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Hendriks upping his trade value I guess? Third in AL saves. Two eight game losing streaks this year, the first one in April really took the wind out of the sails for 2022 after the 6-2 start. July 2017 Sox last nine games losing streak. Late error and a wild pitch save Sox. Ironic, since that's how they lose most games. Ineptitude from both teams.

Last at bat for Correa with the Twins at home. FA push time. Strong September numbers. A lot depends on whether Trea Turner and Swanson re up with the Dodgers and Braves.

Robert Vaughn Cease TA7 Kopech...those are the five guys who would give you the biggest return but would require the Sox to actually take the right set of prospects back. And dealing Robert at fifty cents on the dollar is truly scary for most Sox fans...

Will be interesting to see how much the media puts their feet to the fire about minority candidates. W.Harris Beltran Alomar Jr. three of them.

Where's Ron883 to do Cubs/Phils talk? Much more compelling game. Phillies hearing franchise ghosts of division leads lost.

Just noticed Bryce Harper has “only” 63 rbi’s. What’s his fWAR as a DH this year? Would we have still won the division with him off the field…still forcing Vaughn, Eloy, Sheets, Pollock into places where they were out of position? Tigers are lapping the Royals here at the end. Didn't see that coming, but Moore leaving is like pulling out the very foundation of that team…

Kinsler was nearly finished. Upton just a name at that point, Martinez clearly aging as well as a former catcher. Verlander, nobody knew he would be THIS good in his 30’s.

Without their best player for the entire year…until Soto proves he’s a 900-1050 ops guy again at least. Mariners and Jays have become the recent trend setters for rebuilding. Orioles are jumping into that spotlight as well, along with the Guardians, of course. TB is rebuilding/retooling each and every season. Can’t say the Cubs’ run was anything but great…albeit front loaded. Brewers quietly would have five consecutive postseason appearances, totally under the radar ever since Yelich forgot how to play like an MVP.

Way to get 0-50 cents on the dollar for Rodon, Madrigal and Vaughn…all top five first rounders.

How much have you seen Sosa play in the minor leagues?

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/21/sports-fans-are-being-sidelined-as-rsns-fight-the-decay-of-pay-tv.html 21 RSN's are owned by Sinclair and they're increasingly pricing themselves out of numerous cable/pay tv packages. The White Sox still have to be careful not to do the same but they're quite fortunate they are not stand alone like Marquee with a lousy product to peddle...having the Bulls largely and Blackhawks to rely upon. Cubs still have the far larger fanbase and rabid fans, in the 6-8 million range even at a low point.

Ray Durhan had six seasons over a 3 fWAR including a 3.9

Who? TA? Robert? Vaughn? Jimenez now?

Too many co-dependent enablers going down with this ship it seems...

They're going to take Sheets for him? More likely will ask for Vera, Montgomery or Colas.

Why would the $$$/broadcast increase for the White Sox if nobody is interested in paying more? In fact, as it stands, a virtual monopoly is subsidizing the Sox by paying them considerably more than they're worth because JR also controls the Bulls and can utilize that leverage to his advantage to package both teams together with the Blackhawks.

Like Robert's breakout season...

Not Padres/White Sox lol?

MLB’s Biggest Untold Story Is Its Mass Appeal For Advertisers On Regional Sports Networks https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2022/05/16/mlbs-biggest-untold-story-is-its-mass-appeal-for-advertisers-on-regional-sports-networks/?sh=65e5159f3a1b

Cubs were down 25% yoy. White Sox clearly didn't register enough to get a sentence even...so one can assume slightly down and not Top 3 in Chicago. Cubs around the 6+ million mark from 2021 numbers in the 8's. https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2022/07/27/mlb-sees-year-over-year-regional-sports-network-viewership-flat-but-still-rules-primetime/?sh=b8f15346bea4

Sox had the third or fourth best record in baseball from 1990-2008. Just not much to show for all those second place finishes. Whereas Hahn has one of the three worst winning percentages during his tenure. And 2012 started out as a successful season, as they led the division the majority of the season.

If that was the case, they would give themselves, the Bulls and Blackhawks the biggest deals in the NBA, NHL and MLB. Who is competing to drive the price up? Well, the Marquee Network for one, with the amount they charge. How many subscribers are going to put up with a $7.50-10.00 monthly charge if they only like the Cubs and Bears?

https://www.bleachernation.com/blackhawks/2022/06/16/report-bulls-blackhawks-and-white-sox-thinking-about-starting-their-own-network/ If they stick with the current arrangement, the Sox disastrous heading right now as a franchise means they will get the worst possible deal. So for those thinking re-rebuild or do over...it's never going to happen in a million years. Longer time frame is the stadium deal itself from 2027-29. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/6/16/23171260/white-sox-bulls-blackhawks-nbc-sports-chicago-jerry-reinsdorf-bally-marquee-sinclair-rsn-dtc

It worked once. 2003-2008. But really only 2005, plus Carlos Quentin, whose self-inflicted njury wiped out any playoff chances in the Trop Dome. The one time we stood up and overcame the Twins. Aided greatly by Hahn's kid on the coin flip for HFA.