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I won't presume to answer for Jack but I do think the board is very highly optimistic on him and expect him to be with the Sox almost the whole year. That's asking a lot from a guy we last saw in A+. Sure there were glowing reports on him in Schaumburg but it's still a pretty big leap. I won't be the one, like Jack, to question his upside but I'm also not going to assume he's this mega force just waiting to be released on MLB. I will now ruin this post by saying Yermin !!!

That looks like recent Dominican League action. Unfortunately if he didn't get a shot in 2019 or 2020 when they easily could've given him one, it isn't happening in 2021. If he is traded look for a team needing a DH and with a pitcher to give up . Yermin is a goner with the Sox. Does anyone here follow how any of our guys are doing in the Dominican Winter League . I know some fan sites like for the Yankees provide that. I see one very short thread in Fuuture Sox about which of our guys are going to be playing in the Winter Leagues and Yermin isn't mentioned. Looks like the Dominican League is about 10 games into their season now but finding a website with results and stats is difficult. Lots of action in Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic for offseason professional baseball, culminating in a glorious week of action in the Caribbean Series

I never for a second believed the LaRussa stuff was part of some PR plan. I called out several posters on it and Rabbit when he tweeted it.

We haven't heard anything about Rodon or Mazara being put on waivers so it's very very likely they get non-tendered which most of figured anyway.

Of course non tender day is tomorrow.

I don't see it happening in my crystal ball or in my tarots cards. FA Hmmmaybe.

I thought if u make a waiver claim on him you're liable for his Arb salary ?

I don't think anyone will bite on making a claim including the Sox. Just add him to the pile of free agents out there Twins.

Ha No and I won't give u any hints cuz I know u know !

Please surprise me Sox and u all know who I'm talking about !

Sounds like a drug for urinary tract problems.

I did a quick search and found this : https://outschool.com/classes/analytics-in-baseball-psuI7wPT#abki6e50vv

LaRussa is part Sicilian .Are any restaurants from Little Italy repped ? Is Little Italy still around ? I've been out of the loop a long time.

Collusion is real !

I don't believe any of them but I made a post a few weeks back that said it's very likely that the Sox Big Board could have over 100 players and that will expand after Dec. 2nd so listing 56 players in itself isn't indicative of nonsense. Did you actually take the time to count them ? As long as these guys keep getting clicks and mentions that's probably the only thing most of them care about and for what reason I do not understand.

Hey a Southwest side mention. I've been in SoCal for 40+ years now but that's my old stomping grounds hence my name, CaliSoxFanviaSWside.

Everyone states their opinion. Not many minds get changed so yes if we have a strong opinion on something we are spitting into the wind. But I like to write and also to write about my favorite team. Usually just about baseball , player related things. I don't often get drawn into prolonged arguments because it's fruitless but I get especially bothered when a conservative ,admittedly ignorant approach, get's called nonsense ( not by you) as if your opinion, that comes from a little less ignorance, is better than mine. No matter how many articles you read about the state of the game and it's financials you still are reading conclusions drawn from limited information. Then from all that we get to 100 % certainty there is collusion. I think Reinsdorf operates in a way he wishes he could convince the rest of the owners to follow, but he can't and it's why he can't but back to back winning seasons together . If the owners were so united it's hard to understand these mega contracts still being given out when most data points to them being crippling to all but the richest teams. Phillies signed Wheeler and Harper and supposedly had vast resources to make those kind of commitments and now they are claiming they lost $145M in 2020. I think when we form very strong opinions it leads to less open mindedness and less discussion and intolerance.

Of course he is because Lynn has a track record and Dunning doesn't. Also because of that the odds are he will be better than Dunning next year. But I wouldn't book it. Every promising pitcher you give up in a trade for 1 year of a player is a good way to shorten your window of contention when you don't win the World Series and you have to rinse and repeat the next year until you 're out of the playoffs with no prospects left and no championship. We desperately need another young pitcher to step up. Keuchel isn't going to be around forever and Lynn would be just a year. Our odds increase of a pitcher stepping up to join Giolito if we keep the ones who are MLB ready.

But if we don't win the World Series now what? Give up another 6 years of another promising young pitcher for another rental. Can't keep doing that. That's why most would rather just sign a pitcher or 2 for a year or 2 and see what we got with Kopech , Dunning ,Cease and Crochet at least. We can give up pitchers behind those 4 since they won't fit the window as well .

What front line guy though ? It's not like they are hanging from trees waiting to be plucked. The problem is you can't tell who the pitcher you need is. This is where fans are almost as knowledgeable as GM's . If you put all the free agent pitchers in order of AAV received after they signed and then put them in order of best performance those lists wouldn't come close to aligning. Someone wants Tanaka, some Ordorizzi, some Quintana. etc etc. Take your shot and hope for the best if you aren't getting Bauer . But can't be giving up 6 years of a promising young pitcher for a rental. As much as I wanted the Sox to get Lynn at the deadline last year, if the price was exorbitant , that's how things go with this team.

I agree with the sentiment but it would be a lot easier to swallow if it wasn't someone who isn't already MLB ready . We wait and wait for a guy coming back from TJ surgery and he showed a great deal of promise for 1 year of a pretty good pitcher . 1 stinking year. Give the Rangers someone who hasn't had TJ yet and let them wait on the promise to be fulfilled.

I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or you mean it. Q might sign for $8M a year if he gets 2 years.

It's very doubtful he will be better than Lynn in 2021.But it could happen and every year after that the odds get better as Lynn ages but not on the White Sox and that is the crux of the matter . It's one year.

I like Taijuan Walker myself . We need 2 any way.

Right but that's a much better outlook than it was a month ago.