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It’s so cool I got to see the oldest living player score 12 points on 25 shots

Yes, great.

There are cheap depth pitchers and then Rodon actually becomes an asset as a fairly cheap, productive fifth starter during two (1.5) competitive years. But if we are then at the margins of our finances, I’d say we actually have a very good team for 3-4 years, and one that you could truly make “go for it” additions of a single player.

You trade for Mookie Betts now to have Mookie Betts for 2020. You then sign him to have him longer.

This is accurate.

Players don’t disappear into the ether when they hit FA.

...plus OBP?

I don’t know. Nearly every article says that few teams will be capable of adding Betts at $28 and top prospects, which would seem to mean a package deal of a top, here-and- is prospect like cease, as well as one like Collins whom again can have current value, would be competitive and model a better version of Goldschmidt deal.

I get that, I just think it’s strange if we think we’ll offer best offer next year to not want to expedite it and add another year to that window, as this would almost certainly add pressure to extensions.

So you plan to get him in the offseason for 36 mill with the top offer but If we acquire him we wouldn’t be able to sign him because he would ask for more then go to FA and sign for less.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28145944/sources-nba-considering-reseeding-conference-finalists-postseason-play-in This is an awesome series of ideas. Pre Christmas NBa is so boring pre Xmas. Love the idea of a single elimination tourney

When the going gets tough, Boylen throws his players under the bus. I see why Pax and Gar love him.

Cease

Also I wouldn’t trade Vaughn.

People focus on this as the Sox wooing Betts, and should also focus on Betts wooing Reinsdorf. If acquires, Sox would already be committing to a near $30 mill contract and are just working out a raise. And we’ve seen Reinsdorf this week be willing to overpay to players he sees as part of the organization. All in all, its all unlikely. But there isn’t an organization in baseball that could be better helped by adding Betts The next 5 years than the white Sox.

Welcome to the dark side.

Yeah, but adding two dollar amounts to a mutual fund probably gets eaten up by fees anyway

I missed this. I think this was unwise but it is what it is. Jose is a lovely white Sox, he’s done nothing but produce (but I think he will be unlikely to continue to). I do just hate the idea the Sox have that the rest of baseball is so stupid in signing top talent to expensive long term deals but do stuff like this and don’t bat an eye and consider themselves being aggressive.

I honestly don’t get it. Seriously. Ues, it’s plausible stone - whose employment rests with the Sox - is speaking on information from the Sox. But the Sox also hate “leaks”. They pride themselves in breaking news themselves. I just don’t know whether to give a crap about stones stuff.

I hate when people try to make it seem impressive by taking the gross amount

I think this year has shown me Bulls need to move off of lavine, but willing to wait to see if Porter can provide some minutes because it all seemed to work better when he was healthy for like 10 games last year. Lauri needs a playmaker on the court badly, which shows his limitations. WCJ Should be allowed in that role more (playmaker)

Thanks milwaukee

I am confused by Stone's whole role here. I don't think sox decisionmakers would actually give him stuff knowing his new play to be the sox...whatever he's doing now. But I also don't think it's uninformed speculation, maybe it's just at the scout level or something.

depends how many times you mention him.

good god