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Moncada and Eloy actually made it to the big leagues though. Picking from among much younger prospects and they may end up being guys that never even make the majors.

One reason is that there is more risk with younger prospects that don’t have consecutive years of success in the minors. Guys like Kjerstad and Westburg are obvious targets. Do you have any faith that the Sox of all teams would actually pick the right younger prospects with any percentage of success?

Nicky Lopez was a top Royals prospect because he could actually hit in the minors, to go along with his good glove. His career minor league line is .296/.379/.403/.782. Similar to Madrigal, the slappy slap game works in the minors but not in the MLB. Lopez has now had plenty of time in the majors (5 seasons) and has proven he just can’t hit well in the bigs, which is obvious from his .249/.312/.319/.631 career MLB line. Westburg is 24 and had a career minor league line of .278/.371/.506/.877. He may actually have HR power in the majors, unlike Lopez who has zero. Westburg only has a total of 208 career MLB at bats. While his 208 rookie at bats were mediocre, it was still better than anything Lopez has done recently, and he still has the opportunity to improve. It is far too early to make the assumption that Westburg couldn’t be a big upgrade/difference maker over the pathetic Nicky Lopez, who is the acquisition equivalent of burning $4.3 million dollars in your fireplace for this current Sox team. I do agree that I would rather acquire someone younger than Westburg whose service time hasn’t already started in any Cease trade.

This is what I think. JR just wants the huge boost in franchise value that an agreement to build a new stadium brings, prior to selling.

I was thinking 2016 Sox double play combination of Jimmy Rollins in his last season before retirement and the “never was” Brett Lawrie.

Is this a serious post? I agree with your first sentence but Lopez is a pathetic and embarrassing starting infielder for any major league team, just like DeJong. Both were backup infielders last year and DeJong was cut by two teams. No other team in baseball would be planning to start one of these bums on opening day, much less both of them. To compare Westburg to Lopez is pretty far out there. Westburg will improve. Lopez is what he is, a slappy no bat infielder with a good glove, and as he gets older his glove will disappear.

The current stadium isn’t exactly in the greatest area and no one still knows how a bullet was zipping around the stands. The parking would be a concern though, but it doesn’t seem to matter much to Cubs fans. More people would commute via the CTA and Metra.

“Are you Sheeting me?”

It looks very strange jutting up so closely to some high-rise buildings.

Pritzker also commented on this new rumored Sox ballpark this morning. https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzker-weighs-in-on-idea-of-state-subsidies-for-possible-white-sox-south-loop-ballpark/3331403/?amp=1

This was from last year. https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinbirnbaum/2023/02/17/billionaire-jb-pritzker-benefited-from-tax-breaks-but-he-doesnt-think-the-chicago-bears-should/?sh=1bd63c8039c4

“Thank you for your support, @Balta1701. Jerry is just waiting to announce me as your new PBP broadcaster at the Winter With The Sox event on Janu… AND THAT’S A DRIVE INTO DEEP LEFT FIELD BY CASTELLANOS!!!”

$$$ that Jerry won’t want to spend. The running theme of all the pitchers Getz acquired is that they were cheap. I think Lorenzen will cost more per year than Fedde’s $7.5 million salary, even if he only gets a one year deal. i think the plan is to start with this mediocre rotation of vets and replace them with the young starters from Charlotte if they falter.

This is the Sox we are talking about, not other teams. Anything bad that can happen, will happen and their luck with injuries has been absolutely awful over the past few years.

Touki is your Lorenzen in Getz’s eyes.

I think Getz is crazy if he’s willing to risk potential injury and/or another down first half of starts for Cease. Getz could get lucky but I don’t think it’s a smart play. The risk outweighs the reward in my opinion.

How much do you think he’s going to get? He’s made $4.5 million in each of the last two seasons. And is there another team that would give him a starting outfield job, rather than a fourth outfielder gig? Also, Taylor’s value would be a bit wasted in RF as opposed to CF. Are you moving Robert to RF so Taylor can play CF?

Perfectly stated.

Imagine creating a 40 minute podcast trying to justify the baseball team you cover acquiring Yasiel Puig as your starting RF. I’d probably be looking to change careers.

These two clowns actually get paid to cover the White Sox and they think the answer to RF is 33 year old Yasiel Puig who hasn’t played in the MLB since the 2019 season? Well, I guess so. Hopefully they replace Garfien right after they find a replacement for Benetti.

Not necessarily. Even the promise of a new stadium being built in the future greatly increases the value of a sports franchise. I could see JR doing this just to jack up the final sales price for his heirs. https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/09/05/tennessee-titans-team-value-forbes-nfl-valuations.html#:~:text=The Tennessee Titans' franchise value,to be completed in 2027.

Words never uttered by a fan of any contending MLB team ever.

Very close. The CTA Roosevelt stop for the Red, Green, and Orange lines would only be a 2 - 3 block walk, depending on where the main entrance to the new stadium would be.

Check out the history of corrupt ownership of the land. From one terrible owner to another. ?

Fedde is 30, four years older than Rodriguez. That probably has more to do with the length of their respective deals, and also why the Sox signed Fedde. Less years and risk, but also less potential upside.