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How much worse can it get?!

I can't believe how many people try to argue that the 3 batter rule limits what a manager can do so it is therefore bad. Disagree with how it affects balance/flow/whatever all you want, but saying a rule shouldn't dictate strategy is one of the dumber things I've ever heard.

And he's not even a shortstop.

Revenue governs labor costs, not vice versa. Also, tickets cost 7 dollars.

That guy playing shortstop is worth like 30 million...

Again... the benefits of signing a guy early FAR outweigh the risk of paying someone 9 million dollars when they're worth 4. (Anderson is also worth => 9 million.)

1. False 2. Fine, if he gets released (He won't), the extension he was given will not be prohibitive in anyway because of the structure of his options, which was my entire point.

The payoff on these kind of deals is absolutely massive vs. the risk. The risk is there and it's very real, but look at Anderson who is the closest one of the 4 deals of this type to being a 'bad' deal. his contract is basically a non-factor.

Maybe a few million dollars. That's a risk I'm taking to prevent a guy from walking for another year.

There's just no way in hell this happens without options.

I would think the pre-arb would be a touch higher, but yeah this is what I envision and I would sign that deal right this second.

If there's not, there won't be a deal. I'd bet the house on that.

I really don't have any concerns about that with Eloy. He seems to have a special kind of makeup

Is this....is this a joke?

Today in ‘Reddit is Bad’: this seems to be a prevailing take. Heavens to Betsy

There’s absolutely no way this would be a flat deal. I refuse to believe it.

I half want this to happen because the system sucks and a guy getting his money is always rad. Half think it sounds absolutely dumb as shit.

Honestly, the White Sox not being front and center of a strike again is worth it alone if u ask me.

Honestly this would just make me more mad they didn’t shell out for Machado. But I’m rooting for the player to get his moola. Also so if this offer is on the table it would be already taken yeah?

It’d be weird as hell, but it doesn’t matter much as it’s very very unlikely that he would need that option if given a huge contract

I want off mr bones wild ride

The big club has still been pretty healthy. I wonder if it’s just increased attention on young guys that makes it seem worse

Always pull for South Side guys, but I have a hard time counting the son of the White Sox strength coordinator as a South Side guy.

It's hard to end up with local players if you don't have the chance to acquire local players...

It would be p nice to be the pirates