GreatScott82

Since Jerry is still the controlling owner — and likely pocketing a majority of Ishbia’s cash infusions anyway — I’m not even going to bother mentioning the big-name free agents like Kyle Tucker, Kyle Schwarber, Cody Bellinger, or Pete Alonso. The White Sox always seem to lean toward the cheaper, less impactful “B-listers.” That said, I’d be pretty happy with a Josh Naylor signing. He’s only 28 years old, brings a strong lefty bat, and actually fits the team’s timeline a lot better than most of the star names out there.

The mayor of AH has gone on record to say he wants both the Bears and White Sox to build stadiums there. That plot of land is HUGE! Although it seems far fetched, I wouldn’t necessarily rule out that possibility. Until the White Sox come out publicly and say they are still focused on the 78, all other options have to be on the table. If Ishbia can cut a deal with the bears for a smaller plot of the entertainment district and it can draw revenue year round for both franchises, you never know.. . "I want to have a conversation with the Chicago White Sox," Tinaglia said. "I would love, I've said this five years ago, I want this to be a wonderful entertainment destination complex. So if we can get more than the Bears there, I'm all in, and I think our community would benefit from a year-round entertainment destination." -Mayor Tinaglia (April 2025)

With the lease at the Rate coming to an end after the 2029 season, I could imagine a stadium plan will be announced likely in the offseason or within the next 6 months at the latest. Ishbia will be in charge of that endeavor now that Jerry struck out on attempting to land more tax $$. It has been very quiet on the Sox front in regards to stadium plans go. Ever since the Fire took that 78 plot of land, I wonder if the Sox will feel motivated to land there as well in a potential shared site plan? A couple of other options include the Michael Reese site, building across the street where Old Comiskey used to be or a pivot to the suburbs like the Bears are doing. I just can't see Ishbia wanting to remain at the current Sox park. But who knows??? Only time will tell what the game plan is.....

Eloy, Moncada and Robert got their money bag and suddenly they become injury prone, underperforming players. 🤨 This pisses me off because the fact that the Sox will literally get nothing of value back for these guys is mind boggling. It has set this current rebuild back for sure.

Yeah. Montgomery shouldn't sniff the big leagues anytime soon. That dude is absolutely lost.

The most intruiging part about this whole Ishiba thing is the timeline. I'm assuming the Reinsdorf family ensured the Ishiba brothers that they will have first dibs to purchasing the Reinsdorf shares within a specific time frame. Why else would they purchase more shares and leave the Minnesota offer? My question is, what is that specific timeline? We could all speculate because of the age of Jerry, but could it be possible that Jerry is willing to sell his shares while still alive?

Sox fans want change. Sox fans need change. We've been held hostage by Jerry's whimsical ownership decisions for far too long. I honestly can't wait for the day an owner like Ishiba takes over. The White Sox are a sleeping giant, IMO.

There is a very real chance that the White Sox will have gotten almost nothing back in return for the original core that Rick Hahn proudly assembled. What the heck happened to these players? Here is a list of the zero to little return packages from the old core. Moncada- declined club option (no return) Eloy- traded to the orioles for relieve Trey McGough 😐 Anderson- declined club option (no return) Madrigal- Traded for Kimbrel, who was traded for AJ Pollock who declined his player option to return to the White Sox. This led to the signing of Andrew Benintendi at 5 years $75 milion. 😒 Kopech- Traded w/ Fedde for Miguel Vargas, Perez and Albertus (Return value was pretty poor here and Vargas appears to be a bust like Vaughn) Cease- Traded for Drew Thorpe, Iriarte, Zavala and Wilson. (The Thorpe TJS really put a damper on this deal as Iriarte and Zavala have been midiocre at best.) Unless Thorpe rebounds strongly post surgery, the Sox might have lost a cy young canditate for very little. I really wish Getz got more back for Cease. I know the market was tough at the time, but he also could have opted to keep Cease until the trade deadlne. There is always a huge demand for starting pitching at the deadline. Crochet- By far Getz's best deal to date as they got back: Teal, Montgomery, Meidroth and Gonzalez. (2 top 100's and a potential every day 2B is a very nice return) As much as we crap on Getz- this was a rare quality deal. Vaughn- High risk of being an official bust. Robert- The final hope for netting a decent return and hopefully top 100 prospect. Between the demise of the old core and an inexperienced GM, the White Sox are likely 4-5 years away from being remotely relevant again. Unless a new owner takes over? That may speed things up a bit.

Yes. I live in the western burbs. A lot of Sox fans out here.

I’m not so sure about that. The suburbs are much different than the Northside/Southside city dynamic. It’s very blended between Sox and Cubs fans. If you build the next stadium in the Chicagoland area, Sox fans will show up from all over. What’s a better suburban alternative? Schaumburg? Naperville? When and if Ishibia takes over, I’m sure he will want to build a Soxtown around his new stadium. I’m not so sure he can do that if he shares an Arlington heights site with the Bears?

https://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/bears-white-sox-stadium-arlington-heights.amp 🤔 Thoughts?

Baseball is back! ☺️ As bad as we know they will be in 2025, i'm excited for the eventual call ups and excited to see which young player step up this season.

It's too early to assess. His lack of trade experience was evident with the Fedde/Kopech trade debacle. I still think he should have gotten more from the Dylan Cease deal as well. I was very encouraged from the Crochet deal. I think he executed that deal very nicely. He was patient and recieved a heck of a package. I agree with Jimmy. He needs to win a potential Luis Robert deal. The organization was set back so far when they lost out on getting any sort of value back from the old original core players: Anderson, Moncada and Eloy. I do like the organizational infastructure changes. I hope Getz can utilize those changes and begin developing talent from within. He needs a really strong draft performance in 2025 and 2026. If i had to guess, he will likely have a top 5 to choose from in 2026. I know it goes beyond the first round, as he also needs to hit on 2nd, 3rd and 4th rounders as well. This is where I hope the scouting department changes can be demonstrated. I think it will be fair to evaluate Getz after the 2026 season. At that point, we should know how strong the farm system is getting and will have a true understanding of the direction of this ball club. It sucks we have to wait another 2-3 years, but this organization was set so far back by the previous regime- this needed to be done. (sigh!)

Wow. This would be huge if true. I'm assuming at 40%, he would own more shares than Jerry, correct?

Is there any chance Fridays meeting is more than just the sale of these minority shares? Would they announce any potential succession plan to the media? Or will all of that be hidden until Jerry passes? Once again, I find it odd that Ishbia would walk out of the negotiations of the Twins deal unless something was more iminent with this White Sox ownership situation.....