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I'd probably do this deal from the Yankees: Dylan Cease for Roderick Arias, Chase Hampton, Brock Selvidge and Jorbit Vivas.

Nightengale says today that Yankees still want Cease but won't include Spencer Jones. I'd think the White Sox could find a package without Jones, personally.

Listen a press release on a new development IS likely to do extremely elementary projections and also likely double counting of jobs that already exist, but I can’t stress enough that this massive piece of land is just sitting there unkempt and unused. We know from the recent riverfront renovations on the east branch of the river that even putting a bunch of expensive box lunch restaurants along a river can create a huge influx of visitors. The poo poohing of the affordable housing of the new housing and affordable housing units while trying to position yourself as if you are a homeless advocate is just horse s%*#. South loop has added a lot of new residences, but it really doesn’t have a lot to do. That is why there would be fewer cars on “Clark street”, (if you lived there you can walk?), and yet we can also see on the other side of Roosevelt a seemingly successful big entertainment development. And that’s just a movie theatre and a mall. Two things people don’t even do that much of. The author also is only capable of pointing to references of stadiums when the 78 press releases are about the entire development. Is the cubs buying up existing businesses and renovating a block the equivalent of this? Not really, but the Lincoln Yards project was $6 billion, mix of public financing for infra while private brought the rest. Hudson yards was $25 billion. Thats what we are talking about. This person just wants to write a “billionaires should build their own stadiums” article because that is an easy and safe place to generate clicks. But they aren’t very smart or interesting to add anything except “oh sure right!0”

This team likely will be terrible, but I'm not holding it against players put in a bad situation. Most of the new guys seem like decent individuals (it's worse to be bad and a fuckface) and some of the younger dudes could be mildly interesting. Mike Soroka has done nothing to earn my scorn. Either has Dominic Fletcher. Might as well give them a chance.....because even when a shitty baseball season is over, I miss it.

That’s what’s so maddening. KC defense held McCaffrey in check the entire game. Yet their final drive he accounted for 51 yards, alone. Give him the fucking ball

Google! https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2022/5/26/23143356/chicago-parking-meters-75-year-lease-daley-city-council-audit-skyway-loop-garages-krislov

The Olympics (and other billion dollar sports schemes) are gifts that keep on delivering debt and misfortunate to the communities holding the bag. There are numerous Olympic infrastructure graveyards throughout the world. Meanwhile the Bears want to stick Chicago taxpayers with $625M debt bomb while fleeing and keeping our city name wherever they plop their carpetbag. We are so fortunate Chicago came in dead last in Daley's 2016 Olympic grift scheme, after pawning off our parking meters and Skyway for a penny, if that, on the dollar.

Hampton and Arias would be great gets. Been saying that for weeks now. Arias has fantastic upside. Might be untouchable this season if he stays healthy and performs.

Yep. Need to be able to move him.

This needs to get done. And then book the 100th anniversary All-Star Game there, as god intends.

I've been a fitness buff for over 40 yrs now and at age 64 I don't anticipate stopping despite Parkinsons and numerous abdominal surgeries. I'm hoping I can remain vertical until the new park is built.

I think he’s fine as a backup. His biggest enemy is his body, so playing a couple times a week I think he will be quite effective by backup C standards.

And the Bears need to find out if Williams is the guy to elevate them like Mahomes elevates his team.

4th and 4 at the goal line, I was hoping SF would go for it. You’re at th Superbowl, in OT. Play to win the damn game in the hands of your best players (McCaffrey/Purdy).

LoL but the few people commenting on the DR got chastised as freaking out by the our water carrying mod who knew just as much about the situation as everybody else , which was nothing. It's been more than adequate time for everyone who was signed to be announced. We still have no idea if they actually signed anyone from the DR and how much money they have left. Along with the age scandal this seems like something Fegan or Vinnie Duber should be following up on the next time they have access to Getz. If they have a $2M left why ? Aren't you trying to build a farm system Doesn't the lack of impact players ,that other teams routinely get from International signings, continuously hurt the franchise and it's ability to remain competitive by building through the farm ? I don't want to hear about Robert and Abreu. Ancient history . Where are the results for the last 40 years from other players internationally signed ?

Yeah I could get behind a Hampton, Arias Vivas type deal

I….what?

All the people on the side of “No Taxpayer Funding” who is paying for the Mayor to attend the Grammys and this genius with VIP Tix to the super bowl ? newsflash - better off with your “taxes” to a stadium than the government. https://x.com/chicagocontrar1/status/1756841466863751546?s=46

Hit a square. I'm happy

Damn the Man, Save the Empire. Or something like that.

Probably cause the location isn't really great for people that enjoy going to concerts. What are they gonna do when the concert ends? Or are they expected to tailgate?

Does he own the UC outright or is it co-owned with the Hawks owner? I don't actually know. GRF sits empty 99% of the time when the Sox aren't playing home games. There has to be a reason why.

I thnk something like Arias/Lombard, Hampton/Warren and Beeter would get it done.

For me, if the Yankees won’t do Jones and we have to “settle” for Arias (and I fully get that Rodrick is a very special talent), then I want Lalane as the #3 piece in the deal. Arias, Hampton, Lalane, and a semi-decent 4th piece (and ideally someone not too far out) could work for me. Call me crazy, but I’d be willing to take a flyer on Ben Rice as that final piece and hope he can be our future DH after an Eloy trade come July.

Hopefully.

And better defense.

Extremes, be it the little to no defense or little to no offense, is not ideal. Moving Tim to 2B would improve his defensive contribution. He definitely would be motivated if he can rebound physically and mentally. There should be plenty of chances to play Soler at DH between off days and perhaps injuries to Eloy. You can also play Soler in LF and Pillar or Fletcher and RF, and sit Benintendi if he continues to be absolutely worthless on the field and at the plate. If Benintendi can rebound with improved health and approach, then you have added depth with the inevitable Eloy injury. Soler would be the only Sox beyond Luis who could hit 35-40 HRs with this home park.

Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll play well enough to fetch a lotto ticket at the deadline. Eloy too.

Maybe I'm being too sensitive, but it's very funny to me how they just ignore the whole of his White Sox tenure for this framing... Somehow, absolutely nothing happened between his Giant's DFA and late season injury ? When a playoff team trades two of their top 25 prospects and a draft pick for you, you're no longer "under the radar"...and when you have a 132 ERA+/2.65 FIP over a full season, it would be very hard to follow that up with anything that could be considered a "breakout." But sure. I look forward to him producing much the same results as he did here and being heralded as some hidden gem that only the Mariner's staff was savvy enough to unlock after he unfortunately disappeared into an alternate dimension during the 2023 season.

It’s a really bad article

I would love to see someone start ranking on process rather than actual prospects. I like the Sox top 5 in some order -- Montgomery, Schultz, Quero, Ramos, Nastrini -- but the ceiling and probability both drop off a cliff after that. I'd start to feel more comfortable if Mike Shirley is given a free hand to grab high-ceiling high school guys in the early rounds (I'm hopeful) and the Sox change their LatAm strategy to start pulling in the younger, higher-priced teens. Right now, the improvements in their system seem like a mirage based on one great late first-rounder and trades. I'd just like to see the Sox develop an actual pipeline where every year they're adding multiple future major leaguers instead of 2nd rounders who end up as org players and international signing like Yolbert Sanchez.

Allen or McCaffrey should have been MVP. Congrats to Mongo on the HOF.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/white-sox-likely-would-have-to-change-state-law-to-get-taxpayer-funding-for-new-stadium/ Allen Sanderson, a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago who studies the economics of sports, said he’s skeptical any new sports venue, including a new downtown White Sox ballpark, can on its own generate billions in new investment. “Usually when you hear the figure someone gives you on a project’s economic impact, it’s best to take the decimal point and move it one spot to the left, so you end up at about 10% of the original estimate,” he said. “That’s probably what’s going to happen.” And if the White Sox want to fill a huge new ballpark, ownership will have to field a better team. “I hate to say this, but at the moment, all five of our pro teams suck. They’re just unwatchable,” Sanderson said

The Godfather Part III. Mary was lying dead on the steps of the Opera House after being shot and while Diane Keaton was going hysterical Andy Garcia stood there and yelled “NO!! MARY!!!”

Did I miss something or are we still waiting on Dominican signings? If so really like to drag this out, huh?