WestEddy

They say he's running catching drills and doing batting practice.

The premise is that JR sets the agenda for this team, and the GM's follow. If that is the case, then we can look at players like Konerko, Dye, Pierzynski and Buehrle - they were all extended or resigned. Sale, Quintana and Eaton were all signed to contracts that bought out their arbitration years and a couple of free agency. Jose Abreu was extended. Tim Anderson, Yoan, Robert, Eloy - they were all signed to contracts that bought out their arbitration years and a couple free agent years. During a rebuild, they cashed in their good players for prospects. There is no history of developing players, getting to a competitive window, then trading away players "because they don't want to pay them". This is a false narrative. If you want to have the argument of who's choice was it to rebuild, great. Start that discussion. But that's merely a deflection, here. You pose the question: What history do you have that the Sox will keep good players around for a long term competitive window? I give you the evidence that during their last, true, competitive window, they kept good players around for the duration of that window. To argue that they didn't denies the very fact that they did from 2005 through 2012. It looked like they were doing that in the runup to 2016, but that team fell apart, and they chose to rebuild again. And the team certainly looked like they were trying to assemble a core they would keep together for the 2020 window. Individual players all fell off the table, and most of that team became untradeable. It's beyond stupid to pretend the only goal of this team is to develop prospects then trade them at the precipice of a competitive window because this team has never done that. I'm pretty sure that nobody is going to argue that in November of 2016, or November of 2023, this team was looking at a 5 year run of playoff success.

They didn't trade Rodon, and Schultz is still on the team. Sale, Cease and Crochet were traded during rebuilds. My point stands.

You're being obtuse. You know my point is stellar, so you have to deflect. Try again. Or better yet, learn from my wisdom and become smarter.

Let me rephrase that. Outside of an obvious rebuild, what players have the White Sox developed and traded? It's beyond stupid to pretend that the Sox are going to build a competitive team, then start trading away the stars because "tee-hee, moar prospects".

No, I'm in a White Sox forum. People barrel in and scream that "JR's too cheap, and they're going to trade away all the good players. Wash and repeat!!!" What good position players have we developed and then traded away outside of an obvious rebuild? Let me know when you think of one.

Oh, that's where I am. I think our friend here concern trolls and turns every convo into a position by position ranking against the Twins, or kvetching about who will be the OD SS in 2030.

Everybody's going to get old and die. And in 5 billion years, the sun will explode, and nobody will ever know we were here. You should probably get on worrying about all of that.

I think his real value is dumping money in the White Sox' coffers and solidifying the Sox' relationship with Japanese players. His presence on this team and Colson's development put us a lot closer to competing than we were last April.

I never felt the sense of dread in this one, like a pitcher just has us shut down. They ran up Soriano's pitch count, and even though they didn't really make anybody "pay", they did enough. Davis Martin is a beast. When Benintendi strikes out, he looks so lost, then next at-bat, kills one.

Can somebody explain to me who are all these players we've developed and then traded right away because we didn't want to pay them? I honestly can't think of any. Like I truly feel people made up some BS and then kept repeating it like it's real.

C'mon, Leas, keep it boring.

Quero can sit back down.

romo

That should be it for Soriano today.

1st pro HR, too.

Moar of that, Acuña.

...because he just played 10 straight games at SS?

Nikhazy had to be put through waivers before the Murray injury, right? Maybe they're really loathe to put Thorpe on the 60-day.

Did not even know they tried to sneak him through waivers.

Isn't he? I mean, if Mune is hitting 50 dongs a year, that's some rarified air.

Yeah, Kay better synch it pretty soon. Davitt, Sandlin, Shane Smith, Hagen Smith, and Tanner McDougal are all jockeying. I have a feeling next one up is going to settle like Noah Schultz. He could quickly be a LOOGY.

Nas drowie!!