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Put AJ Pollock in the Dodgers' lineup, he'd at least be a 1.5-2.0 fWAR player.

Romy is already gone. On January 31, 2024, González was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox

Paul DeJong is the biggest character in the picture and Robert is obscured? Benintendi showing emotion the only time of the season?

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2023&month=0&season1=2023&ind=0&rost=&age=&filter=&players=0&team=0&pos=rf Santander is the 13th ranked qualified RFer with a 2.6 fWAR. He’s the textbook definition of a solid player. Teoscar is way down that list due to defensive limitations. Highly doubt they will trade him or Mullins. Hays Mountcastle O’Hearn much more expendable...

GRF now the 8th oldest stadium in MLB https://www.yahoo.com/sports/10-oldest-stadiums-mlb-014606672.html

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39539795/mlb-spring-training-2024-chicago-cubs-prospects-free-agency-cody-bellinger

The Diamond Project announced that it was negotiating a land deal with the city of Portland to purchase the RedTail Golf Center, with plans to construct the largest stadium development in Major League Baseball. RedTail is within Beaverton city limits, but the land is owned by Portland. https://www.opb.org/article/2024/02/10/portland-diamond-project-mlb-baseball-beaverton-oregon/#:~:text=The Diamond Project announced that,land is owned by Portland. Meanwhile, records show that Portland City Hall still favors a Lloyd Center location for a stadium, which it argues already has the necessary infrastructure to support a brand new ballpark. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has long said the development there could be a potential boon to the city’s urban core.

https://www.royalsreview.com/2023/9/19/23879199/how-much-have-taxpayers-subsidized-recent-baseball-stadiums White Sox ask would be 54% higher than biggest stadium subsidy in history…proposed Tampa Bay facility at $650 million. 2. Wisconsin Miller Park renovations $614 million, $100 million from team 3. Globe Life Arlington Texas $500 million 4. Miami Loan Depot $479 million 5. State of NV $380 million for A’s (???) Sacramento? 6. Target Field MN $355 million 7. KC Royals $300-350 million 8. Braves $300 million https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/12/18/stadium-fatigue-in-nashville-clouds-talk-of-major-league-baseball-expansion/#:~:text=The development would be located,to relocate existing agricultural uses. “The salesman sent to pitch this lofty vision to the community? Dr. Eddie Hamilton, a pediatrician who in 2013 pleaded guilty to a charge of healthcare fraud for inappropriate billing practices. Hamilton contested the charge, chalking it up to a misunderstanding and overzealous prosecution. Still, it’s not a good look for a group looking to build credibility and support for their cause. As residents socialized after the meeting, a refrain of, “Have you Googled this guy? Can you believe this?” echoed through the room. One resident joked that Project Smoke was an appropriate name for the plan, given the amount of smoke Hamilton was blowing up residents’ rear ends. Hamilton isn’t the only project leader to raise eyebrows. The chair of Music City Baseball is Alberto Gonzales, dean of the Belmont University School of Law. Gonzales formerly served as White House counsel to former President George W. Bush, before graduating to Attorney General. In his time as counsel to the president, Gonzales and his office produced a series of “torture memos,” arguing for the legality of so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” for detainees thought to be enemy combatants. And this is the team we want leading the charge to turn North Nashville into the East Bank?”

(Someone has to be deliberately trolling him…and/or the Sox.) Another team that doesn’t have much relevance as the cracks of the bat begin — but those schematics of the new proposed ballpark? Very nice. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mlb-power-rankings-spring-training-140004654.html

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/latest-mlb-free-agent-rumors-043113367.html Yankees still after Snell, Rangers acting disinterested in Mintgomery. Bellinger and Chapman to Cubs Mariners or possibly Giants? Blue Jays seemingly tapped out as well.

Get Miller beer back as a sponsor with Lite Sox new name until season’s result is .500 or above. Not so different from GR downward arrow.

If anything...anger at both the Bulls AND Sox combined is at an all-time high. And fans know he's certainly not dumb enough to threaten to take both teams at once to get what he wants for the Sox. Bulls are way too profitable where they are...and iconic because of Jordan.

Maybe they need to get the Obama's lol...but JR is too proud for that. (The Democratic Party behind the scenes is already trying to push for Michelle and Gavin as a replacement ticket, although they might as well throw Michelle and Mayor Pete together to truly shake up things.) The other option is pushing the Lucas's since they already own 40% of the team anyway...but that Star Wars park that could have been combined into a mega project with a new stadium wouldn't have the necessary space.

Except the Cubs and White Sox split of the city was closer to 50/50 back then. Now it must be something like 70/30....with a massive amount of apathy from that 30% after driving the rebuild into the ground. Lots of people probably speculating it would be better for the Cubs to mature into a superteam rather than splitting the city for corporate sponsorships, suites, season tickets, etc. Realistically the Cubs and Red Sox are pretty comparable and Boston is almost unable to compete in the AL East now...although at least 50% of that's on ownership. And Boston brought Epstein back to serve as a buffer to cushion the attacks from the fanbase. The White Sox don't have anything resembling an executive who built two organizations into WS winners from the bottom up and then established a period of sustained success.

The biggest signing in the class, de Vrieze, ranked between #99 and #125ish overall by almost everyone. Just depends on that first year stateside performance.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mlb-jersey-controversy-cheap-looking-114214759.html And that brings us to the fans. When jersey dispatches trickled in from camps in Florida and Arizona, #DHGate began trending on social media. Less discerning shoppers might think that referred to J.D. Martinez remaining unsigned into late February. No, DHGate is an online shopping vendor that bills itself as a “Top-notch China Wholesale Marketplace.” And perhaps that’s not the association MLB, Nike and Fanatics imagined when they trotted these babies out.

https://sports.yahoo.com/even-red-sox-people-fort-221128300.html Wonder if Red Sox fans think they actually have it worse than White Sox fans?

Kidnap Outman…

Taylor and Travis can donate their hundreds of thousands and it will all just go away...

I'm not even sure why Nashville would want the White Sox...unless their outlook dramatically improved. Back around 2001 when they threatened to contract the Twins, they were a competitive franchise playing in a terrible facility from every perspective but home field advantage in 1987-1991. About the best thing you could say is well executed Cease and Robert trades would put them on the cusp of a Top 5 farm system with a tremendous amount of financial flexibility. Won't use Hahn's "unprecedented" adjective...but easy to imagine Dave Stewart/TLR interests aligning with JR if Chicago stadium declared dead.

Would hope for a lot closer to 2.25-2.5 million in attendance, certainly the first 3-5 seasons unless Getz, Boyer and Grifol are still in charge of things.

And actually younger than 25...by a bit.

https://www.sportico.com/business/real-estate/2020/mlbs-san-francisco-giants-break-ground-on-2-5-billion-real-estate-project-1234608057/

The Royals lost more games than the Sox this past season...and yet every one of their moves have been about competing THIS season rather than kicking the bucket down the road. https://www.mlb.com/news/john-schreiber-traded-to-royals

Colas has negligible value right now...although probably more so to other teams who think they can still work with him.