Dick Allen

Kittle is a really nice guy. You probably caught him at a bad time for him. If you bring your banner to Soxfest, he will be there walking around, and I am sure he would sign it for you, and probably talk to you for about 45 minutes.

The speech will be as the kids would say, lit as fuck.

Harold was elected to the HOF today.

Bulls had a lack of spirit and energy last night. I just wonder what would have to happen for GarPax ever to be held accountable.

Yes she called the police, but ultimately the scratches on her chest were from her 1 year old and the marks on her face were due to the way she was sleeping. Hard pass even if he was for the minimum.

Isn't Familia a wife beater? No thanks.

Don’t get me wrong, I agree with Samson and think it is ludicrous AJ Preller is still a GM. I would also figure that had a real and fake file on Shields. But Shields came and pitched, so he wasn’t injured too badly if he was injured. I think the Sox still would have made the deal had they had the real records. Remember TAtis had not played a game yet, and he was a mid tier signee.

That to me seems like the Sox checked in.. No reason not to.

How did the Sox get screwed? Was Shields hurt?

Pretty shocking they drew only 5,300 to the United Center.

That is usually how these work. Someone blows away the competition. Maybe it is JR. I do appreciate peavy44 sharing what he had, I just think some of it didn’t make sense. I once had a source and was ripped to no end. My source was indirectly JR’s son. I reported the Sox were after Tim Hudson back in the day. Sure enough about a half hour later , Hudson was sent to. Atlanta, so I was a bullshitter.

His barbershop is here. It is a lifelong dream to play in Chicago, the White Sox are the highest bidders. Boras has no say. What is the hold up?

He thinks if Kimbrel goes elsewhere he works best when he ditches his cutter, and with his medical issues he would be easier to protect in the bullpen. And says his price isn’t crazy for a top closer.

Smoltz speculating Eovaldi becomes Boston’s closer.

Debt value is included in their valuations.

They won’t be able to dump him. I agree. The thing is, the Cubs have a ton of money. If Forbes is to believe, they made $72 million more than the White Sox in 2017, and their TV deal is going to be a lot bigger than the White Sox. Not only that, they own a lot of businesses now around their park, so people are paying them for several hours before and after games, when the team is on the road, and during the offseason. To say the Cubs have no money is very inaccurate. The question is future payrolls and what adding a guy like Harper May mean for that. They have a lot of guys that they are going to have to pay a lot of money, so adding his deal with that is the question. If the White Sox were in the Cubs position and it was being thrown around they had no money, we would be laughing our asses off.

The Cubs have a lot of money. And are about to get a lot more. Whether they have the appetite to pay a big tax is anyone’s guess, but they are printing money, and their debt problem was solved when they took on a minority powerless owner. Look at Forbes. It said the White Sox made 30 million in 2017, and the Cubs made 102 million. Who do you really think out of the 2 will get the better TV deal? If the White Sox can afford everybody, the Cubs can afford everybody and then some.

What would he gain by telling the White Sox they are the high bidder? If anything, if he circled back, he would be in danger of the Sox lowering their bid because they may feel they are then too high.

Then why will he wind up paying Boras an 8 figure commission?

This is Scott Boras. That would never happen. Even if they were the highest bid, he is looking for more. I know everyone wants this to be true, and while it may be true Harper would prefer Chicago, that could mean the Cubs. His buddy is there, and his dog isn’t named Guaranteed Rate.

I have a hard times me believing the White Sox have been informed they have the highest offer. That would be a strange negotiating tactic by Boras.

The one guy on Twitter said the Sox signed him over a month ago. JR is clearly waiting for a Soxfest surprise announcement.

The only thing the White Sox would gain by trading Jose Abreu is salary relief. The PR hit isn’t worth that. Since none of us are heirs to JRs fortune, that shouldn’t excite anyone too much.

I would really doubt anything will come of this, if it is true.

Wasn’t Goldschmidt having a tough time catching up to fastballs the first couple of months last season? Obviously he turned it around, so it most likely was mechanical. But it does make you wonder moving forward.