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I think if the sox signed this guy, it would show you what they think of the Martin, Burke, Cannon group.

That low strikeout rate was scary, and the fact that it has declined over the years.

I would have liked Murakami on a similar contract but I can see why he didn’t sign such a deal.

He looked like a dubious #5. I thought he could get something like 1/3 as somebody's rotation depth.

Not surprising at all. His profile didn't look all that great for success in the MLB.

He also doesn't hit the ball particularly hard. It'll be interesting to see how his bat (and power) translates while also trying to play secondary positions. I originally was more on him than Mune, but I honestly think his career will end up being closer to Yoshida's.

I think Okamoto will be a better hitter immediately but he's already 30 so his upside won't be that high. This might be the only real contract he gets in the Majors.

Kona Takahashi goes back to Japan.

I think that's what they're doing. If somebody comes banging on the door with a package, the Sox will listen.

Great article, thank you for sharing. I enjoyed the read and am looking forward to following the development of these players. The new White Sox front office also has me very excited for the future of the organization. Sounds like they are finally getting competent.

I thought it said Cubs at first. LOL I hope he does well.

Curious to see how much money he got compared to Murakami.

We don't have anyone at this time who would do better. Get some pitching and stop worrying about Robert IMO.

Have not !! 😋

Is the public ponying up the TIF dollars for a pointless red line stop?

A Kansas lawmaker says time is up for the Royals to accept their stadium deal. https://www.kctv5.com/2025/12/31/times-up-royals-stadium-proposal-kansas-lawmaker-says/ Also, downtown KC, Missouri businesses light up their buildings blue in support of a new downtown Royals stadium. https://fox4kc.com/sports/royals/downtown-kansas-city-lights-up-blue-in-support-of-new-royals-stadium/

I doubt they'd make that a condition. Colts fans in the state would probably not be on board with such a demand.

Idk some sort of negotiating/signing window every couple weeks with a break in between. Incentives for both players/teams for getting a signing done earlier. I don’t have a good answer for it but something to make the off-season a little bit more exciting to keep that excitement going into ST. I’m all for the players and team officials enjoying the time away from the game, the mental aspect of a long season doesn’t get talked about enough, but make the holidays a down time then so fans know what to expect because everyone knows what fans want is what matters most 🤣

January 3, 2005 - As part of a plan to add more depth to the rotation, the Sox signed veteran hurler Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez. “The Duke” started strong in 2005, faded somewhat down the stretch but pitched perhaps the most historic inning in franchise history when he came in to a bases loaded, no out situation at Boston in game #3 of the A.L.D.S. with the Sox only leading 4-3 in the sixth inning. He proceeded to get two pop outs and a strike out as the Sox held on to win 5-3 and advance to the A.L.C.S. For the 2005 season Hernandez went 9-9 with a save in 128 innings of work. He was traded that off season as part of a deal bringing Javier Vasquez to the White Sox. January 3, 2008 – The White Sox were looking for another solid hitter to join the lineup and G.M. Kenny Williams thought he had found him as he made a deal with Oakland and acquired outfielder/first baseman Nick “Dirty 30” Swisher for Ryan Sweeney, Fautino De Los Santos and Gio Gonzalez. Unfortunately the deal fell far short. In 2008 Swisher put up decent numbers 21 doubles, 24 home runs and 69 RBI’s but he turned into a distracting presence in the clubhouse, was benched by manager Ozzie Guillen towards the end of the year and was then traded to the Yankees…where he promptly regained his Oakland form in four solid seasons. Sweeney hit higher than .286 in three of his four years with the A’s while Gonzalez blossomed into a solid starting pitcher for the A’s and then later the Nationals where he won 21 games in 2012. The Sox signed him as a free agent for the 2020 season but he was injured and only started four games in the 60-game pandemic shortened year.

In your article, you name Outfielder Sebastian Romero but then refer to somebody called Rivero. Are there two different players, or is it Sebastian Rivero, and you mistakenly subbed in Francys Romero's name?

Who cares? It's just a name. Don't lose any sleep over this.

"Bad owner" for fans of the team. Great owner for investors. Very good owner for the other owners, although that has dropped the past ten years. Very good owner to non player employees. (Loyalty and job protection) Average to above average owner for average players. Well below average owner for superstars looking for appropriate contracts. Well above average for players and coaches with literally no other place to work. Average (big guess on my part) to neighboring businesses and the surrounding community.