Dick Allen

His comment was right on. Whether the Sox would have gone after Verlander or actually had a chance, is anyone’s guess, but it is another top line guyout of next years pool, which seems to be draining quickly. The Sox aren’t going to have another opportunity with just the Padres as their competition. They fucked up. Big time. Fewer stars, more big spenders interested means the Sox go back to signing their lowered level guys , hope everything goes right, and maintaining payroll space so they can add at the deadline when they are 10 games out.

Has Robert been playing at all? I realize we are at the time in the spring where he will be with his fellow minor leaguers. I just never read where he returned,

Good thing he retired before KW offered him a contract.

Some injuries would have to happen if he ever sniffs the White Sox clubhouse. Let him play in Charlotte. He's still halfway slick with the glove. Might help some pitchers out.

Abreu loves the White Sox. No need to extend him until later. They will get a pretty good deal if they want him back.

The money will be spent. The problem is , as time goes on, the money will be spent on crapier and craper players. If this is showing anything, it's the extent of the White Sox failure this past offseason. Colossal and epic.

If he's a star, the Sox come out a bit ahead. If he sucks, Eloy comes out ahead. If he's just a good player, whatever the difference really doesn't matter. If he's good enough the Sox still want him 6 or 7 years from now, that's a good sign.

According to the Athletic, the Astros are trying to extend Cole and Verlander. Next year's free agent class may go from boom to bust quickly.

Jabari was at my gym during the Alll Star break and saw him with his shirt off. He isn't fat at all, but isn't exactly ripped which you would expect of an NBA player. Not with the NBA players around him, if you saw him in shorts and a tshirt around normal people, he wouldn't seem a little bloated at all. But for an NBA player, he obviously is. But he was working his ass off that day with a trainer.

I'd rather have him a little lighter but there have been some fat guys playing 3B well enough. Miguel Cabrera, Panda, Bob Horner, I think Dmitri Young even played a little 3B. They weren't exactly body builders. But 3B with the White Sox seems like a longshot for him. They went after Machado and have Moncada. Hopefully he stays healthy and hits enough to make things interesting.

Locking up stars is the new trend. If the White Sox need to acquire one its going to take money and prospects. Not pulling the trigger on just money wasn't wise.

I would think if it was a player you thought was good enough to give $300 million, a second round pick wouldn't move the needle to no.

My sister did it and it pretty much was no surprise. I am half Swede, half Pole, and the ancestry was pretty much in line. I think there was 1% Portuguese. My sister's friend's result had her part Neanderthal.

Yet you wrote this: The only short stops who move to 2nd are those without the arm for third. and BTW, Baez is a natural SS.

What about Javy Baez? I'm pretty sure he has the arm for 3B. The White Sox had Alexei Ramirez and Juan Uribe both play 2B before they became the regular SS, and they also had the arms for 3B. Jose Valentin became primarily a 2B later in his career. No one would say his arm wasn't good enough for 3B. Cal wasn’t going to be a near 40 6’5” 2b especially since Robby Alomar was already in place. ARod moved because of Jeter. Jeter should have been the one moved. If there was a Kris Bryant type at 3B and a lesser player at 2B for the Yankees at the time, he probably moves to 2B.

It’s the White Sox. He will probably still start with Charlotte, get hit on the hand with a pitch, and miss 6-8 weeks.

Unfortunately the vast majority of nice Gio dueces come right after his morning coffee.

The odds that Ozzie's quote in the story actually came out of his mouth have to be longer than White Sox World Series odds. I figured this when he left ESPN

Yes. As a fan this basically gives us an additional year of Eloy . Hopefully 8 years from now we will still be happy.

He has to pass a physical. Didn't he take one at the beginning of spring training? Must be like those physicals we took in HS, the weigh you, measure you, grab your balls and tell you to cough.

That is a good point. They may not be able to call him up for a little while.

Not arguing that. Just interested in seeing the spin they put on it when it becomes official.

I want them to call him up obviously to see him play, but I would love to hear the White Sox explanation without telling the truth. Everyone knows why he was sent down. They just need to roll with it.

What would make it better is if it was an extension after this season like the Trout and Bregman deals.

Has he worked on his defense and straightened out his hitting to the White Sox satisfaction? I would think he would be up. But the Sox would have a hard time explaining his being sent down without being truthful.