Dick Allen

Truth isn't truth. Felonies aren't crimes.

It is the point. Some seem worried about the 40. It is of no concern this offseason. We can only hope it is of concern in the future. BTW, Ryan Cordell is going to be 27 years old next Opening Day and has a .611 OPS in Charlotte. I think he would be an easy outright.

It's really not an issue. 39 man roster. 2 guys on the 60 in Gonzalez and Farquar, who you wouldn't give major league contracts. So still 39. Clarkin, Danish, Gomez, Santiago, Shields, Garneau, Rondon, Skole, Cordell, LaMarre, easily outrighted. How many spots do they need? If more, there is more crap you can get rid of. This is a terrible team. For it to have 40 man roster issues this offseason is crazy.

I don't see why any should be concerned with the 40 man this offseason. I see at least 12 names on the current 40 man that if the White Sox punted on, no one would blink an eye. And there are several more that would be, who cares? as well.

I agree. But winning trumps integrity. OSU is not unique in that regard.

Jake Peter and several million dollars.

Yeah he is just a guy. He isn’t terrible. He isn’t outstanding. Just kind of blah. Sometimes blah is good.

If next year is a rebuilding year, which it certainly looks like, one thing to take from this season and others is don’t be too pissed over which relievers make the team opening day. You will see just about everyone by the end of the season.

I have no doubt they weren't offered crap. I just think, unless a guy is an absolute star, or really, really on fire making no money, expecting anything interesting flipping a reliever is a longshot. They paid Soria and Avila a decent amount between the two of them. What they paid them wasn't, IMO, worth what they eventually got for them. I don't think it's any big deal neither are with the team anymore, but I think while you can give them an A for effort trading for them, ultimately it's a D unless these guys they got for them somehow actually become useful.

For what they paid Soria and Avilan, the return is pretty weak. I think you could have just bought those guys for less.

A lot of "really good men" going to jail around Trump.

Ring of Fire was an interesting choice of walk in music.

I am guessing hernia.

Someone once said Supreme Court Justices are politicians in robes.

His lawyer pleads guilty. His campaign chairman is convicted. The first two congressmen who endorsed him are under indictment, I see a pattern here. Comsiderimg the lock HER up campaign, this is pretty hysterical.

Do the White Sox even wear those anymore?

I'm pretty sure we have seen the last of Leury this season.

Yes, but it's money they would have to pay if they somehow were awarded the claim. SF might have a luxury tax problem as well, and I do think there is some reciprocity. Some year when the Giants are contending and the Dodgers not, if they claimed him this year, maybe that happens the wrong way for them in the future. Best not to worry about other teams when you are out of it.

So Lamarre is back and Tyler Danish gets another look at Charlotte.

I think the problem is this stuff has become so normalized, it gets very little attention anymore. No one is saying anything about Trump saying he has the power to run the Russia investigation. The guy really thinks he is the Supreme Ruler.

They have the worst record of the NL teams in contention. So, basically they were first in line.

Don't know, but it can't be that much. $20 or $30 at the most.

Go to Grandstand and have one of your old one's name and number changed. Do you really need a Pablo Ozuna? Personally, the only jerseys I have are authentics sold by the White Sox, and I get the cheapest ones. $20 for a 2011 Jeff Cox model, and I paid $25 for a Ronald Bellisario. Who else would wear these? I am unique.

I would think he would get a lot of pressure from the union if he even considered it. I could see he might be doing an honorable thing if he walked away after injuring himself doing something other than playing the game. I would also wonder if money were not important, why he signed the contract he signed. I just think it's Kaplan thinking up his dream scenario. And I actually like Kaplan, even though he's a Cubs fan.

Besides, he just bought a palatial estate on the Evanston lakefront.