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Yeah, I do struggle with the idea that one side I really think he is going to be the 130 wrc+ bat the next four years with the possibility of a year where his power completely comes together. On the other side I just think this team needs some more complete players and some excellent ones come onto the FA market next year.

well ok that was a fun 10 minutes i had.

Castellanos entering his age 28 season is also why I am feeling somewhat convinced by my crackpot theory that he could be open to a 1 year deal.

yes. What if his market cratered though? That's one option here. What if sox take the 2nd round pick grenade and give him a 1 year pillow deal a la cubs with Fowler?

I always felt he was the perfect Abreu replacement but then we re-signed abreu long-term.

Not sure he's right on payroll, more like 110

that's true but it's also very easy not to answer a question.

This would make me a happy boy. Gonna make it so sweet to have him and betts locked up for the next decade.

I love Tim...he has to be better this year defensively.

these players span a decade. He had DJ moore for his rookie year...last year. TED GINN! You know football reasonably well, trying to imply that Cam has had great receivers is idiotic, it's been a major issue his whole career. So..the bears have Allen Robinson. Is Robinson bad? Curtis Samuel has stats comparable to Anthony Miller. Is he bad too? Or is it that they need to have 4 all pros in receiving. Did Cam ever have that?

Yeah cam definitely is used to having great pass options and great olines to perform.

unfortunately I don't know that there is enough left in FA to expect catching up. Need have players like Jimenez and especially Lopez outperform.

I wish we could lease collins. THe AAA environment is so ridiculous now it's probably not the best place to help him grow, but it will be hard to find him time. Send him to the Tigers for a one-year lease.

I mean the NFL has basically become quidditch. You have this whole game going on that seems important, players trying to hit a ball through a hole, but actually all that matters is some guy randomly getting a golden ball completely separate from the action. If you don't have the QB watching your team is meaningless. I just can't bother with it after 30 years of this shit.

Drafting trubisky to me is inexcusable and tanked what could have been a super bowl winning team with a good QB. However, gotta say I have no idea who a good qb will be anymore. Last year it seemed to make more sense. Those QBs who threw a lot in college and crucially showed good improvisational skills on third downs while being accurate seemed to be the key. But then baker was terrible this year and Josh Allen was good. Darnold was terrible and Daniel Jones was good. I have no idea. It's a damn crapshoot.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/dallas-keuchels-wait-is-over-and-the-white-sox-are-going-for-it/ Good stuff:

this held up!

exactly, and who knows how much that $26 million goes in the hands of people that helped get him out of cuba, who knows how much goes to family, taxes, he may very well be swayed by a guaranteed $100 mill.

I’m surprised more aren’t saying this. Ryu was quite a bit popular. I did think whomever gave him the fourth year would get him, that year really did scare me off him.

Man Eno with a pretty good week here

Wow they are going to be so popular for putting up a suggestive tweet at some time interval before something may or may not happen. Love the internet.

And he doesn’t even play a position that gets expensive in arb or should be prohibitive to re-sign. A power hitting CFer though...

People are hoping he gets traded though right?

Yes, though decent chance we can get a fast rising college pitcher this year. I do love we still have our second round pick.

That’s not that big of a deal. It’s like 2-3 bullpen games with the days off/cancellations in April. Nobody acts like Kopech isn’t on the Sox because he misses the first month.