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It’s a great low risk addition

oh my god

Ha, we got him!

Great idea!😁

So, they need to get Blue Moon as a sponsor, put a literal moon somewhere on the concourse, and every time Mune hits a bomb its called a "moon" shot and the moon lights up or something.

I used to like pff grades for offensive line and back end defense where I didn’t have view to see what was going on, but the positive grades it was giving to players like Coleman Shelton last year when our interior was constantly getting blown up soured me on it. Low and behold we replace all those schlubs and I see actual good Oline play so I’m just ok knowing I can’t really know.

OK, lets not confuse 'trying this offseason' and 'signing a guy to a short term deal because long term interest wasn't there from anyone'. This is still the same organization, until at least 2029.

No the key point is actually that they tried (and are still trying btw). The failure is so noteworthy because of how hard they’ve been trying. I will take that approach 10/10 times over whatever it is that JR does.

The sad part is that Tray’s extremely dumb, long-winded rant should never of happened in the first place if he put any rationale into this and realized the Ishbia’s are purchasing the Sox with their own personal wealth and not buying it through Justin’s private equity firm. As such, the “leveraged buyout playbook” theory holds no meaning whatsoever and the accusation makes Tray look like an ever bigger clown.

Yeah, it doesn’t really make sense. A baseball ops department is going to do what they think is best in consideration of the constraints they’re working under. You can argue with their decisions, but whether it’s win now or win later, they’re all trying to win. It seems evident that isn’t always the case with ownership, or at the very least isn’t a high enough priority. I don’t see how you could argue, given the information we’re privy to, with Cohen’s desire to put a winning product on the field, sleazeball or not. Given that same information, you could make a pretty compelling argument against Jerry, however.

So the Mets have spent more this off season than the sox, but somehow the Sox are trying and the Mets aren't. Make it make sense.

Everyone get their notebooks and pencils, “Private Equity 102” has begun. In this class you will learn that calling Jerry cheap is actually a stereotype but you will also learn that you don’t know anything about Ishbia. But Tray knows. And it’s bad

There is an old saying..."Be careful what you wish for." Is Ishbia cheap as well ? Is he really a White Sox fan ? Oh, is that why he pulled his Private Equity Investment in the Twins and instead purchased White Sox shares ? Or was that part and parcel of the typical PEI leveraged buyout formula? Ishbia remains silent and is just paying down debt right now, right? Really? corporate debt is part of the strategy used by PEI firms over and again. "A leveraged buyout is a strategy in which a private equity firm finances its acquisition of a company using debt secured by the company it is acquiring rather than using its capital or taking on the debt itself. This tactic saddles private equity-owned companies with substantial debt, often draining resources that could otherwise be invested in innovation, workforce development, or adapting to market changes. Instead, firms under private equity ownership must channel much of their revenue toward servicing this debt, leaving them vulnerable to financial distress and bankruptcy. Bankruptcies are a key bellwether signaling the broader risks associated with private equity investments." https://pestakeholder.org/news/private-equity-behind-70-of-large-u-s-bankruptcies-in-the-first-quarter-of-2025/ Also, imagine what is ahead for Walgreens now that is has been taken over by a Private Equity firm that financed 70% of it deal through debt...with little or no skin in the game. https://medcitynews.com/2025/09/walgreens-private-equity-sale/ Meanwhile, did Ishbia offer one cent capital to the WSox corporation for acquiring Murakami or to be used to fortify the 2026 White Sox roster? We know he has money to spend and that he spends a lot of it on his own Winnetka estate. And what does he say about Murakami, or about anything related to the White Sox. What's with the Wizard of Oz BS ? As a Sox fan, I want the team to win now or at least in the next 2-3 years. If that gets Jerry another ring, fine by me. Count me out of the group that puts some kind of baseless faith in a silent private equity investor. He is in it for money. Ishbia could give 2 chits about the WSox or WSox fans, never has, never will. His silence now, even with the fan excitement over the Murakami signing, is proof positive of that.

I know some people gripe over PFF grades, but this had me absolutely shocked.... Loveland is their 5th highest graded TE and Burden is their 14th highest graded WR. I know they've looked incredible, but to have those grades back up what I've seen and know its not just my often rose colored glasses took me back a bit!

Because you keep making this argument over and over and it’s still ridiculous. How can you look at the current respective payrolls for the Mets and the White Sox and say that the Mets are not even trying yet the Sox actually appear to be trying? That’s crazy talk.

well we don't have Yoendrys anymore, someone has to have it. maybe Bryan Ramos because he keeps 'YoYoing' between AAA and MLB.

it'll never not be funny to me that everyone slobbers all over those two dudes, the criminal and the wunderkind, and they completely blew it with a $400mil payroll. the key point here is that they failed and now this year they're not even trying. meanwhile, the sox actually appear to be 'trying' this offseason and people are still complaining. interesting.

Does he deserve the cute nickname?

From MLB.com: "A report from Yahoo Japan indicated the White Sox were emerging as contenders for Imai, though Feinsand reported that Chicago is a longshot to ink the righty."

Look, I know you wanted caviar, but I got this expired ground chuck that is just as good at like 5% of the cost... now where is my love?

Man, it must suck to have an owner that tries to win and fails. Oh the horrors.

the steve cohen special seems to be missing the playoffs then replacing the team's good players with polanco, a 35-year-old who just hit for 89 wrc+, a guy who posted a 5 ERA. maybe that's the david stearns special.