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Hahn likely acquired more fWAR in 2023 than in 2020 once all the prospects play out. Abreu was the only winning contract during the 2020 offseason. 2020 $212M 17.6 net fWAR (Abreu 9.4) + Crochet future fWAR/Salary. 11/14/19 - Signed free agent Jose Abreu ($50.0M over 3 seasons, 9.4 fWAR) 11/21/19 - Signed free agent Yasmani Grandal ($72.0M over 4 seasons 5.0 fWAR) 12/10/19 - Traded Justin Steele for Nomar Mazara ($5.6M 0.1 fWAR) 12/20/19 - Signed free agent Gio Gonzalez ($5.0M 0.0 fWAR) 12/30/19 - Signed free agent Dallas Keuchel ($55.5M over 3 seasons 2.2 fWAR) 1/9/20 - Signed free agent Edwin Encarnacion ($12.0M -0.4 fWAR) 1/14/20 - Signed free agent Steve Cishek ($6.0M -0.2 fWAR) 6/10/20 - Selected Garrett Crochet with the 11th overall pick ($5.8M 1.5 fWAR) 8/28/20 - Lone trade deadline acquisition: Jarrod Dyson (0.0 fWAR) 2023 -$100M for net 2.0 fWAR + Benintendi 2024-2027 & Jacob Gonzalez. Also acquired $63M in Minor League value (per Fangraphs) in tanking trades. 12/4/22 - Signed free agent Mike Clevinger ($12.0M 1.1 fWAR) 12/19/22 - Signed free agent Billy Hamilton ($1.0M 0.0 fWAR) 12/20/22 - Signed free agent Jesse Scholtens ($0.8M 0.3 fWAR) 1/3/23 - Signed free agent Andrew Benintendi ($75.0M 0.5 fWAR) 1/9/23 - Signed free agent Keynan "Loose Lips" Middleton ($0.7M 0.0 fWAR) 1/11/23 - Signed free agent Hanser Alberto ($1.3M -0.3 fWAR) 2/20/23 - Signed free agent Elvis Andrus ($3.0M 0.4 fWAR) 4/28/23 - Signed free agent Clint Frazier ($1.0M? -0.3 fWAR) 5/8/23 - Signed free agent Bryan Shaw ($0.7M 0.0 fWAR) 6/20/23 - Signed free agent Touki Toussaint ($0.7M 0.3 fWAR) 7/16/23 - Signed 15th overall selection Jacob Gonzalez for $3.9M. 7/26/23 - Traded Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez for Ky Bush & Edgar Quero 7/28/23 - Traded Kendall Graveman for Korey Lee 7/28/23 - Traded Joe Kelly and Lance Lynn for Nick Nastrini, Jordan Leasure and Trayce Thompson. 8/1/23 - Traded Jake Burger for Jake Eder 8/1/23 - Traded Keynan "Loose Lips" Middleton for Juan Carela 8/4/23 - Traded internation slot money for Aldrin Batista and Maximo Martinez 8/5/23 - Claimed Brent Honeywell Jr. off waivers. 8/7/23 - Purchased Tyler Naquin.

Not quite 30K tonight (29,851), even with the free jerseys honoring Pinky Tuscadero and perfect weather. They did break 30K paid yesterday by 59, so congratulations Jerry on selling carrots to Milwaukee natives. If the White Sox were a better organization, the Brewers would have opted to stay in the American League to face the White Sox and Twins regularly. The remaining schedule will not draw beyond a few more promotional dates. They are also stuck with two weekday games and going up against two Bears games. * = Day Game M T W* Seattle (8/21-8/23) Th F S S* Oakland (8/24-8/27) - 8/26 Dylan Cease Bobblehead (Adults only - sponsored by Binny's) F S S* Detroit (9/1-9/3) - 9/1 Last Summer Fireworks & 9/2 Los White Sox Soccer Jersey M T W Kansas City (9/11-9/13) - 9/13 Dog Day & Free Tee Shirts Th F S S* Minnesota (9/14-9/17) - 9/16 - Halfway to Saint Patricks & Southside Irish Jerseys Bears at Tampa Bay Noon M T W* Arizona (9/25-9/27) F S S* San Diego (9/29 - 10/1) - 9/30 La Catrina Dia de los Muertos Bobblehead Denver at Bears Noon

Why even play a 162 game season. It's garbage, just seeding teams with a pulse through the several teams actually trying to win. Just go with what the owners want: Jerry Reinsdorf Max Profits Format: 28 Game World Baseball Classic February 20 - March 25 (Replaces Spring Training) 162 Game Interleague Rival Premium Game Ticket "Season" March 30 - Labor Day (White Sox at Cubs for 82 Games, Cubs at White Sox for 82 Games). All Star Game Week (Seniors Game, HOF Ceremony, Home Run Derby, Skills Competition, Futures Game, All Star Game) July 5 - 11 32 Team Play In Series (Best of seven) September 10 - 18 16 Team Wild Card Series (Best of seven) September 20 - 30 8 Team League Division Series (Best of nine games) October 1 - 15 4 Team League Championship Series (Best of nine games) October 20 - November 5 World Series (Best of nine games) November 10 - Black Friday

This is my eight team division proposal, and revised four team divisions quoted above. American League East (E & C): Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; Cleveland; Detroit; Montreal; New York; Toronto West (C, M & P): Anaheim; Colorado; Houston; Kansas City; Minnesota; Oakland; Seattle; Texas National League East (E): Atlanta; Miami; Nashville; New York; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Tampa Bay; Washington West (C AZ & P): Arizona; Chicago; Cincinnati; Los Angeles; Milwaukee; Saint Louis; San Diego; San Francisco

I prefer four total divisions, but owners would likely prefer eight. Zero need for wildcards beyond greed with 8 playoff teams. Intra-division: 14 x 3 (42) Intra-league 6 X 12 (72) Interleague 3 X 16 (48) Playoffs LDS (#1 vs. #4 #2 vs. #3 Division Winners, Best of Seven) Italics = Expansion; Bold Italics Underline = League Change Time Zones (E, C, M, Az, P) American League East (E): Boston; Cleveland; New York; Toronto South (E & C): Houston; Miami; Tampa Bay; Texas Midwest (E & C): Chicago; Detroit; Kansas City; Minnesota West (M & P): Anaheim; Colorado; Oakland; Seattle National League East (E): Montreal; New York; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh South (E & C): Atlanta; Baltimore; Nashville; Washington Midwest (E & C): Chicago; Cincinnati; Milwaukee; Saint Louis West (AZ & P): Arizona; Los Angeles; San Diego; San Francisco

You're not going to hit on every bounce back player, guys coming off of cancer, but you cash enough tickets if you buy enough value bets. Sure beats handing out $300M + contracts like they are candy and finishing under .500 most seasons.

I realize the age on him, but those 32-34 age years are likely to be what he was the past few years. Players typically spike their final season before free agency. It happens regularly, and I expect Tim and Yoan to turn it on next season.

Moncada dabbing tonight. Keep the line moving boys.

I have to admit, the Jesus radio commercials help calm me down while the Sox are losing, aka the norm.

Doesn't need to. He has a President and GM who can find the next one. Garbage organizations like the Padres overpay for past performance. White Sox overpay for mediocre past performance on players looking to retire.

This game further proves zero Central teams from either league deserves a playoff spot, in addition to garbage wild cards. This four team Best of Seven League Championship Series far better than what they will slap out there in October.

Everybody but the one that mattered. I realize these relievers are mostly scrubs. but you need to pitch them and hope for the best, vs. burn guys who haven't gone this deep into games and watch them piss away a great outing.

Would still take Yoan and his contract over Benintendi, Such a disservice by Grifol there, should have been pulled after the first runner reached.

Pitchers typically take longer to develop. Need to trust the bullpen, Scholtens is out of gas.

The White Sox gained the highest farm system acquisitions this deadline per Fangraphs. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/how-the-draft-and-the-trade-deadline-affected-our-farm-system-rankings/ Pre-draft: White Sox 23rd Post-draft: White Sox 23rd MLB Trade Deadline Player Acquisition Value: $63M Current Rank 13th

Hopefully Scholtens can get through 6. Banks with the 7th, Honeywell 8th and Shaw with the 9th. Bullpen Pitch Count Last 3 Games: 15 Shaw (Friday) 0 Banks, Cronin, Honeywell, Ramsey Likely Out 47 Bummer 43 Santos 39 Lambert

Much better than Lance Lynn, at 1/24th the cost. Wonder if one day Kopech will reach this threshold of performance as a starter. Sheets on again, playing to stay on the roster in 2024.

Platoon only .647 DH is really, really bad. He replaces Trayce Thompson as the Whtie Sox median hitter tonight. Over: Eloy .780; Vaughn .748; Benintendi .687; Grandal .684. Under: Moncada .614; Andrus .609; Anderson .574; Colas .562.

"Fucking rubes. Brooks, make Milwaukee a premium opponent from now on, and bump parking to $40 next season." "Yes Chairman."

Brooks Boyer is scum.

Baez has an opt out after this season, is due $98M over the final four years if he declines to use it. Not sure why they would want him through 2027, even for half $49M, with Montgomery likely on track in 2025. That said, his power numbers would improve in a different ballpark, think $12M a year for a contending team would make sense if Tigers ate half and shipped him. Definitely a better option than Elvis Andrus if the Sox were in a contention window, and you shift Tim to 2B.

Have Fox on mute, radio broadcast on. Scholtens with the K, K, backwards K to start the proceedings. Very nice. @Kwill beat me by a minute, good look with your Game Thread!

William Macy played Hahn perfectly in Fargo, sans possibly an arrest when this ends.

MLB players face enormous stress, between the highly competitive industry and the fact their careers are condensed under years, not the 3-4 decades most humans work. For nearly a century of Jerry, very few quality free agents select his MLB / NBA teams. It’s nearly always a player with no other options. I suspect the talent disparity between the Sox and most other teams would grow further if there was no domestic draft, and if players had a shorter window to free agency.

No doubt.