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I suppose it could be mentioned that Arraez was dfa'd. Anyway, his list looks more like my list, but I found the BA list much more interesting. But...this is tough. I think our system is very interesting because with msot of these guys graduated or near it, the best of the rest we just know very little about. So there is a lot to dream on based on favorable instructs, but I really want to see these guys.

Maybe, but the past few years I've seen the top level guys set pretty clearly what they wanted and when it was hit was when they signed. The top level guys clearly do have some influence in setting their market.

If teams were offering 4 years he would have signed by now. But if Hendriks was a FA in 2018, he would have a $60 mill plus deal.

i'd do wacha at 3m over smiley at 11

Yes someone died on the plane I was on once. Lots of blood clots on planes.

I don't disagree, although I'm kinda out on Bradley there are other guys I'd go after. But I also get it, and it really is hard not to look at Hendriks numbers that were so much better that what else is available and think you might get it for an easy sum this year.

Good new op-ed from zeynep nytimes.com/2020/12/18/opinion/coronavirus-vaccine-doses.html

Fry is still a guy I think can come in suddenly dominant. And Foster feels like the guy that regresses but obviously nothing is written in stone. Both could be terrible. Both good. Add in an *Elias to the middle bullpen and that is a lot of insurance in a good set of guys

I just want to reiterate as we get used to the bore of FA waiting to the point we even remember what it's about: If we do get a Hendriks and he's of the quality of the last two years Going into a playoff series with Hendriks, Bummer and Crochet, 3 guys that can be multi-inning fireman, is sick as hell.

took 7 years to get a wild card spot.

Team wise he does not.

There isn’t an offense he doesn’t make better but he is the perfect counter balance to some of our offensive weaknesses (RHP, swing and miss)

If this is what you believe I have to imagine you haven’t read any criticism of Hahn

Sox should definitely take a look at ELIAS. All the sox fans are talking about getting him.

They are playing 72 games without fans. The mlb could have played more. They didn’t want to so they could cut costs.

Listen, the reason why super teams exist now is the max deal. But there have always been super teams. The Lakers were a super team, the Celtics were a super team. They took advantage of the lower revenue teams being idiots and desperate just like now. At least now there is a lot of churn. But it doesn't have anything to do with competitiveness. Barkley forced his way out of philly, almost went to the lakers.Drexler forced a trade to the rockets. It was a different flavor, but players still forced themselves to teams they wanted. FA just made it easier for players to get out of it since teams are constantly in the "we can't lose this guy for nothing" window.

They are about to. They aren't planning on having fans this year but they hope to, just like MLB did. And yet it restarteded without antagonism between the NBAPA and NBA baseball was dominated by.

He'd give it to TLR.

The NBA just re-started though and again didn't have problems and does not have fans now.

Even though we are lapping up our own takes regurgitated back to us from a huckster... Gotta say they taste good and I want more.

We really ought to go all in on some player there is no way would get rumored about and see if it takes. Wait maybe that's the jose de leon thread. Hmmm...maybe Petit. Realistic yet not mentioned a lot.

OKC is really bad but bulls had a lot of good things tonight. Zach has really been putting in effort. Coby is just gonna have some games where he takes over. Williams looks great, and the screen action between the bigs is helping out Markannen. Carter Jr. still timid. And my take: fat euro players >>>> skinny tall euro players. aka Poku looks awful to me.

Cishek catching up on soxtalk

If the White Sox sign La Stella I 100% believe soxtalk caused it to happen. We also forced KW to sign Iguchi so there is precedent.

My bad, thanks Josh.