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At this point last year, our pal, and Mr. Reliable himself, Hector Gomez was reporting the Sox were in on Puig...... Why not now? What if Hectors been playing us this whole time...its Puig he's been talking about.

Absolutely. I've been an avid bowler all my life and there's another analogy there as well. It wasn't until I started doing towel drills until I started to really come around. I feel like this velocity belt is akin to the towel drill I was doing with bowling. You can tell me to stay tight all you want but forcing myself to stay tight with the the towel really changed everything.

I still dont think my Kopech/Crochet piggyback idea is something that would be so fire. 3 innings a piece to start out with then ramp it up to 4. You do that for 30ish starts and you get them the innings they need. Idk if thats ever really been done before or if its really that outside of the box or what. I think it's brilliant. I think they have enough high quality arms in the pen to use 2 spots on 1 rotation arm....especially since 1-3 in the rotation should really be able to eat innings.

I've been absurdly hopeful all my sports life, I'm an optimist for sure. That said, I don't think its that crazy to think Cease has a Giolito like jump...and I dont say that merely because of Katz either, just a different perspective at pitching coach period changes things.

Nah man, I'm not gonna hope he can be a solid 3/4/5 pitcher. This guy not that long ago was a top 50 prospect, and we all viewed him as having TOR potential. I'm gonna hope he can be a solid 1/2/3 pitcher. Same goes for Kopech. I spent years dreaming of a Kopech/Cease top of the rotation...and then when Giolito turned into the guy he is now??? Woof. I also think the whole "Too much pressure on Katz" thing is a little silly.

https://www.denverpost.com/2021/01/30/kiszla-nolan-arenado-rockies-trade-dumbest-colorado-history/amp/ I don't read a ton of articles, but I feel like this is the heaviest I've ever seen a report bash a front office....And I've lived through a lot of front offices that fans absolutely hated.

The Kopech thing is a little befuddling to me, I get it. I just think he's a big player in this rebuild and he should be in the rotation this year and going forward. Adding a starter of any magnitude phases him out barring an injury. I suppose you could have shifted a guy like Q to the pen if need be, but I absolutely think you should look to have him in the rotation. I'm hoping we see Crochet used as a starter as well down the stretch when you shut Kopech down. I definitely understand the argument for adding a starter, but I also understand "Trusting the process" of the rebuild and having your former top pitching prospect in the league being a part of that rotation.

How many teams really have good depth beyond there starting 5? The front 4 is a lock, and I don't see why Kopech shouldn't be the 5th starter very early on. I haven't looked at the schedule but typically the 5th spot in the rotation can be "Skipped" early on if they wanna hold Kopech down in the minors to get the extra year of service time....adding a high end SP this year never made sense to me. We don't know the plans they have for Vaughn so DH might not make that much sense either. Flowers still out there? He to me makes the most sense for backup catcher. There's always the trade deadline if a starter goes down for the year and guys like Lopez, Steiver(Who I thought this board liked) and Lambert dont step up and there's no plan for Crochet as a starter this year.

Here's a fun fact I never knew.... Jerry has the 17th highest net worth among MLB owners.....and I'd say the majority of of MLB owners don't also have a basketball team as well. To play Devils advocate to my own post....The Padres owner is worth the 5th lowest.

Adding to the excitement on the court, I really love King and Amin together. Amin being much younger than Funk has added a lot. Tough game last night. Wendell was out and Davis feasted. I like Gafford and Wendell, but the Bulls really need a more well rounded big..... What do we think about Drummund as a free agent next year? His play is "Outdated" and he's getting up there in age but he'd add what this team lacks. Neither is really sexy but... Drummund and a 1st round PG Or Jrue Holliday and a 1st round big?

Ragone of all people get an OC job. This surprises me. He was the "Passing game coordinator" in 2020 and the QBs coach the whole Trubisky stint. I can't see any way the Bears have the bullets for Watson... Even if they offer more draft picks than a team like Miami, Miami can also offer Tua and a top 5 pick.

The Bulls have lost 5 of their 8 games by a total of 12 points. They are 12 points from being 11-3.

Only 16 of the top 60 free agents have signed. There are still 8 starting pitchers available. I'm not gonna get upset because the Sox didn't give up assets to get Joe Musgrove.

I understand he got injured last year and will need a little bit of time, but it makes me sad that people are no longer excited about Kopech....I was sooooo fuckin stoked to see him come up and now we're talking about him as the 6th starter. I think they like Cease too. IMO you start the year with Giolito/Keuchel//Lynn/Cease and then you use Crochet as an opener of sorts until Kopech is ready.

What does Lavine have to do for people to believe in him? He's not the only star in this league that's not great defensively. Bulls should absolutely have the money to give him a max deal and still hand out another max.

Honestly, this would be the route I go. If they were to add someone. Call me crazy, but personally I want to see a Kopech/Crochet piggy back to round out the rotation....I think that may be too outside the box. I'd be fine with Gonzales if they go that route. Like someone said before, 180 innings and a sub 4 era out of your #4 or 5 starter? I'll take that.

Loved hearing Donovan say he wants Lavine to be more aggressive. From a scoring standpoint he's incredible and really the only thing he doesnt do is get to the free throw line. He shot better than Harden last year, but Harden just has the knack to get to the line. I've been all aboard the Bulls are gonna be considerably better train since they hired Donovan. I still think playoffs are not that crazy to think about. Still need to hit on a star free agent, and those are dwindling.......Trading for Bagley intrigues me depending on the price.

One thing I think that has been overlooked in all this.. the Bears may have found fixes to the interior of the line, but Charles Leno, who plays probably the most important position on the OL is ranked 47th in pressures allowed among OTs. That has to be fixed. This draft is supposed to be pretty good for OT. You know who would probably look real good in the offense they were playing since Lazor stepped in? Tarik Cohen.....Montgomery isnt bad in the passing game, but I think Cohen would add so much. You would of thought Patterson would have been good in that role as a former receiver, but I guess its a whole new world coming out of the backfield. I really think getting Cohen back is gonna stretch the defense a bit. Cohen has shown to be really good underneath, and this would allow guys like Robinson and Kmet to work the middle of the field. Maybe getting a new LT that's worth a damn would give the offense more time to go over the top to Mooney as well. The whole conversation about the Bears babying Mitch by only having him focus on one side of the field is a little silly to me too. Pretty sure thats a main principle of a west coast offense is having 3 guys at different levels on one side of the field. If I'm the Bears, I'm going OT and WR in the first 2 rounds....And I'm franchising Robinson. Jimmy Graham can stick around too. I'm ok with the Nagy/Lazor/Mitch dynamic for 1 more year. I think they can build from what they were doing. Defensively? Getting Goldman back is gonna be huge assuming he stayed in shape. Johnson being back will also be huge....Idk wtf drop foot is, but it really looks like it could be a thing with Quinn, and if it heals, he could actually have a good bounce back year. Gotta bring in some depth there though...Speaking of depth, bringing back and having Roy Robertson Harris would be nice as well. Adding 2 good pieces like Goldman and RRH to the line would be a big plus.

I really think this team is too good to blow up. I think they have to take a risk on a guy like Wentz in a trade, or maybe hope Winston learned something behind Brees. Franchise Robinson if you can't extend him. Go OL heavy in the draft.

Imagine them adding Bauer instead of Q for 20 more million and Springer instead of La Stella for 15ish more....That's around 185 before extending Giolito. That....seems like you're setting yourself up to be in the same position as the Cubs in a couple years.

I've been on this board since high school and I'm 33 now, I don't think I've blocked a soul. Looking like I should take advantage of that feature. It's become a shit show here. This team is stacked and people are mad they filled their #8 or #9 hole with Adam Eaton who can still be a guy who puts up a .350+ OPS and can create a nice little dynamic with Madrigal to turn the lineup over. They also added a guy who finished in the top 5 in cy young voting just last year, to go with 2 other guys that finished in the top 5 in said voting. The Padres added 2 guys in the Cy Young conversation when the Sox have 3 guys in the same conversation. They dont have Clevenger for 2021 so their rotation past the top 2 is pretty questionable.

Right now their payroll is 16th in MLB with Giolito due for an extension. They brought in dudes high school coach to be pitching coach. I'd be shocked if they dont get an extension done. Like others have said 85% of free agents are still available. I wouldn't be shocked if they end up in the top 10-12 in payroll.

Posts like this are why I dont post much anymore. Sox fans are insufferable man. "Clearly the most irrelevant team in baseball." Wow.

Is it not possible the Cubs had to have a guy like Davies in return? ReyLo wasn't gonna cut it.

White Sox have an established arm like Davies to trade for Yu?