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Getz is to blame for not trading Robert sooner. The Sox were never going to be competitive with Robert on the team. He waited long enough for Robert’s value to be at its lowest and to have a $20 million dollar salary and a $2 million dollar buyout. Getz has also been with the Sox long enough to know that the owner rarely, if ever, sends money in trades to improve the return.

Let’s be honest — Getz turned an actual asset into diminished goods and just got bent over a table by Stearns with no lube.

NBC Sports nailed this trade in one sentence. Their later comment isn’t too exciting either. ”White Sox acquired INF/OF Luisangel Acuña and RHP Thomas Pauley from the Mets for OF Luis Robert Jr. This doesn’t seem like a sufficient return, but the White Sox obviously didn’t want to pay Robert $20 million this year. Acuña sort of held his own as a 23-year-old in the majors last season, hitting .234/.293/.274 in 193 plate appearances. He’s intriguing defensively at several key positions, he runs very well, he has decent plate discipline and he’s not entirely absent of power. It seems like a utility profile, but given that he’s just turning 24 in March, there’s some hope for him as a regular, perhaps in center field. He’ll probably battle Derek Hill, Tristan Peters and Everson Pereira for that spot in spring training. Pauley, a 2025 12th-rounder out of Harvard, allowed one run in four innings in his pro debut last season.”

I would be shocked if Acuna isn’t replacing Robert in CF instead. The Sox seem to get obsessed with bad players for whatever reason.

Exactly. They never had any intention of paying his $22 million or any intention of eating any salary to increase the return on him. This trade is 🤮-worthy. Acuna is trash. Getz held on to Robert long enough to make him a worthless trade chip.

Hello Cashman. You can have Luis Robert for 1-year and $22 million or 2-years and $40 million.

Yes. On Christmas. Never forget.

No worries. Caulfield will be back on the first day of Spring Training — February 20th. It’s just a month away.

Yep. I also thought that Mevis was speaking his own language but the broadcast was actually glitching out. https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngelesRams/s/U20D3Q5ZAL

Probably not, but he passed on a short and very makeable field goal. Also, Dexter gave the Rams a field goal on his stupid penalty. 6 point shift there.

Mundelein’s own.

Completely unrelated but I watched Stafford’s postgame interview and could not help but notice his ridiculous fake teeth. The dude is worth over $150 million and can’t buy a better set of veneers than those? I found this thread on Reddit from a year ago and someone just updated it tonight with the comment, “whiter than the snow tonight.” 🤣

A legitimate pass rusher is the #1 need. Didn’t Johnson pass on a field goal when they were on the 20 yard line?

Yep. Also not sure I’d want to have to see any team face Seattle’s defense.

Johnson must not believe in icing the kicker like he doesn’t believe in field goals.

Always take your field goals, Johnson.

Mevis has the body of a professional bowler. 🤣

Great Hail Mary TD but you can’t throw 3 INT’s in a playoff game and expect to win. Still funny how the field goal Johnson didn’t go for could end up being the difference. Ouch…

Well it was fun while it lasted…

Too many INTs. Bad game dude.

Doesn’t seem to be working unfortunately.

Wow, they let Caleb run it for once.

What a run and tippy toe.

Eh, I don’t think I’d have the nuts for that.