Dick Allen

Yeah, I don't understand it. Buy out Kimbrel and sign Conforto who is much younger than Pollack and LH. I guess that makes too much sense.

The offseason has been awful, but I'll be excited as soon as the real games begin. Even if they do nothing else.

I don't know if they will have them this year, but they used to have bleachers and brews. $25 for a bleacher seat and 2 Buds. Not bad.

Yeah, I would think if the Sox had an offer that was acceptable, they would take it. Sitting on 3 for days makes little sense which how fragile pitchers can be.

The last game of the regular season, Leury screwed up in RF also. I find it almost unbelievable how the Sox have not addressed their needs. They are acting like the playoffs are already made, and they are sitting pretty. History shows us otherwise. Put the best team on the field you can, just once.

I like this. Or make it the Sox can up the remaining salary a certain amount or he can opt out. That is what they did with Albert Belle. It worked out great for JR.

Wouldn't surprise me if the numbers you mentioned is what he signs for, but Boras will want opt outs.

Maybe we should stop. It's turning out like most movies, each sequel sucks even more.

The Sox have only won a playoff series in 1 of the last 105 years.

If the White Sox bullpen doesn’t perform like KCs in the mid 2010s, considering how much they have spent on it, RH and KW should resign, admitting the game has passed them by.

If you are going to sign the big name guys, you are going to have to prepare for the last year or two of the contract being ugly, or you come in 2nd or 3rd place with the signing. if you ever read Roland Hemonds story of the White Sox signing Carlton Fisk, which gave JR and EE instant credibility, he signed him for 3 or 4 years, I can’t remember, but told JR, the last year might be charity. Turns out he lasted 13 or 14 seasons. So JR understood the concept 40 years ago.

The team can't even bring in a decent back up catcher.

While I agree it's hard to conclude anything in a best of 5 series, it was quite obvious they needed upgrades at 2B, RF and a LH hitter. Failed all over.

I wonder if the team would have actually addressed their biggest needs had they simply not picked up Kimbrels deal.

I preferred Lou Bob myself.

We say this about every signing. It isn't offered if they can't afford it. Face it, the White Sox will never get these types as long as JR is calling the shots. Needed to improve the team, lost one of its better pitchers for nothing. Signed one decent reliever, sign another one who 5 months after his injury still can't throw off a mound. Sign another pitcher who has totally sucked and signed a 35 year old to solve 2B who almost certainly will put up a replacement level WAR. This happens all the time. It's time White Sox fans stop falling for ever thinking this is the year they are all in.

Maybe the Conforto delay is he is getting vaxxed.

I think the Hahn is sitting on 3 offers for Kimbrel and will decide soon is BS. If it were true wouldn't they have Kimbrel take a seat until the decision was made?

But a lot of those players took up the slot space anyway, which makes that a wash.

Walker was a typical 2nd round White Sox pick. There was 2 years of control for Mazara, but until last year Conforto averaged more WAR per seaon than Mazara put up in 4. If Conforto had a big season and walked, he, for a second round pick would still be a really good deal . Look what they gave up for 1 year of the Shark. Here's a list of White Sox 2nd round picks. Who on this list wouldn't you trade straight up for 1 year of Conforto with rhe White Sox in their current state?https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?team_ID=CHW&draft_round=2&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_round

Why not? The Sox gave up a second round pick for one year of Nomar Mazzara.

In the minors.

Sox will sign Story to play 2B, trade Kimbrel for Bellinger, and trade Cespedes and someone else for Monts. RH will then be a hero.

Which is odd considering Boras is his agent. One thing front offices really like about Boras is how much he pushes his players and provides them resources to stay in shape.

Don't give LaRussa any ideas.