Dick Allen

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.

Yes, $101 million owed after this year. He isn't walking away. If he did, I wouldn't know whether to respect him or call him an idiot. Why can't he rehab and try to earn his money owed?

And that will do it for Leury in 2018.

It is safe to say Kopech is starting tomorrow. If this gets washed, Gio will be spent.

Either Yolmer changed his name again or the guy filling in for Gene Honda during the weekend is a doucebag. He was calling him Yol mare

I think it's a reach to think some games against the 2018 Twins and Royals and Orioles are the difference between him being successful and not. And if he needs all this time to acclimate, isn't it a sign he is not ready? I wouldn't go that far to say he hasn't earned a call up, but if he is going to struggle for quite a while, it would show he needs a bit more seasoning. 2019 right now isn't a contending season. It may be, but a lot would have to go right. Probably a lot more than the recent seasons when the Sox tried to contend. If Kopech can't get his feet under him after 25-30 starts next season, IMO, he wasn't ready.

It says both the organization and player, so extra years of control is still in play. It's total Hahn speak. You think he told you something, when in essence, it's a bunch of nothing.

And if JR isn't around, guess who else probably won't be around, unless things go as well as hoped? RH/KW probably aren't that concerned with the extra year of control.

The extra year of control also helps if the team isn't the juggernaut we all hope, and they have to think about selling guys off again. Granted, 7 years from now it may not matter at all, but what are the odds his starts this last month or so are going to matter? By the time these guys become free agents, there probably is a pretty decent chance Jerry won't be running the White Sox.

That's where I'm at. If the Sox were in contention and needed reinforcements, if he was nails the first couple of months and every excuse in the book to keep him down was weaker than the one before,...that's a different thing. But a month and a half pitching meaningless games vs. many teams that will be featuring glorified AAA line ups, I just don't see much developement benefit in that. Nothing that couldn't also be accomplished in 2019. I think what they gave up in control blows away anthing they can gain at this point, if there even is anything to really gain.

I just feel if he had finished out the AAA season , he would have been fine pitching 180 innings next year, if that does happen. If it does, a lot of things went right, which is good.

You really think he will make 33 starts next year? He isn't exactly Mark Buehrle. He averaged 5.4 innings per start in AA, and 5.25 this season. Getting it up to 6 in the major leagues next year might happen, but it doesn't seem realistic. That's one reason I don't think the innings thing is that big of a deal. Plus, the White Sox have a history of getting guys to increase their load in a year. Check Sale, Garland, Danks.

That is 30 starts at 6 innings. I would bet against it, unless he really has found some command, and it isn't just close enough for lesser players to swing at.

What's ironic are those who say don't worry about service time, it's a ways off, yet complain the Sox don't spend like crazy on 15 and 16 year olds from other countries. The argument here is, this is a month and a half, where he mostly will be facing AAA line ups. We know they aren't doing anything this year, so why not roll the dice and have him wait? I do see some posts about innings. Does anyone really think Kopech is going to pitch 180 innings in 2019 at the major league level? He would have to make almost all of his starts, and average more innings per start than he ever has averaged. IMO, his innings, if he was shut down at the end of the AAA season would have been plenty to push what he is more realistic in pitching next year. Whatever. It will be interesting seeing what he can do. I just hope this month and a half doesn't haunt them in the future. We have seen pitchers get this late season look, including a White Sox Cy Young award winner, and it doesn't translate into taking off the next year.

The only thing it could screw up are those who bought tickets to see Kopech pitch. I doubt they would just skip Giolito.