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https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/top-ten-remaining-free-agent-relievers/ At least half of these guys have already signed in the last couple of weeks....and no way with Kimbrel after what happened in 2021, but there HAS to be a fit here somewhere with ONE of these guys.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/43983416/rangers-add-kevin-pillar-lose-prospect-alejandro-rosario-elbow-injury Rangers add Pillar...lose #56 pitching prospect to possible elbow injury

"Reinsdorf has given his blessing to Ishbia’s plan to buy out other minority partners, the New York Times reported Friday, but the team denied that any long-term agreement has been reached to give the brothers a controlling interest. For the Twins, Ishbia’s decision removes one potential bidder from the process, which the Pohlad family, which has owned the Twins since 1984, initiated in October. The franchise is believed to be worth at least $1.5 billion, but no other potential bidders have been publicly identified." startribune.com/sports

(James Fegan/Sox Machine) PHOENIX — Since we have a robust comment section, the negative fan reaction to the White Sox bringing back Mike Clevinger on a minor league deal doesn’t need to be theorized, just observed. As a result, it does make asking Chris Getz if he weighed the inevitable blow-back of the move fairly straightforward. The comfort is not just stated, but shown, because the language around Clevinger is not of a star-level contributor that is worth taking a public relations hit for, but rather someone getting a chance to prove they’ve still got something. Executives and coaches usually public state their confidence that a pitcher can stick as a starter until the last possible moment. But in this case, the possibility of Clevinger converting to relief began to sound more like the accepted plan by the time Getz and Will Venable were done talking. “It’ll be great to see what it looks like in a shortened role and see how he bounces back and responds,” Venable said. “We hope that there’s something there that we can use.” (my own comment: usually not great for guys with two TJS in their past, especially back-to-backs, see Kendall Graveman's and Joe Kelly's struggles with this as well) “The stuff was there,” said Getz, who said Clevinger shared his pitch data with them in addition to holding a throwing session for scouts. “We are open minded in terms of role. I know he is as well. I’ve always had a little bit of a curiosity of what it could look like in a bullpen role. He’s someone that wants a look and we are willing to give him one.” https://soxmachine.com/2025/02/the-answer-to-the-requisite-mike-clevinger-question-and-other-white-sox-notes/

No pitching injuries...knock on wood.

The illusion of stadium leverage...all vestiges are gone. Other than the hope and promise of new higher-spending ownership delivering a better product on the field. Whoever it is...they're going to have to put in at least 50-65% of the money. At least.

They are really going to just call it RATE Field? That's even worse, somehow.

No wonder Orioles didn't keep him.

DeLoach had a ball drop in front of him in no man's land...short RCF. Sigh. Picked off a runner. One out, runner on third.

Double high off fence...more troubles in LF from Julks. Colas yesterday. Tie game...2nd 3rd still no outs.

Bullpen threatening to blow this one...sounds familiar. Katz out.

of course...revenge for not picking him 92-93 isn't going to work. 115.4 exit velo on that one wow

McGough in

Quero hits into a DP. KC plays "Mesa A's" tmrw...they won't be called the Sacramento or LV A's apparently...but just The Athletics lol.

5,567 attendance for KC. Beck Way kind of a cool name. Chandler Champlaign two other two parts of Benintendi from KC to NY trade mid season 2022. Also TJ Sickema. Almost did face Benintendi lol. Braden Montgomery walks. Cal Mitchell stole second prior to that.

Palette 94-95.3 Up to 95.9. 3 quick outs.

Julks...bidding to make Charlotte roster. Two run boom boom.

Another Elko Ding Dong coming? Jac Caglianone in...pick after Hagen.

Him and Moncada. TA next? Burger? Probably Eloy.

That's something to be hopeful about I guess....

Carela FB challenging Thorpe lol. 89.5. Okay 92.4 two seamer. 91.8. 91.6. First KC swinging strikeout on an 85.5 slider.

Juan Carela sighting. Braden Montgomery in CF?

Quero ks on off speed pitch...83.2 mph slider. 13 consecutive retired.

Can't believe he found another sucker to gift him $5 million.

Sizemore might want to change that "offensive coordinator" title by the end of the year...