Dick Allen

Onc e again, you take things out of context. I pointed out Engels AFL numbers as a reason, like spring training, not to take too much from them. Next season will be far more telling.

T agree, as is your constant critique of others posts. Why don’t you actually discuss the topics at hand?

Posting on this site apparently makes you happy, Yet you are miserable in every one of your posts. Hysterical.

He followed up with his comment wasn’t based on any inside info. He just assumes they have what the other wants.

Unfounded? https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/11/09/some-laugh-million-bryce-harper-heres-how-scott-boras-plans-get-it/?utm_term=.6050771f8515

Next time I post it, show me where I am wrong, I am sure we can all learn from you. Another poster was a troll because his post didn’t meet your approval. It is too bad your expertise is being wasted rating message board posts.

There is no question LuisRobert has a ton of ability. But until he shows he can stay on the field and perform consistently , he is a huge question mark. I am pretty sure I am not unique expecting more at this point. He is stilll highly regarded, but he has missed a lot of plying. First with his journey to the US. Then constant injuries. Sometimes guys never make that up. Hopefully he can.

So anyone with an opinion different than yours is wrong or a troll or whatever else you have called others. Got it.

Do you ever come to Soxtalk to actually discuss baseball or is it to project your personal issues on others?

You really can’t discuss baseball because you have no clue, so you act like the internet police and grade posts. Grade your own. You shouldn’t be impressed. you want to say this rebuild is going swimmingly because Luis Robert had a good week in November. Go ahead,

FYI Boras will only negotiate with owners on a Harper contract.

Adam Engel had a. 1.165 OPS in the AFL. A star was born.

I hope he can stay on the field and this is a sign of things to come.

Pretty much all his free agent signings and trades for established players didn't quite work out as hoped. Robertson did pretty well but posters wanted to salary dump him after about 2 months. He is good with contract extensions. That is what he should stick with. They need a different look. One with KW also out of the way. It amazes me how fast this board went from bring back James Shields to sign all the free agents. This was a team that wouldn't pay Mark Buehrle $14 million a year, and it may have cost them a playoff berth in 2012. Tickets are cheaper, attendance is lower, but still now some actually think Harper and Machado is possibility. Hot stove makes reality go away.

The correct answer is anytime RH and KW are selecting baseball talent, every White Sox fan should be skeptical. Maybe they will get it right. Recent history suggests otherwise. We will soon see if the dynamic has changed or it's more of the same. Suddenly thinking they are now contenders would make me wonder why they didn't think the same thing when they started this rebuild.

The only thing they really have to lose at this point is future flexibility. So Harper, Machado, that would be good. A few of the other names mentioned I would question unless they were required to land the big fish. I don't see the point of a 38 year old DH or a 9 figure starter who doesn't have a track record of success if 2019 is another throwaway year. On the other hand, another 100 loss season would probably really hurt this team, so something needs to be done. If now it is time to start winning, I wonder if they were watching what I was watching.

Theo traded Dylan Cease and Eloy for Q. There isn't a chance in hell he would trade Bryant for less than that return. Probably would even be more.

Buster Olney reporting Kris Bryant is available. Trade for him and sign his BFF. Prince Theo would never let that happen, would he?

Probably. I like Avi, and still think if healthy, he's probably a good hitter. And it looks like home runs are starting to pick up for him, but.............he has the body and gait of a fast guy who gets slow pretty quickly. He also rarely doesn't have leg problems. This is a guy they thought would be a star though, so it wouldn't be surprising if they held on.

I get all that, and do think they have to do something, but if they aren't bringing in Machado or Harper, I don't see where Brantley or Cruz move the needle much , if at all, and if they really would be part of the team the next time the Sox contend. I guess we can hope that something clicks for 4 or 5 of these guys, and Abreu comes back better than ever, and Castillo puts his PED suspension behind him, and plays like he never needed them in the first place, and Avi looks like the 2017 version. And the pitchers all step up.

Last offseason, most posters wanted no part of any free agent. Sox weren't ready to win...Now, there seems to be a lot more interest in a guy like this and Nelson Cruz. Is there something I am missing? What happened in 2018 that makes anyone think the Sox are anywhere near competing?

I just have a hard time finding any logic in the belief that the way to reduce gun violence is more guns. Maybe they shoot this guy. Maybe they shoot more innocents. I think more guns means more people getting shot. This doesn't happen in every country to the degree it happens here. And there are more guns here than in other countries.

I get that. I just don't see how trading Kluber helps them in their quest to win a WS. Is the goal to win it all now, or be decent 5 years from now?

Harper brings a dynamic no other available player brings. He doesn't have to be the best player in baseball. But he is the one that gets the most attention. It would drastically change the perception of the White Sox. It is the one signing that would move the needle with season tickets, and coverage, ESPN would remember they exist, the Tribune would hire a beat writer, and it wouldn't be temporary. Boras bashed the AL Central the other day, White Sox included. So this is the longest of longshots. But JR knows what teams with stars do at the box office and with television ratings, so who knows, he isn't Michael Jordan, but maybe he's the Magic Johnson of MLB, so perhaps he goes nuts.

I have no idea why they would even consider tearing what they have down right now. They have been given a gift in the fact no other team in their division is average. They need to play with this as long as they can. I guess they think trading some of their guys for prospects still keeps them good enough to win the division while addressing the future. I think they need to focus on being the best team they can be and try to win the WS.