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That’s okay. We have still have a 10-7 lead. 😉

Already dicing this defense up.

I heard those donations actually go straight to the White Sox Assistant Director of Amateur Scouting.

It seems like Getz may have targeted him, if Fuller perhaps saw something he could fix and recommended him.

If Ward was a bit younger, he’d be a nice target. Solid minor league numbers but the dude is turning 28 next month and hasn’t made the majors.

“All my old friends passed away…”

I think this excerpt from Merkin’s article tells a lot. I don’t think he’s your average NRI.

Definitely seems that way. You would think that article was written by Merkin if you didn’t look at the link first. And then I saw on the Sox website that he already wrote a puff piece as well. 🤣 https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/jarred-kelenic-deal-with-white-sox It feels like he’s already been promised a roster spot.

Same here. I was literally imagining Schriff-dawg say it during a 2026 Sox game as I was typing it.

“Recently, in 2019, Conforto was one of the top power hitters in the league. The Sox coaching staff has helped Mike make a few tweaks to his swing and he thinks this will be one of the biggest years of his career.”

Conforto isn’t even as talented as the wart on $50 million dollar Kyle Tucker’s big toe. Most people realize he’s BAD. No, we don’t need to simply “add bodies”, especially not when they are rotting corpses.

Well s%*#, @Chicago White Sox. Will this Clifford thing into existence like Murakami.

And Clifford is only 22. Like you said, hiding him at LF/DH for a couple seasons wouldn’t be the end of the world. We are already used to bad defense in LF anyways. 🤣

Yep. There’s no guarantee Murakami is all that he is hoped to be and/or that he will be with the Sox in 2028.

SS2K5 is giving Lip some massive lumber 🪵.

There’s no communism in baseball! It’s all capitalism, baby!

I would hope that if a prospect like Clifford was being offered, Getz would have already taken the deal. I know all the rumors have been about the Sox wanting pitching in return for Robert, but Getz would be nuts to turn down such an offer, which makes me think the offers aren’t that good.

We almost had Tatsuya Imai locked up for about 5 minutes on New Year’s Eve. NorthsideBob has Getzy on speed dial. NEVER FORGET.

I can’t argue. At least Kelenic has youth on his side. I don’t see Conforto magically getting better or staying healthy. If we aren’t necessarily expecting to make the postseason, see what some outfielders can do that aren’t nearing retirement.

True, but Conforto is still not the guy you want in that scenario. He hasn’t been good in years and he’s just another year older. We need — “or someone like him that’s younger.”

Exactly. This new strategy by MLB teams finally makes sense. High AAV and lower years. Teams finally wised up. Why pay a guy $25-$30 million on a 10 year deal until they are well past retirement?

Not so sure about that, but we will likely never know either way.