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Texas drew 29,804 in a mid-week day game with fans having to go out in 104F weather to get there. I don't see the Sox drawing that many in any remaining game, with the Yankees a weeknight series. Would say a big influx of fans from Milwaukee is their best chance to break the 30K threshold.

I said I have a sliver of hope this is true (not saying it's a done deal, just a hope/suspicion). She said she closed the deal with Kenny Williams during her radio interview. "We had a handful of deals that we thought were there, or close to being there, but we really felt we had to get one locked in. So at that point we decided to go with Mr. Burger. Called Kenny Williams, got that one done, in the books.... I have a pretty good relationship with Kenny." The Sox have scored in 0 or 1 innings in 34% of their ballgames, and 0 - 2 innings in 57% of their games. White Sox Record Scoring In Regulation (Extra Innings not considered, but results are) 0-10 Zero Innings 9% 5-22 One Inning 24% 9-17 Two Innings 24% 17-13 Three Innings 27% 9-4 Four Innings 12% 1-1 Five Innings 2% 2-0 Six Innings 2%

It's possible, but with the rumors last week Kenny was in charge and Kim Ng confirming it, I am hoping Hahn has been told or has an inkling he is in the "Giolito, Lynn, Graveman, Reynaldo, Burger Bucket" in terms of not being in the White Sox' 2024 plans.

Just over a minute in. "We had a handful of deals that we thought were there, or close to being there, but we really felt we had to get one locked in. So at that point we decided to go with Mr. Burger. Called Kenny Williams, got that one done, in the books.... I have a pretty good relationship with Kenny."

I have a sliver of hope with Hahn's statement on Tuesday: "You will hear directly what the plan is for the people in charge." - Rick Hahn 8/1/23

Fox was an excellent player, but the Veterans Committee for MLB players should have been retired shortly after WWII. HOF should represent the top 1-2 players for each generation. MLB Second Baseman Napoleon Lajoie 1896-1916 Eddie Collins 1906-1930 Rogers Hornsby 1915-1937 Frankie Frisch 1919-1937 Charlie Gehringer 1924-1942 Jackie Robinson 1947-1956 Joe Morgan 1963-1984 Rod Carew 1967-1985 Ryne Sandberg 1981-1997 Craig Biggio 1988-2007 Roberto Alomar 1988-2004 Robinson Cano 2005-2022

That's Eloy's job if you swap brother with mother.

Yes, he is an upgrade over the worst statistical pitcher on the roster. fWAR Starters 2.4 Cease 0.9 Clevinger 0.3 Toussaint 0.1 Banks -0.6 Kopech fWAR Relievers 1.3 Santos 1.1 Bummer 0.2 Scholtens 0.1 Peralta 0.0 Padilla 0.0 Navarro -0.1 Hendriks -0.1 Shaw -0.1 Crochet -0.2 Colome -0.2 Cronin -0.4 Lambert

Well he could be at home, not being paid by the White Sox, and posting on SoxTalk. So there's that.

Opening Day 2021 $128.7M 15th Opening Day 2022 $193.4M 7th Opening Day 2023 $181.2M 13th Opening Day 2024 $98.0M (Minimum to cover 6 players) Opening Day 2025 $40.8M (Minimum to cover 2 players) Opening Day 2026 $22.8M (Minimum to cover Benintendi) Opening Day 2027 $16.5M (Minimum to cover Benintendi) Current Players Opening Day 2024 Players under contract $86.5M $24.0M Moncada $16.5M Benintendi $15.0M Hendricks (Jerry can release and pay $1.5M per year for 10 years) $13.0M Jimenez $12.5M Robert Junior $5.5M Bummer Players with options $5.0M $4.0M Clevinger ($12.0M mutual option) $1.0M Anderson ($14.0M to retain) Players eligible for Arbitration, ML Minimum or Release Arbitration II (2): Cease, Kopech Arbitration I (5): Crochet, Foster, Lambert, Sheets, Vaughn Minimum + (20): Alexy, Banks, Colas, Cronin, Gonzalez, Haseley, Lee, Martin, Navarro, Padilla, Patino, Peralta, Perez, Ramos, Remillard, Rodriguez, Santos, Scholtens, Sosa, Zavala 2023 DFA Buyouts $6.5M $5.5M Garcia $1.0M Diekman Current Players Minimum Opening Day 2025 Payroll $40.8M Players under contract $31.5M $16.5M Benintendi $15.0M Robert Players with options $9.3M $5.0M Moncada ($25.0M to retain) $3.0M Jimenez ($16.5M to retain) $1.3M Bummer ($7.3M to retain) Current Players Opening Day 2026 $22.8M Player under contract $16.5M $16.5M Benintendi Players with options $6.3M $3.0M Jimenez ($18.5M to retain) $2.0M Robert ($20.0M to retain) $1.3M Bummer ($7.5M to retain) Current Players Opening Day 2027 $16.5M Player under contract $14.5M $14.5M Benintendi Player with options $2.0M $2.0M Robert ($20M to retain)

Keep Dabbing Tim!

Exit Velocity Anderson 1B 62.9 Benintendi 1B 63.9 Sheets 1B 80.8 Colas 1B 89.3 Benintendi 1B 93.9 Vaughn 1B 75.5

Another indication he should be shut down and either have his back surgery they have avoided the past three months or until he is fully healthy and can perform all aspects of the game without pain.

OPS 700s Vaughn .736; Benintendi .709; Remillard .702 OPS 600s: Grandal .698; Thompson .668; Sheets .648; Moncada .622 OPS 500s: Anderson .577; Colas .504

I wonder if they will win a non AL Central plus Colorado or Oakland series the rest of the way. Still amazed at their Atlanta series win, though it took a season ending injury / implosion by their Sunday starter to get there. It would be cool if that is their last series win in 2023. Series Wins: August (0): None July (1): at Atlanta June (3): vs. Detroit; at New York A. L. vs. Boston May (5): vs. Minnesota; at Cincinnati; vs. Kansas City; vs. Cleveland; at Cleveland March/April (0): None Series remaining: - All are three game series unless noted. August (8): Home (4): New York A. L.; Milwaukee; Seattle & Oakland (4) Away (4): Cleveland; Chicago (2); Colorado; Baltimore September / October (9): Home (5): Detroit, Kansas City; Minnesota (4); Arizona; San Diego Away (4): Kansas City; Detroit; Washington; Boston

A few things I’d like to see: Conserve Santos’ usage the final two months. He’s 23 and pitched a heavy workload (46 games) to date. Give Robert and Benintendi more rest down the stretch. Robert has had three games off which is absurd. Benintendi has had 8 games off, played with his hand issues. Both should get a game off a week the rest of the way and get pulled in blowouts. Bring up Haseley (27) who can play acceptable CF, and Patino to see what he can do before you make a decision about 2024. Place Grandal on outright waivers. I don’t agree with bringing up Trace Thompson beyond a few days before he retires. He’s a 32 year old AAAA player. Also don’t like having Sosa overmatched at the MLB level. He’s 23, there is time to promote him perhaps for roster expansion to get another taste and better ending, or in 2024 when he may be ready.

Keuchel is not the future, he is the regretful past.

The Cuban Connection saw how Hahn discarded Jose last season like he was trash. The only tears you will see from the core are tears of joy escaping playing another second for Jerry or Rick.

Yep, $54M for 76 saves is a very steep price. May have made sense if they also acquired legitimate MLB starters at RF, 2B and Catcher. Grandal, Keuchel, Liam, Lynn and Benintendi were the five major acquisitions over the “multi championship contention window”. This gets you one AL Central Division win and no playoff success.

At least Minnesota tried the past few years, signed a high priced free agent like Correa twice. Cleveland locked in Jose Ramirez. The Sox’ attempt to counter were Grandal, Keuchel, Lynn and Benintendi, all purchased at the last remaining Goldblatt’s in the city.

I picked 2028, with the hope of anew owner and a Hahn firing by 2025 or 2026. Will take 2-3 years, though their crop of prospects and the pathetic four division clubs might result in a low eighties win total in 2026 or 2027 with no changes which sadly may happen. 82 win + seasons under Rick Hahn: 1

The same people leaking about clubhouse cancers are the people responsible for creating a league bottom roster and trying to cover their ass. The primary documented clubhouse cancer the past four seasons was Tony La Russa. Jeter and Mattingly are just god awful at their jobs. Jester lost out in his power struggle and it has done wonders for that organization. You can say the same thing in reference to the jobs Jerry, Kenny and Rick Hahn have done over the years. Renteria was a decent human being, and the only one who held players accountable over Hahn’s tenure. He earned the the respect of his players. Tony was openly mocked by their top players after he was exposed being out of touch with modern baseball, the rules, and his completely backwards strategery.

And the shitty team will still be wearing those fucking hideous loser 1983 uniforms.

Not to mention if Jerry dies before 97, someone else is footing at least a part of the bill.