of what Abreu’s contract is about? You have no problem paying J.D. That’s a rhetorical question for the time being, but winning the bidding for somebody like Zack Wheeler would push it into requiring a discussion. It’s partially about production, partially about his mentorship of Cuban players and other clubhouse value, and partially a feature/bug of any Reinsdorf-owned team this decade. So maybe he is not really declining and with less first base time he can provide similar offensive production over the next three years. Yet while he ran the risk of overextending himself, he also put an onus on the White Sox by saying Jerry Reinsdorf promised that Abreu would never wear another jersey, a statement the White Sox didn’t try to deny. Il souhaite que les amateurs aient le réflexe de choisir Passion MLB pour s'informer et que le baseball continue de prendre de l'importance au Québec. JD Martinez isn’t off the table either. Paulie’s one of 19 to hit a grand slam in a world series and we would love to see Abreu be the 20th. Hinch circuler à Chicago, Les White Sox ont congédié leur gérant Rick Renteria, James Shields s’amuse en se disant responsable pour quatre circuits des Padres hier soir, Athletics contre White Sox : analyse de la série. May I just add: This contract — or one very much like it — is justifiable on many levels beyond what the metrics suggest. Abreu, who turns 33 in January, hit .284 with 33 homers last season. Abreu’s contract in no way hinders the team in filling other holes. Fellow Cubans Roberts and Moncada might feel more “at home” with Abreu’s presence in the dugout…yes, part of the “intangible thing”. I think in the end, when everything is said and done, this is a good deal. It is, in point, a matter of opinion. Even if you think they’re willing to hit the Luxury tax threshold, they’d have to bring in Cole + Straus + rendon + to get there…. Wildly overpaying Cole would have been a better use of the money than this. Le voilà donc sous contrat pour 11 millions $ en 2020 (avec un boni de cinq millions de dollars), pour 16 millions $ en 2021 et pour 18 millions de dollars en 2022. I don’t have the skin to wring my hands over every penny Jerry spends. In two days we signed the best catcher in baseball and committed to a damn good first baseman who also happens to be a fan-favorite and clubhouse leader and mentor. Going to the free agency to fill Abreu’s shoes in the next 2 or 3 years might be a daunting task Hahn decided to avoid. Fisk remained disgruntled toward management the rest of his career, indeed, the rest of his life. If they sign him to another contract – and they very well might – then I think just about everyone will be griping. How many R/R 1st b, have better stats. And the notion that this deal handicaps the team’s spending is wildly speculative; the team has made it pretty clear that they’re going after FAs this winter; I’m not sure how 2 years/$32 million to Abreau over 2021-22 prohibits things all that much. In a previous era, no one would question this deal (assuming the money were era-adjusted). I get the Vaughn thing, but as we have learned, prospects and their time tables are not guaranteed. The fact that Machado opted for the guaranteed money with San Diego doesn’t mean that the Sox didn’t demonstrate that they were willing to commit to $250MM over 8yrs. I don’t expect much drop in productivity from him. The guy’s 32. You will enjoy his Minnie Minoso inspiration especially. Posted by Jim Margalus | Nov 24, 2019 | Analysis, White Sox News | 62, At various points over the season, Jose Abreu expressed his desire to stay with the White Sox in the most uncommon terms. He’s the face of the franchise, he’s a clubhouse leader, and a mentor to a good chunk–an important chunk–of the roster. If the Sox are ready and willing to spend what it takes to acquire the veteran talent necessary to support their core of young players, they have the capacity to do so regardless of what they decided to pay Jose. I am not going to criticize them for spending money, even if it is an overpay to a beloved Sox player. I agree that is what they SHOULD do; but if they limit themselves to the $130 level, then I think they are better of with a Grandal/Wheeler combo; if you add Machado, they would be over $120 pending contract tender decisions. Ultimately, I want the Sox to spend like they have the payroll space to carry an inefficient-but-acceptable contract like Abreu’s. His “decline” has been nothing but gentle. Hm. The risk reward ratio simply does not add up on this deal. CHICAGO (AP) -- José Abreu agreed to a $50 million, three-year contract with the White Sox, eight days after the first baseman accepted Chicago’s qualifying offer of a $17.8 million, one-year deal. They had him on a 1 year deal. Everything you need to know about sports betting starts here. What the Sox could really use is an OBP improvement over Leury Garcia butthere aren’t really any obvious candidates. By the way, love the podcast even though work has me too busy to listen to all of them (I was listening at work), keep up the great work. No guarantee that Vaughn progresses as hoped. Then Renteria finally put Yoan behind Abreu and Jose started hitting again. He’s interviewed on YouTube (Cafe Con Jose Abreu) with subtitles. More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports, Alabama's Nick Saban cleared to coach in Saturday night's showdown vs. Georgia, Chicago White Sox's Jose Abreu (79) celebrates along with the rest of his team on a win over the Detroit Tigers, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, in Chicago. his 2B and HR production has been nothing but consistent. Les White Sox, à l’image des Braves, sont dans l’action. I just think there’s a lot more to consider here, and we need only reflect on the way Carlton Fisk was treated at the end of his career. But is it such a thing to gripe about? Their relationship is complex, and painting this as solely a pay-for-production decision simply doesn’t capture the totality of what this deal means. The good news is that the Sox signed Abreu to this contract after landing Grandal, which is better than the other way around. Being rumor’d as the top bidder for Wheeler means absolutely nothing at this point in time.
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