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I didn't say it was successful.

His arm is as good as any in the system, but he is further away from that ceiling. If the Sox were trading any of their dog water type players, a guy like Thompson would be a smart return in an attempt to capture more ceiling. The bigger problem is the short term thinking that leads to a guy like Thompson essentially being lost for nothing. That's just stupid as a team who is YEARS away.

Look I have no problem with the idea that you can deal Thompson if you using all of that internal knowledge, feel like you can't get out of him what you need to turn him into something. What I have a problem with is turning him into literally nothing. Nothing. Because you do need to be hording future pieces, and not 35 year old OFs.

Only a complete moron didn't know we were going to rebuild. They didn't say it out loud, but it is happening and always was. I can believe they were aiming more in the 90 loss range than the 140 loss range, and panicked once it happened, but they knew the future was not 2024.

All to get 35 year old veterans on the team so we can win 55 games instead of 50 this year, and still pick 10th.

It is a trade that takes place for a minimal amount of cash. Anything over one million dollars has to go to the commish's office for approval, so it is automatically less than that. Typically it is a very small amount just so that they can call it a "trade", maybe in the thousands, but as low as literally a dollar.

Can he do Getz next?

I agree getting a real GM is a great place to start.

This isn't a White Sox thing, this is 100% normal. As an athlete, being asked to practice as at 80 or 90% is a normal thing. Injury talk is the same way because there is no scientific way to exactly measure injury recovery. As with a lot of injuries there are levels of activities you can undertake so as to aid in your recovery. If you tear a Hamstring you don't lie completely immobile from the hips down until you fully heal. You start doing little things like short walks right after surgery to keep your muscles active. Even Tommy John guys are throwing before they are 100%. You are hung up entirely too deep on the percentages for no good reason.

I hate to make excuses for Pedro, but it literally does not matter who he runs out of the pen, someone is going to choke in a key situation.

Hopefully Cash Considerations calls again.

Pillar to LAAAAAA after Trouts annual injury.

Much than his usual piss down his leg.

Making excuses to Getz dumping guys for nothing he couldn't develop in his former role is a choice.

Absolutely fair.

We have a strong suit?

Caulfield remembers.

It's still April. Part of dominance is doing it for more than a month.

We turned Matt Thompson into cash considerations. Chris Getz is the poster child for failing upwards.

Athletes who work out for a living understand this.

Because it isn't an exact science and normal humans don't talk that way.

Got cash considerations call Chris Getz at 877-cash-now!

There is nothing that screams White Sox more than reveling in ignorance.

The Bears were dead last in net punting last year. There is a LOT of gain to be had in this one move.

He was literally never optioned to the minors, so from a technical standpoint he has them all. Granted he has played long enough where he could refuse an assignment and elect free agency, but then he would lose his entire contract I believe.