Texsox

The past few years by now the Bears are usually dominating my attention. I didn't even notice they started.

We just need to reopen the filibuster to bank clicks. There is that balance of "you're our guy, and we have confidence in you, so we will keep penciling you on that spot until you break out" and "you're our guy and we need you to be productive. We're going to help you out by dropping you down in the order until you get back on track" We might not be the time to drop you down to Clean Up 2, but it's getting close.

This seems like what Yankee or Dodgers fans expect after decades of stuff always working out in their favor. I like it.

Doesn't that guarantee a choke?

I wanted to like the paying the bet then as I was about to click like I saw the not around in eight years and thought well I'll be an asshole if I click like. I respect the honorable settling of the bet.

It's been a long time since I glanced at my phone, saw a score, and really smiled.

They are ahead of any reasonable rebuild schedule. Enjoy being ahead. Digging a hole to fill a deeper hole just leaves two holes.

Those are fans of far out

He's not cooked like most of the players the previous few years.

So happy to be tracking a different number.

Remember the days when we wanted TA on a really long term contract?

Then God sent COVID in punishment.

You can't lose them all, god knows we tried. Do we want to bump the thread where Greg loved JR for hiring Getz and thought it was a brilliant move and the rest of us thought JR was an idiot?

And Getz could win Executive of the Year, something his previous two bosses didn't receive.

I agree. But there are at least two reasons to make an in season, deadline trade. The short term, let's try to win this year and the long term let's add prospects. Buyers at the deadline tend to be looking for short term, win now, and are willing to give up prospects. Sellers are generally looking to off load short term contracts and pick up prospects. This season I would rather not pick up players with one or two years left on their contracts in exchange for players that are still developing. That's what mid and bottom tier franchises go for. Trying to win a division or make the playoffs is nice, but truly having a chance at a "multiple championship window" is what top organizations look for.

Didn't Buerhle want to be a Cardinal? I know.

I am with you. The old regime would have rushed him to Chicago to sell some tickets or held him down to manipulate team control. How about allowing his development determine when he comes up?

JR will love me for this, but I'm thinking do nothing at the deadline. There isn't a real surplus anywhere to trade from. It's just digging a new hole to fill an old hole. What little they could add might get them to a second round loss instead of a first. They are ahead of schedule and expectations. And I expect them to overpay and under scout.

That's classic White Sox player development.

To throw out a first pitch then head back down to develope. Rushing him up would be so very much like the Sox. Perhaps when they need a corner outfielder.

Lol And da Coach will unretire from football to manage them.

If I was in his shoes I'd set aside a couple million for private coaches and not trust the organization to help him reach his potential. Spend a couple hours chatting with Andrew Vaughn about what can go wrong.

Half of these guys won't touch AA yet, they all sound amazing.

Ask not what he can do in the org, ask what the org can do for him.