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So you think that if he starts in the minors and struggles you think he gets brought up anyway ? Or are you 100% convinced he won't be less than stellar in AAA or where ever he starts .

Hey I agree it's a fun team just not quite what we thought it could be. Making excuses for Reinsdorf by trying to look at it from his point of view is admirable but strange based on his past behavior. I think saying Covid has a lot to do with it is the only way to look at it if you are going to give Reinsdorf an out.

The five stages of grief are: denial. anger. bargaining. depression. acceptance. I think you are in the bargaining stage.

So you are basically saying if the Yankees decide they eventually want Tanaka, such as at the trade deadline, they can just reach out and get him if they can come to terms. Tanaka probably doesn't do it with another team unless he gets a much better offer. So Tanaka willing to give Yanks hometown discount and forgive them for not signing him and forcing him back to Japan ?

Well Jerry operates from a legal standpoint. That's the whole point. He doesn't care about the fans. Remember that post where I told you to use your head not your heart ? I love to get excited about the latest rumors from the Tweety Birds as much as the next guy. But I never show it because I know in my head we are talking about Reinsdorf. I might discuss how Wainwright wasn't a terrible idea or how Cruz would be a great acquisition because it's fun to think about. But I never believed it would happen as you can see from me reposting a few posts up that I doubted it would happen at the outset of the rumor. When everyone was all excited about getting Hendrick as I was also. I had another thought. Look at his contract. If that wasn't a clear sign that the Sox had reached their limit I don't know what was , otherwise why not just give him a 4 year contract without the deferrals ?

Unlike all other sports with professional leagues in the U.S., baseball does not have to follow antitrust laws that govern player contracts, franchise movement and media contracts. The Supreme Court ruling said that baseball was a sport, not a business. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/why-baseballs-antitrust-exemption-isnt-a-strong-negotiating-tool-for-milb/

The date on this was a week ago. Are we done ? Many believed this tweet. Should I believe in Nightengales tweet ? I believe we are pawns in a game that manipulates us. Covid keeps us from attending so owners cry poor. We don't show up as expected for mediocre teams , owners cry poor . Moral of the story : We say fuck you Jerry now but he's been saying fuck you to us for much much longer.

Last sentence.

I thought that but thought it might be short for business ;bih(sness).

That;s some crazy stuff going on there. $18 3 weeks ago and now over $300 ? Big selloff coming like in minutes lol.

The difference the between Sox offer and the Phillies when your going to get $125M is pretty negligible compared to the difference between let's say $11 and $15 for a 1 year deal. He got to go where he/wife wanted to be and get paid very well. I don't think any one was going under the premise that Philly was where he wanted to be before he went there.

It's a pretty flimsy premise when you have a choice of going to somewhere that pays you better which is sort of the point of being a Free Agent.

So sad thinking that way. We don't want the Mike Trout/Jose Ramirez bat for a bargain but let our main opponent in the division get him for a little bit worse bargain and we win !!

Still plenty of mediocre guys out there to pick up. You are just seeing the upper tier moving a little faster now.

Wow a baseball on the field type post. Not bad when you're not on your soapbox. So you're talking about signing 5-6 FA's , Bradley, Jr. , Rosario, Catcher , SP and 1-2 relievers. We'll have to see how much money all those guys come too. Assuming could have had Q for $9M and looking at how much the Sox have spent so far I think you end up over JR's meager budget since it's fairly apparent payroll is going to approximate last years'. Probably would have to add only 1 reliever but the better ones have been going for a lot but lets say an Archie Bradley type $6 and someone else in the $3M area. Anyway you get the picture.

what's a bih ?

Have you seen the stock market lately ?

They said June/July. Don't know if that is the latest news or not.

It would be wrong just because of the timeline. He said good news for White Sox fans in the next few days.10 days (and likely to be more) is > "a few days".

I think you easily could / should have given Lynn /Sox a + or even a ++ . Severino might not be back till July and the Yanks are not going to thrust him into full time starter from the get go. Over the course of the season that's a big advantage. ATM you can't think Severino will be the Severino of old by playoff time.

As long as there are still good players out there waiting to be signed, then he should wait . There's no reason why one of the best hitters in baseball should settle for $10M a year when a guy like Eaton got what he got.

Maybe he is a Native American and it's his way of showing it, if you can imagine those triangles as Teepees.

Didn't they have a CBA for last year too ?

Or he will wait for the NL to get a DH. Those talks are not dead, just dormant for the time being. It's looking more and more like there will be another delay to the season . If the owners say they lost $100M each approx on a 60 game season you can bet they won't want to play 162 with operational minor leagues unless they get some very good news on Covid vaccinations availability very soon.

I don't think its a win when your competition gets Nelson Cruz. It's a win if the Sox get him.