Bet he said that to cover his butt. My guess is Ishbia has a spitshake stadium deal all set and Clay Travis wasn’t supposed to share that text message.
sounds like Ishbia leaked some news to Clay Travis. Pope to bless the “anticipated new home” … where the new home is, is TBD
https://www.outkick.com/culture/pope-leo-agrees-throw-out-first-pitch-white-sox-new-stadium-after-invite-from-team-owner-clay-travis
People are really concerned about a $20M contract option next year? What gives… Do you pay the Sox bills?
There is no prospect Luis Robert is blocking. Plus, 99% of the roster is prearb/arb.
Trading Luis for peanuts is not worth the risk of seeing if he can put together a bounce back year next season. Maybe he is apart of a 2026 wild card run. Maybe he puts up a big first half next year and he’s gone. Maybe he puts up a dud and is done after 2026 which won’t matter because there won’t be baseball in 2027.
Coworker played with a guy who spent some time in the Sox Org about 4 years back. Said their bullpens in Spring Training were "throw a fastball", "throw a curveball", and the Staff would just use their eyes and take notes. No data whatsover.
Clint Frazier described that whole situation amazingly. What a sound bite.
The trainer telling him not to bother going out to check on ( guessing Eloy or Moncada) dying in the box was too funny.