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    Sox looking at building in South Loop

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    15 minutes ago, tray said:

    Wrigley Field is too remote for most people who live in many of our suburbs to travel to, assuming that they would want to repeat that long trip, bus ride, etc..and get crammed into that place with North siders. No thanks.

    Pretty sure Wrigley Field gets filled just fine without Sox fans.

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    Sox looking at building in South Loop

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    8 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said:

     

    So one of three things just happened.

    1.  The Sox will make their announcement soon, and the Bears just left it up to them.

    2. The Bears have a plan, but not backing.

    3.  The Bears took what they could get from the City and State, and left the Sox out on their own.

    Danny Mendick

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    35 minutes ago, Quin said:

    Yeah, this is why I said depth development.

    It keeps you from spending money on the Leurys, Lopezes, and DeJongs of the world. 

    That's it right there.  He didn't show much post surgery last year, but he did have a decent season the year before it.  I guess we will see if he is a .800 or .600 guy now.

    Danny Mendick

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    18 minutes ago, Quin said:

    Also @WestEddy, Mendick is a depth development win. Adam Haseley massacred our boy right as he was breaking out.

    If we had been able to produce more guys like Danny Mendik during the rebuild, things would have gone a lot better.

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    "It's going to take time"

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    1 minute ago, T R U said:

    This is the sad reality.

    Unless they spend big money on actual quality free agents and we hit on a lot of these prospects that are getting close, there is no scenario where this team is in a competitive window while Luis Robert is still under contract.

    Even if the unlikely happens and this team is competitive again in 2026, Luis Robert will almost surely be a big part of that reason and he will then be knocking on the FA door of a massive contract that we certainly wont be paying.

    My ideal scenario is he comes back healthy this season, finishes strong, and then is traded in the off-season for the best package you can get. Worst case, by the deadline next season.

    Taking a deeper look at our roster and our prospects, I can't picture who our OF will even be in two years.  Our top guys are a long way away in Zavala and Wolkow, and both of them are high bust types of candidates, as well as high ceiling.  Then you get into Brooks Baldwin, DeLoach, Veras and Burke.  You can count Fletcher if you like, but he looks like a low level starter at best.  IF looks a bit better with guys like Ramos and Colson nearing Chicago, and Quero behind the plate, but they well could be 25 to 26 arrivals outside of Monty.  Pitching looks a lot better, but the Sox need a HUGE infusion of offense from outside of the organization in the next few years if they want to be a playoff team, and I can't squint and see it with the failures of ILoy and Yoan.

    "It's going to take time"

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    10 minutes ago, Quin said:

    If Luis Robert is held on too long, it means Getz has failed, because Robert is 26-years-old.

    If Getz can get the team back into the playoff picture in 2 years - that's supposed to be Robert's prime. But the flipside is that we have a shitshow medical staff and a dumpster fire organization, so Robert can get hurt by just existing.

    I don't see a realistic scenario where we can get enough talent to the majors in 4 years to help Luis Robert be on a playoff team unless we trade Luis Robert to a playoff team soon and clean up.

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