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Astros and Sox are on completely opposite ends of their rebuilds. Let's get there first before applying this approach on ignoring prospects.

I'm not saying any of those guys are sure bet. Just saying that rather than handcuffing yourself to a bad defensive corner OF contract for 4 years, keep your options open for down the line. Take it one year at a time and do an Encarnacion type signing if you feel you need another bat. It buys you another year in development to see if any of those 4 guys mentioned finally blows up in the minors to something you can work with here in the big league level. I think we, Sox fans, need to take a step back here and look at the big picture and understand that to build long term success we have to continue drafting/and developing along with all the good that's happening right now at the big league level and free agency. Hopefully we get a breakout down in the farm from one of those guys mentioned.

Indeed. And it keeps you from blocking the pipeline in guys like Adolfo, Basabe, Rutherford, and Gonzalez.

With the added 26th man, no reason why you couldn't carry Engel as your late inning D replacement and PR off the bench. You will be having to pull Eloy and/or Mazara for Defense most nights.

Seriously. We need to get passed this.

I was just about to say this...

Phil Rogers still has a press credential and covers baseball. Amazes me.

Maybe staying in Chicago helps his decision.

Ben Zobrist is a guy I'd like to kick the tires on. Early season 2B holder for when Madrigal is ready. Good veteran with high OBP%. Then you can use him as the split guy with Mazara .

No it's not. Kopech and Cease. If their elite stuff plays out, we are going to be hard to beat.

"The money will be spent." Very close for that silliness to be put to rest, right?

This beats the Price craziness. We give up nothing here and pay less than we would have had we made that crazy trade scenario.

Anything NBC5 White Sox , Garfein, McGuffey posts, I move right past it just like I do "insiders" like WSD, and the rest of the Twitter trolls. In fact, anytime any of those guys spit out a name it almost 100% convinces me it ain't happening. All the Sox moves tend to come out of nowhere when no one is even talking about them.

Still no word on the $$$ ?

NL IPs are sometimes a skewed stat based on their dumb ass non DH rule.

I'll have to find out the $$$ first. Anything over $5 million, he will stick from here until the trade deadline.

OK even then, why would you hang out a $20 million annual contract to Ryu/Keuchel/Price if you know at some point Kopech will be a part of this rotation? Or are folks still rooting for Lopez to fail? I think the Sox will get a disposable 2nd veteran here shortly to go with Gio.

For the 1,001th time, HAVE THE WHITE SOX OFFICIALY SAID THIS?

To me, this tells me they are not going for a 2nd high end guy. Maybe another swing man, but nothing else. Giollito Lopez Kopech Cease Gonzales That will be the opening day rotation and maybe a swing guy for Kopech if he's not ready.

100%. Giollito, Kopech, and Cease need to develop into a solid 1-2-3 if we plan to contend for a WS anytime soon.

Archer was not a terrible pitcher at the time of that trade.

Fans shited all over the idea of Bumgarner at 4 years and now it's OK to hand that to a guy who doesn't miss bats in Keuchel?

I just like to guard myself against every possible financial factor when it comes to cheering for this team. Even if means payroll 20 years down the line. Sadly

I rather those $8 million in 2020 not being the "hypothetical" reason why in 2021 they decide not to get a good a player or extend one of their core guys.

All these pitchers people b****ing about would become another Nova fiasco. Tired of this crap. Yes, I rather Covey and Fulmer take on the piñata treatment then pissing $8 million down the barrel of pitching junk.