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That's my whole point. This whole thread is people making a conspiracy out of the Red Sox being extremely hot.

So 1 team in MLB history. Sounds like cheating.

All of them that were in first place.

How big of an outlier is a team that has lost 324 games in the last 3 years being in a playoff position?

That is literally the point. Both teams are playing at levels WAAAAY outside of their historic recent norms. We are questioning one of them as cheaters, but not the other.

No. Once you get so far into the season, the current season record takes over priority.

Hate? Who hates him?

You think a playoff pace is in character for a team that has averaged 108 losses a season for the last 3 years?

And if they were willing to take on the entire Castillo contract, they would have sent less. That seems really obvious.

I would definitely feel like the bad start was further out of character than the hot run.

Kyle Teel figured out how Martin was tipping pitches.

So to put this another way, if someone accused the White Sox of cheating because of the difference in 2025 and 26, what would your reaction be?

I mean the dollar costs absolutely offset, which is what is being said. How you want to value the performances for those dollars is a completely different story. I think the opinion is that both players were vastly underperforming their deals, which isn't exactly earthshattering.

And that's just your posts.

He 100% wasn't in "go for it" mode. He did what he needed to do to get by, with the full rationale that the best days are still ahead and not to spend too much.

To me it just means that despite attendance being up 25%, we still aren't willing to spend money and would rather deal prospects instead.

Especially if you have the overwealming need to tell everyone you were right.

I mean it is functional short hand for "costs over and above what we already paid" and not for Castillo only makes X.

Speaking of players cheating, what do you want to bet that Quero slipped that pitcher who hit Bart on the hands a 20?

Also, I am not seeing that as a positive. It means the Sox still aren't willing to take on dollars to defray prospect cost. The logic is if Dominguez really is a great contract to dump, that the inclusion of Boston Smith is what bought it, and that if they had been willing to take on dollars, Smith would still be a Baron. I don't see that as a positive.

Can someone tell me where Billy the Kid fits in his family treee?

Quero never dies!

So in a hypothetical scenario where Sox employees win post season awards, you are worried about the people who didn't adequately praise them? Sure.

I don't think the Sox would have outbid teams based on their deadline this time around. It was still very cash conscious, and they definitely weren't willing to wade into the deep end of the talent pool.

And would probalby still be starting him.