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nobody wants the 27-year-old future hall of famer. i hate it when guys produce 6 war for my team every year.

The 2005 club could beat you with a blast a bloop or a bunt. They were top five in the league if I remember right in home runs, sacrifice flies, sacrifice bunts, infield hits and stolen bases. They were very well rounded offensively.

During the 94/95 labor impasse players weren't paid but it was negotiated as part of the final settlement that they would be credited with service time for the games missed. That's how the Sox lost Alex Fernandez. The organization didn't think he'd be a free agent for another year but with the service time given for the games missed he qualified went to Florida and helped them win a World series.

Braves did all that maneuvering with #1/2 and 8-10 ($1500) picks to go way over on slots 3/6/11 But many had slotted AJ Gracia is the 20s.

Come to Pittsburgh in May if you have never seen PNC park! I will buy you a beer.

Atlanta Braves On SIBraves Set Record When Signing 2026 Draft ClassThe Atlanta Braves did what they had to do in order to put pen to paper on who they feel is a prime draft pick

You would lose the slot value for example 200k and the ability to go 5% over without penalty so total loss would be 210 from your pool.

Lindor is available too? That would be a shocker… Soto didn’t help the Padres THAT much and cost them Wood Abrams Gore. Very similar to Devers in many respects in terms of a positive/negative clubhouse presence. Everyone has noted how happy/together the Sox team is…look no further than Boston moving away from Marcelo Mayer and going with the always smiling and optimistic underdog story Anthony Seigler (their Antonacci) at second base. Brewers might have made a mistake there, but already had Turang and preferred to add David Hamilton at third for Durbin.

Garrett is "not throwing baseballs" as of 7/13. Something isn't adding up. His lat strain was said to be "mild" and yet he's unable to throw 60 days later? Pitchers, bro. They get injured a lot.

Maybe he didn't fully log off at the library.

Nobody wants the clubhouse cancer Soto and the 600 or so million left on his deal. One of the greatest hitters of his generation, but a bum in the field and a clubhouse downer unlike Manny and Miggy and Papi, the other 150+ wrc+ type bat only types to come before him. If you're that good of player, being a s%*# leader is a huge drawback, as the org will play favorites and mets fans complain about it. Mets are one of the worst run FOs in pro sports, honestly the White Sox might be better given the resources available the last 30 years.

Okay, you got me there. Generally, the owners have granted some service time. I'm pretty sure that if baseball players aren't playing baseball games, they're not being paid $200k a game afterwards.

I was a big Wes Kath guy as well. Seemed like a great pick at the time. HS guys are just wild cards. I get why the greedy MLB owners want to limit them in the draft, but eff off.

Nobody knows now what an agreement before and/or after a shutdown would look like.

Damn you lose a bet with the wifey or something, Sox over .500 at the ASB you gotta give up a 20 year schtick?

Vargas was like 155-165 pounds when they acquired him. He hardly looked good in a uniform at that point…he looked more like a malnourished refugee.

Someone yesterday peed in the cheerios and compared Prosek’s profile to Wes Kath. I am still in shambles

Is your son still psyched for Norberts? My cousin's child was a stellar lineman at Marist and he chose one of the Wisconsin state schools like Whitewater or one of em. He only lasted a few weeks cause at some of the smaller schools it's not like the kids envisioned: perhaps the food isn't as good as expected and social life isn't as good as expected and the towns can be isolated. Also some schools "sign" kids and then wind up actually cutting them. Not saying Norberts will do any of that, just see how he makes it through fall camp and if his enthusiasm wanes. My cousin's child ended up moving back and trying out at St. Xav's then gave it up completely. Did u see the Rice kid won the high school home run derby? And the Royals took a Br Rice grad sixth in the entire MLB Draft? Wow. Rice is on fire. How's enrollment looking? Is Rice still a viable option for kids? I know our bball team looks like it's reverted back to mediocre at best after the amazing run of Conte and Fraser.

Grant Cleavinger’s brother, 2026 Univ.Nebraska udfa, Garrett, has a long big league history, drafted by Rays in 2015.

I gave him a B for managing. I do believe there are definitely better managers in the league for in game decisions. However, I give him an A+ for establishing teamwork and maximum effort. I don't think I've ever seen a White Sox team in my lifetime that runs hard to first base on every ball hits or makes an effort to move a runner from 2nd to 3rd with no outs so strongly. Little things win games and its activities like this that have us outperforming the expectations of most people.

Don't forget ... the World Cup was here this time around so it's naturally going to be popular. After the World Cup it'll return to being a non watched sport in USA. Heck the Cup won't be back for what, 20 years? Although the women's World Cup could come soon and bring that excitement. As far as popularity, baseball seems to still pack stadiums. The all star game was a big deal as far as being sold out, same with the HR Derby night. If baseball truly was dead to fans, it'd show in attendance at the big events like playoffs, WS, all star game. That said baseball remains on life support because of analytics. The HR or nothing offenses are offensive to many. Strategy is dead. It's all about the HR or K. Pitchers all throw 98; nobody can go more than five innings. The pitch clock isn't working. Games are still too long. Games need to be like Banana Ball: 2 hour limit (in MLB I'd allow 2 hr, 20 minutes). NBA is now boring. High screen and drive and get hacked inside on layup tries or drive inside or pass inside and pass to a 3 point bomber. Last two minutes of games are so dull with all the time outs. That's what is killing college basketball too. NFL and college football have too many replays. College has become insufferable with the stoppages. At least NFL games are 3 hours max. College football now flirts with 3 hours 40 minutes. That is insanity. Soccer: Brutally boring. Megan Rapinoe turned a lot of people off with what seemed to be an anti-USA sentiment. WNBA: Too physical. Too controversial. All the headlines are about Clark getting beaten up and perceived jealousy of other WNBA players toward her and Sophie Cunningham. Tennis: Boring on the men's side because of their powerful serves keeping rallies to a minimum. Women's tennis is pretty exciting on TV. Golf: Believe it or not, made for TV if a guy you like is in contention. WIth all these no name golfers it also it dull though. Bowling: Addictive but I don't think it's on TV anymore. Hockey: One of the best sports to watch in person. "Bobby Hull ... A shot and a goal" - cut Lloyd Pettit.

If he likes the bunt that can be a postseason killer, playing for one run here and there rather than letting Muni, Vargas, Colson, Beni, etc do some lifting and pulling.

That’s 3 seasons in a row now with the final series of the season being against national league opponents. 25 was Washington. We have Colorado this year. Next year is San Diego. Just odd…

Saw the very first game played there. Blue Jays vs the Brewers. I think it was ‘89. It was the SkyDome then.