JoeC

Numbers don't lie.

He seems like a good candidate to go to Japan or some place to rebuild his value

"Suddenly" seems to imply forgetting the years leading up to that point.

Very much

True, though the unexpectedly common sense moves like releasing Maldonado could also offset these trades.

Still only on pace for 118 losses.

Well, when they come to the state, city, and county for handouts and tax breaks, I would certainly hope the municipalities would have a vested interest in seeing the books.

That says something about his character, I hope

I didn't say it's easy for this organization to do. I said that's SHOULD BE the easy part.

The sad thing is that "today ready talent" in this case has to be a collection of marginally-better-than-replacement level players.

Getting from 120 losses to 90 losses should be the easy part.

It's a heated toilet seat.

I was going to suggest half jokingly to sign him to backfill the deadline departures

I mean in the offseason

Leaving.

This move makes SOME sense then. could flip him or dump him after the year with minima risk.

Narrator: "it was Shewmake."

At least this way, we're (probably) not ruining yet another prospect's development by rushing them to play meaningless games on a team destined to lose at historical rates, guided by one of the worst field managers in history.

I do agree we need to move (ahem) Beyond Burger.

Meh - this is a nothingburger of a deal. Like other have mentioned, this just means someone like DeJong is being traded, and the backfill prospects aren't ready (in the org's view). As long as this doesn't cut into Sosa's time, I'm OK with this move.

His bWAR of 0.1 places him instantly into a tie for 6th on this Sox roster.

I feel like someone needs to make a White Sox recruitment video with this.

Home field advantage for the World Series is on the line!!!

Those Oakland numbers.... yikes. Went to a Sox-A's game last year in Oakland, and I've been to more crowded parking lots at Class A ballgames.

If so, I stand corrected.