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It sounds like there aren't a lot of others teams with pool money left.

His pure stuff is SOOOO good. The stories about his lack of concentration seem to be an underlying theme here, so his problems seem to be very mental. Hopefully someone can get through to him.

I mean all you have to do is look at all of the dead weight free agent deals on the north side, and see what spending too much on outside players would get you.

I can't ever imagine living in a place with an HOA. I just see nightmare after nightmare about them.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-chicago-white-sox-cubs-exhibition-ratings-20200721-c7h7zqc5knclxpsizb7w7jm2hu-story.html

I will admit I have a level of respect for JR as an owner. He has been progressive in terms in installing management into his teams that looks a lot like the players on those teams. He has protected his employees, especially through this health crisis. He has taken care of his players when the really needed it, and even advised players when they were making bad decisions. When you contrast JR with the Ricketts Klan across town, and I see nothing wrong with respecting this ownership group for how they conduct themselves both on and off of the field.

Joe Torre has to top that list, right?

TV is a great job for him. It is where he belongs.

To say HI MOM!?‍♂️

Why do you spend any time at all caring about people liking billionaires?

SUCK IT AGAIN CUBS

See there's the difference. Why spend 40 years angry at the owner? You see this as important. I see it as a waste of time.

So we get to use the extra out from the 1st inning now, right?

ELOY GETS A SHRUBBERY

These guys are going to fun. Abreu is going to love having a great threat behind him.

Nice inning for Dallas.

You worry way too much. If you are going to be upset about the contract based on a post covid world, you can't get angry about a pre-covid deal. No one planned on this. Especially because the idea that he was the riskiest pitcher on the market is just ridiculous either pre or post covid. And yes, with the extensions Eloy, Yoan and Robert are all still cheap for years.

I don't think you have looked at the complete lack of payroll commitments this team has for the next few years.

Yeah, I think they viewed Dallas and EE as guys who could buy time and move up the arrival date by a season.

The thing is if EE fails, then you still have Collins and the rest of them. Without EE you have one less option, and ones that all have much larger question marks on them than EE does.

You also have to ignore what he did for the rest of the season to come to that big number. For EE we are talking full seasons over eight years. For Collins, we are talking about a fraction of one in the minors.

A "DH option" isn't the same as what EE has done over his career. His lowest OPS in the last 8 seasons is .875. Collins hasn't come within 50 points of that in the minors. They are not equal options. EE also offers protection to young hitters like Robert and Eloy, as well as to Abreu. The players you listed and EE are not equal.

The roster part is a good point. Mediocre teams can have good starters, but good teams have depth behind those starters. If guys like Collins can continue to advance, they will get a chance. With guys like Abreu and EE, you can typically count on a DL stay in a 162 game season. In a season where no one has worked out like normal, you might actually see more injuries, not to mention that Covid is also going to create completely unexpected opportunities for players.

Also of note is Colas commenting on the post.