Here's a look at some recent free agent signings:
- Michael Conforto, San Franciso Giants, 2 years, $36 million
- Nathan Eovaldi, Texas Rangers, 2 years, $34 million
- Corey Kluber, Boston Red Sox, 1 year, $10 million
- Jean Segura, Miami Marlins, 2 years, $17 million
- Drew Smyly, Cubs, 2 years, $19 million
- Taylor Rogers, San Francisco Giants, 3 years, $33 million
Segura's signing takes the most prominent remaining free agent option at second base off the board, which caused White Sox Twitter to melt down for approximately the 23rd time this offseason.
You can't really blame the fans, though, since the internal "options" being sold to them by the front office include Romy Gonzalez, Lenyn Sosa and ... gulp, Leury Garcia.
Gonzalez has not shown that he's good enough to start for a team that expects to contend. Sosa has promise, but he's simply not ready yet. The big fear is this road leads back to Garcia. Again.
San Francisco's signing of Rogers had a ripple effect, too, as the Giants designated second baseman Tommy La Stella for assignment to make room for the veteran pitcher on the roster.
Thus, La Stella is a free agent, and some Sox fans are talking about him as a possible option. Buyer beware.
Injuries limited La Stella to 60 games last season, when he accumulated -0.7 WAR. He's entering his age-34 season, and it's not unreasonable to believe his days as a useful player are past. He doesn't merit anything other than a minor league contract, if that. There's a reason the Giants let him go.
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