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Tim Hill Gas Can Extraordinaire

Other veterans Steans could trade this summer include starting pitchers Luis Severino, Sean Manaea and Jose Quintana; outfielders Starling Marte and Harrison Bader; relievers Jorge Lopez, Jake Diekman, Adam Ottavino and Reed Garrett; and designated hitter J.D. Martinez. Good luck getting a premium return for Fedde if the Mets declare a full White Flag at the deadline.

Well, you pretty much knew Woodford wasn't going to survive for very long without getting touched up by a desperate Blue Jays' team...

Not going to count on Martin for much in his first full year back in 2025. Just full health and getting his confidence back, likely as a swing man out of the bullpen.

He will be back after Clevinger is gone I bet.

The problem is that Pham is likely to cool down at some point...his bat, veteran leadership (to some) and playoff experience are his selling points. Should be a DH though...ideally. Just not enough pop to long-term hold down that spot with a contender, obviously. Can platoon though.

Wasn't Carson Fulmer a similar situation...overusage concerns? Teammate Walker Buehler turned out to be the much better pitcher until breaking down finally. Remains to be seen whether he can ever recapture that previous form.

All the other AL Central teams that can't afford to waste all the money that the Sox manage on a yearly basis. But especially CLE and KC.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/news-what-happened-george-kirby-mariners-all-star-struck-foul-ball-bizarre-sequence Of course, it had to be a young fan wearing a Kelenic jersey lol who threw a ball and hit the wildly volatile George Kirby...who made a lot of M's fans angry down the stretch last season with some bizarre behavior. https://nypost.com/2023/09/09/mariners-george-kirby-upset-about-being-left-in-game-wish-i-wasnt-out-there/ Guess this can be moved to Ms thread eventually.

Poor Harold. Quite an insult there at the end with Sheets vs. Kelenic. Although not altogether accurate if you consider Kelenic is a much more competent field er and runner.

$29 million including the buy out. $49 more million to Benintendi. Plus Jimenez.

Don't forget the Yosimar Cousin Experience. Probably gets you back close to $24 million down the tubes.

Prorated, probably. Unless it was a guaranteed salary for an entire season, which would be shocking.

About the same as Hahn's success rate with FA's. Pham will come with a cost to the outfield defense until they can push him back to LF.

No Getz success ranks higher than Crochet as a starter so far. Like Burger and Sale though...most of that success seems to have come from charting their own paths, pushing up against the team's plans for them. Same with Rodon's 2021 season...in a way. He was pretty much an afterthought with his career teetering on the brink.

It's one thing to look at Clevinger numbers from last year. Starting out so late...the odds were never in his favor, not with that 5-6 year injury history. His legacy will be the trade that essentially rebuilt the Guardians...along with all that off the field stuff.

Wonder when's the last time a team was Top 3 MLB record-wise while drafting 1-1?

There's also no way the Dodgers would ever play him in CF in Chavez Ravine...

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/angels-position-challenge-mlb-record-012214104.html At least we're not head for the worst home record in MLB history??

30. Chicago White Sox (-) Manager Pedro Grifol said team looked "(expletive) flat." Team said no. Grifol reiterated. It's not yet June. Sheets will be benched in next reprisal?

All he can do is talk about this June's draft trade deadline advances in minor s like BIRM. Crochet. Robert coming back. Compare to teams like Royals who lost 106 games last year, etc. Concessions and upcoming promos/opponents. Sox Charities, ACE, summer camps.

With Bill Walton's death today at age 71 from cancer, that game he did out on the West Coast with Benetti really stands out now...

Worst start in franchise history should be enough. Even without Cease and Luis Robert, Jr. Noted clubhouse/chemistry or glue guys like Maldonado and Nicky Lopez can't be expected to lead either, not when they're having horrific seasons. Also, if they're going to launch him, please either name a younger voice like Jirschele, Leyland's kid, Grady Sizemore, anyone but Charlie Montoyo.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40230584/astros-recall-struggling-first-baseman-jose-abreu

Denial...Eduardo Perez (ESPN, MLB Network), supposedly his best friend in the game, needs to have a really difficult conversation with him about his future in the sport and the best way for him to exit this White Sox mess and maintain a job/relationships in the sport.