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He's not a TOR pitcher though. He's good, but he's no ace. I think you guys are way too emotional.

Ok, Jack.

But Soxtalk tells me it's only about money.

I certainly would have liked to have Wheeler, but have reservations about how he fits with the current staff and that he's a perpetual underachiever. We'll see how things shake out. There's a long way to go.

Call me crazy, but I'll let you know what I think about the Sox off season in late Feb.

But the tempo is similar. Rhythm is an unquantifiable variable of hitting. It would affect Wheeler and Reylo the most imo.

I'd rather have Bumgarner on a 2 year deal than Wheeler on a 5 year deal. I'd love to have Wheeler, but I think we'll have too many pitchers who profile the same way. 97 mph from the right side looks way different the 3rd or 4th day you're seeing it in a row.

14 seasons with a WAR of 7 or higher. 7x MVP.

He's no Barry Bonds.

Mike Trout's on steroids.

He won't.

Seems like a pretty interesting case of the real world not valuing him nearly as much as the fantasy world. I like him, but he's not a good fit for the Sox.

I'm fine with it as long as it doesn't interfere with us extending our own.

Seriously. How is spending $20m a year in anything "classic white sox?"

Has anybody made an Alexander Hamilton joke yet?

You mean Thotter?

It just seems like they identified a player they really want in Grandal, and made it happen as early as possible. I don't think it's an organizational shift. I just think management thinks they're much closer to being ready to compete.

I never wanted Machado at all.

This makes me think they never liked Machado that much and were just trying to placate the complainers.

If you want to be part of my "I still like the White Sox and don't think Rick Hahn is the Anti-Christ" clique, you're welcome to join. It's just me. Having a meeting on Thursday.

You're incapable of making anything but an absolute declaration. ? There is no point. It's entertainment.

It is amusing to watch people get so worked up about hypotheticals. It's not as amusing as when a player is dealt and people pretend to know more than the people actually making the deals.

In this thread, people with no actual knowledge of any player's true value on the open market, will make absolute declarations about every player's value on the open market.

Force users don't have to be Jedi. Both Ahsoka and Ventress were powerful Force users and neither were Jedi nor Sith. Well, both were trained by the Jedi at one point, but both rejected the Jedi. There's actually a ton of depth to both characters, which is rare in Star Wars. https://youtu.be/eU9JRYzUBBg

If there are any tie in's, I'd think it would be with Darth Maul and the rebel Mandalorians who escaped when Maul defeated Pre Visla. The Mandalorian in the show might be a descendant of them. The time frame might be way off though. I wish they'd create a show that deals with force users. Ahsoka and Ventress are easily the best characters they've introduced since the OT. There's a lot there, especially with Ahsoka.