Dick Allen

They are, but average is average, and the highest payroll in franchise history is $6 million below this years average. 20 teams had payrolls above the Sox "record" in 2018, 16 in 2017, 10 in 2016 when they still were "all in".

Maybe, but did you know the average MLB payroll right now is higher than the Sox highest payroll ever? If you think about it, the only reason you can say the Sox payroll is competitive is due to the division they are in. Most other divisions, the JR is cheap narrative would be louder than imaginable.

Weather hasn't helped, but there is no question signing one of these guys would have been a boost at the box office.

When they have had money to spend, top guys have never been realistic because as KW liked to say, you can't spend $1 if you only have $.50. They just didn't want to spend money on the top guys. Spreading it around and hoping everything went right was the plan.

That has been their plan for years except they generally pick the wrong guys shopping in the bargain bin. One year, they hit on just about everyone and won a WS. Other than that, it's been mostly an Adam Dunn swing and a miss. A superstar would have been a nice boost to the franchise. Maybe they will sign one some day. The thing is, you don't get the opportunity to sign guys like Machado and Harper on the open market at their age very often.

Everything sucks except your opinion.

He's been so bad his fWAR is about the same as Tim Anderson.

Machado has a very similar fWAR to Moncada. He's playing pretty well. Harper hasn't been very good, but he'll be OK and would have been a huge upgrade to the crap the Sox currently trot out to RF, not to mention the extra revenue these guys would have brought with them.

But they cost money, and nowhere near minimum. BTW, if you went back to the beginning of the rebuild, not many would be happy with hovering around .500 at this time. Many thought 2019 was going to be the first year of contention.

Who cares about hovering around .500 ? That's mediocrity defined. And since only 2 of those guys have actually played in the major leagues, and one for 14 innings, why do their injuries make much difference other than to fit into your ridiculous narrative.

Yeah, you can get guys like Nova, Alonso, Jay, Santana. Maybe now that you have some prospects, pick up another Shields.

Moncada would be at 2B if Machado was signed. I believe he would outplay Yolmer and Rondon. And he would have probably been a candidate to move to RF if Madrigal warranted an eventual starting postion on the roster. I think he is probably a better option than Palka or Cordell or Tilson or whoever else the Sox might throw out there.

You said facts. So name the 2 pitchers Jose Abreu has homered off of most often in his career. Justin Verlander Corey Kluber So your first sentence is garbage.

I hate the PR here.

Moncada looks like he messed his back up again.

Chuck Tanner has the managerial record for consecutive last place finishes. Obviously, the better the roster, the better the manager. Bad players make smart moves not work. Good players make bad decisions work out. Good players win, bad players don't.

The one thing I didn't understand was when he double switched the other night with Moncada. Why have Moncada bat if he couldn't swing the bat?

Yes. If you don’t mind the Sox doing it, you kind of have to live with itwhen the opponents do it. I remember Carlos Gomez wasn’t fondly thought of around here when he was “having fun”.

It's getting to the point I almost expect Eloy to go deep at least once each game. He has made a mockery of MLB pitching the last couple of weeks.

Brooks Boyer originally claimed the current netting would be lowered until game time for interaction. I don't know if that was determined to be too big of a pain in the ass or what.

I have always hated nets, but with the golf balls they use now coupled with the lack of attention in the stands whether its texting or taking selfies or whatever, it must be done.

Coop will fix 'em.

I hope he can hit .230. The White Sox prospects usually don't do too well when they are called up, but they really haven't called up a guy like this. Even Moncada, with as selective as he was, didn't draw walks like Collins. It will be interesting to see how he does. I'm sure a lot of strikeouts, but take the good with the bad. Get on base and hit some homers. I am thinking more like an old Adam Dunn. An average hovering around .200 with a k rate at about 220 a season, and an on base about .320-.330 and some homers.

I think Castillo goes on the DL and when he is ready to return, Alonso gets released.

This is false.