WhiteSox2023

Neither guy will be coming here… “Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports that free agent right-hander Jeff Hoffman is seeking a contract in the same range as the three-year, $38 million deal that Clay Holmes signed with the Mets.”

He definitely was. I must have brought @JUSTgottaBELIEVE to the dark side… I’m hopeful on some prospects but we are still the Sox and the Sox usually ending up Soxing things up. And Jerry will never spend the money it takes to win, but perhaps like you said he will be “gone” in 3+ years.

Yep, as long as Benintendi is still around and the Sox expected to be bad again in 2026, I wouldn’t even be expecting the Sox to be looking for a free agent outfielder next offseason.

Teoscar and Conforto will be in the corners.

Your argument is still flawed. You initially said that Lorenzen wouldn’t make sense for the White Sox because Lorenzen would cost “$19 million potentially...we don't even want to pay Robert that”. If the Sox signed Lorenzen to the exact same deal that KC just did, they could choose to not pay Lorenzen the second year option for $12 million regardless of how good or bad he performed. Lorenzen would effectively have no say in the decision if the Sox just wanted him for one year at $7 million.

DePaula is ranked the #48 prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Getz would jump on a one-for-one swap of Robert if offered, while dumping Robert’s salary for Jerry. I don’t see it happening though since the Dodgers are already stacked.

Do you know how mutual options work? Unless there’s also a buyout, it’s $7 million. https://www.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/mutual-option

Would have been a nice flip candidate but even $7 million is probably too rich for Jerry’s blood.

He had value, but to a contender, not the Sox.

I’m starting to think that Jerry ditched his “2nd place is great” mantra and is now embracing the perpetual rebuild due to how much money it saves him.

25 year old playing rookie ball last season. .746 career OPS in the minors.

And while Aaron Rodgers is a wacko, even he made a joke about potentially getting released at the end of the season by a teenager.

Because pocketing $100+ million and going with a $60 million payroll is a lot more fun for Jerry.

$24 million and a $5 million buyout for that effort.

It will likely cost the Bears. Early mocks have the top two OL going at #9 and #10. My guess is that both guys will move up before they move down. As always, a meaningless win late in the season is pretty much never worth what you lose out on, even against the Packers. And the Bears are definitely the team that needs the best LT available, period. https://www.tankathon.com/nfl/mock_draft

Harold is sad… 😉 https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/sources-yankees-have-shown-trade-interest-in-dodgers-gavin-lux “According to Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated, both the Mariners and Yankees have inquired with the Dodgers about second baseman Gavin Lux. Ragazzo notes that the Yankees called about Lux several weeks ago — before the Dodgers signed Hyeseong Kim to add to their infield mix. He also notes that the Mariners have been much more aggressive in their pursuit of Lux. The Dodgers haven’t publicly said that they’re listening to offers on Lux, but it seems like something has to give there after signing Kim to a three-year pact earlier in the week. Stay tuned.”

Well, that’s the Orioles more than the Giants. What GM thinks it’s wiser to throw $50 million at a LF when you have a full outfield already, $9 million at a backup catcher/DH when you have a decent enough backup catcher, and at the same time throw out two cheap one year contracts at your true position of need, starting pitching? One guy being a complete unknown with the other guy being over 40?

Well, I won’t blame them for that. Red Sox took him a pick earlier. But it sure goes to show that the Sox farm system could be better than it is and that the Sox need to start drafting position players a lot better. Eldridge over Gonzalez would look great right about now, and of course what position do the Sox need with Vaughn being a bust?

I think it’s funny to see how often the Sox are looking to trade their top guys for prospects that were drafted after their pick. I just posted an article about how the Sox wanted 1B Bryce Eldridge from the Giants in a potential Crochet package. The Giants took Eldridge one pick after the Sox took Jacob Gonzalez. 🤢 🤮

No, but the Sox could have spent more than $200 million. If they supposedly made a $250 million offer to Machado and missed out, where did that additional $50 million go?

$200 million? Big deal. Machado signed for more than $200 million alone. That wasn’t enough back then and definitely isn’t enough now. Especially not after going years with a completely stripped payroll and banking the money. Take a look at what the Cubs have spent over the past ten years, and they still get ripped on for not trying to win.

“The money will be spent… Eventually… No seriously… We promise…”