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  1. South Side Hit Men
    It’s sad that Jerry Reinsdorf has destroyed the White Sox to the point that over 500,000 more fans, on pace for over 1,000,000 fans, have chosen the Cubs over the White Sox. This was a 50/50 town until the forever racist evil cabal of MLB owners rejected Italian-American Edward Debartolo Senior, in favor of these Brooklyn carpetbagging scumbags, who took only a few years before attempting to flee to Tampa Bay.
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    I think it will go down to the $100M-$120M range over the next few years, unless they admit to partaking in Tanking 2.0. They were $71M-$98M during Tanking 1.0, and while "trying" under Hahn, setting aside the Tony La Russa payroll bump, they have settled in the $110M-$120M range last decade. https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/american-league/chicago-white-sox/ Current future commitments in 2025 and beyond: Buyout or Contract club option Minimum 4 Seasons at $77.5M Maximum 9 Seasons $176M (Includes Hendriks buyout if cut before 2024) Benintendi 2025 & 2026 $16.5M, 2027 $14.5M Hendriks 2025-2033 $13.5M - If Jerry lets Liam walk to avoid paying $15M upfront in 2024. JImenez 2025-2026 $3M X 2 (Club Options $16.5M 2025 & $18.5M 2026) Moncada 2025 $5M / $25M Robert Junior 2025 $15M 2026-2027 $2M X 2 (Club Options $20M 2026 & $20M 2027) 2025 Final Arbitration Year: Cease; Frazier; Kopech 2026 Final Arbitration Year: Crochet; Foster; Toussaint; Vaughn 2027 Final Arbitration Year: Lambert; Sheets; Zavala
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    I believe the best realistic hope with Jerry alive to get a quality person willing to consider the position is Kim Ng taking a promotion from Miami to be President / EVP of Baseball Operations. She's doing a good job now that Jeter and Mattingly are out of the picture. She came up through the Sox organization and is far more qualified than anyone else in the organization. Not sure Miami will let her go, or that she would come to a worse team and not stay to play out the Marlins rebuild.
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    Do you trust the money saved "will be spent"? I'm thinking Jerry just pockets it like the $100M + from MLB. The one advantage is a new owner and their competent FO would have a clean slate in terms of committed payroll. If you are dumping the longer term contracts, shedding Benintendi and Moncada would be my two priorities, Eloy secondary as someone will take him with the DH in both leagues, really should try to trade him if he is still healthy 3-4 weeks from now. Teams will give something up for Tim for his option and potential away from this organization. I believe both Moncada and Tim will have solid seasons next year if healthy playing for their likely final payday.
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    The two problems with the deadline is Jerry will likely favor salary relief over talent acquisition, and even if he did value talent acquisition we currently have Hahn making the decisions. Guys the Sox are likely to sell (FAs in 2024 plus possibly Tim & Graveman): $19.5M Lynn $18.3M Grandal $16.0M Graveman (2 yrs) $12.5M Anderson $12.0M Clevinger (includes mutual option) $10.4M Giolito $9.0M Kelly Potential Salary savings $28.6M this year, $26 million next year ($4M Clevinger, $8M Graveman, $14M Anderson).
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    And they are playing with the bad defenders behind them. The primary problem is they do not have starting players beyond Robert Jr. at the key defensive positions. They have five DHs (Burger, Vaughn, Sheets, Grandal, Eloy) starting regularly. Yoan and Tim are good when healthy, though neither have been the past calendar year. Results will be very bad when both are gone, at least until Montgomery comes up and they can get a quality 3B.
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    Elvis' error led to two runs, cost them the game. Well that and scoring one run.
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    I hate the Red Cubs / Carmines more than the Cubs. Hate the Yankees and Dodgers more. Hate the Twins the most.
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    I agree, but that was what Hahn signed for 3 years / brought in this offseason, without any real back ups. Leury is likely a .500 OPS guy at this point, but he can at least field most positions. Not sure what the Alonso thing was all about. They should just sign a cut veteran who can still field baseballs to sit on the bench, let Rodriguez play everyday in the minors.
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    Jerry is happy drawing 27,015 simply because they are playing a .500 team enough people care about.
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    I disagree. Has nothing to do with what's best for the White Sox, has to do with what is best for Colas. He batted and fielded like s%*# because he played a handful of games at the AAA and is only 24. He needs a season to develop, he still isn't hitting for power down there. They need to do what is best for his development. Ditto rushing Sosa at age 23. Rodriguez shouldn't be here either, they are burning his development because Hahn can't come up with four middle infielders. The dumbass DFA'd two.
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    "What do you say there Bob? A guy like that make it, yes or no? Aha, aha, I have to tell you that's precisely what I saw. I mean sometimes I just look at a guy, and I know, this fellow's not gonna make it. There's no fucking way. "
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    Golden Sombrero for Duvall. As usually the past several weeks, the pitchers have done their job tonight (4 hits, 1 earned run).
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    In real baseball, the Reds beat Atlanta 11-10.
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    Sir, this is a Wendy's.
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    If Moncada is out the year, and Burger is the regular 3B he will end up with a near zero or negative fWAR, and be among if not the worst defensive 3B in MLB. Will likely impact his bat as well, finish around .750 or below. They protected him and batted him 7th/8th for a reason, he is being completely exposed once teams took notice that they actually had to pay attention to him. Last 14 games .542 OPS, .180 OBP Last 28 games .722 OPS, .247 OBP
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    Both starters pitched well, went 6 innings and gave up an earned run. Unfortunately for Lucas, he has Hahn's defensive infield and RF behind him.
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    Name another "Elite" starting catcher in the history of baseball that sat regularly in the playoffs? Seby has one less HR than Grandal in 1/2 the at bats. Exactly. Many here don't go beyond a slash or platoon line in their "baseball analysis", or consider the importance of defense at premium positions. Sadly, neither does Rick Hahn and the FO.3
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    Grandal is not a playable catcher on a winning team, period. The Dodgers benched his ass in the playoffs because he is not a ML catcher, and he has only regressed with age and health since. This is why this was a bad signing since day one, period.
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    It's not about tolerating anything, it is about accepting reality that the Sox have only one legitimate catcher at the ML level. I'd take 0 for 4 and avoid dozens of dropped balls, passed balls, horrendous game management, pitchers able to throw breaking balls, etc.. Far more important to have a functional catcher than worry about 3-4 at bats. It's why Yermin never caught here.
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    Doubt Pedro did this without Hahn’s blessing. OK for a few games, but don’t think it’s smart for his trade value go forward, or for the fact the Sox are tanking and yet prioritizing a hitter worse than Leury or Romy over one of only two players (Yoan the other) worth anything beyond Robert Jr. with Abreu gone. Stupid is as Stupid Does, White Sox Baseball 2023.
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    Hahn and Merkin are bitches. Go Blow.
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    Will Tim play or be IL’d on his birthday? One thing is certain, the Sox were within the Larry Himes built Multi-Championship window when Tim was born until Jerry on and his puppet Bud Selig pulled the plug on the 1994 season, with Jerry pulling the plug on Himes in 1990 and Gene Lamont shortly into 1995 in favor of Terry Bevington. Jerry Reinsdorf Baseball - Stupid Is As Stupid Does.
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    Yes they may have a delayed start or delay in the middle, but I think they will do what they can to get it in before nightfall. Cleveland, Minnesota and the Royals all gained ground on the idle White Sox and Tigers today, so heading in the final home series of June: Minnesota Twins 38-38 .500 --- Cleveland Guardians 36-38 .486 1 GB Detroit Tigers 32-41 .438 4 1/2 GB Chicago White Sox 32-44 .421 6 GB Kansas City Royals 21-54 .280 16 1/2 GB
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    Wonder if the CBA allows a player to be compensated in part or whole with ownership shares in a team (either discounted or awarded in full).
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