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Canario has that 847 mlb ops. Jones is more of a defensive replacement and PR.

Scouting grades: Hit: 40 | Power: 50 | Run: 70 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 45 Jones was Draft-eligible as a sophomore in 2019 and became the highest ever pick out of UNC Wilmington when the Rays selected him 22nd overall. After signing for full slot value at $3,027,000, the speedy switch-hitter made a strong first impression with a 163 wRC+ and 19 steals in 48 games with Class A Short Season Hudson Valley. Jones got a few weeks in at Tampa Bay’s alternate site in 2020 before making his true full-season debut last summer. After suffering an early quad strain, Jones was a promising age-23 performer at High-A Bowling Green (.291/.389/.527, 13 homers, 27 steals) and received a late promotion to Double-A Montgomery, where he was overmatched in a short sample. Jones isn’t your typical speedster prospect. His plus-plus wheels indeed catch scouts’ eyes first, and the Rays say he might have the best straight-line speed in the organization. However, he also possesses impressive bat speed capable of resulting in some rockets out of the box. Swing-and-miss concerns, however, have only gotten worse in 2022 and have caused his stock to tumble as a 24-year-old. The Rays came away most impressed by Jones’ defensive improvements at shortstop last season, and while it was thought he would eventually move to center field, that has become less of a concept as he’s made more highlight and 50-50 plays at the premium position… #91 prospect in 2022 lol DENVER -- The intriguing features on the scouting report for Rockies debutant Greg Jones are his game-changing speed, potential to play several positions, and more power than one would expect from a player with the aforementioned attributes. It’s a package for a spark-plug player. Jones certainly added a little combustion to what had been a mundane spectacle for the Rockies for nearly nine innings at Coors Field on Monday night. Jones’ first Major League hit was a two-out, pinch-hit homer into the right-field stands.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-heroes-of-the-game-anime-superheroes

While simultaneously "starving" the major league team to death like it's the equivalent of the US government...just a sad state of affairs for Sox fans who were grasping for basically anything to feel optimistic about.

Jankowski (Venable's TX connection) and Baldwin feel the likeliest to to stick...but it really doesn't matter if Brooks is going to just sit and rot on the bench. He'd be better off in AAA getting regular at-bats...except for his own personal finances and pension eligibility. But Montgomery and Meidroth are set in Charlotte...leaving 3B DH or OF. Elko at first. Just dump Colas Fletcher or DeLoach. Cal Mitchell as well.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/03/dodgers-david-bote-upward-mobility-clause.html David Bote in pretty much the same position as Brandon Drury (except for Dodgers)...please don't give Brooks Boyer any ideas Getzie.

That leaves Dunn as the third starter...unless we're going to really dig deep and go with Tanner McDougal's big but raw stuff.

Reminds me of Sonic lol...foot long Coney taken to an absolute extreme.

yes, I'm just putting the actual numbers out there...

There's a IFSA ticket subsidy if attendance falls below 800,000...just like there was a small tax charged to the Sox for every ticket sold above 1.93 million. The management agreement between ISFA and the White Sox “requires the team to pay a base rent per season, plus net ticket fees if paid attendance exceeds 1.93 million tickets," with that "excluding 'comp' tickets." The team “hasn’t paid ticket fees since 2010,” when it drew nearly 2.2 million fans. Last year, the franchise brought in their highest attendance since then, 1.92 million fans -- “just missing the threshold needed to pay ISFA.” While ISFA does "not heavily rely on revenue from ticket fees to meet its bond obligations,” the “glaring issue is the White Sox’s ability to bring in fans” https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/09/14/chicago-white-sox-ticket-sales-no-fee-payments-isfa/

Dodgers-Cubs opener in Tokyo averages more than 25 million viewers in Japan, a record audience. Tuesday's first game of the Tokyo Series averaged more than 25 million viewers in Japan according to Major League Baseball, making it the most-watched MLB game in the country's history. 838,000 on Fox Tuesday (Yamamoto vs.Imanaga), 361,000 FS1 on Wed (Sasaki debut at 3 am PST) Japan/MLB contract worth in the $50-$75 million range and rising...

mlb.com beat writers

Marquee will cost more, however, on Xfinity’s higher tier, which in some markets is called “Ultimate TV.” At this time I don’t know what that higher price will be, though the Sun-Times article says in some other markets it’s been $20 a month. Comcast recently moved the Giants channel NBC Sports Bay Area onto its higher tier in that market, and I don’t know the extra cost there either. The Agrest article notes: It’s a risk for Comcast. They could wind up with more cord-cutters than people who want to pay the premium, and lose money in the balance.

https://www.mlb.com/angels/news/angels-white-sox-2025-opening-day-faq

What are the likely lineups? Angels Taylor Ward, LF Nolan Schanuel, 1B Mike Trout, RF Jorge Soler, DH Logan O'Hoppe, C Yoán Moncada, 3B Luis Rengifo, 2B Jo Adell, CF Kevin Newman, SS White Sox Austin Slater, RF Luis Robert Jr., CF Andrew Benintendi, DH Andrew Vaughn, 1B Matt Thaiss, C Miguel Vargas, 3B Lenyn Sosa, 2B Michael Taylor, LF Jacob Amaya, SS

Several infielders who are on the bubble, including Brooks Baldwin, Nick Maton and Tristan Gray, were expected to be on the plane without knowing if they’ll be on the team. Outfielder Travis Jankowski is in the same situation as general manager Chris Getz and staff wait until the last minute while considering waiver claims, potential trades and players released from other camps. “It puts a stress on everybody, and this is part of it, and you work through it,” first-year manager Will Venable said. In Amaya, the Sox have “a great defender,” Venable said. “And we love the stability that he brings to the defensive position. And he’s done a really nice job offensively, really kind of shortening down his stroke. He admittedly was trying to do a little too much early in camp, but I think he got back to kind of who he really is.” SunTimes.com/sports

Yeah...luckily will get in at least opener and Sat. Sunday might be cold and rainy.

https://www.mlb.com/news/ryan-johnson-makes-angels-major-league-club Angels' second rounder in 2024 goes directly to MLB bullpen from Dallas Baptist.

"But the bulk of the Sox position player prospect depth is arranged up the middle, so the Sox have a version of this choice at pretty much every level. Last year's second round pick Caleb Bonemer is expected to play the bulk of shortstop over Javier Mogollón at Low-A Kannapolis, who was shifting over to second on the backfields. Jeral Pérez, from last July's Erick Fedde trade, will mostly play short at High-A Winston-Salem and be partnered up the middle with fifth round pick and contact maven Sam Antonacci taking most of the reps at second. An impressive spring with several cameos in big league games earned slick-fielding William Bergolla, the return from the Tanner Banks trade, a promotion to Double-A Birmingham. Bergolla played mostly second base in the Phillies organization and mostly shortstop after the trade, and will have to mix in at both next to former first-round pick Jacob Gonzalez." James Fegan soxmachine.com

Book editing/publishing is being wiped out by AI/NoRedInk/Grammarly/ChatGPT/DeepSeek... Broadcaster, best have a really strong sports background (as an athlete) and/or Syracuse degree, haha.

Have a feeling Jankowski will be activated for Tauchman IL...but that logically would happen AFTER the Canario claim, not before it. OF Jose Azocar is also going to be available...fwiw.

You should at least know his name's spelling by now...C-A-N-A-R-I-O, and you're aware that Andrew Vaughn was 3rd overall and Nick Madrigal 4th overall??? Career minor league OPS=.847 Has over 100 minor league games played in CF https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/210595/

Can't claim him...then we'd have to get rid of, slowly GASPS....Jankowski Taylor Tauchman Slater.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44408680/dodgers-accept-white-house-invite-call-visit-great-honor

The crazy thing is that there's no way the Padres would trade Campusano for Korey Lee straight up. But they must not be happy enough with his game management skills as a catcher.