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COUNTERPOINT: 1. We got rid of Robert because he's always injured and brought back a couple of interesting players with 5+ years of control. His choice of agent also hints at leaving in free agency. If the Sox wanted to get rid of his salary, the easiest way to do that would have been to have not picked up his option in the first place. 2. We are building a sustainable roster. Montgomery, Teel, Quero, Meidroth, Vargas and Baldwin were lineup regulars coming back from last season. Shane Smith and Davis Martin are certain to be in the rotation, and Grant Taylor, Vasil, Leasure and Wikelman Gonzalez return to this year's bullpen. And once the team is creating multiple bullpen arms a year, they should become cromulent, used to restock the farm system. A closer is probably one of the worst ways to tie up big money. 3. In 6 seasons, Robert has won one GG, stolen 40 bases once, and eclipsed 20 HRs once. I believe he is what he's been for the last 2 full seasons - a 2 bWAR/162 games CF who plays great defense, but slumps 3 months, and misses another 2. 4. I agree.

Fandom is a hamster wheel. Only one team wins it all every year . The rest try to find a path in our minds to momentary joy while knowing the despair will come again. Hopefully our hamster wheel becomes well oiled and surrounded by a much nicer cage.

And until it changes up top, fans have every right to understand that Jerry has his fingers into every piece of the White Sox pie, and his whims change what everyone else below him is allowed to do. Even this GM with all of this new runway wasn't allowed to sign a $40 million free agent without begging for it, and then having to do interviews about how grateful he was that he was allowed to add something so small to this team.

I think you and ptatc are talking about 2 different people. Getz is doing his job under the restrctions of the owner but he still has to do the job of a GM which will be on a much smaller scale due to those. restrictions. You ate questioning the owner which I have no problem with. Makes no sense to pretend this is JR trying to compete. Even in his best days the money he put into the team was all about the 25 man roster and how much he spent was based on attendence. and TV money and not on spending his or investors money. He never was a spend money to make money guy. He decided long ago that players were too expensive and building a good strong supportive infrastructure that invested in youth and development were places to not spend anything but the bare minimum on. He's not even the best version of himself anymore which wasnt very good to begin with . He's preparing for his sons to make as much money as possible by selling the team after he dies. That's it . It suck it really does but I don't have to be embarassed about looking forward to the day the Ishbia's become the new owners. In the meantime I will hope the team can make progress until that day comes and I will praise that progress since it comes with management and coaches staying positive under the duress of JR's diminished ownership.

Did they end up calling him safe or out?

I want the White Sox to win. And I don't really care how they do it as long as it happens. But it starts at the top, and the man that sits the highest is still in control of this franchise, and until that truly changes...we're on a hamster wheel.

This is definitely better than praying someone can get 3 outs in the 9th. If he doesn't work out at closer, you can always go back to Taylor. I think Dominguez works best as a setup guy, but I'm just glad the Sox actually spent some money on fixing the bullpen with this and the Newcomb signings.

Guess you should be Commisioner then and Run the players union too and all will be well. I dont think theres enough gazillionaires out there to have 30 teams all throwing money around like it's confetti. There is only a few franchises that are appealing because they do that. The rest have to find a balance between profit and winning. Every owner has the right to run their franchise the way they see fit in accordance with the CBA.

On the way.

I mean the same could be said for you. The Sox do something that people are excited about and you usually come in with “actually this is why it’s bad.”

Would be lower risk lower reward but should absolutely be done if there’s mutual interest. Gallen and his agent absolutely dropped the ball not taking the QO. 1 year 22M is better than anything he’s going to get with the offer attached.

I really don’t think it was Mura. I bet they sign either an OF or a starter.

This isn't life and death, it's entertainment. You don't need to be a blind sheep and pretend it's actually innate positivity and optimism.

That was then this is now. Nothing says itll end the same way . We have a choice to be fatalistic about it or hopeful. I choose hopeful. It's better for our souls and better for those around us to envision hope and light in the midst of darkness.

The White Sox are still projected to be the 3rd worst team in baseball after the signing. Objectively, he thinks it's good news for a franchise to be projected to lose 100 games for the fourth year in a row? Objectively, he thinks it's good to invest less money into the franchise than they did 20 years ago?

So now we have to judge the Robert trade on Acuna and whatever return we get from him also. That makes this a lot better on the optics. Technically they still have another 10 mil this season that should be accounted for also...but im sure that was mura. A really nice move.

Not investing in players and your product is actually harming the game, it's sustainability and it's popularity. Those teams area actually even bad for his career and it's sustainability. Saying that teams should be able to go for broke, collect profit sharing of other teams trying to win and make money is a horrible business model.

We will see. The Ishbia family is quite rich and they may treat the franchise better than those who own franchises like Tampa, Cleveland, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and on and on. We could end up like Philly, Boston, Toronto, Yankees. And there are other franchises like San Diego. & SF, who arent afraid of $100M -$300M contracts. Im not expecting Mets or Dodger type spending. The Ishbia's own other sports franchises so there is some history to go on.

H He also said this in 2020. Ain't a single player with the organization left, never won a playoff series, and during that stretch set the record for worst record in baseball. Like Passan, but the trailer ended up being the best part of the movie...

Very true. The Sox bullpen has been an unmitigated disaster and this guy could help. I guess it also depends on your definition of "enjoyable." The Sox "only" losing 93 games say instead of 100 doesn't move the needle much for me at this time. And he'll probably get traded for prospects at the deadline if he does well. Like I said Sox fans will "dance" when JR is gone and Ishbia is running things.

Youre awfully good at telling all kinds of people they should be embarassed to praise others. Not every teams does business the same way. We shouldnt have preface every sentence about the Sox with I'm still angry, hurt embarassed and weep and gnash my teeth often over being in baseball hell as a fan however... Some of us just like to look ahead and find solace in the fact that there are good things happening with a new owner out there waiting patiently. I'm glad he's not embarassed to buy such a historically weak franchise.

Maybe they need some other help then.

If they feel comfortable about his health, Giolito checks many boxes on a 2 year contract.

All good. Sox definitely need another SP, just have to find one that they wouldn’t have to give up a draft pick to sign.