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Aren't you or weren't you in Texas relatively recently? Texas A&M? (Maybe Texsox will chime in as well.) If you had 5-6 days (one week in Plano/Dallas, July 11-23 is timeframe), would you drive back and forth to San Antonio for another 5-6 day trip OR back and forth to Puerto Rico if cost wasn't a consideration? Just curious...

Stiever's really still a thing? Thought he was completely out of the picture at this point. You also have Iriarte/Berroa that could start or relieve, in theory. Also, what about Deivi Garcia? Seems as if he might be one of the next guys in line for the rotation who has pitched well this spring.

Crochet as opener...

Mariners not with the greatest luck if you include Gregory Santos injury issues as well...

He also became a Gold Glover in RF with very little transition time...the only question to answer is if he's a 959 ops guy going forward vs. 825-875ish. Almost 1 1/2 years off due to surgeries rehab suspensions and that position change probably played a role in his decline offensively last year. Compared to those Dodgers' deals...no longer would be considered super high risk.

Still don't think Melania cares about anything but staying 50 feet or more away from her husband...

See Grandal...basically.

Location/weather. Stadium/facilities. Surrounding entertainment district, etc. Not sure how much the overhang from all those existing big-money contracts would be...particularly Bogaerts, Machado and Cronenworth.

Don't think Greinke would have any interest in ending his career with the White Sox on a non-contender after all the drama over the years and some of the comments he has made (unless he was REALLY close with any/some of other ex-Royals staffers). Likely would prefer to retire as a Royal, IMO.

NO NO NO. If the club REALLY cares about character like they've been saying all off-season...if not, go Bauer, Clevinger, Lorenzen etc. and throw JD Martinez in there as well and make a last-ditch attempt to remain sort of competitive for the sake of the handful of fans still looking for meaningful Sox baseball this season. (Which would undoubtedly backfire spectacularly.) Of course, the second issue is this re-orientation around speed and defense and athleticism holds less water with Cease traded...although it's pretty clear other than Moncada/JImenez that they'll chart a course of attempting to dump/rebrand every possible pitcher than can for a slew of B and C Tier prospects. Thus, making those pitchers look as good as possible statistically is still the first priority of 2024.

Musgrove and Darvish (37)...maybe Bogaerts...not if he's 100% healthy like the last 6-8 weeks of the 2023 season, but he will age and isn't really even a legit SS anymore. Value is severely depressed at any position other than 2B/SS. Cronenworth...the worst of the contracts for now (partly due to age), especially if he never comes close to his 2022 numbers and looks more like 2023 and a 1B instead of a legit versatile utility guy. They will still need him to replace HaSeong Kim in 2024, though...likely at 2B with Bogaerts or Merrill or him at 2B/1B. Assumption for now must be Merrill moving from outfield back to natural SS position. Machado....another bad/aging contract if he ends up more at 1B/DH than 3B.

Plus there's no tie between making Kopech somehow look decent at some point like there was with Hahn after the Sale trade. Probably just best to move on here, change of scenery flip maybe at some point with another team who thinks they can still get something out of him (like the Matt Thornton deal with Seattle for Borchard.)

Not sure which is more embarrassing, the Benintendi deal for the franchise OR Fedde being the biggest contract of Getz's GM career. Doesn't augur well, since Jeff Keppinger was one of the first of Hahn's regime.

Did I need to highlight the SE Asian spelling of Hahn twice in that previous paragraph I was reacting to? Didn't think it was as challenging as Buehrle or Robert, Jr. Never mind.

Separate category for Baltimore homers, of course.

Somehow have a feeling Grifol loves the idea of all these vets closer to his own age surrounding him in the clubhouse...

Seems like the Dodgers and Orioles leading RS/RA must be a complete coincidence...there is certainly some correlation, albeit not nearly as much as regular season play. In a season like this...any somewhat positive indicators are something to be lukewarmly excited about.

White Sox have now passed 7 teams in the RS/RA rankings this week. Currently -13 as of right now.

Haven't even seen that name connected to a rotation spot yet...not even once.

Shouldn't he betting big money on Holliday winning RoY somewhere or maybe genuflecting at the Enrique Bradfield Shrine?

Even the Vietnamese version of Hanh can't be any worse than the real one...

Leasure Kopech Wilson...maybe Berroa or Iriarte if they don't make it as starters. Feels too early for Nastrini. Probably get more Shaw instead.

Jay Gatsby...? https://theathletic.com/5325414/2024/03/14/mlb-franchise-rankings-wild-card-era/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=310262 White Sox 17th most successful franchise from 1995-2023...mired in mediocrity, pretty much. Almost feels too high now.

Gore has clearly disappointed...but he's not Michael Kopech exactly, either. It now all comes down to CJ Abrams continuing to progress and most especially James Wood. Hassell has definitely gone backwards as a top prospect.

See Gio Gonzalez.