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But from a single source? Or multiple pitching coaches? The media tends to run with a story.

Just because one person said there is a flaw doesn't mean there is. With the varied philosophies of mechanics there are probably 19 others who would disagree with said flaw.

No one who buys the brewers is going to spend at the level of the dodgers. The team would be insolvent in a couple of years. The revenues are just too far apart.

1 season is way more recent?

He's very reliant on what happened last year in all discussions. Things that happened before don't count and White Sox players will not improve over last year regardless of their past performance.

I agree with all the comments. They need the best package. My comments were more for the ones saying they need to focus on hitting.

While correct in theory, realistically neither side would agree to one without the other. Not that they can agree on either right now. The revenues are so disparate that they will need to do that or have a greater amount of revenue sharing if the league wants anything close to parity. But it's baseball and they've never really had it.

I'm not sure teams mas can even have too much mediocre pitching with the pitching in the league now. But the point is valid. They need to have at least one TOR prospects in the deal.

Welcome to JR prediction. This is what he ways warned about.

Do any of those come to the level of Montgomery, Ramos or even Vera's? They need both but as far as prospect ranking the Sox are sitting better with hitting than pitching. And pitching wins in the playoffs.

How will they get legit pitching if they don't get in this deal? Acquiring pitching is looking really expensive with long term deals. This also comes with a higher injury and bust rate.

The teams with the most money getting all the advantages. 2/3 of the teams just don't have the resources to compete for the best players. Eventually the sport will need a salary cap if they truly want teams to have a shot at the best players. It will be tough to get the union to agree. They love what this will do for salaries. The issue is that we know just having a few great players doesn't make a baseball or equate to winning the world series. Baseball playoffs are so random that any team can win it if they make the playoffs. The teams with the most resources always have the greater odds of making the playoffs.

Don't think they've done that to a player not on the team since Albert Belle.

I agree. It serves no purpose so stop the managers. It doesn't happen often but who knows if someone starts it as a "competitive advantage"

Depends on the size of the gamble. Need to see the contract.

Yeah, the appreciation might be too tough to resist.

I think a good portion of the value difference is the ownership of the ballpark and surrounding real estate. Can you imagine what they could sell that for to a developer?

Got it. I would agree.

Is your point that they should have a partially public funded new stadium? They already have a fully public funded one.

Depends on if was mostly labrum or the actual capsule. The labrum is around 60-80% for return to prior level of performance. The actual capsular repair is below 50%.

Yeah, the bottom line is if they were making money whether it be from attendance or sponsorship , they wouldnt move.

That is a tough one to get right. The need to guess how tight to make it. Too tight and there isn't enough flexibility to get the velocity needed. Too loose and the instability and symptoms are still there.

Hopefully not for the whole season. See if Montgomery gets a call up halfway through the season or so.

That's fine. I just enjoy the game. The extended playoffs keep more teams and fans interested deeper into the season. The playoff games in 2000 and 2005 were fun environments.

With the advent of interleague play and the balanced schedule, they are slowly moving towards making divisions irrelevant. Just go back to the top 7 or 8 teams in each league making the playoffs regardless of division. Jist depends on how many byes you want for the first round.