Dick Allen

So Jimmy G Buckets will let the T Wolves know whether or not he will play in back to backs. What is up with this guy? How is that. Not a fineable offense? Be a professional.

It was, but on the other hand, if this rebuild was totally reliant on Kopech being an ace, that,s pretty crazy.

IMO, you have Sale, Eaton and Q to trade, you have all of these top 10 or top 11 draft picks as well, anyone is going to hit on someone. I just wonder if these guys will hit on more than the average guy on a message board.

They got their wish. People did get fired. Both with the Cubs and Astros.

I think you are picking and choosing here. I don’t think his hairstyle thing was meant to be racist at all. There was a similar comment by a mod during the playoffs and there was no racist reaction.

I just want to see how everyone is with the current status of the rebuild. It seems most were on board when it commenced. Anyone like me, seeing some huge issues? it seems most assumed or hoped a rebuild would make the Sox like the Astros or Cubs. Probably the 2 best case scenarios of a total rebuild. But even those teams have made some mistakes. Houston released JD Matinez and passed on Kris Bryant. They also traded Hader to Milwaukee. The Cubs seemed locked into some bad contracts after winning once. They now seem to be taking on Father Time banking on Hamels and Lester at least for 2019. But even with all those missteps, they will be right there again and again. This rebuild has a pitcher who would be have been an odds on favorite for TJ surgery in Vegas, wind up having to have the surgery, and the consensus is, it pushes the entire rebuild back a year. Moncada struggled which in and of itself probably isn’t shocking, but shouldn’t we be at a point where a guy either ranked 1 or 2 should be showing a bit more consistency? Tim Anderson improved in the field and walked several times in April, then no better, maybe even worse offensively than he has ever been. Shouldn’t the lack of progress be concerning? Gio didn’t exactly look like a top prospect on the mound. Lopez definitely had some really good moments, but he even admits to losing focus, and his peripherals have to be a concern. Alec Hansen was awful. Zack Collins was a guy Hostetler said he would have picked 1-1. While he appears he will be a big leaguer, he certainly doesn’t look like so,Rome you would pick first overall. The White Sox spent a lot of cash on Luis Robert. His next professional homer in the US will be his first. He seems to spend more time with trainers than on the field. I am not suggesting he is a bust. I know it is way too soon for that, but the performance has to be a bit concerning. Jake Burgers injuries aren’t the White Sox fault, but he is a guy that carries some extra weight and isn’t so athletic. The injures may make him a wasted pick. Burdi has some diminished velocity. If it’s permanent, he is probably not a guy any better than the crap they have been picking up on waivers. It is possible he was another wasted pick. Guys like Palka, and Delmonico are no reasons to get excited about a rebuild. Cease looks great. Hopefully it will continue, although a past TJ so early scares me he will eventually need another. Eloy is Eloy, but he will have the weight of the White Sox fan base on his shoulders in 2019. Any kind of struggle, and a lot of the people who are loving the rebuild right now may change their mind. Dunning was really doing well, although that is another questionable elbow. Basabe had a far better 2018 than 2017. There just doesn’t seem to be anyone except Eloy close to can’t miss. I would think with as many top 10 draft picks as they have had, as many prospects as they acquired for their good players, as many times as we read Hahn fleeced another team, there should be at least a couple more. Other than perhaps winning a few more games, what has to happen in the next year to keep your faith in the rebuild, KW and RH, and Ricky and his coaches? If they win 70 games, what are the excuses you would buy to keep the faith the right guys are in place, and the White Sox are just a little bit away from dominating the AL Central?

I will say for how each player performed, and with many, how they were supposed to perform or improve, it is hard to imagine how everyone did a satisfactory job. I get they are in the middle of a rebuild, but there has to be some sense of urgency. Another sideways year of developing in 2019 could bring this entire rebuild down. To not have the best you can have in place to hopefully help them get better would be a mistake.

So Theo told Texas either take Smyly for $7 mill or pay Hamels $6 mill and the Cubs will re sign him for thedifference between that and his option.

Bogaerts

Technically he would make it 2. Was he even on the 40 man for most of the season? But 5 years in between titles and they basically flipped their entire roster and fired a GM, manager, coaches. The correct color Sox need years of top 5 picks, 3 stars signed cheaply to bring back 10 prospects, and still need all that time plus, if anyone should get hurt just to be competitive. It is amazing to me the pass this front office and staff is getting when the development isn't nearly what was anticipated. I wasn't expecting a playoff team. I knew the team would suck. But this isn't a typical 100 loss team. They play almost 25 % of their schedule vs. Detroit and KC and still lost 100. If the Orioles and White Eox switched places and schedules, they may be a 110 loss team, waiting for something to go right I also know for draft purposes losing isn't necessarily bad, but it does show this team and organization have a very long way to go. Maybe everything starts coming together in 2019. I won't be holding my breath.

That is correct, but if a second round pick is the reason a team wouldn’t sign Harper, that second round pick better be a really good player. Most don’t make it at all, let alone be really good.

When was the last time the White Sox or any other team went through a season with 5 healthy starters? Gio had an ERA over 6.00, and a TJ in his past. Lopez’s peripherals left a lot to be desired. Rodon has a shoulder surgery, Kopech had TJ, Cease has a TJ in his history. To think the 2020 White Sox have no room in their rotation is laughable.

I am sure this job pays well. Keeping good people costs money. I am sure the White Sox are well aware they can get people cheap initially to get their foot in the door, but eventually reality hits and money is required to live life. So they wouldn’t keep people long if they didn’t pay.

Klay Thompson was left alone at least 20 times, and they were only going to him. The Bulls were the Washington Generals last night. It was pathetic.

You didn’t, but that is what we are all supposed to believe. It wouldn’t have even been a thought had Kellyanne not brought it up. Now a lot of people say she has a point. She doesn’t , especially if she continues to say POTUS’ words are irrelevant.

If late night TV is so influential, how was Trump elected? It's a great spin, but that is exactly what it is. Spin. What POTUS says has no effect. What does is what Jimmy Kimmel or Cobert say after most people are sleeping. Silly.

The Red Sox only had 1 player on this year's roster that played on their 2013 championship team.

Non tendering Abreu makes a 100 loss team even less appealing. Personally, I still think he can hit well. His slump was long and horrendous but before and after he was hitting with authority. A couple of flukes ended his season. Non tender makes no sense unless they have someone other than Davidson/Palka in mind as a replacement. To do something just to save money will not go over well if the team is mediocre or worse in 2019.

I don't think loading up with armour batting is a sign of not being gritty. I think it's a sign of being wise. Might as well protect everything they will let you protect. If a catcher went out without a mask, or a cup, or a chest protector, or shin guards, he wouldn't be a tough guy , he would be an idiot.

That is with calling off the dogs with 4 or 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. It would have been an easy 160 if they let their starters play a bit more.

David Haugh said on STL it would be a test for the Bulls defense to hold them under 130. I do not think he meant through 3 quarters.

KW was shocked. He thought the White Sox mystic and his pitch could convince him into signing for $300k. They did the same thing with Tanaka. If the plan is to wow him with a presentation and a middling financial offer, nothing has changed. I will believe they are serious when he signs.

The Sox didn’t meet with Ohtani.

While I actually think Ozzie probably has matured, and or learned a few lessons, I don’t think he would last long in today’s game.He has been out only 5 or 6 seasons, but analytics has taken over, and front offices run games a lot more these days. I can’t see Ozzie being fine running a game how his GM who probably never played professional baseball tells him.iIf everything was still old school, he would probably be fine for at least a couple of seasons.

Rushed him, at a different position, 2 stupid things on this board, then traded him for Chris Sale. Please tell us some more bullshit. If you say it, it must be true. when did they send him back to the minors?