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Can’t see how Sheets has any value…but if they can trade him for another LHB, why not? The problem is are the Sox really better with the equivalent of Daniel Vogelbach?

If you knew a family member or friend killed in Uvalde or Buffalo, wouldn’t you consider the shooters and/or the easy access to assault weapons more the enemy of the US than those who find it unacceptable? I mean, how are we helping our country when we now want even pregnant teenagers to still give birth to babies in the cases of rape or incest, but we can’t even provide them baby formula? Is pointing that out somehow unpatriotic or anti-American? Do we really want a country where even ten year old fifth graders are threatening schools (see story below)? That would have been simply inconceivable in the 1980's, when we only worried about razor blades in Halloween caramel apples and Tylenol that was tampered with... https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-fifth-grader-arrested-threatening-140312160.html

Harrison, Leury, Kelly, Pollock, Grandal, Abreu and Hendriks if we can’t compete this year, at best might be “decent” but not huge surplus value guys depending on their next two months. VV probably. Bummer, not sure what his actual value is at this point around the league, but some pitching coach might have a fix in mind. Change of scenery candidate. Jury completely still out on what Lynn looks like coming back late at his age and injury history. In theory they could install Graveman at closer if they dealt Hendriks to cut salary. You’re not getting that massive haul back keeping TA7, Anderson, Vaughn, Kopech, Cease. Giolito and Hendriks the two mostly highly sought assets. But is Liam’s value higher than Kimbrel’s last year to many mid market teams with another expensive year attached?…he’s no spring chicken and has a lot of high leverage mileage all around. They would take Robertson instead, for example. That said, he’s a horse.

4 weeks they can possibly recover. 8-12 makes it much much harder.

Yes and no. Only the team really knows their work ethic and character. They have to decide whether someone will waste or fulfill their potential. But sure, it would have been easier to say 2-3 years ago that not signing Eloy...you risked losing the next David Ortiz or JD Martinez.

Or are socialists, etc. For teachers, for example, we are all CRT fanatics and "groomers" requiring hotlines across the country to keep us in check. In China if you did what Kapler did you would be summarily sent to prison. Kapler has said numerous times that this was about living up to the standards his father taught him about a US citizen's inherent responsibility to protest in order to address societal wrongs/grievances. I guess nobody picks on Steve Kerr for that same reason because his father was assassinated at the hands of a gunman.

It was embedded within the Fegan tweet. Basically he's not a trustworthy voice diagnosing from afar. PTAC would be more accurate because that guy (Chao) is much more knowledgeable about orthopedic surgeries.

That guy (Dr. Chao) was 100% convinced Tatis was going to be out for most of last season and/or undergo offseason surgery on his shoulder socket and neither prediction was accurate.

Have to go the Twins Angels Padres route. Full teardown is inconceivable in the AL Central.

Pretty sure there's a new Athletic article about some of the more complicated upcoming situations. What's not clear is whether AJ Pollock or the White Sox are paying $5 million if he has a $10 million 2023 player option. I would guess it's the Sox wasting another $5 million to send him away with no replacement who's actually a halfway competent LFer. 2022 opt out available ($5M buyout), with 1,000 plate appearances across 2020-2021, or 1,450 plate appearances across 2019-2021 (not earned, barely) 2023 Player Option includes a $5M buyout 2023 Option escalates $1M each for 400,450,500,550,600 Plate Appearances in 2022

The season would be a lot more interesting if the HoF called to inform him that a record of less than 86-76 would cause his status in Cooperstown to be reconsidered.

Zack Greinke (his looks the most serious), Sonny Gray (pec tightness, might only miss a start or two) and Royce Lewis (collision with CF wall) all injured in action on Sunday...

But if you do trade away most of your younger players (see Madrigal being replaced by Harrison/Garcia, essentially), the payrolls are still going to skyrocket. We all have concerns about Moncada long-term, especially his $24-25 million years (one is an option). So logically they need to think about a replacement. If Burger is traded, then you're waiting another 2 years for the next group of prospects to arrive, and then another 2 years to get their feet under them at the big league level if you look at the struggles of even top prospects like Moncada, Madrigal, Vaughn, Jimenez, Cease and Kopech. So trading Burger gets you a B level prospect who you end up waiting on into some indeterminate point in the future, like a Brayan Ramos, Y.Sanchez, L.Sosa, Colas or Cespedes. What the White Sox have been particular good at is taking a player like Sheets who has one breakout and then instead of trading (see Rays) you end up with a pit of nothingness and the value of your assets simply go up in smoke. They can't differentiate between the assets to keep and those to trade at peak value and how to keep replenishing the system so there aren't constant peaks and valleys organizationally.

The White Sox would never recover as a viable WS contender...except profits-wise, running Pitt or Oakland payrolls with attendance falling to the 13-14000 range. Of course the various tv deals virtually guarantee the ownership group money in their pockets. Can't even say the Guardians because they invested a ton into Jose Ramirez at least.

How old is Herm to bring now out of retirement? I think his official title is emeritus. Just not sure his old school methods would fly with a new generation of players...but something has to change, doesn't it? It's now like 82 degrees and nearly perfect baseball weather can still be used as an excuse...that cold weather/abbreviated ST thing only worked the first six weeks.

The odds of him having read Kapler’s explanation are pretty much slim and none.

Anyone think there’s a correlation between this suit…the relative silence on it…and the lack of local media articles or follow-up questions this season (especially now with a potentially crippling TA injury) about our MASH unit? Not one single move to shake up our strength/conditioning or training staffs? Not even the old lateral promotion by not firing someone and stowing them away in the front office or minor leagues? Inexplicable array of injuries that put last year to shame.

Maybe they’re just testing to see if he can play a game without getting hurt as well?

They said Robert might not be back for TOR series.

If Anderson's out for a month or more...that might be curtains.

Player of the Week. Moncada might never start at 3B again for the Sox lol.

Burger is the hero. .500. Mired in mediocrity. Crazy game.

Next decision will be which pitcher to hit in McGuire's spot.

0 for the series like Happ. Productive out.

Even described as athletic. Guess they're thinking about dinner reservations at risk now.