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Well, Getz pretty much has to say this. At this point, there is really no way for him to improve the outfield over Robert. Bellinger will be a Yankee soon and I doubt the Sox will be spending on Bader. What good free agent outfielders are even left? https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/mlb-free-agents-2025-2026.html

Just another post that reinforces that fans just dont understand who JR is at this point in his life as lame duck owner unwilling to invest beyond the bare minimum to make the sale of the team as profitable as possible with perhaps a return to .500 if a lot of the youngsters step up. That's a big ask though. The Orioles are still waging a battle for consistency among their youth and with higher regarded position player prospects than the Sox have to work with. Sox high rated pitching prospects need to resurface this year along with some of the injured ones and McDougal/Oppor.

They had no intention of keeping Robert, that is obvious

Conforto to White Sox confirmed.

This is being happy you got scrap value for your wrecked Ferrari which you crashed driving drunk in an ice storm after you could have sold it for six figures previously. Sure it is value for NOW, but realistically, you blew it, and this was the short straw.

I listed to the Chris Getz little interview he wants to add offense and defense to the outfield. Surely he's not talking about Conforto I hope.

He has to go get the Big Reins his calzone.

Right and thats been pointed out by many people here but somehow the trade still sucks. Why ? I dont know what they were expecting for a guy who sucked for 2 years, had a boatload of injuries in his career and chances of him creating value with a strong and healthy April and May were considered slim. I had brought it up in late December in the Robert thread that it was possible JR only committed to the Murakami contract if Robert money could be moved. I was fascinated people still got their hopes up for JR actually spending like he's not selling the team and estate planning his eventual earthly departure. Basically it turns out picking up his option saved the Sox the $2M buyout and got them a couple of players . And they got Murakami for what might eventually turn into a Posting fee plus his prorated salary to dump him at the deadline which is basically the same as Robert's salary. So now instead of banking on a Robert return to form to create value theyre banking on Murakami proving the critics wrong and having enough OBP,LHH power and his extra year to get more prospects. Sorry folks it is what it is. Reindorf ,as has been the case since he got Ishbia involved, is still the worst version of himself . Robert was like a piece of property that Reinsdorf held until the market for him improved to the point that he could be flipped He was basically flipped for Acuna , 12th round pitcher, $2M buyout, Murakami and the hope that a Japanese LH power hitter, ala a young Schwarber, ends up more enticing than a 2yr declining, bulked up Billy Hamilton. Of course they could have waited and hoped both Robert and Murakami built value in the 1st half but if both failed JR is stuck with bulldozable worthless property. Not JR's style especially at this point in his life and ownership.

Wow. That is mad Bonemer respekt, which I endorse.

True....He's started taking a Pilates class.

Jerry's so cheap, he didn't want to pay the buyout so they picked up the option and was able to swindle some team to take lubob and his full salary for a couple bags of balls with players attached to them. Sounds like a win for uncle Jerry.

FWIW

Its very possible. JR obviously wants the payroll as low as possible. Low payroll = big profits for the ownership.

Getz traded Dylan Cease and received nothing in return. He then traded Robert Jr and received nothing in return.This upcoming 2026 White Sox outfield is really going to be bad. The best scenario that I can see is Benindenti in left and Sosa as the DH. Robert Jr was scheduled to be at Soxfest next week. Looks like he won't be there.

Many posters here voiced objection when the Sox picked up a 20 Mil. option for Robert. Now we get two prospects and avoid paying the 20 Mil. and they still aren't happy. You can't make some fans happy. Let's wait to see these players in Spring Training before we trash them.

Always catches me off guard when people don't have Braden Montgomery as the top position player in the system. Which isn't a criticism of Bonemer, FWIW

Anyone going to SoxFest? Should be a riot… literally… At least until they “please” the crowd with a live SoxFest announcement of a Conforto signing!

This is CRAZY.

This was the predictable part. We were never going to get much for him, which is what made holding on to him for so long in the first place so odd. If Chris Getz really knew this was a historic dumpster fire, the time to deal him was very obviously coming off of 2023 when he was healthy and good for the first time (and still last time) in his career. And every year his value kept dropping like a stone.

But who actually gets on base for Acuna to use his speed?

Lowest in baseball. I think even more impressive is the fact we only have 4 guys making over a million dollars this upcoming season at the moment. Not sure how that's possible.

Guy was bad in AAA before he ever appeared in the MLB?