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Carlos Rodon's wife is what is wrong with professional sports. Who cares what some over pampered wife thinks on social media? Your husband sucks and will be lucky to get an MLB offer at this point. Please pipe down.

Guys, I had to take a couple days off from posting anything on here and also I was with my family the whole day for Thanksgiving. Quite frankly, I was getting too hyped up from all the twitter nonsense and needed a break. I apologize if I was very defensive a couple nights ago. Not how I wanted to across as but I didn’t appreciate that I was being accused by some of you that I’m those food accounts because I post those tweets on here quite a bit. Did it ever come across that may be a couple of those accounts are a couple 17 year old kids messing around or some random posters on the internet acting like idiots and playing tricks? If you really think that I’m one of those accounts, than that’s your opinion but it will come to light eventually who those accounts belong to but they are definitely not me. I actually think it’s hilarious that an account called Nancy’s Pizza is saying that I am Al’s Cheesy Beef, Portillos and Not Cishek but than turns around and responds to Portillos by saying good job WSD. Can I say troll!!!! Anyways I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving since I was gone for two days. Just enjoy the weekend with your families and don’t worry about what some trolls on the internet are saying.

I’d do Dunning for Gallo and Lynn. I think Lynn would be easy to extend and Gallo is exactly what they need. Time to win guys.

I wouldn’t do it. Six years of Dunning > one year of Lynn.

1. Absolutely the DREAM ACT should be signed into law. 2. Increase the number of refugees allowed in. 3. Bar/deport serious criminals who enter. 4. Pathway to citizenship for law-abiding undocumented immigrants otherwise not covered by other legal statuses; if you get a hair up your ass to enforce some sort of penalty, make it a fine of some sort, proportionate to an immigrants means. 5. No wall; its a complete fucking waste of time and money. 6. End the travel ban. Did I miss anything?

Maybe this shouldn't be a new topic but what is with all this talk about trading our young players away? I just don't understand the thinking behind it. it hijacks every thread with ridiculous trade ideas. Why does Vaughn's name come up in every trade and why are some posters in such a hurry to get rid of the guy? I heard it all last year and now this year as well. It's not a stretch to think he might end up being our best hitter down the road. Madrigal looks like a 300 plus hitter and all that with a bad shoulder. And I wouldn't trade Kopech until I see him for a full year without or without him being a possible head case. And I even saw Garret Crochet name come up along with Robert. INSANE. I will be sooooo pissed if we trade any of these guys. I don't care who we get in return like Snell or Marquez. And don't even get me started on Lance Lynn. Please!!! I don't post a lot but just felt I had to say it because I get nauseous every time I see these names come up. just saying

I was not speculating.

If he’s non-tendered id absolutely go after him. If he’s not, there’s no chance Jed would trade him across town.

Ok great, he's still a DH only bat at this point, and you still need a RF, a closer, a backup catcher, and a 4th starter; all assuming you have acquired a cost controlled #3 starter or better for a package headlined by Vaughn. It just doesn't seem like a smart use of available resources, nor does it seem feasible to me.

Just wondered, am I allowed to post how they celebrated Thanksgiving on the Portland streets?

This is true and not true at the same time. Yes, Kopech is not giving us anywhere close to 200 innings next year. Dunning will also be restricted given his limited workload this year. They both require special handling in 2021, but both are major league ready and can be key contributors. Additionally, we have Cease who shouldn’t have many restrictions next year, but is coming off a terrible 2020 season which adds uncertainty. I think the reality is we need to add two starters, a #2 / #3 type that can be a key part of a playoff staff and a #4 type who can be in the back of the rotation mix along with the young guys. Let’s say you could add Lynn for Stiever++ and then sign someone like Richards for that second spot. All of a sudden this is your 2021 rotation: Giolito Lynn Keuchel Richards Dunning Cease Kopech Lopez Kopech & Cease start the year in AAA where the former’s workload can be managed while he shakes off some rust (and earns back a year of service time) and where the latter can work on any mechanical changes that Katz identifies this offseason / spring training. Even if Richards can only give you a 100 good innings before going down with injury, you now have two high-end prospects waiting in the wings for their chance. Given there will likely be seven playoff teams in each league next year, I think this rotation structure should be totally doable for us. And then come October, you’ll have a big three of Giolito, Lynn (or comparable pitcher), & Keuchel to battle with it. It may not be perfect, but we can’t afford to fully punt on the development of all our young arms or the window will quickly come to a close. We need to find a balance and this plan is the best way to do that IMO.

Exactly and coming off Tommy John you could expect some arm fatigue . You can severely underestimate a rookie pitcher who is also coming back from TJ surgery. That is 2 things he has never done before, face big league hitters and come back from TJ surgery. It had to be a huge adjustment for him.

Amazing to see people b**** about fake insider trolls on Twitter, and wonder aloud why they waste their time every off season doing it... only to constantly post their thoughts and analyze them as if Jeff passan broke the story lol.

Dunning put up a 3.99 FIP in his first seven starts coming off TJS and without his best stuff. I get he faced some shit lineups, but that’s immensely impressive for a rookie and he 100% earned a rotation spot for next year.

I don't think you can make categorical statements like that. This is chess....if they sign Bauer but keep Mazara that is not the team giving up...it's them allocating resources where they think they are more important. Maybe they think Mazara's lefty bat, improved defense and hitting potential is too good of a fit and that his 150 at bats in a Covid year is not enough to decide he's a waste...maybe they think Adolfo is closer to being ready than any of us do...maybe they think they can wait and see on Mazara until the all star break, where your minor league talent has begun to bloom enough to be more attractive in a trade. Maybe they are seeing reports that Covid will shut down fans for all of 2021 as well and money will be really tight for everyone. We don't know but if they do bring him back it will be interesting.

Right. Big picture that trade doesn't improve the sox.

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One thing for sure...Snell is not Sale. Don't pay a Sale like price.

Just think of it... every one of us has a circle of friends and family that think we are the most crazed Sox fan in the World. They obviously are not familiar with this site. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Also damn board fav priester sounds like he's off to a good start Quinn Priester, RHP, Pirates Priester blossomed from a projectable righthander with a low-90s fastball into a physical force who sat 96 mph and touched 99 mph this year. His curveball added power to become a borderline 70-grade pitch as well, and he did it all without sacrificing his advanced strike-throwing ability. Evaluators considered him arguably the top pitcher in Florida and didn’t hesitate to put front-of-the-rotation projections on him.

Bryant has to be kicking himself for turning down that offer a few years back.

I love Ozuna’s bat, but I really don’t see him as an option for us. With Abreu & Vaughn in fold and Eloy at risk of moving to DH in a couple years, any bat we add of materiality needs to be able to play the OF on a regular basis and Ozuna really isn’t that guy unfortunately.

The question was under the circumstance of having been non tendered. You don't think the sox are going to offer him arb do you?

If Abreu stays in the shape he was in this season, the best he has been in since with the team, then I do not see much regression either.

Locking up a 30 y/o DH long term, blocking your best prospect bat, and blowing a huge chunk of change while NOT addressing team needs makes no sense.

Guys... Marcell Ozuna almost won the MVP award Andrew Vaughn hasn’t had an at bat above High A ball. I understand the excitement and the idea of him hitting some blasts but he needs time to develop.

I guess it would be kinda cool to get Pederson. He hits bombs in MLB the Show.

Three more Repub judges in PA have thrown Rudy's dirty briefs in the trash. I see no reason why The Supremes would get involved.

I have not attended church since March but give online. Every service should just be online with a manner of giving to local organization. We do not need to go in person at this point.

Thats all good but I was referencing when in 88 the sox thought Kenny could be a 3rd baseman. After a good 87 campain he promptly hit in the .100s and made 17 errors in a little more than 30 games at 3rd

It would definitely take more than Dunning for both of them. Add Stiever and Adolfo and maybe you have a deal. I would love to get Gallo, though. Guy had an off year but was a monster in 2019. Imagine another 40 hr hitter on the team. There would be zero holes in the offense.

I think we have a much better chance of winning a world series in the next 3 years than we do building a dynasty...trade whoever needs to be traded to make a serious run at a World Series. To each their own, but I’m not the type of fan that is happy with my team just being competitive and making the playoffs. While that’s obviously nice, I want to see my team win a World Series and I’m more than willing to sacrifice a couple of future years of being competitive for it.

Did you read the thing SCOTUS shot down? You should probably read it, then read what you are preaching. It’s basically the same thing. You are arguing against what you are preaching. Are you Terry Bevington?

Mazara has zero trade value at his projected arbitration salary in this market. He will get non tendered and will sign a major league contract for much less.

Someone's tweet said it was him if we are talking about maloney.adam. He could be gone for the holidays but for a guy who said he didn't have time to be a burner account he had 33 posts here on Tuesday ( the last day he posted) spanning from about 6:30 AM to 8:30 PM.

This is just dumb. If the Sox were to add Lynn it’s because he’s a high end pitcher, not because he played for La Russa.

I wonder what it takes to get Lynn and Gallo. If they get Lynn and Gallo, they can still sign another pitcher and possibly blow their load on a reliever like Hendriks

Unacceptable is an MO for this organization.

It is. No other white sox forums compare to this place. It's the creme de la creme

This feels like the only true White Sox forum on the whole damn internet. Love you guys.

This thread is terrible

All we need is Bauer. Let the roulette wheel keep spinning on 1 yr. stop gaps in RF ,a reliever to replace Colome or Colome himself, and run with that. Let Cease and Dunning be 4 and 5 . See who's non tendered and see what else we can come up with. If we can't sign Bauer divide what we were willing to pay Bauer among 2 other starting pitchers.

It's not the FA options that our limited. There are sufficient options that we could fill all of the team's needs. It is the team's willingness to spend that money that we expect to be limited.

Long LONG time lurker and I had to find my username and password to add my two cents to this whole thing. Greg I get why you are pulling to extremes on this stuff. It’s easy. It’s the way media is going because that is what gets eye balls. But you really need to fight against it. I was really curious about your claim that Portland was still rioting so I did some googling. If you believe that broken windows and graffiti constitutes rioting then Chicago has been rioting since the day I was born… The answer to mass media issues isn’t watching some guy in Portland hunting down antifa, home video style. I watched about 10 minutes of one of those videos you posted and I had to stop. The guy in the video was even talking about the protestors like they were the enemy. It’s toxic and unhealthy. The most important thing is that this is a both sides issue and It’s important that you know that I’m not the left attacking the right. I have a buddy at work that thinks socialism is the golden answer to all of Americas problems and every time a black person is killed by a cop its cold blooded murder. And I tell him this for everything he gets ticked off by. Take some time and find information about the issue from as many sources as you can. None will be 100% truth or fact but you can build a pretty good idea as to what the truth and facts are. Mr. portland antifa hunter isn't the authority on Portland and their unrest.

Round table discussion on Springer. No mention of the White Sox. These guys seem to think Boston and Toronto are the most likely landing spots. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mlb.com/amp/news/george-springer-where-will-he-sign.html

White Sox featured on the first Sunday Night Baseball telecast in 2021.

Okay so here's the thing. I saw some confusion yesterday and I'll try to clear it up. I think the White Sox are more likely to trade for pitching if they get an impact guy. They're absolutely interested in George Springer. Will they get him? I have no idea. I'm not sure how soon he even wants to sign but I think the White Sox are approaching it the same way they did with Grandal. Whether it works or not will be determined later I guess. It's insane the number of fake/insider accounts out there right now. It won't dissuade anyone but I've never needed a nonsense account. I just post from mine. I also run the FutureSox one sometimes and one for the track and field team I coach. I don't have time for another account and if I did, it wouldn't be as clever. The Portillos one actually has some solid intel if you go back to last year which is strange. I think everyone should be patient but I know that won't happen.

I see a ton of Bo Jackson in Luis Robert and his raw tools