Dick Allen

Think of what the Sox could have done if they saved $13 million and didn’t trade for Alonso and sign Jon Jay, two very obvious, before the fact mistakes.

The cost is a wash. What is spent on a DH is money not used in other areas. The AL hasn't had a $10 million per team higher payroll average than NL teams. Their budgets don't change. Their allocation does. And if they do change, its only because they can afford it. Teams now have 26 man rosters. That additional player when things normalize, probably averages out to less than what the Sox pay Liam Hendriks per year for 10 years if they don't want him in 2024.

Last year, 3 of the final 4 teams used their bullpen the most. But I agree with you. If they play 162, the more you get out of your starters the better you will be.

If the White Sox won't go $2 million above their target to get their top guy, they better not fail to get their #2 or #3 target. They are fine with time right now, and I doubt all these guys looking for 8 figures are going to have their dreams come true. I just hope the White Sox adopt trying to be the best they can be instead of just trying to be good enough to win the ALCentral. That has not worked out well in the past. They are the only team in the division who has not gone on a multi year domination since the division was formed.

Extends careers of better players,some who will be chasing historic numbers. Offense sells. It makes the game more attractive. Bullpens will be run far more easily. Its time. Just from a White Sox fan prospective look at how much better our baseball watching experience has been because of the DH. Luzinski, Baines, Thomas and Thome. Luzinski and Thome would have never been White Sox. Baines and Thomas would have had far shorter non HOF careers. Oscar Gamble in 1977 is another . As far as money goes, 26 man roster will add something but minimal. If team adds a$10 DH, they will not have a $5 million set up guy and utility infielder. The cash will be taken from another area of the team .

I think if your pitchers think you can call a good game, especially with stealing bases taking such a small role in today's game, and you can frame, the other stuff doesn't matter so much. Carlton Fisk wasn't all that defensively, took forever to put down the numbers, but his pitchers loved throwing to him , so now he has a reputation as a top defense catcher.

Lavine is really good, but closing out games is not a strength. Of course, being on bad teams doesn't help, but he constantly misses shots at the end of games he was making all night. His defense is improving but still below average. But there are a lot of NBA greats that didn't play much defense. I think Lavine would start getting his due if he was a #2 or #3 guy on a roster and not the man as he is on the Bulls. I also think the Nets would have been better off trading for Lavine than Harden. Assuming Kyrie can normalize, Lavine as the 3rd guy there and a lot less drama seems better to me.

I feel bad for Katz. It will be impossible for him to live up to the hype. There are so many Sox fans thinking Giolito like turnarounds for multiple pitchers, and either improved or sustained performance for everyone else. It is . Some will probably get better. A couple will probably naturally regress and a few probably are what they are.

Gary Sanchez is pretty horrible behind the plate and the Yankees seem very reluctant to move on from him even when he hits. 128 makes me think many teams today would tolerate Piazza behind the plate for his HOF bat.

To me he is as reliable as Rodon and probably far more expensive. It seems like most of what is out there wants a lot more money than what they eventually will get, but I do think, especially if they are playing a full seaon, people are really underestimating the innings. When and if Kopech is ready, it might behoove the Sox to go to a 6 man rotation for at least a little while. The Sox only have 3 guys that pitched more than 35 innings in 2020. A couple guys might be able to ramp up to a normal workload, but you need to be careful and have reinforcements. For a one year cheap guy I would much prefer JA Happ over Richards although he is a flyball pitcher. If you aren't going to go big, waiting it out and seeing who is left a week before spring training probably gets you the same class of pitcher at a bargain rate.

He will be entering his age 33 season. Since 2015 when we all thought Trayce Thompson was going to be a stud, he has pitched more than the 51 innings he threw last year once, and that was 76 innings. So really you are hoping for 70 innings, but probably getting 50. Why bother? How does that help you? Besides he is looking for decent money.

Who is comparing them? He wrote you cannot outhit bad defense being a catcher. Piazza certainly did. I actually like Grandal. And Grandal’s defense has always been quite positive with Fangraphs. He actually blows James McCann away.

I don’t know why a team would want to pay Richards to be in the injured list most of the time.

Oh yes you can. See Piazza, Mike.

Trump told Pence he could be a patriot and overthrow the election, or be a pussy. Pence chose to be a pussy. Sad.

I read a tweet that Tuberville is like the HS football coach who through a technicality had to teach a class, but became a Senator.

The Rays are going to allow 7k attendance. Is it possible they wind up leading the league?

Then he must like me a lot. Maybe he will give me a few comps when they let people in.

They second tweet below this says Now fire LaRussa. That made me laugh.

But it's a non issue at this point and the foreseeable future. The only way they will ever even be close is if they have a Bulls like run and draw 3 million a year for several years.

Like the Sox will ever have to pay the luxury tax. JR wouldn’t pay it with the Bulls where they lead the league in attendance, and print money.

Is he insinuating Lopez gets DFAd or gets dealt for a non 40 man prospect? I think he is.

These 6 are all city colleges.

Jared and Ivanka wouldn't let the Secret Service use any of their 6 bathrooms, so taxpayers had to rent out a place at $3k a month so they could relieve themselves.

He had Jason Miller tweet out what a great guy and Mayor Rudy is and was. That's his payment. Screwed over by Trump. Who would ever think that could happen?