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Not at this rate, that would be idiotic to at least not bring in serious competition...

GleybEr. Not to be confused with Brusdar Graterol on LAD.

How much money comes back with Cueto to subsidize? Also please keep Shark away, we’ll take Gausman instead, por favor.

You just managed to jinx Sox with over-optimism/irrational positivity. Good job!

Have to be out there somewhere in locals....Jon Greenberg, ESPN? Let’s also not forget the new White Sox media rights extension with NBC Sports Chicago is up for renegotiations in only five years again...that’s certainly looking like a great move by Sox not to get locked in disadvantageously for 10-15-20 years based upon horrific 2013-2018 numbers/tv ratings.

Yes, but which two young teams are likeliest for WS 2021...? Blue Jays or Rays on AL side, with Wander Franco? NL? Braves I guess, instead of SDP. So talented but vulnerable on young pitching front...excess of young position prospects (outfield/3rd base) but seemingly no willingness to spend into stratosphere. Milwaukee Brewers, can we still call them young-ish outside Hiura/Arcia?

QAnon statement? any relationship to Dems’ geothermal-based oncoming disaster machine?

Kershaw severely declining. Pitching injuries. But do have May, Urias, Gonsolin, etc. Jansen continues to be human/hittable. Seager, Bellinger, Betts the best threesome in MLB, but Muncy/Turner/catcher/Pederson/Taylor underwhelming. Kiki the best superutility guy out there on West Coast. Verdugo and Maeda moves backfiring...loss of team identity?

But we have a counting stat. Tatis put up that number in less than 90 games last year, off the top of my head. (Note, I just checked, 84.) Double that 3.6, discount a little because that would be 168 (which is impossible)....you're at around 6.8-7.0ish as a full season number.

Don't forget Soler. Candelario/Paredes. Vogelbach negligible/another Schwarber. Dylan Cease. Almora not progressing, the lack of any pitching/draft-based development...him and Heyward being negligible offensive contributors doesn't help much. Ian Happ seems to have recovered from his downward career trajectory, at least for now. Do they have to trade Contreras/Bryant/Rizzo/Baez...because keeping just 1-2 of those guys out of the core, what's the point if they don't have enough left to make the playoffs. Can now probably offload Yu Darvish deal, Chatwood and J-Hey, not so much. Gleyber Torres, btw, has been pretty much garbage so far, but obviously has a ton of talent.

I put ??? for others to comment, did not write equal/equivalent if you look again, carefully.

Which means Lindor, Jose Ramirez, Clevinger, Carrasco and maybe even Bieber. Carlos Santana would be another. (Have already moved on from guys like Brantley, Gomes and Kipnis, for example.) That outfield has been a wasteland, although Franmil Reyes and Santana are at least providing offense now...essentially, similar to White Sox OF offense in the last 2-3 years. Pointless to hold onto peak value Bieber in that scenario, right? Might as well clear the decks/cupboards, etc.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2020-power-rankings-after-week-4 The rest of the field of 30: 6) Cubs (17-10, 4 last week) 7) Indians (17-11, 7) ? Braves (16-12, 6) 9) White Sox (17-12, 16) 10) Padres (18-12, 10) 11) Astros (15-13, 12) 12) Blue Jays (13-13, 23) 13) Reds (11-15, 14) 14) Cardinals (9-8, 13) 15) Marlins (11-11, 18)

Someone's trying to get back in good graces with team's franchise cornerstone... “He is so freaking talented,” said Padres skipper Jayce Tingler. “I don’t know how to explain it. We've got a No. 1 NFL receiver. We've got a point guard in the NBA. We've got a world class FIFA soccer player, maybe an anchor on a four-by-four Olympic team. We're just blessed that he was born in the Dominican and grew up playing baseball. “He's a freak. And the other thing, too, is just how driven this guy is -- to not only be a great player but driven to be a champion.” https://www.mlb.com/news/fernando-tatis-jr-incredible-leaping-grab

One time, maybe, Marty34....you can search using that one.

Didn't know you could now call out individual posters in threads...?

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29727051/slugging-white-sox-ready-eclipse-cubs-chicago

Depends entirely on the financial resources/situation of the Indians, right? They're nearing the end of their window, and need to make decisions on what to do with guys like Lindor, Jose Ramirez, Clevinger (especially NOW), Carrasco, etc. Pretty ballsy to put Bieber on the market and completely rebuild, but they've done that at least 3 times (complete teardowns) since the late 90's juggernauts at Jacobs Field, when they were selling out season after season. The question this always comes back to is do you dare trade Vaughn (and now Kopech as a real wild card even though 20-35 prospect ranking) for that short-term payoff? Of course, with Abreu/Jimenez/Grandal all locked onto the roster for at least 2 years or longer, that makes finding playing time for Vaughn a bit of a challenge, right? That said, everyone keeps arguing he's a generational hitter and that he will just mash as soon as he comes up. We don't really know what the leaders in the clubhouse, as well as Hahn/Cooper/Renteria think about Bauer. It would be quite intriguing....for sure. I keep coming back to Stroman, and somehow being able to get him from the Mets without parting with one of those two kids because their financial pressures are so intense. If not Stroman, there's Wacha/Porcello, for example. I just don't think you make a "go for it/go for broke" move JUST YET. We're riding another high again, but this team has plenty of warts that are going to be exposed by the best AL teams ahead of us in the rankings, as well as the starting pitching of the Reds.

Five grand slams in a row will do that, pretty darned incredible feet, I think all by different players...Cronenworth has been a beast, almost out of nowhere. You'd think taking out the Cubs/Lester/Hendricks two games in a row at "historic" Wrigley would register, but it hasn't quite broken through the muddle. That said, there's no way the Padres and White Sox both aren't on the periphery of the Top Ten in MLB rankings across various websites, 8-12, one would guess. High water mark since the early summer of 2016. I supposed part of it's going to be "devil's advocates" arguing too much of our record is built on the backs of beating the Royals and Tigers into the ground. That we haven't consistently beat the Twins or Indians (last year an exception) for most of this half decade. Brewers, the split decision. Right now, we're looking at 34-35 and 25-26 losses. 13-19 would still likely land us in the post-season...largely dependent on what the Blue Jays do fighting the Sox for spots 7/8. Of course, we could overtake the Twins/Indians and make it less stressful.

Okay, let's pick a player on any team, and discuss/assess/analze/evaluate that player's pluses and minuses. You go first. Pick one player that's not on the White Sox, just to make it more challenging.

I would much rather read about Mazara and EE and Mendick vs. Madrigal everyday...or McCann vs. Grandal. Compelling, almost spellbinding stuff.

1. Robert 2. Tatis, Jr.

1. Robert 2. Tatis, Jr.

I just wanted to see someone pull the trigger arguing on behalf of TA...