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"Tomorrow we’ll have our preseason predictions article, but as a sneak peek I’ll share that our staff win predictions for the team average out at 73. (A reminder that in last season’s second half, which did mark significant improvement for the club, the White Sox played at just a 70-92 pace.)" SS Sox.com FanDuel: 64.5 wins (O -118, U -104) DraftKings: 65.5 wins (O -105, U -115) BetMGM: 65.5 wins (O -115, U -105) Caesars: 66.5 wins (O -110, U -110) Hard Rock Bet: 67.5 wins (O -120, U + 110) (66-96 average prediction there) Espn/Doolittle computer model predicted 61-101 (0.0% playoff odds/0.0% WS odds) Do you bombard ESPN fangraphs pecota etc. with how they were so wrong about the Sox? Did you ever receive a response back?

Still not the majority predicting 100 or more losses lol. 8%? Where's your original prediction? It was around 72-74...then you changed it to 75 or 76-78 when James Fegan predicted 78. Nobody in Sox blogosphere/Twitterverse was higher than that unless it was later revised upwards.

2006 Brian Anderson vs. Mackowiak 2008

That's not even true. Majority were at 66-72 win predictions, hardly "most probably 100 losses again" Did you predict Mune signing/impact, Davis Martin shoving the first two months and the Vargas breakout as well? Those are/were the 3 biggest seasons for the hot start. Generally, there was more/morning optimism due to how well Colson and Teel played in the second half.

F$&@ you $&@hole. You've never said one interesting or informative thing in your life that I can recall. I honestly can't remember a single post you have ever written...yet you and DoUEvenShift get off on your stupid ass emojis ... as you tell others to ignore someone and yet still find time to pepper posts with childish reactions. Life is too short.

Who would possibly go on record now that they had also been interested in acquiring Castillo...unless they were arguing it was to raise the price the Sox paid in Boston Smith after SEA additionally agreeing to take Dominguez's contract back?

"Rival owners predict that the Cincinnati Reds could be the next MLB team sold," Nightengale writes. "Certainly, Bob Castellini will make a cool profit if he does put them on the block, purchasing the franchise for $270 million in 2006. It's now worth about $1.6 billion." Seeing Bob Castellini sell the Reds' franchise would be some massive news for the Cincinnati fanbase. Having a new owner, one likely willing to spend more money, could turn the Reds into a true contender once again. For years now, the Reds have been unwilling to splurge in free agency, and they missed out on signing hometown slugger Kyle Schwarber this past offseason, instead seeing him return to the Philadelphia Phillies." yahoo.com/sports

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/woody-paige-broncos-owners-expected-165525003.html Rockies' controlling interest to be sold by Monfort

But but but their record is exactly .500 since the trade deadline...so their moves were therefore neutral, lol.

Ober? Ogre?

https://nypost.com/2026/09/07/us-news/former-us-whiz-kid-braiden-wilson-busted-with-stash-of-party-drug-poppers-in-argentina/ What the heck White Sox hat is that??? Popular with "popper" users? Home created. or designed? "However, the child prodigy, who currently lives in New York City, struck a sweetheart probation deal that ordered him to pay a $1,200 donation to a public children’s hospital in Buenos Aires and $300 in reparations."

90-95% of what front offices do or don’t do is hidden behind closed doors. It would be more likely that you’ve hidden Getz’s Big Board in your basement than anyone here being able to find the second or third best outstanding offers (if any) for Castillo or Doyle. Unless it later comes out to make the front office look like they weren’t all alone on an island.

Your first prediction was around 73-75 wins. Nobody was higher than Fegan at 78. “I've already said that if one of Castillo or Urquidy turn into Fedde, the experiment worked.” A $22-23 million pitcher is providing the same value as one that cost $1.5 million in Fedde? What a bar you set, although he’s actually not even close to that right now. His bWAR and fWAR are well underwater. He can’t even surpass a guy who’s been in the minors all season in Urquidy? Brilliant. Even Mason Adams has provided the Rockies three opportunities to win in each of his starts…at a fraction of the cost.

The Dodgers thought Vargas didn't have a permanent position with them. Yet they're smart enough to have made every single post season since the heydays of Yasiel Puig and now well beyond. They even traded AL MVP Yordan Alvarez for a blah/nothing return.

James Fegan is the only one on record with that original prediction...it was somewhere around 77-78 wins. Nobody else was higher than 74-75. The majority of the board was at 67-70 or 71.

Well, that ONE start though!!! What is it now, either 5/6 or 6/7 starts now that have been by definition non-competitive? At least Mason Adams has managed a 3.95 era in three starts in a historically challenging environment for pitchers @ roughly $7 million less THIS season. And that doesn't even account for what they will have to do with that ugly contract in 2027...if the season even/ever gets underway.

Penn Stater?

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tommy-pham-white-sox-tenure-201506222.html Service Time 10.092 (2025) Tommy Pham needs 10 years and 5 days of service time to qualify for the 10-year and 5-day rights in Major League Baseball (MLB). After ten years of service and at least 1, 000 days on the roster, players can receive a maximum pension benefit of $230, 000 per year; this increases to $275, 000 in 2024. Pension contributions amount to $5. 45 million annually, with eligibility starting at four years of service instead of five.

"Chris Getz has built a winner faster than you thought anybody else could have" sure, in the AL Central...they're quite fortunate not to be in any of four other divisions And 2 1/2 years is hardly some miraculous turnaround record...the Royals went from 56 to 86 wins in one single offseason. Same AL Central division...arguably the weakest in 2024 and 25 as well. While Getz will will probably win AL Executive of the Year, TB will also get a ton of votes (GM/manager), as well as Cleveland for doing it with the lowest payroll in the majors by around $25-30 million. Getz gets his due credit for Vargas, Tristan Peters (as does Carlos Rodriguez), Hudson and Grichuk...while the jury is still out on Mune and (especially) Luis Castillo, not to mention Doyle, Teel and Braden. Just like Jose Abreu falling into their laps a decade prior, Getz does get credit (and Brooks Boyer as well) for convincing JR to pony up $34 million to sign Murakami when nobody else was biting on long term deals closer to what Okamoto received from Toronto. Whether he repeats Rick Hahn's 2019 AL Executive of the Year award depends on what he does next...following the White Sox 2022-23 path (or Orioles for that matter), OR OR OR building a winning team sustainable for the next 3-5 years.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/guardians-stephen-vogt-reveals-reason-192301669.html DeLauter and Ramirez out with nagging issues...but might be back on Monday or Tuesday.

Ole Miss getting some favorable calls down the stretch as well... Seems everything is rigged for the top tier SEC and B10 teams atm. Although at least this isn't an SEC crew in Nashville...like Michigan enjoyed home cooked officiating in Ann Arbor. Next THE big games will be LSU at Miss and Ohio State/Indiana.

How many Cy Young Top 3-5 finishes in his future? Dylan will have three.

Wisconsin didn't embarrass themselves quite yet Ole Miss defense dominant but offense has been shakier than expected Runaway in the second half now.

Boston Smith running on fumes now AA numbers 1.017 for year .230 .924

not holding out much hope for that one, but Dylan throws a counter once every ten times out or so