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Covid strategy. Give it 100% until the half, then decide. But I'd be willing to throw in the towel early.

I think he could. I think it's something that should be explored, but only if they have an opportunity so sign a better 3rd baseman and need to make room. Why break something trying to fix something else?

Good point. But my thought process is this - Do we have a players at those positions that other MLB teams would consider an upgrade. I think that is a great big nooooo.

@MiddleCoastBias makes a great point. While I agree with @vilehoopster that it isn't any more difficult it is a different skill set. My guess is Jake was a three sport athlete at some point before building his body for baseball. I think the best news in this is he's thinking how can I help this team and putting in the work. Hopefully that attitude fills the clubhouse.

I just don't see a way that 2nd and RF aren't weak spots unless we dig a hole somewhere else. Who knows, maybe Jake can prevent the FO from doing something even dumber. Or, someone has to back up Garcia at 2nd. (sigh)

Better than finishing fifth several years in a row trying to rebuild. Successful teams are always near the top. You taught me that.

We can confirm that Chisoxfn has considered possibilities with the club. Negotiating responsibilities in roster moves seems to be the sticking point. Wedo know sides are closer to a deal than last week. News should be out by Tuesday. #beefstandguessing

The pessimist/conspiracist in me wonders if the club has an all replacement player team on the white board somewhere.

damn. All good news.

That is weird. I believe unsaid is anyone can claim they are expecting to be interviewed, Fowler took and additional step to verify if there was something to the statement. By the way, as a source next to Jas, I'm telling everyone he's expecting to be interviewed for the GM position. Is this a position for a 1st time HC or is this a position for a fired HC? ( and they all have been fired). I'm not that excited about Caldwell.

Shouldn't they be thinking that they won't be selling many tickets after the giant fan backlash that will happen with the lockout? I'd be taking a very bearish position on ticket sales over the next two years. Plus, hopefully with the small budget teams being forced into increasing their payrolls, average players will see their contracts increase. Thankfully teams should be seeing their profits squeezed and will have to adjust.

He's working out on his own. Until we actually see him there in my a regular season game the team hasn't put him there. Basically I believe every player evaluates their opportunities and tries to find a spot. The Sox are long at SS, Center, DH, and first, while being short in the corners and 2nd. Go to the hole and fill it.

I'd be looking at Garcia's contract and thinking versatility can make you money in this league.

I would joke as an English teacher I would walk around with some serious tome to impress people and read trash on my Kindle. I use my Kindle during our summer RV travels although we collect books along the way. I wish my library connected easier to Kindle or that Kindle Unlimited offered a wider selection of quality stuff.

Ah the Hardy Boys. They were my gateway drug also. I was crushed when I learned that Franklin W. Dixon wasn't a real person. I channelled his memory during a project I just completed. That business model is alive and well today. The past ten years or so one of my favorite light reading are series set where we vacation. So Doiron's series in Maine. Houston in Wisconsin. Krueger in Minnesota. Harry on SPI. CJ Box in the Rockies etc. There was another one in Moab but I forget the author. I'm also always on the lookout for decent Kindle Unlimited series. Non fiction runs towards topics that I'm researching or catch my eye. I was just checking the library for books on labor negotiations in America thanks to @Balta1701. I needed to learn a little about CFOs and got caught up in some Enron books. All my life in books written pages. I was blessed to be raised by a mom who read and grandparents who fed my Hardy Boys habit.

Whatever helps you to enjoy the game. I believe about 98% of American workers have it worse than baseball players, but I guess they need someone to stick up for them.

You can't help but smile remembering him.

Great point. Why aren't the players picking their next head coach?

Great then we don't have to worry about it. We have a court system to fix it. So I answered your question why I'm in this thread, why are you?

Hopefully all the low budget teams will be forced into spending more money on free agents and we'll have a better chance of filling needs.

I agree with you. I think we'll see some of the same stuff we see in other industries. More part time employees without benefits. Why hire high priced professors to teach underclass classes is their thought process. I think there will be more of a makeover of college as a job training program. @greg775 I don't think education moves that fast.

Has the union made that accusation?

I wonder if some guys buy into the hype when they are hired and think that somehow now they have to be 2x better at what got them to this point. It seems like the guys that really flame out try to be smarter than they are. Just keep doing what got you to this point and grow into the job. The Bears ownership and fans will give you your full contract time to make it work.

Making pitchers happy, while making their hitters less happy. I'm glad that baseball still has differences in stadiums. I know it makes stats messy for number purists, but I think it adds to the charm of baseball. I remember when hockey was played on different size rinks. Teams would build their rosters around those home game ice differences.

I would think everyone in the MiLB organization that could play 2nd is considering it and if they can't play second how about right field? Catcher? . . .