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Insane the White Sox can barely afford $34 million when the freakin' Pirates just gave a mere teenager in Konnor Griffin up to $140 million.

Second Pitt $100+ million contract after B.Reynolds. Buys out three years of FA. Will be free agent again at 28 similar to Juan Soto with Nats. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/pirates-to-make-huge-140-million-konnor-griffin-decision-for-next-nine-years/ar-AA201T43?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Guess you can compare it to the Braves when Avery Smoltz Glavine first came up....they took their lumps big time for ax season or two. Some might argue if a pitcher can survive Charlotte in one piece...they should be ready for the big leagues.

Mike Monaco was one...

5 Ks through three iP for Smith. Velocity down 1-2 mph. Looks he he's headed for five innings.

Not a well located 94.2 mph meatball from Smith. Luckily just a double. “Freddy Zamora advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by left fielder Dru Baker.” this sounds quite familiar

Don’t forget Ramírez always gets 30-40 stolen bases as well.

Lee back in Charlotte for now. Hagen 95-97.4 first inning.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/02/opinion/ditching-jaden-ivey-chicago-bulls-expose-nbas-hypocrisy/ This will be cheered by roughly 15-20% of SoxTalk. Put Vrabel in a very tough position with his future star RB. Locker rooms in NBA and NFL probably in 80/85% agreement with this opinion piece fwiw. (Just read political/religious beliefs one of the primary drivers behind Tennessee's Kim Caldwell losing almost her entire team to the transfer portal.)

Reminds me of SI April Fool's Day story about imaginary legend Syd Finch decades ago. George Plimpton wrote it, if I remember correctly.

Out but not before his guaranteed contract expires and more damage is done. At least no Pearl Harbor jokes like 1600 with Japanese PM. Yet.

Not with the current 2029-30 contention timeline lol. We won't even get to enjoy Murakami for long at this rate.

They are already at risk of losing the fanbase yet again if they get totally buried in April. Teel was the emotional catalyst the second half. Just feels like something is missing with team chemistry.

He brings a lot of energy and enthusiasm. That said don't think the bat's close to ready yet. Certainly not the protypical LF st GRF.

Pierre was much better in CF. But that arm. Scotty Pods like. You're also forgetting Dayan and Josh Fields. Ron LeFlore. Lonnie Smith and some Rangers like Kevin Reimer and Incaviglia were the worst I can personally remember at that spot.

Still don't see Ant-Man as that huge impact franchise player where service time manipulation is a massive issue.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/twins-vs-royals/2026/04/02/824133/final/wrap Watched a lot of Taj Bradley throwing 97-100 his first two games out. Great pick up by Twins. With Ryan (for now) and Ober, they are just head and shoulders ahead of the Sox. Same with young CLE pitching and obviously DET until Skubal departs.

Tanking controversy has been story of season. Then you also had the point shaving investigation with Billups etc. I honestly haven't watched many full NBA games since Jordan left the Bulls...maybe the Mavericks/Cavaliers finals. But that coming draft class is pretty much insane. A lot of instant impact. The weird thing here is that foreign players in mlb are much more compelling （at least to me) to watch compared to the NBA. Except for unicorn Wemby...but that Jokic style is just such an acquired taste. Maybe the collapse of the Warriors' dynasty as well. Fans complain about parity but love super teams like GS, Chiefs, Dodgers etc. I guess the final part is University of Iowa just not producing many NBA players. Just Keegan Murray and now Stirtz. https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/must-see-tv-the-alarming-data-behind-the-nbas-star-outage-for-national-games-191047923.html

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Not the year with McGonigle Griffin Wetherholt DeLauter Mune.

For who, Hill? Acuna? Finally eating Benintendi deal? Doesn't make sense unless there's a route to regular playing time. Seems like a bit of desperation with how little time he's had in LF. Sosa is doomed.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance Brutal numbers from Miami Baltimore and KC so far. 2025 and those early post season exits must have broken a lot of O's fans.

Like misspelling his locker room name plate as Munetaki?

https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/lg While Sox down to 0.5% playoff odds. Nationals 0.8%, Rockies 0.0% and Angels at 3.6% the ONLY MLB teams below at least 10% or higher.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25412288-mlb-power-ranking-all-30-teams-after-2026-opening-weekend&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwj4reqE28-TAxUeiO4BHZewKkcQFnoECBQQAg&usg=AOvVaw0buXiacv_F9AnjliaQUtDm White Sox fall to 30th, behind Rockies for the moment...congrats to DePodesta, I guess.