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I was very wrong about India, especially when he was in minors as I chortled at his low slugging thinking I was so smart. Not sure I'll ever get the draft well. Every time you think there are types to go after they blow up in your face.

This is a lot of spending, a huge payroll, and ... meh? Probably will look more impressive if Lindor makes a comeback.

I'm going to stand up for our core here. Robert, Anderson, Moncada can get 4 WAR, Grandal can get you 4 WAR. Eloy despite it all was on pace for 4 WAR in 2020, defense and all, and showed signs of improvement defensively last year. And you included Marwin Gonzalez and Reddick. So yes, you could get 4 WAR from Conforto, it has happened before. And you could get 4 WAR from Abreu. And you could get 4 WAR from a Jean Segura in a career high BABIP year. Correa, Springer, Altuve, Bregman - that was their core. Then they had solid players around them, some of which had career years. The nice thing about Moncada establishing a very high floor with his OBP, is it will not take huge jumps in slugging to become much more productive. And he has plus D. Everyone on this team is apparently incredibly annoying to this board. Unless your name Yadier Molina, some portion of the fanbase probably hates you too much.

People forget his Sept 2020 LMAO

Pathetic

Assuming baron posted this

The amount of Hahn / Lozano negotiating fanfic I had to read where Hahn was treated like The Godfather was so brutal. “ Hahn: we know you have no other offers! Take this 4 years $80 million! Lozano: yes I do and I can get $300 million Hahn: Pound sand! *hahn kicks Lozano out of window*

I would too, but clearly cubs are the bogeyman here so it is useful shorthand. 2015 royals, etc.

Money buys things

But we are using a lot more money. There is a separate track in the Sox that will guarantee failure or steep drop off like the cubs and that is if Shirley sucks and Paddy finds nothing in next few years. We can’t overcome those pipelines being dry.

Oh?

It will be whatever is most annoying including doing nothing.

I don’t really care. It won’t matter if their drafting is shit anyway (it might be, looks like it). Money is an asset, players are an asset. Bassitt/Montas are good, that’s all I give a shit about. If we sign Ray we are using prospect capital too.

Out of curiosity why do you want NC over Schwarber?

Also Jack was right, hid the posts, let’s keep it reasonably baseball related

Yeah but if it’s Baez vs Correa/Seager that’s a win.

Ah didn’t realize he was on block and just a year left. Makes sense.

And it would be huge. And sorry Bassitt, Montas, who is 3rd?

The thing that sucks IS that the free agent window is narrower, and there are still a lot of teams competing. But the good news continues to be that what makes us better can be accomplished in different ways.

Yes

“Sources tell me: specifically not white sox”

Devastating. The worst person you know just signed one of the best pitchers on the planet.

Blech. Liked max post DET, but this is trash. Hope it’s a disaster.

Obviously, Gavin lux would not be traded in this scenario.