Dick Allen

If 2021 Nelson Cruz is the same as 2020 Edwin Encarnacion, Hector will have been right again. It would have been good news. The guy is a hack.

From the sounds of it, a lot of ladies don't like Callaway.

Coop just sent his resume to Anaheim.

probably antifa in disguise.

If Folty is available for a minor league deal, there is a reason for that. He's been pretty bad. Now they say he was at 90-92 during his workout which would be in line with a normal guy who throws 96, considering the time of year. But you know he has been ramping it up. Obviously, it makes sense to sign him if a minor league deal is all it will take, but I wouldn't expect much.

That article was from 2013. I think Andrew Berlin may no longer be a shareholder. He bailed out Ricketts' renovation overruns a few years ago and purchased a share of the Cubs. It will all come down to what Michael Reinsdorf wants to do. When my old co worker was doing business with him, he seemed pretty gung ho to take over some day and wanted to do some things different than his father. But he does run the Bulls very similarly. The other thing is JR has been buying up shares, so that has to cost a decent amount of money. For a guy who says baseball isn't a lucrative business, I wonder where he comes up with the scratch.

He probably lives in FL near where the Braves trained.

Yes he could. They spoke to some of the other shareholders. JR has total control. If everyone wanted to sell but JR, they wouldn't get sold. Also, if JR were to die, his executor gets the same power he has. https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/whitesox/ct-xpm-2013-07-28-ct-spt-0728-white-sox-chicago-sports-20130728-story.html

Jerry can make any decision he wants and there is nothing his investors can do other than try to sell their shares, which he would have to approve. He has total control.. He has made them a ton of money while getting all the perks of owning a MLB team for 40 years. Also, the White Sox BoD keeps shrinking as partners die. They do not get replaced. There was a story in the Tribune 6 or 7 years ago detailing this. My dad, who is a lawyer told me about this back in the early 80s, and he was totally accurate.

It's not just the fanbase. Steve Stone didi him no favors .

The Miami Heat are using Covid sniffing dogs checking their fans as the come in. Supposedly they have a 94% accuracy rate. This could be a game changer and get at least limited fans into parks fairly soon.

If Portillos is right, Mathis wouldn’t be a bad option. He can’t hit at all, but he calls a great game and is a really good framer. Guys that hit like pitchers usually don’t have careers as long as his unless they are pitchers. If he makes the team, you can go with 3 catchers if you need to.

I think he was talking about Rodon. Hamels was good in 2019. The problem is he had a shoulder issue in 2020, that still isn’t fully healed. And now he is 37. If everything went right, he could provide what the team needs, but he is going to cost more than Rodon.

The good news is we know it’s there. Remember when he dominated the intrasquad game, and we were putting him in the HOF? He gets some command, he will be the best #4 starter in baseball, and could become an ace. He doesn’t, he is one of the most disappointing pitchers in White Sox history. He is still very young, and has a lot of time to figure it out. Rick Sutcliffe called him the best Cubs pitching prospect he had ever seen.

They seemed to have a budget, and they were willing to pay Joc more than they paid Eaton. And they had to know what Hendriks would cost. His yearly average is pretty much right in line with all predictions.

What I don’t understand about it is if they are operating on a tight budget and he was the best solution they had at $3 million, was it really with the risk non tendering him and losing that best solution over a million or a million and a half ?

Pitchers are often a bit wild right after TJ. Rosenthal is a great example. I don't know if he can stay heathy. One thing I wonder about all these guys throwing showcases is they are probably way ahead of the normal pace they would be on to prepare for a season. So perhaps they will be ahead of the hitters early on. Also may run out of gas sooner.

Hamels would have made $18 million last year. While he definitely will make significantly less, not significantly enough to fit in the budget. No way they sign him

I don't think there is or was anything wrong with Rodons attitude. He was just always hurt.

One problem with Watson is while demanding a trade, he also has a no trade in his contract, so he can go where he wants. Would it be the Bears? Very doubtful. What the Bears would have to give up to get him would leave the team short, plus why would he want anything to do with the Bears. They didn’t even take him out to dinner the year he was drafted.

from the sounds of it Joc doesn't want to be platooned. If you're Rick Hahn, that should be a deal breaker.

JR's $20 million purchase of the White Sox was approved 40 years ago today.

I do wish him well. I always liked him, and liked his attitude. He was put in a very unfair position last year. Even if it's with the Cubs, I hope he can somehow turn things around.

As far as I know, Katz isn't a surgeon.