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In fact, the 22-year-old shortstop and No. 39 prospect overall, per MLB Pipeline, might benefit from the 2024 campaign, when he started to figure things out physically and mentally, posting a slash line of .263/.357/.465 over his final 99 at-bats -- beginning with a 3-for-4 showing on Aug. 24. He will get plenty of opportunities to earn that Opening Day nod at shortstop, although it isn’t to the point of being his spot to lose, nor does he believe such a thing. There was one specific comment from Montgomery at SoxFest Live, which focused on this young team but represents his situation very well. “We all see what everybody says about us online (at least he wasn't reading SoxTalk apparently), the hype and everything like that,” Montgomery said. “We all know we have to go out there and execute. “A lot of it is we are not going to try to be somebody we are not. We are here for a reason and it’s just about being ourselves. That’s really exciting.” from Merkin's Mailbag. chisox.com

Soon to be 1/5th of payroll for a future HoF? Priceless...

Now pushing the $70 million payroll mark...until you subtract $20 million with Robert's salary and pass the Marlins on the way to the very bottom of the majors by $15 million. Or is it $20 million next year? Can't bother to look it up again.

And slightly more marketable...

More feathers in Getz's cap to come...

Glad Greg has joined the Dodgers' front office too. Or Baltimore w/ Elias...

Conspiracy 101, Illinois is hiding the real truth...or the Pritzker partnership was just more promising in a different Related parcel? Dead bodies of mobsters unearthed? Native American burial grounds?

Does Cohen care that much about saving money? Would that be fair to Marte to sentence him to the Sox after last season?

Ramos is already dealing with elbow soreness. Why not see if there's anything left the first 2-3 months w/ Drury. If Quero was completely healthy down the stretch last year...maybe?

There goes our DH.

That was the Patreon official preview...everything else is paywalled.

30 1/2 is the new 27...

They were already so impressed with Bummer and Lopez and Sale? Our work with Soroka?

Playoff bound...too bad we missed on Robles last year, but this is our genuine opportunity. Do we still have Snith-Njigba? Well we now have three solid defenders in Rojas Amaya and Taylor. So there's that.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/angels-sign-kenley-jansen.html White Sox West Angels sign Kenley Jason to a one year, $10 million deal

Afaik Rojas has a guaranteed contract for this season...

Top 300 MLB fantasy baseball draft picks, Robert was the only Top 100 and Vaughn is the other, mid to high 200s.

Rojas and Amaya are the only solid or plus defenders left after Robert is traded...yet another organizational weakness after it was supposed to be a strength last year.

Somehow Vargas or Baldwin probably end up in the outfield...and really not interested in watching Fletcher again unless he's hitting .325-350 at Charlotte.

Likely looking at a late 2026 or early 2027 Braden Montgomery arrival...RF is going to be a sinkhole for two years. And God knows when (if ever) they will be able to move on from Benintendi...who just might be their top power hitter when Robert is dealt.

TN has already announced that's not happening...all the money went to Titans' new facility.

Sure but he's pretty much the official mouthpiece of the team and is simply a reflection of current team thinking. Is protecting Montgomery as a starter coming off last season's major disappointment really going to sell any more tickets? He could have put Teel or Quero as the starter over Lee...who everyone assumes is just a placeholder now. He was conservative about pushing Baldwin or Meidroth into the starting lineup. And a lot of Sosa fans who were counting on him to start SOMEWHERE in the infield are going to be disappointed. This alignment makes him, Baldwin or Amaya the utility infielder. Sosa seems like the type who needs to be at one position getting regular at-bats to be most effective.

Taxpayers are out of more than $30 million for University of Illinois' scuttled South Loop project That’s how much taxpayers had to pay when the University of Illinois pulled the plug on plans for its Discovery Partners Institute research hub at the sprawling 62-acre South Loop site being marketed as The 78. https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/01/31/discovery-partners-institute-university-illinois-the-78-related-midwest-bruce-rauner "Both The 78 and the Pritzker/UI quantum computing facility are being developed by Related Midwest." Doesn't seem like Related is all that screwed yet...

WHITE SOX Lineup 1. Mike Tauchman, RF 2. Josh Rojas, 2B 3. Luis Robert Jr., CF 4. Andrew Vaughn, 1B 5. Andrew Benintendi, LF 6. Bryan Ramos, DH 7. Miguel Vargas, 3B 8. Colson Montgomery, SS 9. Korey Lee, C Austin Slater provides a right-handed-hitting outfield option against a left-handed starter for the Angels, if the team chooses to go that direction. Robert should continue to draw trade interest during Spring Training, while Montgomery would be making his big league debut on Opening Day. https://www.mlb.com/news/projected-lineups-rotations-for-every-2025-mlb-team Not sure about giving the most at-bats to two disposable veterans. Tauchman offers OBP but Rojas is a weak 2 hitter. Rojas should be at 3B with Vargas at 2B imo. #4-7 in the line-up won't inspire much fear in opposing pitchers...also, second time (recently) Ramos has been named as starting DH. Colson Montgomery starting the year in cold weather Chicago at SS will draw the most raised eyebrows...biggest debate topic of slow/uneventful offseason. At least Fletcher Sheets DeLoach and Julks are gone for now...seems like a positive.

Two of the ejected fans held large poster board signs that read, "FIRE NICO" -- a reference to Dallas general manager Nico Harrison. One of those men was seen mouthing "fire Nico" on the arena video screens earlier in the game before the camera quickly panned out. "In the first incident, the guest brought in a sign that broke the following rule included in the NBA Code of Conduct: Clothing, garments or signs displaying explicit language, profanity or derogatory characterization towards any person(s)," Mavericks vice president of corporate communications Erin Finegold said in a statement released to reporters. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43790513/fans-break-nba-code-conduct-ejected-mavericks-loss