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Less pay for more games is what it boils down to for most players on the pay scale.

As does the Presidential Administration.

Yeah the residual effects of COVID are going to make for some of the deepest drafts in MLB history.

He's not going to ever be paid like a top notch superstar, but that doesn't mean that savings aren't there to be had. There is plenty of WAR to be gotten by playing elite defense, running the bases well, and hitting .300

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With no off days during these series, they have to go five starters, unless they plan on day 5 being a bullpen day and just decimating the pen.

Or that his illness is still sapping his power, but feel free to continue.

Correct. He didn't play organized ball until his Jr year of HS.

I see a ton of Bo Jackson in Luis Robert and his raw tools

There is typically a bit more pay up front, and a lot less in the back end. They paid for those savings early on, and are now raking in the savings. $850k as a mid season call up $1m full year one $1.4m year two $4m year three $7.25 year four Take Lindor as a comp, and a guy who was called up at about the same time of season, and has gone year to year $540k- mid season call up $579k-1 $623k-2 10.85m-3 $17.85m-4 Mookie Betts $514k $566k $950k $10.5m $20m

You should really become familiar with 1st round draft pick history.

I can say 100%, Tim Anderson is my favorite player on this team. I mean it is easy to say a guy who gives you the best stats on a team is your favorite, and many do. For me, it isn't JUST what he does on the field, but the way he lives his life. He gives back to his community. He loves his family and his teammates. He plays the guy with his heart on his sleeve. He has a ton of work ethic. He hasn't been afraid to assume the mantle of leadership, both on this squad, but also in his community and for this franchise. Nothing was as powerful as watching him work publicly through the murder of his best friend, and putting himself out in public while trying to heal and cope. Finally, the TA story is a great success story for this franchise as well. We heard forever that this team couldn't draft or develop position players. They took a chance on a raw position player who barely played baseball in HS, and didn't play much as a small school JuCo player. Heck Gordon Beckham had more ABs his final year of college than TA had in all of his college experience. But the Sox drafted him in the first round. Many people felt he was rushed through the minors and to the majors. He was still a raw and toolsy kid when he got to Chicago, and made a ton of mistakes. But he learned and worked through it. Many felt his extension was premature and there were no savings to be had in it, even if he did succeed. The talk after TA got here was how many amazing SSs there were in baseball, and that Timmy was a level under all of them... at best. Yet at every single stage of this mans professional career his worked past it, and exceeded pretty much everyone's expectations. Tim Anderson is an incredible person, as well as an MVP caliber player. The kid has a fan for life in me.

I know Tim Anderson is a hot topic this year. I am old enough to remember who many people were upset about his extension being done too early. Now is when that starts paying dividends. in 2021 TA would have been in his first arb year. His deal is paying him $7.25m in 2021. Last year Cody Bellinger got a record $11.5 million for his year one Arb. Previously Kris Bryant has $10.85 million. Even if you want to say that Timmy is a notch under them, what are we looking at $10 million? The savings there is the cost of a low middle reliever or back up utility IF. Next year the savings will be even bigger if Anderson keeps this up.

They did it with Bummer, Santos and other relievers, I have no doubt they have been to both Nick and Andrew Vaughn to try to get deals done. It is the Rick Hahn way.

I am 100% sure they already did.

After a season like this one, watching pennies on your payroll might actually be MORE important than ever, especially with many teams maybe needing to cut payroll.

Roster management just in case one of Rodon or Dallas can't go.

and even Foster should be ready to go again tonight if needed. The Sox should have everyone available except MAYBE Fry because of precautionary reasons.

Yeah, I think his status is more tied to the health of others than his own. If Rodon and Dallas are back and healthy, his road to a playoff roster is very small. With Fry back and seemingly healthy, I think the bottom two pitchers on the current roster are JS and ReyLo. The other guy who might be in question is Cishek, as he is on a one year deal with an option, though I can't see them leaving him off of the playoff roster in favor of Stiever. The other option would be for them to leave off a position player for an extra pitcher, so a guy like Yolmer would probably be the pick to remove, but I can't see that.

I think he is more out on his own island than mouthpiece for ownership. The team usually doesn't talk bad about players if they can help it, and if they do, they wait until they have left town.

I hadn't seen the second part of this quote yet. This is telling me that there is something extra going on, and not just a work ethic or not being willing to listen to coaching kind of thing.

Who cares. Quit wasting time over MLB trying to sell things to the biggest baseball fan bases in baseball. Enjoy the team in front of you instead.

Any Beatles theme is automatically good by me. ROLL UP!`

IN theory, the highest chances of positive corona cases come at the beginning of the bubble.

I am excited about Stiever. I think from the White Sox perspective, JS is here on a precautionary reaction to the health of Rodon, and the questionable status of ReyLo. I don't think they want him starting playoff games, but might need to.