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JR won't be bidding on Juan Soto either.

Rocchio again...

Iowa State survives to fight another day...had 4th and 10 late and bailed out by pass interference in the RZ. Trailed 28-14 late against UCF at home...pretty much behind the entire game.

Jake Cousins with 4 k's across four hitters...

One can only hope that Chris Getz wins the 2029 AL Executive of the Year a decade after Hahn's.

The Pods trade was all about injecting speed at the top of the lineup...and buying a player at lowered value, along with Luis Vizcaino. All of that money for offense first players Lee Ordonez Valentin was then spread across AJ Dye F.Garcia Pods Iguchi Hermanson El Duque and a slew of others. Was never about just Lee for Pods...was all about changing the composition of the roster and having a team that could also manufacture runs and win close games.

Hahn's disappearing act from the public eye he enjoyed so much speaks volumes.

Garland was a top prospect, though. Pods was first or second with Milwaukee in RoY voting. By these kinds of arguments, Buehrle the most unlikely to be a stud when drafted. Iguchi AJ Dye all undervalued assets.

Seems like Schiffren has been coaching the Miami Louisville announcers...

The Padres resuscitated his career…he just got caught up in a numbers game. Whereas this Sox pen in 2024 always had 2-3 guys on it at any time that weren’t really legit big leaguers.

Cubs 38% Dem 31% GOP 31% Independent White Sox tie for third most Democratic fan % behind the Mets and Dodgers 41% Dem 29% GOP 30% Independent https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174866/political-affiliation-mlb-fans/ Rangers Braves Astros Cardinals Rockies five most conservative fanbases

The great Anderson/Mackowiak debate.

Stanton as well…the White Sox never could get a second, or a third, for sure. Just like KC with Witt Perez Pasquantino.

Or how good the Tigers with Verlander/Miggy and Twins with Santan/Liriano were down the stretch…

But Jenks always had the talent/hype. So did Contreras when the Yankees originally signed him. Maybe Cotts and Politte were dumb luck that year.

If Thorpe had a dominating fastball to work off...he's more like Doug Jones.

I guess the Jimenez trade to Baltimore...but just his value eroding to that point was pretty embarrassing.

+8.6 defensive fWAR rating...just choked. As the Yankees did the previous half inning.

Gleyber Torres with his FA salary drive...

Clase finally starting to look human...Rocchio didn't help.

Or Bill Buckner vs. Mookie Wilson in 1986. MLB HQ has to be getting nervous after NY was one out away from a 3-0 series lead. That Noel ball into the LF corner felt like a GS off the bat, too.

Needed an ex-Cub in Leiter Jr. instead.

You're still assuming he'd make all the right choices for the big league roster...

https://soxmachine.com/2024/10/a-study-in-white-sox-failures/ The thing that's really striking to me during this post season is the bullpen disparity...and how the Sox ended with the worst statistical pen while all the guys moved now represent a very solid core of guys. Aaron Bummer Atl dubious 5/1 trade of guys Atlanta needed off their payroll Tim Hill Yankees/released Jake Cousins NYY cash considerations J.Chavez Atl released in spring training M.Kopech LAD now one of best high leverage relievers in baseball Tanner Banks Phillies Brent Honeywell LAD released Declan Cronin Marlins waived, ends up with Houston, becomes solid contributor in Miami Bailey Horn to Boston for cash...not to mention Rome Gonzalez would have led the White Sox in OPS What does Getz really have to show for all that talent leaving the organization? Soroka and Vargas? Shuster?

On December 5, 2023, Cousins signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.[19] On March 31, 2024, the White Sox traded Cousins to the New York Yankees in exchange for cash considerations.[20] The following day, the Yankees selected him to the major league roster.[21] On August 13 against the Chicago White Sox, Cousins recorded his first career save in a 4-1 Yankees win.[22] JR all about the cash considerations. Idiots.