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"He is fitting in beautifully so far and handling all that comes with being a busy student-athlete. Every couple of weeks, senior catcher Charlie Saum counts on hearing from Sasaki with an invite to In-N-Out Burger, the freshman having learned long ago the hip items to order — a double-double burger and animal-style fries, of course. Now, the 6-foot, 275-pound slugging first baseman is set to make his Stanford debut Friday at Cal State Fullerton and play his first home game one week later against Washington." https://apnews.com/article/stanford-rintaro-sasaki-japanese-prospect-cb8716b5bfa9dfa86c3497d2179aa8a5&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjTspajzMaLAxU7avUHHeATIsYQFnoECAoQAg&usg=AOvVaw0Ee1OP8YEUEFepUEsGcstd

www.prepbaseballreport.com/news/PBR/rintaro-sasaki--the-mlbdl-experience-and-data-dive&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjTspajzMaLAxU7avUHHeATIsYQFnoECAMQAg&usg=AOvVaw1rY2aJD3tkr9JHfk1QGqDt

https://soxmachine.com/2019/12/reports-white-sox-actually-try-publicly-fail-to-land-zack-wheeler/ I guess it's because the original bidding range was supposed to be $70-90 million that I remembered it that way... So we have one example...where a contract for Wheeler instead of Keuchel would/could have changed the course of the franchise, possibly.

Garfien also lists Vargas at 3B/1B and not second. We shall see. https://www.mlb.com/news/gus-varland-fun-social-media-white-sox “Who the hell is this guy? Varland having fun w/ social media…”

Machado we kept sabotaging those deals over extra years and incentives on the final decline years. Harper not really. Wheeler signed for $80-90 million that first Phillies contract. Masahiro Tanaka...??? It was claimed we made second or third highest bid. A-Rod to Rangers deal...distant second or third.

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Miami guess is off...color scheme fairly similar

Robert: Did you get a chance to see Grant Taylor in the AFL? If so, what are your thoughts on what you saw? 12:30 Eric A Longenhagen: Buncha times. Raw but understandably so given how little he’s pitched. Flashed three plus pitches, I’m in, he’ll be a top 100 guy. mas: Locally Sourced Arizona Fall League Notes: Grant Taylor and Connor Phillips Are Nasty | FanGraphs Baseball

https://www.google.com.hk/url?q=https://athlonsports.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/tokyo-series-ticket-prices-soar-pricing-out-many-fans&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjtq-XT8cWLAxXSHTQIHSfxOOwQFnoECAQQAg&usg=AOvVaw2ahqQk9I0JH8iz8p_ueQ85 $20,822 highest current ticket price for Tokyo Series...which easily eclipses the highest World Series price last October Cubs/Dodgers also the only match up for the opening day of spring training games next Thurs

"Was I disappointed? I don't think I would characterize my emotions that way," Harris said of Bregman's choice to sign with the Red Sox. "I would say we want players who want to be here. I say it a lot because I mean it. We want players who want to be Tigers. We made a very compelling offer to Alex Bregman, but he chose to sign somewhere else. That's fine. We knew that was a possibility throughout this process and we planned for that outcome. We're fortunate to be in this spot where we have an owner in Chris [Ilitch] who gives us the flexibility to chase the lead free agents. We're going to land those guys sometimes, like we did with Jack Flaherty. Sometimes we're not, and that's fine." Scott Harris of Tigers doing KW impersonation https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers-president-addresses-team-missing-out-alex-bregman-free-agency https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals-nolan-arenado-insider-floats-nl-rival-potential-trade-partner Cubs for Arenado?

Baldwin would be gone to get regular AAA Charlotte at-bats...the Taylor question is trickier since they don't really need five outfielders. You'd theoretically have to choose between Amaya/Drury...and Drury can't play SS and Baldwin once again needs to play regularly (best utility profile). Vargas could also back up all four IF positions but you don't want him at SS more than 12-15 games per year. Ramos can also back up every single infield position, too. They could instead go with Gallo at 1B/DH to provide more pop with no Robert.

2007 Indians win it all and it's really hard to justify... https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryfleisher/2025/02/11/cc-sabathia-entering-the-hall-of-fame-as-a-new-york-yankee-is-hardly-surprising/#:~:text=Sabathia won 106 games in eight and a,a seven-game ALCS to the Boston Red Sox. "Sabathia won 106 games in eight and a half seasons with Cleveland, which reached the postseason in his rookie season in 2001 and in 2007 when they beat the Yankees before losing three elimination games in a seven-game ALCS to the Boston Red Sox. It was the latter postseason year where he won his only CY Young by beating out Josh Beckett by a 119-86 margin."

That's a Miami Hurricanes baseball team cap, right?

The organization announced plans to reduce season-ticket prices for the 2025 campaign by an average of 10%. It’s too early to know the full impact of that decision, but Boyer said, “The fan reaction was certainly a tip of the cap. We have all the data. We know what the people are selling their tickets for on the secondary market. That decision was an easy one when you realize what our fans have been through.” https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/09/16/franchises/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjA-rr4nsWLAxWzw8kDHXwGE-0QFnoECAAQAg&usg=AOvVaw0ctqATZ0z_tdsdVrYOSnbZ Some pretty uncharacteristically blunt statements from Boyer...

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/13/more-art-of-the-possible-from-a-j-prellers-padres-who-restock-25-rotation-at-bargain-prices/

Big question is whether you really need both Amaya and Drury. Drury definitely can't play SS. Gallo just might sneak onto the roster depending on Spring results... Ramos Meidroth Fletcher Colas DeLoach to AAA sounds about right.

“I’m expecting a lot from Davis,” said pitching coach Ethan Katz. “Especially now being removed from Tommy John...(now) having a normal offseason.” Martin left his last start of 2022 with bicep soreness after an ERA-wrecking season finale outing, and was still very much in the throes of rehabbing from Tommy John surgery this time last season. So training without restrictions at the PitchingWRX facility in his native Oklahoma over the offseason was a lot more normal, and a lot more active... Solid write up on Davis Martin's positives, lots of detail and quotes...rotating DH looks the most likely for now...Gallo brought in more for 1B/DH at-bats. https://soxmachine.com/2025/02/davis-martin-readying-for-a-starring-role-in-white-sox-rotation/

Corona (Ca) High needs to broadcast their games haha I received a couple of texts from trusted folks covering college baseball and MLB Draft this morning. Josh Nelson SoxMachine 1) If Billy Carlson falls to #10, either something is wrong with him or this draft class is a lot better than expected (A LOT of love for Carlson) 2) I should add OK State OF Nolan Schubart to the Watch Board. To finally answer your question, I would rank my Watch Board as likeliest White Sox picks: 1) Brendan Summerhill, OF 2) Luke Stevenson, C 3) Cameron Appenzeller,

"According to a source, Ragans received a $250,000 signing bonus and will make $1 million this season. His salary jumps up to $4.5 million in ‘26 – what would have been his first arb-eligible season – and then $7.5 million in ‘27. If Ragans – who finished fourth in American League Cy Young voting in 2024 – wins the Cy Young this year or next, his ‘27 salary rises to $8 million." Royals' Cole Ragans locks in/guarantees most of his arb years, protects against possibility of third TJS surgery. mlbtraderumors.com https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article300373334.html#storylink=mainstage_lead

Jake Eder is 46 there.

https://www.truebluela.com/2025/1/25/24352120/dodgers-non-roster-invitees-2025-spring-training Dodgers' ST non roster invites could give entire Sox 40 man roster a heckuva battle. BP very high (#8/9 overall) on dePaula and Hope.

Not very many people have seriously projected Iriarte into the rotation...so I guess that's the hottest take. Karinchak's stuff has degraded greatly from 4-5 years ago. CLE definitely knows their bullpens.

Quite simply...if you grew up in the 70s and 80s and early 90s...it was Indiana UCLA Kentucky Duke UNC and Kansas that were the blue bloods. Now you have UConn, Gonzaga, the SEC strength across the league, especially at the top. Florida was in there for awhile. Butler, etc. Arizona. I can't blame Caitlin Clark and the Fever for this one...if anything...there's even more interest in the state overall for BB. The best answer might be Purdue's ascendancy...and Illinois to a lesser extent, Michigan and MSU to the north. Definitely not ND, either. They need another early "ascending" Brad Stevens-like coach in their 30s and 40s that's not associated with "old school" Indiana, Alfords or Woodson or Isaiah Thomas...for example, Tom Crean could definitely recruit well, but coaching was suspect. TJ in Ames an obvious choice, although they have stumbled a BIT recently.

Great baseball name...

No way Fletcher makes it. Meidroth feels unlikely unless he really outplays everyone.