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Only a year older than Imai but his low strikeout numbers are concerning.

Takahashi?

This is where @WestEddy needs to chime in with the Sox finding the new market inefficiency. International players that the rest of the MLB isn’t completely sold on due to the transition/translation and Getz getting them on short-term and reasonably cheap deals since he isn’t allowed to sign top US free agents to massive deals. That strategy I would actually believe.

I just mostly saw posts whenever Kelenic hit a bomb since he was such a player of contention on this board. It looks like he has played every outfield spot in his short career thus far. Anyone with good knowledge on Kelenic’s defense care to share some insights?

Kelenic did have a 2.1 bWAR in 2023 with the Mariners. That would be amazing and better than any season Benintendi has had with the Sox. But yeah, two seasons have passed since then.

Yeah, it’s a nice pickup for nothing and I wouldn’t be opposed to Kelenic in LF to see what he might do if you could dump Benintendi’s contract, but salary be damned, Benintendi is better than Kelenic.

You don’t think Getz is going to watch his boss Vecna in his final appearance?

To be fair, that’s only a 3 win improvement over last season! Doable, and it only took three entire seasons of putridity.

Someone had asked what the posting fee for Imai would be, either in this thread or another. Here’s the answer and why Murakami’s $34 million dollar contract had a posting fee of $6.575 million (20% of first $25 million + 17.5% of remaining $9 million). https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/the-best-fits-for-tatsuya-imai.html

They did say Imai has to take a physical with whatever team he signs with so they think we should hear news of where he is signing possibly within the next 24 hours. But yeah, Robert Murray didn’t think the White Sox are likely.

During a lockout, players can only receive payments for pre-existing obligations like deferred money, signing bonuses, or option buyouts. They don’t receive their regular season salaries.

It’s going to pay off in the end…

Well, we only keep hearing about the same two teams’ supposed interest (Reds and Mets) and a deal hasn’t been made in those two years so that likely tracks.

It’s a family business. His father is the VP and they are co-owners. They have an entire staff running the day-to-day operations.

Yes. I think most people were laugh emojiing at Downtown Brown’s posts because of his strange obsession with Jeeps but no one had actually tied it to Harold (and allegedly Garrett Guest) until he directly stated it finally.

Exactly. Insert Jeeps in place of Tecca Chairs. 🤣

RF platoon with Pereira? 🤘🏻

Agreed. I think Pereira would also play some RF until Montgomery is ready.

You nailed it. The poster(s) that potentially outed him were “Downtown Brown” and “ChicagoSoxMan”. He accused Harold of being Garrett Guest, the Sox current Assistant Director of Amateur Scouting and owner of South Oak Jeep Dodge Ram Chrysler. Both accounts are gone now but were likely the same person as you said. Dude absolutely loved his Jeeps. I assume that’s why he was always trolling Harold about owning and driving Jeeps, but maybe he figured out Harold’s identity because he bought one from him? 🤣

I think it still has more to do with Montgomery being close and Robert still being around. Ideally, you would want to acquire a CF assuming you are trading Robert and Montgomery will be up soon for RF but there are no decent CF available.

There is already a roster squeeze in the outfield as it is. If Robert gets moved soon, maybe they add an outfielder.

But the Ishbia’s didn’t publicly show their excitement over the Murakami signing so that means they hate the White Sox and their fans. I love how he also thinks that they should be assisting poor old Reinsdorf with a $34 million dollar signing when they don’t own the team yet, as if Jerry is broke. What a joke. Tray suddenly thinks Jerry is a big spender because the Sox signed a dude for $34 million. 🤣

Seems pretty clear that the Sox don’t intend to spend money on the outfield, likely with Montgomery being close.

Because you keep making this argument over and over and it’s still ridiculous. How can you look at the current respective payrolls for the Mets and the White Sox and say that the Mets are not even trying yet the Sox actually appear to be trying? That’s crazy talk.