WestEddy

The rumor was they planned on signing Ryan O'Hearn. He signed for about $15 per? Murakami's money was probably always in the budget.

And you don't need to be a blind sheep and always pretend that outcomes below the lowest projected are going to happen because reasons.

Is there an entity reranking teams as the off-season plays out? And who is projecting the White Sox to lose 100 games in 2026? I know ZIPS did the Sox back in November, but that was pretty much before they made any moves.

I believe that a lot of people here actually dread another 100-loss season, and aren't just performatively complaining about it to burnish their brands. Filling roles adequately so that we don't weather another 7-23 April goes a great deal towards energizing fans, and even "teaching the young players how to win".

COUNTERPOINT: 1. We got rid of Robert because he's always injured and brought back a couple of interesting players with 5+ years of control. His choice of agent also hints at leaving in free agency. If the Sox wanted to get rid of his salary, the easiest way to do that would have been to have not picked up his option in the first place. 2. We are building a sustainable roster. Montgomery, Teel, Quero, Meidroth, Vargas and Baldwin were lineup regulars coming back from last season. Shane Smith and Davis Martin are certain to be in the rotation, and Grant Taylor, Vasil, Leasure and Wikelman Gonzalez return to this year's bullpen. And once the team is creating multiple bullpen arms a year, they should become cromulent, used to restock the farm system. A closer is probably one of the worst ways to tie up big money. 3. In 6 seasons, Robert has won one GG, stolen 40 bases once, and eclipsed 20 HRs once. I believe he is what he's been for the last 2 full seasons - a 2 bWAR/162 games CF who plays great defense, but slumps 3 months, and misses another 2. 4. I agree.

Merrill Kelley just got 2/$40, Michael King got $25. Giolito's established. If his market tanks, I'd think a show me contract gets him that $15M himself, at least. He came back from injury and didn't embarrass himself.

Giolito probably eats that up himself.

Be careful, you might have said something positive about Luis Robert to a dour-head bemoaning life, and now you'll be branded as a flip-flopper.

You've become such a reply-guy, I should start a Patreon. While Robert was here, I certainly reserve the right to hope for the best for him. I've always said he's a 2 bWAR/162 games guy who will not play more than 2/3 of a season. Now that he's gone, I get to look forward to the next set of dudes. I sure hope I have your permission to think this. That would mean so much to me.

The only problem with the rotation is if the whole group crashes and burns, and B. Monty has a hot 3 weeks. But that's where I am right now. Pereira, Acuña, and pray they don't moon ya!

I'm probably the biggest pie in the sky guy here, and Robert wasn't promising. At this point, I'm more excited to see what Acuña and Pereira can do.

He's half of what Robert was going to be paid.

I've gotten on the Baldwin/Acuña/Pereira-Kelenic train. Just play the young guys, see who sticks.

White Sox front office right now:

Some people seem to think that a dual reality exists around the White Sox, where they have at-bats to give players a shot while also signing bigger names and playing those vets. I'm excited about Acuña and Pereira. Baldwin should really get a clear lane for an OF spot.

Now Heyman's stealing from Bartolo's Colonoscopy.

No top 100. Even their most recent #1 draft pick didn't crack it.

Yah, I didn't really expect the Sox to sign Pete Alonzo to play at Charlotte.

I'm just wondering who you think populates AAA rosters.

This is pretty much where I'm settling. If they kept him on the team, I'd hope for him to play 140 games and move back towards his ceiling. I was pretty much resigned to him being an 85 OPS+ dude who would play 100 games a year. I'm not interested in playing Back to the Future to determine the exact second Getz messed up by not making the perfect move.

And now Getz destroys all the good will from the Murakami signing...

Do you disagree?

Then there's this guy...