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Well, when we're now routinely getting outspent by the KC Royals, Cleveland Guardians (Bieber extension) and Detroit Tigers, well, there's not much you can say...Sox fans are notorious for not blindly supporting a sub-par product, as opposed to blindly lining up like lemmings on the Northside for whatever mediocre experience the Ricketts family is currently pushing on their loyal customers.

Can't spend $2.00 when you only (supposedly) have 50 cents...

Surprised they didn't actually punch up AJ Hinch's name instead...

Henderson’s even more critical at this point…with Holliday a distant third.

Just such a small target, not that Vaughn is big…and they still have to fit Ramos in there somewhere with Montgomery more likely than not destined for 3B.

Alabama who got run out of the stadium by a 2-6 SEC team in OU and also lost to perennial doormat Vandy? SMU second half rally carries them forward? Miami’s the other two loss team but they fell apart late after lucking out so many times earlier in the season.

In theory he’s blocking Baldwin, because Brooks definitely is lacking the arm and likely the range for SS. Then you have Vargas at 3B or 2B as likely his two best spots…if not one of those two, probably LF.

“Looking from afar, I knew this (Milwaukee) was a team that gives guys chances,” Myers said. “They do a really good job with ‘no-name’ guys, just getting them to the big league level and getting some success under their belt.” “On Sept. 14, 2022, Tobias Myers had a rough day on the mound. Drawing the start for Triple-A Charlotte, the right-hander surrendered two homers and was tagged for six runs in his lone inning of work. In his final outing of the season, Myers was saddled with the loss, dropping his win-loss record to 1-15 and his ERA to 7.82. Five days later, the White Sox released him. That outing's two-year anniversary arrived a few weeks ago. But where is Myers now? After thriving in his rookie season as a front-line starter for a first-place club, he is lined up to start a winner-take-all Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series on Thursday night, of course.” https://www.mlb.com/news/tobias-myers-standout-rookie-season-brewers

Like Tobias Myers, who went from AAA/AA garbage/filler at Charlotte to starting important playoff games for Milwaukee this past October.

The biggest problem is that he’s a below average middle infielder, specifically, 2B. If you’re going to be a net negative offensive player, you need to at least balance it out and then some on the defensive side of the ledger.

JR was at 19% in 2021 apparently…as much as 25% by now, likely.

Sanchez and Danny Jansen both at $8.5 million…not even part-time/platoon catchers are affordable to the Sox anymore. Stassi was the best they could afford, and he had already broken down.

It has been a number of times...like in Crain's. Widely reported to be around 30-40% of the team. Hobson is also (reportedly) a partial shares holder with the Denver Broncos.

Especially as he only owns 15-25% of the shares/team and Melody Hobbson is closer to 40%.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/42622206/mlb-offseason-2024-25-free-agency-willy-adames-shortstop "But now, finally, the Giants have an offensive catalyst to try to build around. Adames, who finished 10th in NL MVP voting this season, represents an obvious fit for a team in dire need of firepower. The ebullient 29-year-old has clubbed 112 home runs since the start of 2022, tied with Corey Seager for the most by a shortstop over that span. Offensively, Adames’ 2024 season was one of his best, with career highs in home runs and RBI. He has always been a high-strikeout player, but he offers rare juice for a shortstop." "The deal, which has yet to be confirmed by the Giants, is the largest in franchise history and the first major move under the team’s new president of baseball operations, Buster Posey. Adames, ranked fifth on Yahoo Sports’ Top 50 free agents list, was considered by some to be the market’s second-best offensive player behind only superstar slugger Juan Soto."

There was an assumption somewhere along the way that the Sox were getting $100 million in revenue sharing...there's no evidence to support that.

But zero plus tools...that was always the downside, when college hit tools have to carry a player.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/42622206/mlb-offseason-2024-25-free-agency-willy-adames-shortstop

Well, they don't have a quality fielding SS to anchor the infield...assuming the scouting on Montgomery holds. Will be interesting to see what HaSeong Kim gets in free agency coming off shoulder surgery but a 6 fWAR two seasons ago.

The problem as always been JR weighing in on first round draft picks. It's not a shocker that one of our recent Top 15 picks in Jacob Gonzalez is nowhere to be found on the BA top prospects list. That pick was second guessed from the very beginning by nearly everyone.

Or a social worker in the medical/hospital field lol...

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/42821944/rhp-clay-holmes-new-york-mets-reach-3-year-38-million-deal Clay Holmes 3/$38 million to start for the Mets...

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/42819816/shane-bieber-cleveland-guardians-reach-1-year-14-million-deal You're leaving out a $4 million possible buyout coming off TJS...so guaranteed a minimum of $14 million. $16 million player option for 2026. Danny Jansen also signed for $8.5 million/1 season...with the cash-poor Rays of all teams.

How many indoor stadiums do you enjoy watching baseball in? You want a dome and to cut off all views of the lake and downtown...then the only thing that would be special about the experience would have to be the (theoretically) successful Sox teams of the future playing to a home field advantage like the Blue Jays and Twins back in the day.

So Robert saying he actually haf thoughts of retiring in the middle of this season isn't as bad as Kopech? Kopech has already taken off the Covid year partially to deal with mental health/personal issues...his life has been a fish bowl existence even as a legendary high schooler in Texas. A number of his dating/relationship choices weren't ideal... But by this argument Tim Anderson was the "weakest" for being completely out of the sport at age 31/32 partially due to mental health/off-field issues.