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And the guy they should have picked was #2.

Counterpoint: Spending did work out well for the Dodgers. Do that instead.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Wish I could be like ESPN sometimes.

Go Rams!

With the weather, it might be a while if this requires anything in person. The Eastern half of the US is a disaster right now.

Unless someone pops during the season and we get one at the deadline.

Better walk this back then.

As you move the goalposts just note that it might not be where you think we will be, but that is pretty much the definition of where the masses think we will be, which was the original point. The masses think we will be at 96 to 98 losses next year.

That makes the equilibrium at the point where the middle of all bets would be, so literally half of the people think the Sox will win that many games, or more, and the other half less. It's the literal crowdsourcing of where people think the Sox will be next year.

Especially if they aren't on expiring contracts.

Keeping up implies we were roughly equal. I think trying to CATCH up is more accurate.

Unless Curtis Mead goes ham, I expect a DFA, just like the line of post-hype reclamation projects over the last few years.

Over value Curtis Mead? I think your egg nog is dangerously expired.

Granted this is an AI summary, but for example....

And until it changes up top, fans have every right to understand that Jerry has his fingers into every piece of the White Sox pie, and his whims change what everyone else below him is allowed to do. Even this GM with all of this new runway wasn't allowed to sign a $40 million free agent without begging for it, and then having to do interviews about how grateful he was that he was allowed to add something so small to this team.

Maybe they need some other help then.

Let's be honest. This team is still hot garbage, and will be for the foreseeable future. If you are waiting for the Sox to be good again before you invest, believe me you aren't alone, and you might as well check out for the next couple of years at least. I can give credit to progress, and this is a move that can at least pay a dividend more than filling innings in 2026.

This is 100% accurate. Wild we needed to get to literally the lowest expected payroll before we could spend a whole 10 million dollars on one player.

While the names on the top might change, the friends and family plan never does.

The prices for pitching and relief pitching at the last couple of deadlines has been crazy. I think Getz tried to play that game last year by trading young prospects for old relievers so that he could get in on it, without actually spending any money, but obviously that failed. At worst you get innings filled. At best, baseball begs for pitching at the deadline. Obviously the best deals for for cheap controlled relievers, but the market is what it is. If this dude can even be a mid-tier closer, with an extra year of control, he's someone who should bring a top 100 and more. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-trade-deadline-2025-transaction-tracker

This is actually a signing that could pay off at the deadline.

It will be either Kannapolis or staying in the complex, depending on how they view his progress and readiness. My guess would be Kanny.

It is the trend around baseball. They play sim games around the complex. With the signing date moved back to late, most teams don't even bother assigning their HS signings until the next year.