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It’s funny when you are from Chicago and don’t realize how stupid the Chicago accent sounds until you hear people with it on TV. Straight out of old school SNL. 🤣

I just assume this means Getz will look to trade Robert for a CF prospect. 🤣 https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/08/08/white-sox-luis-robert-jr-trade-chris-getz-rebuild-future

When you realize the Sox are paying worthless Benintendi $31 million over two more years, 1/$22 million or 2/$40 million for Robert doesn’t seem so bad. 🤣

His bat died long before his injury.

Little Nicky Lopez still hanging on to his MLB career for dear life. “Cubs signed INF Nicky Lopez to a minor league contract.”

I completely forgot Julks was traded for. I thought he was a waiver claim. Yikes, that was a bad trade. Rodriguez has control issues, but Julks is pretty much worthless… https://www.milb.com/player/luis-rodriguez-812160

Unless this is supposed to be sarcasm, Julks is hardly a prospect. He’s 29 years old.

It’s also tough to do your job when your sacks are packed with seamen.

Slater and Houser were traded. A righty bench bat OF and a usually mediocre SP that had 11 good starts. Teams weren’t ever giving up good prospects for them, which makes sense. They are normally just two mediocre cheap vets. I hated the Vargas trade last year but I’m not sure what you expected for two scrubs like Slater and Houser.

Definitely possible. Perhaps unlikely.

Not a surprise. Jerry may have approved Robert’s $20 million dollar option but I’m sure he doesn’t want to actually pay it in full.

Gotta love when worthless Julks hits 2 doubles to make Getz think he’s good again…

Bring back Madrigal next season if you want an easy replacement for Rojas. He can play the same positions and won’t get $3.5 million. He will also OPS above .504. 🤮 What was Getz even thinking with this Rojas signing? He was a splurge bench signing for a contender, not a signing a non-contending team should ever be making with numerous younger players/prospects that could play the same positions already.

No one knows. Probably not even Getz.

Who knows? If Robert stays hot for the rest of the season and ends up with an .800+ OPS, 20 HR, and 40 SB, I wouldn’t be surprised if a contender is willing to trade for him in the offseason. 1-year at $22 million or 2-years at $40 million isn’t a bad deal for a 28-year old potential All-Star CF. You aren’t going to be able to sign a player like that for that kind of minimal contract length and money in free agency.

I assume Ramos will replace Rojas on the roster next season, without burning $3.5 million in the fire pit.

Per FanGraphs:

@chitownsportsfan looking like a genius for starting this thread now. 👍🏻

Gus Varland also DFA’ed to add Amaya to the 40-man roster.

Probably doesn’t matter, but Cannon is likely just a jizz mopper who has obviously been getting lucky over almost 2 seasons with his 1.40 WHIP and mediocre hit, K, and BB rate.

Andrew Vaughn — steal of the century. 🤣

They finally have a chance to get both Sosa and Mead in the lineup with Vargas out and Venable wastes a start on Rojas.

Does Nightengale not know how low the starting payroll is going to be for the start of next offseason? Maybe he isn’t as tight with Jerry as we all thought?