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Also valid. Moreno never led a lockout that fucked over a potential World Series team of his own to claw back a few bucks from the players.

Of all of the stupid ways Jerry has shot his team in the foot, 1994 takes the cake.

We can talk about wasting Trout's prime, and never winning with two all time greats, but Moreno has spent serious money trying to win. Meanwhile Jerry had a team in first place, coming off an AL West title and an ALCS berth, with the regining AL MVP in the prime of his HOF career, the reigning Cy Young winner, with a legit shot at reaching the World Series, and he shut it all down over money. Winning doesn't matter if it costs too much.

Yep, the only proof you need to know that Jerry is a businessman first and a fan second. He neutered a very good shot at a World Series over money.

At least someone spending for the sake of spending would be a step in the right direction. We built them a stadium for 35 freaking years. The least they can do is spend for the sake of spending. I don’t care if Reinsdorf’s pockets are slightly lighter.

It could've been a world series team, but it was just as likely Cleveland passed the Sox up and the Sox were the wild card and got bounced by the Yankees, who had a better record. The Expos were also likely a better team than the Sox, so even if they got to the WS it's not a given they win. The worst part of the 1994 strike was how bad the team was from 95-99. If they were competitive in those years I doubt we'd be as angry about 94.

Which I personally believe is one of the main issues they need to solve, among a few others. There is not going to be one solution to baseball's problems, because it isn't that simple, but I believe most of this falls on the current group of owners in the sport. There have already been articles written about the Brewers possibly shopping Freddy Peralta because of his incredibly team friendly deal, as well as the Tigers considering the market for Tarik Skubal, a year before he hits free agency. Both teams made the playoffs in 2025 and have a solid foundation, and both Peralta and Skubal are huge parts of their teams, respectively. Both players are in the primes of their career, but Milwuakee and Detroit believe they don't have a good chance to keep either, so why not get some prospects? We've seen it for a long time, and it's simply not good for baseball. The Crochet deal was slightly different, but certainly in the same ballpark of moves that shouldn't happen on regular basis. The problem isn't the Dodgers or Mets. The problem is the White Sox and Pirates. The sport has evolved and you have owners with deep pockets that view their organizations more than an incredible investment. On the other hand you have someone like Jerry who literally laughed with reporters during Ohtani's free agency tour, that the White Sox wouldn't be making an offer. Yet they all play in the same league, competing against each other. Some teams have tried to keep up, while others are seemingly content to keep trotting out payrolls that look like they are from 2004. And history has shown us small market teams can be ultra competitive, even with lower payrolls. If owners don't want to keep up with 2025 prices, then get out of the game. Sell your team, make billions in profit, and go home.

I can't imagine the howling that would follow a White Sox pitcher dropping dead from asphyxiation after a fentanyl/oxycodone cocktail provided by team sources. The White Sox had a bad clubhouse with coach/spies throughout the org. Not saying the Sox are squeaky clean, but I don't think they've reached those depths.

Amazing...a guy with 14 career MLB innings gets the ball for the Jays in Game 1! Not saying he isn't worth it...but just blows my mind when I think back on game 1 starters over time. I am rooting for the Jays...but not betting anything on them!

The Sox can protect anyone they want to protect.

Mason Adams 100% gets taken in the R5 if Sox don’t protect him. He needs to be added to the 40-man.

I wonder of the Brewers said the same thing about Shane Smith a year ago.

Yet dumping three led to their only WS title….Magglio/Lee/Valentin

Mike Trout is pretty all right. How has not being willing to spend worked out?

The argument is whether Moreno is worse that Jerry Reinsdorf, not whether he's a bad owner. I don't see anyone suggesting Arte Moreno is a good owner for the Angels. I have a hard time concluding that he's actually worse than Jerry Reinsdorf.

How about wasting numerous years of Frank, Ventura, Magglio, Lee, Konerko, Durham, and Valentin? Wasting two superstars is brutal but so is wasting almost an entire starting lineup of stars or above average power hitters over the years.

It’s pretty easy to have very few failed big signings when you barely make any big signings to begin with and are the owner of one of only two teams left in the MLB that hasn’t given out a $100 million dollar contract. By cheapskate Jerry’s spending scale, the Sox have done horribly on most of their biggest signings anyways — see Danks, Dunn, Grandal, Keuchel, Benintendi.

Yeah... that's what I said.

Fisher also moved the team out of Oakland. There were investors ( Bill gates and Reggie Jackson) who wanted to buy the team and keep it in Oakland. Fisher moved the team and stabbed the Oakland fans in the back.

Moreno at least has been trying to win his entire tenure. Trying to win is much more valuable than what Jerry has been doing imo. That said, obviously John Fisher is worse than Jerry. He doesn't spend any money or try to win, he actively forces stars out of town, he tanked the team and stadium in Oakland so he could move the team to Vegas who doesn't even want a team, and he's now playing in Sacramento in a minor league sham of a stadium. He basically ran a public hate-campaign against Oakland and their fans. At least Jerry has the respect to hate us mostly in private. Jerry has had periods where he invested to win. While the A's have had some nice seasons, it's been in spite of Fisher.