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Who the hell are they going to pass, exactly? The Twins and Tigers are spending money, the Guardians are the champions and the Twins are the favorites via a number of projection systems. They'd be lucky to be within 10-15 games of 4th place, at least where things stand currently.

Duber was the consummate professional and too objective...but packing the rhetoric flourishes or panache of Fegan. Seems like "school/CEO shootings expert" would be a more promising area for journalists. Pretty sure Chris Rongey has a morning radio show with a female co-host in StL, even that might have more longevity.

Nice timing right before Christmas. Hopefully they had a head's up here.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/12/18/white-sox-sign-righty-bryse-wilson-to-one-year-1-05m-deal 1 year/$1.05 million Is that the league minimum or did we just have to break the piggy bank to sign him?

“Not a single Astros pitcher, and we remain 2nd in least affected ball clubs (Royals I believe are #1). America’s favorite team would never be caught in a million years cheating! /s”

Kevan Smith was definitely drafted by the Sox. Maldonado was beyond terrible. Soto was asked to almost be a DH moreso than a regular catcher and Burke was run over/flattened by Torii Hunter as the 2003 late race with the Twins permanently shifted against the Sox and Loiaza.

Tatis' father was the main one who warned the White Sox they were making a mistake and were going to regret it. This was also during the time he had a 2+ inch growth spurt while also adding speed and athletic is my...although it can be argued I suppose that was related to PEDs or perhaps the Sox were just caught unawares with Preller having 5-6 Latin scouts all over him and later in Arizona. Heck, Keith Law was also in the know there because he made a massive jump on the prospect lists and Law was the first to promote him as one of the top prospects in the game so quickly after his MiLB debut.

Tray...you're a bit late to the party here.

They both were former Angels' catchers who were decent with the Sox, or at least contributed something. Well, now Quero has been jinxed, but he never played in the majors for the Angels, so perhaps still safe from the Stassi Jinx.

https://sports.yahoo.com/cody-bellinger-trade-marks-the-yankees-first-step-in-rebuilding-their-offense-post-juan-soto-013208507.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Fábregas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Paul Ah, contraire, mon frere. Of course, you're referring to Max Stassi, luckily the Angels paid almost all of his salary except for the MLB minimum, pretty sure they also were responsible for any buyout there as well.

Uh… ya sure about that? 😆 Baty again???

There's no way in HELL that the Pirates are going to trade Jones for Robert...they believe his value is closer to Crochet's. And they're certainly not going to add another "bigger" salary while getting rid of the much cheaper and younger centerpiece of their rotation. For Davis+ without Jones being involved at all, sure. We love to take on the baggage of former first round draft picks that fail elsewhere...and then try to "fix" them, usually failing somewhere along the way. But especially when there's a dramatic position shift like catcher or 1B/3B to OF. That's our specialty, right?

White Sox are totally serious about investing in their on-field product, spending money freely, whereas the Yankees are keeping their powder dry.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Pinellas County Commission voted Tuesday to approve bonds that will finance its share of a new Rays ballpark in St. Petersburg, but the club said the county’s previous delays would force them to push back the planned opening of the ballpark by a year and makes it unrealistic for them to solely afford the increased cost of construction. County Commissioners initially agreed to delay their vote on Oct. 29. Before the county again deferred its vote on Nov. 19, Rays presidents Matt Silverman and Brian Auld wrote that the unexpected October pause “ended the ability for a 2028 delivery of the ballpark,” as scheduled, and added that “a 2029 ballpark delivery would result in significantly higher costs that we are not able to absorb alone.” The St. Petersburg City Council voted earlier this month, 4-3, to approve bonds to fund the city’s $287.5 million portion of the Rays’ planned $1.3 billion stadium and surrounding Historic Gas Plant District development. The County Commission followed suit on Tuesday with a 5-2 vote in favor of the bonds funding the county’s $312.5 million investment in the project. $600 million from city and country, $700 million (plus) from the Rays...now also they're claiming that 2029 will be the year for the new stadium, not 2028 https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-pinellas-county-negotiations-new-stadium-deal

They seem petrified by past experience with the Chris Davis FA contract to go over or near the $200 million contract mark...fwiw.

Maybe you guys need to have a dance-off to decide who's right?

Or "rate" Dominic Fletcher in RF?

Isn't that what happened to whatever's left of Sports Illustrated (minus the Swimsuit Issue)?

You witnessed Morel trying to hold down a defensive position, I assume...?

Rodney McCray? Terrence Gore? Dyson?

MAYBE, JUST MAYBE...we should look at the Top 8-10 teams AFTER the spider tack ban and see who those pitching coaches are????? Obviously you'd have to isolate other factors, such as beginning "talent levels," players added through trade/FA, etc. Acquisition/opportunity cost, but there should be a way to objectively assess/analyze it.

Can we at least go with Modelo, Dos Equis or maybe Corona/Light?