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They will have to do some pretty decent cap work to get a guy like that in here.

I kinda like having Chase hit lower and stacking the top with the best all around bats to give them the most ABs but there doesn’t feel like a natural guy to hit there. Kyle Teel maybe but I also think it’s weird having a Catcher hit leadoff lol

According to Popular Mechanics it was a Streeter garbage dump. This is is someone copying the original article which is paywalled. https://theyawningchasm.com/2021/08/02/the-pungent-history-of-americas-garbage-mountains/

No more line ups of 6 number 9 hitters.

Was it "trash", or debris from the Chicago Fire?

And to bring this full circle, thanks to watching some PBS/Geoffrey Baer, DYK that the Chicago Bears Soldier Field was built on a (wait for it... wait for it...) literal garbage landfill as it was originally about 150 yards into Lake Michigan, but was where people dumped their trash during the early years of Chicago. They drove pilings through the trash piles and into bedrock to anchor the stadium.

A couple years ago, I was getting a cup of coffee or buying cigarettes or something on 53rd street and witnessed the "fire department" heroically "rescuing" someone from the top floor of a burning hotel only to discover I had wandered onto a movie set.

Pirates trying to up the spending to avoid grievances

He might genuinely be the worst defensive left fielder in the league (of anyone who hasn't been entirely moved off the position). Statcast has him at 4th percentile for both range and arm value. Fangraphs notes he was good for -16.5 dWAR. It's pretty surprising because he used to be kinda good there before joining the Sox. I'm not even sure you want him as part of a DH platoon because he posted some pretty extreme, likely unrepeatable, reverse splits last season (.276/.286/.563 vs Left, .231/.312/.396 vs Right). I think his role is pinch hitter and maybe you stick him in left when whoever is out there needs a day off. To his credit, he was technically an above average hitter last season, but I think I'd still want any number of our young players DHing ahead of him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DnDIm8EBNwEM&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiYsZmzwNGRAxVJIkQIHcOqGYUQFnoECAsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3ye749KOw0AwwDf4I9ENz6

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/penn-state-baseball-signs-one-of-the-top-arms-in-japan-for-2027/ar-AA1SPAWJ?ocid=BingNewsSerp Not even sure where this goes....we don't have a 2027 draft thread (yet) Genai Sado already has first round buzz around him, including headline stories at mob and baseballamerica. Also, the A's gave $1.5 million to a Japanese two way prep prospects who held his own in the Arizona Complex League

Or if you like it LOUD.....

If you keep Quero, you have to give him consistent at-bats at DH when Teel is catching. As such, it really limits how much Benintendi can also DH. Something has to give there IMO or you have to accept shitty LF defense next season to ensure Quero’s bat can develop. As for Sosa, we now have four LH hitters in our lineup and one switch hitter who is far better from the LH side than that right side. Sosa as the 10th man who fills in at multiple spots (especially against LHP) can work. Meidroth being able to cover SS allows us to carry a non-traditional backup infielder like Sosa. Honestly, if he can learn some LF, he should be able to get plenty of playing time. It’s actually Mead who seems kind of pointless as the roster is currently constructed.

It's nice to be a fan of a team that makes a move like this while seeing fans of other teams publicly say things like "That's too much for unproven talent" or "I'm glad my team didn't pay this guy". Meanwhile we know they're pissed. $17 million committed for two years is a risk you take every single day. The Sox desperately need power, and this guy could bring it in droves. The marketing rewards alone will likely pay for a lot of the contract. This guy is huge in Japan and will have a big following in the US, too.

All correct. They are seemingly one year ahead of schedule, which isn't a bad thing, but the window is now wide open for them, and they have to take advantage. Caleb will be entering Year 3 next year. His Year 3, 4 & 5 is the window. If he continues to progress, they'll be giving him a mega deal at some point, which will make things much harder to navigate. They have to take advantage during this window. It's why I'd bet good money that the Bears end up with one of Garrett/Crosby/Hendrickson in the offseason. All would come at different costs, but if Garrett, or even Crosby were on the 2025 Bears, I think they are considered a Super Bowl favorite this year. It's such a glaring need at an impact position. The time to make the big swing is here, to try and put this team over the top and make a run for the next 2-3 seasons.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/10/previewing-the-2025-26-free-agent-class-corner-outfield.html Andujar Conforto Grichuk Hays Kepler Marte Refsnyder Winker Bader's going to be over $10 million

Man, this was great. It really did satisfy the itch I had for the Sox to just declare that they did still want to be a baseball team. Looking forward to my big boy swinging out of his shoes. What a wonderful change. Last year out 1b when you stared into his eyes was like looking into an abyss. And he sucked. But looking into murakamis eyes I see mountains. Our big boy is going to crush or die swinging. Down with the nerds. Zrate, vectors, dimensions. Big boy hit ball.

Sox Reddit has it right. Mune Moonshots.

Benintendi DH, Sosa gets traded, they sign a corner outfielder for less than 10 million and the catchers lead off is my contrarian prediction

That's a good point. But his dad came on the air after he was traded and said that he would love to resign for the White Sox in the off season if they made a move for him.

Call him Mune

Boston traded him to Cards as part of the Contreras deal.

He’s last place in OOA for LF at -34 runs from 2023 to 2025. That’s out of 32 guys with 1,000+ innings at the position during that timeframe. And if I break his OAA down between range and arm, he’s still dead last in range at -22 runs. To illustrate how bad that is, the 5th worst is at -11 runs or half of how bad Benintendi is.

Well stated summary. And, it represents the best in legitimate collective bargaining.