WhiteSox2023

If the Sox run out of catchers this season, something would have to terribly go wrong… Teel Quero McGuire Lee Romo

Here comes the shitstorm against Getz doubters. 🤣 I think it’s safe to say Korey Lee was overvalued by quite a few posters. We know he can’t really hit all that well outside of the occasional bomb. Also, the Sox apparently weren’t a fan of his work behind the plate, although he seemed to have a good throwing arm.

The Dodgers are going to love him.

I was going to title the thread, “I’m comin’ Elizabeth!!!”

White Sox Re-Sign Lamonte Wade Jr. to a minor league contract. The White Sox released Wade Jr. after spring training when he didn’t make the big league club. After taking a week to survey his other options, he’s back with them and will report to Triple-A Charlotte. He made a strong case to get a major league roster spot in camp with a .289/.429/.605 slash line over 49 plate appearances and is just one year removed from a two-season stretch with a .777 OPS working as a strong-side platoon starter with the Giants.

I still don’t see this happening, but man is the rotation ugly.

And people were thinking the PCA deal was bad. Yikes…

Ya think maybe Tiger should stop driving altogether and simply hire a personal driver with his millions? He obviously has drug/alcohol problems.

Clueless+awful=Schriffen

Getz is learning from his mistakes. He just has to make a stupid trade first before he learns.

Jerry is a dolt.

I guess the question is, could another potential return for Dominguez be better than Shaw if he pitches lights out?

I agree with you. The guy is 90 and hasn’t officially sold the Sox yet, but at least that is the plan and there is hope for new ownership. Not the same for the Bulls unfortunately. Keeping that team in the family will keep the Bulls in NBA hell for much longer.

I’m still hoping it’s because he’s working on things in the minors, but it’s just like Wolkow with his strikeouts. They won’t be successful in the majors with rates that high.

Even Google AI gets it. 🤣

So far, only on my iPhone with my phone’s brightness maxed. I’ll try it on my PC.

I can’t believe people like the dark mode. It is a cool option but my eyes must be even worse than I thought they were. I can’t see s%*# in the dark mode. I haven’t noticed any ads either, with my Pi-hole ad blocking turned on and off. Crazy.

Sure, a UFA will get paid more than a young player getting an extension, but money is money. The final two years (2031 and 2032) of PCA’s deal are expensive at $30 million per season, but Heyward was getting paid $21.5 million a season almost ten years ago. Doesn’t seem crazy with the inflation of baseball contracts over time. Pete Crow-Armstrong cf 1 year/$894,000 (2026) 6 years/$115M (2027-32) 6 years/$115M (2027-32) signed extension with Chicago Cubs 3/25/26 $5M signing bonus 27:$10M, 28:$10M, 29:$10M, 30:$20M, 31:$30M, 32:$30M 2031-32 salaries increase up to an additional $18M based on 2027-31 MVP votes: $2M each for winning MVP. $1M each for second or third in vote. $750,000 each for fourth or fifth in vote. $500,000 each for sixth through 10th in vote assignment bonus: $1M with trade

I’m not sure what you mean. They have had $5 million in deferred payments due annually to Heyward from 2024 to 2027. That’s $20 million. But they still had to eat his entire contract. Heyward’s annual salaries were: $15M (2016), $21.5M (2017), $21.5M (2018), $20M (2019), $21M (2020), $21M (2021), $22M (2022), $22M (2023).

The Cubs gave more money to Jason Heyward ten years ago, won a World Series, and survived his awful bloated contract (8-years, $184 million) throughout several bust seasons without much of a problem. This PCA deal is chump change these days.

True. But he’s a businessman who is afraid to take big risks. He probably looks at it as if he made the right moves and avoided potential losses.