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I don't think anybody should self-deport, but Caulfield was talking about 3/36, if I remember correctly. And a few of us got swatted down for suggesting somebody like Murakami could sign with the White Sox. NostraCaulfield mocked me for suggesting 3/45.

Merry Christmas, guys. Thanks for the banter.

Wow, what a slip. LOL. I guess we know who the Sox are drafting.

@caulfield12 lost the ban bet. The proof is in the pudding. Fairbanks did not receive over $20 million. He received $13 million. Also, the Sox signed Murakami for $34 million, which is an individual free agent contract above $17.5 million prior to opening day.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all Soxtalk members. Brighter days are coming.

From what I've seen most people in KC and Missouri aren't too happy about the Chiefs moving out of state. Even the Missouri politicians aren't happy about it. The more I've thought about it the more I find it amazing that Illinois hasn't approved the Bears Arlington Heights site. It would be a great thing for the area. If something doesn't change and Indiana offers the Bears a tremendous deal the Bears are going to move out of state, The states of Kansas and Indiana view a NFL franchise as an asset. Even tho the money is putting more money into the NFL billionaire owners pockets Kansas and Indiana think its worth it in the long run.

Kelly could have made it as a pinch runner. Fastest pitcher I have ever seen.

I was 100% wrong on him exceeding the option…no doubt about that. But at the end of the day, that wasn’t the bet my friend nor was it even the spirit of the bet. You thought Fairbanks was going to easily clear $20M because of some ridiculous Spotrac forecast and that did not happen. You also thought the Sox wouldn’t sign someone for more than $17.5M in total contract value and that did happen. Ultimately, we must hold one another accountable for our words & actions. A bet was agreed to and a ban must be issued accordingly now that the dust has settled. I respect your courage to actually put some skin in the game and look forward to future interactions come Opening Day. 圣诞快乐，新年快乐！

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, maybe Santa will bring us a merry winning season in 2026.

Maybe in China but plenty of free movie content in the states Might not be the newest releases but there are inexpensive ways to get those if youre into using digital codes here in the good ol' USA.

Fine, whatever, but you were still wrong on Fairbanks. Wrong wrong wrong. As long as you admit that along with everyone else who argued he would get less than $11 million. You basicalmy argued he would struggle to get a deal of even $10 million. He actually now has $14 million in hand (including the TB buyout) and will get $14.5 million if he's traded by the deadline. You lost the battle but somehow won the war. At any rate, I'm working out the details on a new project with White Sox Japan scout Satoshi Takahashi and Excel SM, so I will probably be busy anyway. PS If WestEddy gets bored, he like a genie can summon me back before February 20th or whatever date it is. Also, I'm going to record anytime someone makes a bet starting with Feb 20th and make sure those bettors are all held accountable in similar fashion since you took it this far, despite being wrong in "spirit."

I wonder if Hahn knows he'll get major brownie points with Jerry if he gets rid of Robert's salary after signing the sensation from Japan.

Hark, Gene Honda, Jerry sings. 村上 宗隆 was born in 熊本市.

Mods - @caulfield12 has lost both of the above bets and has agreed to sit out the rest of the offseason. As such, please proceed with his temporary ban at your soonest convenience. Thanks in advance and hope y’all have a Merry Christmas.

The sad reality is Luis Robert is a $20 million dollar player whose riding 2 straight years of injury filled sub level value. It shouldn’t be surprising at all the Sox are ready to move on as well as getting mediocre offers from other teams. The arrow is way down on this guy now, I think we’ll ultimately look at the trade return and lament what could have been.

I definitely appreciate the idea of crossing off worries over 2026. Yet OTOH, there isn’t much difference in potential good outcomes whichever path is chosen with regards to Robert. Keeping Robert until the deadline on the off chance he rehabbed some trade value is as reasonable choice as any. And as a bonus, it would be a lot more fun to watch this lineup with Robert bracketed by real left handed threats. For potential entertainment value alone without very much downside to worry over, the option of keeping Robert around for awhile grows on me.

19 years ago "Another Rangers’ Trade that Completely Sucks Ass" In retrospect, his arrival was a tad overrated. Christmas ’06: The Texas Rangers trade pitchers John Danks, Nick Masset and Jacob Rasner to the Chicago White Sox for pitcher Brandon McCarthy. Nice. Can’t find the exact quote, but I remember Rangers’ GM Jon Daniels saying at the time that McCarthy...

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/players-in-dfa-limbo.html J.Noel and J.Wiemer dfa holiday "limbo"

I've seen articles that even said the White Sox were the worst team in baseball the last TWO seasons...

The white sox should not be considered small market. They are a team that plays in a large market that pretends to be a small market team.

https://www.tiktok.com/en/trending/detail/munetaka-murakami-joins-white-sox

He can do that is a year, or two, when he is a free agent and the Sox know more about the state of the rebuild

Unless Ishbia as a futuristic PE Santa Claus is issuing "generous" extensions to Robert and Murakami...