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Sox and phillies both seemed to play the market more than the player. So far playing for the player has been a better play to sign them.

I was shocked how few of my friends knew the election was tuesday when I asked around last week. I think feb really threw people off (as ever). People knew there was an election for mayor but thought it was in april.

What I don’t like about this thinking is assuming Vaughn becomes a top RH 1b. I don’t have an issue with a top right handed 1b in the majors, they are valuable. But many of them started in other positions and the absolute best bats then moved over as their bodies changed. The list of 1st round 1b the last ten years is not great. Goldschmidt was a 9th round pick iirc, Hoskins was a 5th round pick. Draftees need to be able to get better and with college first baseman the question is if their athletic ability or build that pushed them to first already is maxed out, and if that will prevent them from hitting the next level.

I don’t disagree, I think it’s worse going forward without him, but if we do sign Bryce I want it to work out well and three year opt out pushes on the front offices worst tendencies.

Here is the only thing I worry about a 3 year opt out (vs a 5 year one which I don’t mind), we talk about how the big contract isn’t a big issue due to all the upcoming young talent. With a three year opt out I worry Sox will have to upgrade quickly by sending out some talent where they will have to guess right, and signing free agents where they are terrible. We may quickly hit an upper bound AND be stuck with trash contracts after he opts out (in worse case scenario). But I could live with it!

Rendon in many ways would be the perfect white sox. One of the best players in the league on a team chock full of stars and still nobody knows him.

Rendon is phenomenal, but I do worry about his fit with the core. On the other hand, our core is basically all injured for a year and so who cares.

Mendoza, Chico, McCarthy concede, looking like Daley will lose (thank god).

Wow. I had no idea what to expect but pleased Daley hasn’t walked away with it. Feels like if lightfoot hits top 2 she’s going to be up against Daley or preckwinkles endorsements going to one or the other.

I agree. I totally understand people’s reasons against, but he also seems like the kind of pitcher that can always find ways to be effective. And who knows what his price point is? Could be paying him to be a 3 starter

Phew! Thought you were going to bring the hammer.

great post.

I edited it out of the thread. Please move on. I don't want to end up on the today show debating Reinsdorf on whether the discourse is too nasty.

Truly believe its the player development and restraints in size of scouting team. Also that while we had a huge spending class with robert, we did it without adding him to an already large class - that one was still within the allotted budget. I don't know of a team aside from the orioles that didn't have a huge latam class during the old cba.

I know two parts of the body, the ACL and UCL. Don't ask me about other parts, i've never heard of them.

Honestly I know ptatc is going to tell me I'm wrong but whenever we get the "oh its just a forearm strain, they'll rest and rehab through it" I get annoyed because it just delays the inevitable tjs and turns a 12 month recovery into a 18 month episode.

this is just not true at all.

this is where a competent international pipeline can come in handy.

now is the time to try things out.

dont' worry, if you miss this one, there will be a new one soon.

I don't care how much older arenado is, they are paying for his 28-30 seasons in the contract. I'd rather pay for the next 5 years at a 30 mill clip then get less years, at more money. Now, obviously they had many years of cheap arenado so that's great, but contract wise Machados is good ,and the tail end risk is about the same as arenados.

I could live with 2/3 of those being hurt, but not dunning.

Like rondon's power more, like Sanchez d more. Would rather, as ever, roll with Leury in CF.

man...who hasn't pitched yet. Has cease pitched yet?

I do want to say I'm very pleased with Lavine lately, even defensively. Less dumb reach-in fouls. THen offensively, much better distributor and playmaker in spots. I hated his defense before but knew he was trying, not mailing it in. Definitely seems like its paying off as the structure of the team improves. And him focusing on playing off of lauri more rather than Dunn plays off because Lauri is very unselfish and Lavine works to pay him back. It helps when you remove bobby portis/parker type players too that got the ball and never gave it up. Much more of a group for team basketball here and its paying off.