Dick Allen

If he was a free agent, he could get more than he has left, and teams would have no problem losing the draft pick.

There you have it. Rick is hoping another teams GM will have an idea how he can help make Ricks team better.

Exactly.

I read a tweet a guy said he was laughing at a kid because the kid still believed In Santa Claus. Then he realized he was a Sox fan who still believed the Sox would sign a top tier FA, and realized they were no different.

I agree it’s sends an awful message, but we already know the message. The White Sox will not ever try to win at all costs. They will come up with some BS like ReyLo they never saw coming and he’s a closer…but we all know it’s money. Their sustained winning, multiple championships style never really came to be. Really lasted between 2020-2021 but not fully due to the pandemic. Looks like now they will bag it and go back to business as usual and hope one season everything can go right.

I posted a month or so ago, I love everything about the guy. He’s been great, but, if they are cutting payroll, it makes sense for a few reasons. A. As great as he’s been , the Sox would have had the same playoff result both years he has been here. B. I think his elbow is a concern. C. The pitch clock is going to give him less recovery time, and I think may really affect him.

The White Sox made it seem like if fans waited through a rebuild the days of White Sox half assing would be over and the team would spend like a team in search of multiple championships. But if you bought it, the joke is on you. Nothing has changed, and nothing ever will. Sure, the payroll is a bit higher, but, due to many front office mistakes, not high enough to win one championship unless everything goes right, and how can anyone not willing to get into luxury tax territory think they will ever have a reasonable shot at multiple championships?

The one thing all the hero GMs have in common is they work for owners who value winning over profit. Dombrowski and Theo make plenty of mistakes, but they don't have to sign Josh Harrison and Vince Valasquez in their championship windows.

Rich get richer. Turner is one guy who may be able to stick at SS in his late 30s. I've

They posted it after reading Jr's tweet. Jr may know something. They know a lot of players.

I think he's doing better with his conditioning. And it's one thing owners really trust with Boras clients. He is a conditioning stickler after signing big deals.

The sad part was as fans we had to sit this fun part out for years because the team was rebuilding. Now we have to sit it out because JR has a desire to die with as much money aa possible. I sure hope Jim Thompsons heirs are in his will. The guy getting GRF built made JR billions. Could you image how bad his teams in Tampa with their 1980s approach would be with half the revenue he gets with the White Sox. Not to mention how he probably would have been forced to sell the Bulls because he would have been public enemy #1, before their dominance.

Just a comedy of unforced errors by the self proclaimed right man for the job last winter.

But how do you replace him? It would be someone not as good and more expensive.

I like Rodons chances of staying healthy for 6 years at this stage more than deGrom for 5. But it is crazy. I do bet he gets at least 5 years, and who ever gets him will get more bang for their buck than the Rangers.. The one problem is there's a decent chance Boras drags this on for a while and if you don't get him you are SOL.

I'm the opposite. $100 million less for Verlander, and you'll almost assuredly get more innings the first 2 years, and who knows what deGrom is a couple of years from now.

If the Sox are addressing Catcher, glove first back up type should be the call. Murphy would cost too many assets, Contreras throws well but the rest of his defensive profile is not so hot, and he is expensive. And paying an aging Salvy what you would have to pay him should be a fireable offense.

The Sox either need to s%*# or get off the pot. If they truly trust the talent and think 2022 was a one off, they need to add to try to win. If they want to go their normal conservative route, and not be confident in the roster they have assembled, they shouldn't be shocked when the fanbase follows their lead. 2022 sucked. But they still were .500 with a decent chance to win the division in September. That'd with LaRussa and most other things going wrong. So I don't think the situation is as dire as some who apparently think the Sox have a 65 win roster.

So we can expect a higher FIP next year. Great. He had a ton of strikeouts in 2022, but he also sucked. There was one game he was only a pitch or two from an immaculate inning, and he wound up getting pulled 4 or 5 batter later. Way too many uncompetitive pitches. Followed by having to throw meatballs. All season long.

If the Sox anticipated shopping anywhere but the Salvation Army, there would have been Soxfest this year. They gave away they are cowards, they also gave away they weren’t planning on doing enough that would get Soxfest attendees minds off of 2022 this winter.

Maggs had an 8.0 WAR season his 3rd year in Detroit. If Vaughn is capable of 8 WAR seasons , getting rid of him before he even hits arb would cement Hahn as worst Sox GM ever, and he would be high on the all time league list.

Mutual options are never exercised by both.. Basically it's a 1 year 12 million with 4 million of it deferred to after next season. The Sox will be on the hook for the additional 4 million even if they exercised it.

Taillon is a 2 time Tommy Johner.

Usually they come from players with no trades.

I enjoyed that article. I hope it translates to wins. Even Jack and Balta would be hard pressed to complain about the plan.