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It depends on how the contract is written. Guys actually have been paid during labor situations. And that could be something his agents are demanding.

Baldwin in CF, Peraira in RF (127 wRC+ in AAA), & Peters in LF (107 wRC+) would be a far better alternative.

Thanks Jimmy. Harold shared with me he does work in baseball but not for the White Sox. Hope that changes some of this shitting where you eat narrative.

If they trade Robert, there's really not much better alternatives. And if he is terrible, so what cut him and try something else.

That just triggered PTSD over the real Steve Cishek experience....that was one awful free agent bullpen addition.

Something that always came to my mind regarding Garrett Guest - is his position as Assistant Director of Amateur Scouting a part time gig or something? How does he have time to run a dealership AND have a big position on a major league team?

Why does this seem so far fetched? Fangraphs’ crowd sourcing projects a 4/$64M deal and you’re looking at another $11M in posting fees. That’s basically the size of Benintendi contract and the number of years are within Reinsdorf territory.

And quickly before the sin taxes go up more in 2026

I need some of whatever youre smoking

Imai makes so much sense for this team. Only 27, no QO attached, Sox need more pitching, continue building a Japanese pipeline. I just fear he will be too “expensive”. Guess we’ll find out soon enough either way.

Alright, viable then

I have lots of thoughts on this. I know who Harold was and they don't work for the team. He/She obviously knows people who do. Harold's info was always very, very solid. The stuff that was shared publicly and the stuff that wasn't was even more accurate. He was an asset to this board. Garrett Guest isn't posting on this board but if he's one of the ties, I wouldn't be totally surprised obviously based on some of the info that Harold shared at times. The whole thing was weird. On Jeremy Haber, he was running the draft at the end. The Sox were focused on Blake Mitchell who went #8 overall to Kansas City. Regardless of that, I'd heard all day that they wanted to take a prep hitter in the first round. In hindsight, they would've taken Teel had he fallen. From what I understand, Haber overruled the room to take Jacob Gonzalez at 15 and save $$ money for later. The Sox did turn around and draft Wolkow, Oppor, Lacombe etc but there were obviously better ideas at 15. The other thing that is hilarious about keyboard warriors defending Haber's honor is that his existence is what spawned the White Sox burner food accounts. Not Cishek always had pretty good info because the person running that account got information from someone very close to Haber from what I understand. Then the burner accounts would all share info with each other etc. Basically, I have some wild DM's but I'd need to go digging.

Miller Lite can top right

Why would it matter? If there is a lockout or strike, it’s not like they have to pay him during a stoppage.

I did google Times of India and Imai in hopes there would be a Sox rumor there, but alas they are sleeping at the wheel right now!

ICYMI

Kelenic put a 62 wRC+ in AAA last year. You do not hand him a major league job under any circumstance. He’s got to go to Charlotte, produce, and then hope an opportunity presents itself. Until then, he’s nothing but minor league fodder.

It would be a wonderful get but I continue to think the labor unrest and lockout is going to factor into the thinking here and moving forward with significant investments. There are no guarantees there will even be a season in 2027 if owners continue to chase a salary cap.

This thread is as enjoyable as I hoped it would be. As for the acquisition....sure why not??

Probably because someone isn't manifesting hard enough.

The underlined portion sort of negates the initial bolded portion, no?

JR has always said his "philosophy" for wont of a better word is OPM (Other Peoples Money)

Dead silent today on the Imai front, but I still expect a deal to be agreed to and leaked before the end of the day. When I first saw the rumor yesterday, I sort of brushed it off almost immediately as being unrealistic given Jerry’s hatred of giving out long -term contracts to pitchers. However, the more I think about our current situation and the player himself, the more I feel this might actually be doable for us. I strongly believe our competitive window will officially open by 2027 with an outside chance of getting lucky this year with the right mix of roster additions. As such, proactively going out and signing a soon to be 28 year old RH pitcher to anchor a young rotation that should eventually feature lefties in Schultz, Smith, & possibly Oppor makes all the sense in the world. Financially, we know they are shopping in the mid tier SP range and Imai would probably be at the very top of that market. If the price is a little lower than expected, and perhaps teams aren’t ready to commit to him when bigger fish are available in free agency, I could see our ownership group stretching a bit for the upgrade. Add in the marketing value of having a second big Japanese player and all of sudden it may be hard for us to pass on this opportunity. I guess we’ll find out soon enough though.

I honestly wouldn't mind sticking Kelenic somewhere in the OF for the entire year and see what happens, he's only 26 I wish they had the balls to DFA Benintendi and get him the f*** out of here