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Glum mob? I have been more optimistic than anyone here except for Autumn Dreamin on the Japanese players. Teruaki Sato will be an absolute stud but the White Sox are the going to shell out $175-225 million. They certainly don't give Itoh the first contract for over $100 million...even with Imai's struggles suppressing his value. I guess advocating for a Yoshida/Benintendi flip is being excessively negative. The primary mistake has been misjudging Colson's defense based largely on outdated scouting reports and the back issues from seasons past. Not even you said he was close to a Top 3-5 defender, though.

Even Peters has been in the top half of CFers. 13th vs. Meidroth's 21 ranking prior to yesterday.

Ragans has terrible numbers this year and the success rate long term for double TJS surgery pitchers long term isn't all that promising.

They already have 22-24 owners lined up on the (at least soft) cap side. And the Phils Red Sox Mets Astros cratering does sabotage the "large markets are destroying the game" headlines. Blue Jays scuffling too.

Sure....but almost every one is jumping ahead psychologically to when those players join. Ron starts a new thread every day. Jacob Gonzalez Hagen Smith Braden Montgomery etc. etc. There's a light at the end of the tunnel finally.

Getz Getz Getz we have heard for years now why giving Moncada Jimenez Robert and young pitchers long term deals is a mistake...because of Danks, largely burned once....and Contreras extension after WS right now there's still a $75 million top contract until that changes...over a $25 million spread from #29 let us know Sale Rodon Giolito Lopez Cease Crochet all left or were traded FACT Sale Q Eaton deals/extensions from a generation ago are about as relevant as Albert Belle or Jaime Navarro today

Everyone wants to associate with winning teams. Well, maybe not the Guardians' fans who have been burned by one too many rebuilds/teardowns since the early 00s.

War chest is too big this time. Too much money at stake for both sides to damage the sport like 1994-95 did. Even the bigger market clubs want to reign in Dodgers Mets Yankees Blue Jays.

Not yet ... Fear of commitment until he finds a more permanent home. Cubs are drawing just as many if not more Japanese tourism due to team record, Northshore shopping, historic stadium and Imanaga/Suzuki.

New Balance Seiko watches Kose Dip Corp. Nishikawa Daiso ANA/JAL airlines Panini/Topps Oakley Fanatics KOWA Kirin ECC English training centers Hugo Boss Salesforce Konami games Mitsubishi Financial Group (mtu) Ito En Yakult Porsche Rapsoso Mizuno

When did the Sox run bottom three payrolls for three consecutive years? Proof is in the pudding. Put up or shut up. Murakami both Montgomerys Cholowsky/#41 pick Bonemer Davis Martin Schultz Teel NINE candidates.

Cleveland has the stockpile of young pitching, DeLauter, Valera, Bazzana...to go with S.Kwan and Jose Ramirez. At least a one year head start.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-became-first-mlb-team-160000837.html https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTRAQtUkhfH/ Also Kose cosmetics/skin care, Toyo Tires, Kowa The Dodgers’ average ticket price was $87 last year, which ranked fourth behind the Yankees ($99), Chicago Cubs ($90) and Boston Red Sox ($89), according to MLB’s internal report. But coming off their 2024 World Series, the Dodgers raised 2025 prices and challenged the Yankees for the top spot. Source The higher prices are fueled in part by demand triggered by the arrival of Shohei Ohtani for the 2024 season on a then-record 10-year, $700 million contract. Ohtani has also supercharged sponsorships for the club. The Dodgers added a steady stream of new sponsor deals during the 2024 season, including Japanese brands All Nippon Airways, Daiso, Kosé, Kowa, Toyo Tires and Yakult. SponsorUnited estimated it meant $70 million in incremental sponsor revenue. Basically the White Sox are getting $250-500,000 per game in comparison. Ohtani's $200 million impact almost equals TOTAL team revenues for Sox A's and Rays/Marlins. Read more at: http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/119994373.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/onsi/dodgers-making-over-200-million-per-year-from-shoheii Los Angeles Dodgers On SIDodgers Making Over $200 Million Per Year From Shohei Oht...A new report shows that the Los Angeles Dodgers are making a massive profit off Shohei Ohtani.

The Japanese market for Ohtani is larger than the US market. The Dodgers make in excess of $100M in revenue from the media rights and merchandise sales in Japan....on top of their share of television rights all teams share. The Dodgers will make almost a half billion dollars more than Ohtani's 10 year contract. https://www.japanstadium.com/blog/so-stadium-economics1 The most impactful aspect of Ohtani’s arrival has been the Dodgers' substantial increase in sponsorship revenues, specifically from Japanese corporate giants. New partnerships with UNIQLO (fast fashion), Hello Kitty, Daiso, Yakult (milk/dairy), and ANA (airlines) exemplify how global star power can unlock previously inaccessible revenue streams. This surge in Japanese brand engagement not only diversifies the Dodgers’ revenue base but also strengthens their position in the Pacific Rim as a transnational sports enterprise. According to SponsorUnited, Ohtani’s marketability alone added approximately $75 million in sponsorships, significantly offsetting the substantial costs of his historic 10-year, $700 million contract.

"The Cleveland Guardians remain in first place. The Detroit Tigers remain in first place. Both teams are 18-19 but that mark is a half game better than the 17-19 White Sox and 17-19 Royals. The 16-20 Twins are just 1.5 games out. These are the saddest sentences I have written in some time. Cleveland lost in KC last night by a 5-3 score. They didn’t look all that interested, but they were more interested in playing than they were on Monday. Baby steps..."

Grichuk is basically just a lesser version of Hays "Despite the favorable matchup deployments, Grichuk didn’t hit over his scattered playing time. He batted .194 without a home run while striking out 10 times. He worked one walk and had a .212 on-base mark. Grichuk didn’t perform especially well against left-handed pitching last season either, batting .227/.273/.430. He was among the best hitters in MLB against southpaws from 2022-24, however, destroying them at a .317/.367/.573 clip. He connected on 25 homers, 34 doubles and four triples in just under 500 trips against lefties over those three years. Grichuk hasn’t played center field in three seasons and has been a well below-average hitter against righty pitching. It’s a limited profile but one the Sox feel comfortable carrying on their bench. They lost right fielder Everson Pereira to the injured list last week with a pectoral strain. Jarred Kelenic was selected onto the MLB roster in his stead and is out to a 1-6 start over three games. The lefty-hitting Kelenic and right-handed Austin Hays — a similar player to Grichuk — are dividing right field work." mlbtraderumors.com

https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/onsi/news/randall-grichuk-long-awaited-new-york-yankees-debut-what-expect&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwj8wdug96SUAxUGL1kFHVurNKoQFnoECAUQAg&usg=AOvVaw20Dm2I5LWLEwR3DFp4WjCr

Can't expect every prospect to hit the ground running. Pitching already taking a hit. Expectations for Braden and Bonemer and Cholowsky probably on the unrealistic side...that they're just going to take off like Colson and Murakami. Teel definitely will have his struggles getting his timing back. Hitters that miss ST and 1-2 months almost always do struggle until the second half. Martin's not going to remain third best starter in mlb.

Or we can simply blame him and JR for extending the contract into 2025/26 when cutting bait entirely seemed the most prudent course after the last two seasons. There was no surplus value remaining after those two injury plagued and underperforming years...which is how exactly Getz ended up with a -0.6 fWAR value "suspect" player. Would have been better to take on Vientos, and simply turn around to trade him, too.

James Kruk, by the way, is the head athletic trainer who was in charge of Luis Robert during the majority of his Sox career.

"But regardless of where he finishes, undoubtedly, the White Sox will be building their future around Robert. They knew this, of course, when they signed him to a big-money contract extension before he’d played a single major league game. They didn’t know he’d be one of the only players the White Sox based their future on to actually live up to the hype. While injuries and underperformance have prevented the expected successes of Jiménez, Yoán Moncada and, to a lesser degree, Tim Anderson to this point in their careers, Robert, finally blessed with health this season, has become that otherworldly talent. “I honestly think he’s very underrated, and it’s really not fair to him. I think he’s one of the best in the game,” Touki Toussaint said. “He needs to be on that list of all those other guys.” This is, of course, what the White Sox are paying Robert to do. Robert was billed as a six-tool player on his way to the big leagues. No one ever said the sixth tool was leadership."

Glad that I have so much power and influence. What next, I should initiate Crowdfunding/GFM campaigns since JR will never personally shell out the money required for extensions to our young core players?

https://www.reddit.com/r/whitesox/comments/1qr920i/espn_goes_inside_driveline_with_edgar_quero/?rdt=43505

Highest batting average in the majors on bunts, around .650.