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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.

Or why any nepo pick is automatically bad. The organization has to know the kid and be familiar with his character and work ethic. This isn't even close to drafting Kenny Williams Jr.

If the scouts are saying this guy will be an all star in 6 years and the higher ups are saying we want a guy in two years, I'm ok with that discussion.

Please don't pick a high school kid or a pitcher with the #1.

As your program grown much in those ten years?

San Antonio built a pitch on the site of a golf course they purchased. We practice at the still open driving range and I've been out there a few times watching. I would probably enjoy it more if I really understood the rules. I see way more kids playing soccer than other sports, both when I was in Illinois and now in Texas. Interestingly even in football crazy Texas we see families deciding to not risk their kids brains in football and channel them into other sports. It's predominately at schools with high socio economic status.

Please don't take a high school kid with the #1.

Seems about right. There are still a lot of games to play. This team doesn't feel like they are two steps from disaster.

I never thought anyone could impress me more than Bo. But I believe some of y'all can build a Ohtani case.

I'm thinking a big inning will happen sometime this week.

That seems like a great strategy.

This. Major donors hold the power.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/brendan-sorsby-granted-2026-eligibilty-texas-tech-qb-ncaa-gambling/ 😲 Bet on games involving your team and staying eligible?

I agree. We probably disagree if it will be as mainstream as it was in the 1950s, 1980s, or 2020s. I see parents and kids at games and they are all lost in their phones. How many right now are watching the game and posting here? Perhaps it starts with virtual eSports teams in the Nashville and San Antonios of the world without physical franchises. Image games that fit into a perfect 90 minute videosteam.

Giving up on the NFL or switching teams? Packers maybe? That would be an interesting dynamic shift if Chicago became Packer Country. It would serve the McCaskey 's well.

I think that's exactly what @Kyyle23 said.