ChetLemon77

Ok, so nothing that we haven't seen a thousand times with professional athletes?

He wouldn't be the first athlete to be blackballed due to circumstances surrounding him/her. Sometimes it is, sometimes it's debatable & sometimes it's just plain unfair.

Dunno. Did he create problems on the Sox last year? Serious question. I didn't hear of any, but I don't live in Chicago anymore, so I may have missed something...

"Poison?" Wow...

I was a huge Francisco Barrios fan in the late 70's. I had heart surgery as a kid and my dad knew someone who worked at Comiskey, so he asked Barrios if he would come visit me in the ICU. The guy hardly spoke a word of English, but he showed up and spent more than an hour with me ... the day following a nighttime start. I'll never forget his generosity...great dude. Just sad what happened to him later on.

2024 is gonna suck no matter what. Therefore, clean house, fill the SS hole with something cheap until Montgomery is ready (same approach at catcher until Quero is ready), try & sign a corner OF who can help you for 3-4 years, develop your young SP in the minors, and then spend big next winter. The goal should be to compete in a bad division in '25.

Yes, and use some of that cash to sign a middle infielder or SP for 2-3 years. Someone who can hopefully contribute in 2025. No reason this team cannot legitimately compete in '25 if they spend wisely while ushering in the new crop (Montgomery, Ramos, etc.).

Baseball wise, it's another loss for the Sox...

Clevinger made the right call. He'll make more & will likely sign elsewhere for at least 2 years.

If Eloy goes elsewhere and busts out, we can rightfully blame awful development by the Sox. Until then, he's a classic underachiever, regardless of the "why." There's enough evidence over 4 seasons to make this conclusion. There's been a boatload of them...not the first & certainly not the last.

Most consistent...sorry, two whiskeys in.

Relax, Bro. He's been our most consistently starter all season.

He's been essentially average to below average offensively for four straight seasons. Has it been all injury related? Seems like there's probably a lot more to it...

Sorry, that was meant for Soxfan49...

So he's a "piece of -----" because you had him pegged as being a wife beater based an accusation, even though the evidence supposedly proved otherwise? Give the guy a break. Remember, this is still the USA where burden of proof is supposed to mean something.