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The mayor of Arlington Heights was on the radio discussing the issue. His comment was the only sticking point in Illinois is the property tax. The examples he used were Sofi in LA lays 8.5 million in taxes. The united center pays 6 million. When the race track in Arlington was active they paid 3 millions. The state currently charges the bears for the empty lot 16 million. The bears are afraid of what the state will charge for the stadium and surrounding area once it is built up.

Thats the best way to do business.

Yes, that usbwhy the revenue from the Bulls would used to support the projects around the Unired Center. They shouldn't blend the revenues from one to the other.

I meant that was where the money for the 1901 project was coming from. It is in cooperation with the Wirtz family.

Does it really matter if they are disgusted with it now or in the offseason when they let him go for just a QO? They are going to be mad reggardless.

That is definitely a good way to look at it. Would depend on the offers with inly 1 year of control.

Depends on where they are in the standings at the teade deadline then.

Because they aren't going to pay him and they want to get something in return? Valdez may be the replacement.

Yes.

Ive talked to the arbiters in the past. Its pretty cut and dry. The agents makes the case. The tram makes the case. The arbiter ask questions independently if needed. Then they have to pick ine or the other. There is no "negotiating" or discussion really.

If you listen to Bannister, all of Grant's characteristics are more that of a reliever than a starter to stay healthy. This is not true for Smith.

He should. He had a good year in his rookie season.

Its all second hand so nothing specific but far too many stories with not just players.

Behind the scenes there have been many more incidences.

I think some of the proof about Getz being handcuffed are the drastic changes he has made to the entire organization and structure. I have no idea if he is right or if he will be successful but the changes means he clearly did not like the way things were done before and wasnt allowed make those changes in his previous position.

True.

I think Periera will be one as well.

Yeah but I fall for it like clickbait

You're right. Sorry, done.

I dont necessarily disagree with most of what you said. The ine i do disagree with is the loses. They were tanking to rebuild. They were trying to lose. So in that respect it is a positive as he did it better than anyone. You can disagree with the plan to tank and rebuild but that's what they were doing and got the 1-1 pick this year.

True. However the circumstances are different. At the first stage, the purpose was just to clear out the bad players and lose to get better drafts. They are at the point now where winning games is becoming more of a priority especially with being able to pick no higher than 10 in 2027. Winning is still not the highest priority as development is but its moving up the ladder. The time to spend is when they have a good nucleus of developed players and they need only a couple to put them over the top.

This is the way I look at it. He is doing something different and that is welcome. Whether or not it works will determine how long he should stay. I know I have more patience than most but it is intriguing.

I think you were referring to Getz performance and the fact that he operates under the same budget restrictions that the Sox have always had. I dont think that's accurate based on the budgets of recent years.

Correct. In 2022 it was 192 million. In 2023, it was 158 million This year it appears to be around 90 million.

I don't think anyone is doing victory laps. I think most say its improving but is still bad. They were all positive moves. Building through development takes time. There really isn't an alternative when they have a restrictive budget.