Look at Ray Ray Run

I honestly cannot fathom why it would anger you that an employee is treated fairly by their employer. Can you imagine if some internet strangers got angry because your boss gave you the promotion you deserved instead of exploiting you to pay you less for another year?

Yeah, and it's harder to be really productive in a bad lineup.

The White Sox own a majority share of NBC sports Chicago.

Because they didnt give Frank Thomas permission to report on his conversation with Hahn, and he works for the team so when he delivers messages (while being paid by them) they get to control the message. It's really a simple concept. Frank can only report on the conversations that take place on the record when he's operating as a representative of the team.

How would that video help a grevience. That's an interesting conclusion you came to not based on reality of course... but a negative spin on the FO none the less. You'll always find a way.

I just want to say that theres 0% chance Alex Wood gets 4 years 60 million. 0%

I think that would be a reasonable and smart deal for both parties involved. Soto is also slightly more proven than Moncada at this point but he also may age less gracefully as his defense is already below average at a non-premium position and he doesn't add any real Bsr value.

120 million is a lot more than 30 million. Moncada seems to be a "fun" spender too. Money is all relative and 90 million does mean less to someone with 30 million, but it still holds a lot of value. I'd lock up Moncada right now for 10 years, 180 million. Over the next 4 years let's say his expected earnings are 60 million. That would be a 6 year 120 million dollar extension which is under market for his talent ceiling but is also security for life. So while he may miss out on an additional 60 million if he bet on himself, he could also lose 120 million if something happens that derails his career. The key is finding that dollar that makes moncada not want to risk losing it. The last thing a player wants to be is the next Ian Desmond.

What is their to dispute. You've made your point 1000 times. We all understand your position and opinion. We all understand your expectations. What is the point in parroting them in every single thread. Here's exactly why it's over the top obnoxious at this point: You will never admit that the front office is changing. Despite rebuilding, increased spending on analytics, increased modernization of the organization and other new avenues they have entered. When the Sox offer 250+ million to someone, and finish second, you cite that as a fact that the White Sox arent serious about spending and investing in this core. You are basically implying that the offer was fake and they knew it wouldn't be accepted; so you're stating that the White Sox put in all those hours knowing it wouldn't get done just so they could say they tried. Zero big businesses operate that way, period. They showed a willingness to spend A LOT of money on a premium talent - something they hadn't shown in their franchises history. You cite that failure as proof they haven't changed despite it being proof of the contrary opinion. I already see this offseason and your responses Sox go out and spend 200-300 million this off season on 2-3 players but they don't sign Cole. You'll use that as proof of your assumption that this team can't get the mega deals done. They could sign the 2nd, 3rd and 4th best FA's on the market and you'll be parroting how they once again missed out on the top free agent. This is why there's no point in giving your posts any credence, because they're not tied to logic at all and are based on an abnormal and irrational amount of hate and anger towards a baseball team you're supposedly a fan of. Its outrageous.

I imagine that would be buying out quite a few FA years. 10 years 180 wouldn't really be a similar extension - you'd have to guarantee more for the additional free agent years. If its 6-7 years and 180 then yes, that would change the extension expectations throughout baseball by quite a bit.

A GM exuding confidence about his team? What a dumb SOB! How dare he display a sense of optimism and hope instead of the doom and gloom some Sox fans live and breathe everyday!

Don't you ever get tired of repeating the same nonsense over and over again?

And you continue to turn everything into something negative. Some things never change.

12 at bats is a slump now? Interesting take.

All jokes aside, if he adds just a tiny bit more loft to his swing path, my goodness.

I'm pretty sure Yoan moncada doesnt live in Chicago in the off season.

Coaching staff is all trash and know nothing about baseball and dont ever develop talent. Eom.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-quiet-breakout/ Nothing we didn't already know, but Yoan (rate wise) has been one of the 10 best position players in MLB baseball and he's still a kid. His ceiling is a consistent top 5 talent in all of baseball. One excerpt since so many people are concerned about his base running value with the lack of steals: "The only players with a higher BsR and wRC+ than Moncada this season are Mike Trout and Christian Yelich" You get more baserunning value from taking extra bases and etc than you do for stealing bags. Also, one other interesting nugget is that Yoan Moncada is the third best hitter in all of baseball when he makes contact.

Lol you're a riot

Fair point. I should have cited something else. Every defensive metric grades machado poorly defensively at short. DRS is the only one that grades Yoan poorly.

Giolito is a slight favorite over the Twins seeing them twice in b2b starts. That's some market respect right there for Gio.

And no intelligent team with a hole at BOTH SS and 3B would chose to move Machado between the two or primarily play him at SS. There are times where you have a back up 3B but not SS so that flexibility is nice, but Machado should be playing every game possible at the position he's elite at. That's how you maximize value. In 1900+ career innings at SS Machado is -13DRS. In 7300 innings at third his DRS is +91.

Hes played 34 games and grades out -2 DRS. That averages out to -10 DRS over the course of a season which is bad and far from playing the position "quite well."

Right, yet Tatis grades out poorly there and he wasnt on the Padres when they signed Machado so.... it's almost like once he got paid, his sole purpose of "showing" he can still play SS went away

Machado changed positions twice for two reasons: 1. Playing time. He was "blocked" by JJ Hardy as a kid and his path to professional baseball at a young age was switching to third base. 2. He switched back to SS to maximize his worth because SS's make more money. He was bad at SS and now he's back at the position he's elite at because he got paid. Machado is an example of what I have said are the reasons players change. Clearly, Machado got paid and wasnt demanding he played SS anymore. Why? Because he wanted to play SS, in his head, thinking it would garner him a bigger payday.