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Honestly seems like something shady was going on and they are getting in front of it. Not only did they fire their scouting director, but they also fired the assistant to him. I'm kind of surprised it hasn't gotten more attention.

John Paxson punched a guy and because he was a 40th percentile or so GM kept his job for another half decade. AKME are one of the worst FOs in the NBA and there is zero talk of a hot seat. I realize Michael ostensibly runs the Bulls but this is a JR hallmark. He is extremely hesitant to put in the hard work to find better employees. He's been this way going on two decades.

I’m not talking about the tedium of basic job responsibilities.

I agree with them 100%. I've had him as the top Sox prospect since midseason. For me, he's their best-looking A-ball player since Colson.

So we’d get the Mets number 11, 25, and another pitcher outside their rankings board. All pitchers. Why the hell not. Sign me up if you can’t get a single stud pitching prospect for him.

Good for Jason.

Something called "ClutchPoints" hypothesizing a Sox/Mets trade return Will Watson, R.J. Gordon and Jose Chirinos for Robert.

Really? Any particular reason why? I think they just changed international scouting director, but I wouldn't think they'd cancel everything over that, unless there was some shenanigans going on.

Yankees cancelled all of their pre-agreements, so I imagine they'll have plenty of IFA money to trade for anyone who comes asking

Guess we’ll see soon enough.

BA really likes Bonemer

Jimmy just reported the Sox are a week away from the new period and have a significant amount unaccounted for.

@Mariners. May we interest you in Lenyn Sosa for a package built around your comp pick? Or Pirates honestly. Keep the good vibes going. Edit: or deal one of each (Robert, Sosa) to Reds, Pirates, or Mariners.

I hadn’t considered intentional money along with him, though I’d rather the Sox just spent that allocation.

Somebody using Grok to scrape the net for Braves' rumors...

Interesting string where it's posited that the Mets need more international money to sign their whole class.

As the "other" English teacher around here I approve this message. Plus the OP was damn funny.

Ian and James always put out a podcast worth a listen. The most interesting is the convo about Baseball America's raving about where the Sox are going with Development (BA thinks the Sox could have a top ten system after the draft), and James talks a bit about what he hears the Sox want to add soon. Give a listen.

Garfien had a good talk with Phil Nevin about why he came to the Sox and what he does.

Interesting argument for German Marquez.

I think a few things can be true at once. On one hand, expectations change for teams quickly in the NFL. Many didn’t think the Bears would win 8 games this year, but when they held the No. 1 seed late in the year, your view of what can be accomplished in a given season changes. And because fortunes can change so quickly in the NFL, you need to capitalize on the opportunity when it’s there. So I think it’s fair to “criticize” a team that now has raised the level of expectation for fans. On the other hand, I think there are plenty of “fans” that simply don’t want to admit they were wrong, pegged the Bears as a bad team before the season started and simply want to be proven “right”. It’s the day and age we live in and just have to accept people are going to make fools of themselves. I view things this way: If the Bears lose to the Packers on Saturday, it will be very disappointing and being honest and frank about where this team needs to make improvements will be justified. However, I will still acknowledge the leaps this franchise made over the last calendar year in finding the right coach, seemingly finding a QB they can build around, and being excited about what Year 2 under Ben Johnson will look like, on all sides of the ball. His first draft proved to be pretty fruitful and adding in another class should be a welcome addition, or them taking a big swing at a DE in the trade market. But next season, and basically the two years following (the years that span Caleb’s rookie deal), it’s Super Bowl or bust. They are basically right on schedule. This was the come up year, but next year it’s all-in.

I don't know how big of a loss or not Cunningham will be, but I believe they'd get a 3rd round comp pick this year and than another next year which is great. Hopefully Poles can replace him with another good talent and finally overcome those 3rd round challenges.

Are we really upset that the Bears aren't the prohibitive playoff favorite a year after being the worst team in the NFC Central and being DOA as a team? Jesus people, enjoy the moment. This team is at least a year ahead of schedule for the talent on the roster, and that is without even talking about the injuries especially on the defensive side of the ball.

Matt Ryan to be named president of football operations for Atlanta. That actually might be big from the Bears stand point. Matt Ryan and Ryan Poles are very good friends and teammates at BC. Ryan will likely interview Ian Cunningham for the GM job and Poles will likely put in a good word for Ian. Bears could get two 3rd round compensation picks out of it.