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Bradfield isn't close to ready, so they need Mullins for at least 2024. They're not going to play Cowser in CF...they might even go to Mateo if those were the two choices.

https://sports.yahoo.com/white-sox-reportedly-seeking-1-billion-from-illinois-to-fund-new-stadium-050719697.html The headline $1 billion ask is already out there... They're going to have to sell and let someone else take this over without all the past history to get it over the finish line.

What leverage does JR have? Taking the Bulls AND Sox elsewhere would be idiotic when the Bulls are such cash cow. He's really not even held accountable for winning or signing superstars in their prime.

Better to trade vets one year early than one year too late. Rays-ing 101.

This is the Royals' current proposal...in comparison. "There are still unanswered questions remaining. The entire funding picture for the project remains a bit vague, with the team asking Jackson County taxpayers to extend the 3/8 cent sales tax another 40 years to raise about $350 million, the team pledging to pay the $1 billion costs of the ballpark district, and the remaining $650 million for ballpark funding unaccounted for." royalsreview.com

Or their injury/risk tolerance meter (KW Riverboat Gambler) is not that high after the Hahn Risk Mitigation Era.

Pérez had a 3.15 ERA with 108 strikeouts in 91 1/3 innings over 19 starts in his first big league season at age 20 last year. Before the season, he was ranked as the #7 prospect in the game by Baseball America. The Royals have been reported to have engaged with the Marlins on trade talks several times in the last few months. Last summer, they reportedly discussed sending Salvador Perez to Miami, when the Marlins were run by GM Kim Ng. This off-season, after replacing Ng with Peter Bendix, the Marlins reportedly offered pitcher Jesús Luzardo to the Royals for Vinnie Pasquantino. https://www.royalsreview.com/2024/2/15/24074275/royals-discussed-bobby-witt-jr-trade-to-miami-last-summer-according-to-one-report

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There's a rift in the space-time continuum when Balta is unasbashedly optimistic and Dick Allen the opposite. Easy for all Sox fans to be cynical. Greg Hibbard (the Bulldog-esque poster) even became cynical the last couple of seasons. Disenchanted might be the better word. Apathetic.

Sox inquired on Wilfred Cordero, but still imprisoned.

Or sign a KBO bounce back guy that's not Korean...

Courtney Hawkins was great at backflips...

Harris/Hinch pretty much put Grifol and Getz to shame… https://www.yahoo.com/sports/detroit-tigers-trying-win-now-111127496.html

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-rumors-trades-and-signings?partnerId=zh-20230919-1034170-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20230919-1034170-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=l0fV%2Fci1pCxoz9Uw5UQRlAjKpoTj7nZz0mNlgEx3RnZeU1SrjWI48AlAXTM9t5Qz&bt_ts=1695132432508 Looking more and more like Burger and TA7 will be reunited as the left side of Marlins’ infield…where was Hahn trying to send him again?

Then another team would have offered Clevinger first…but I”m guessing he is still expecting over $12 million at a minimum after last season. With Bauer, not the financial but the massive PR hit and potential (would say more than likely) female fan boycotts. It’s an act of desperation.

https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/football/2024/02/15/caitlin-clark-ncaa-scoring-record-iowa-womens-basketball-kelsey-plum-carver-hawkeye-arena/72522221007/

They're not going to risk their rebuild exposing those two guys to a young clubhouse...when they now can spend their way through or around roster problems.

He's too expensive and Royals can't sell attempting to compete with that type of move ... to their fans.

Especially the relatively cheap salary aspect.

There's no compelling reason to push Quero up this season. Even if Maldonado and Stassi are inevitably both injured or waived...just use Lee and the equivalent pickup of Zavala freely available on the waiver wire.

They will simply argue Irvin Wells and Baumann can get them through the first half of the season...then the readjustments at the deadline when new ownership will provide them the ability to take on expiring salaries rather than trading core prospects.

As long as it doesn't include 9.8 meters/sec squared

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Even John Wick couldn't pull that one off.

Still think Miami would have to be overwhelmed...why would a playoff team give up their best starter with Alacantara out?