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Someone in the AL East behind TB is going to be desperate to make a trade and fight it out for the WC with how stacked up that entire division is right now...Boston, for example, has pressure to stay competitive this season.

With the Cubs being the only show in town right now... nevertheless, nobody can ignore single digit victories and over 20 losses.

They might as well bring back Terry Bevington if he's still alive out there...

If they don't win a game this week they pretty much have no other choice...

Can't be Robert due to overall numbers being sort of okay still.

This is another case where being #2 Sox prospect as opposed to being #6-8 in most other organizations did him no favors.

Every baseball fan in America needs to switch to being a Rays fan for just this year... like that 2001 Mariners season. Who doesn't love a classic underdog story?

Nobody will be pacified by that move though. The barbarian horde is at the gates.

Since Iguchi and Durham... Maybe Semien could have helped a bit there?

Getz just can't be the next GM.

Brito 68+ pitches 7 outs JR could sell an extra 30-45 minutes of concession items with him in the fold.

Minus base stealing and not quite a noodle arm. Also needs to readjust hat to Jimenez angle.

Erick Gonzalez? Popeye? Yoplait? Who's tearing up AA/AAA?

Benintendi doing his best Madrigal impression from the LH side.

Media is waiting for them to get passed up by the Royals for last... going to be challenging to have the worst record, though.

Why prioritize outfield defense lol?

Guardians really don't have it so far this year...

Dodgers' fans are not going to accept a .500ish team. They also have both NY teams, the Angels obviously, Cubs, Padres, Rangers, Red Sox to compete with for Ohtani. No guarantees.

Especially with Graveman and Kelly always limited by health concerns.

Harold Baines would never talk that much... or he would just whisper. Note: ChatGPT desperately needs to be infused with the spirits of Fox Aparicio and Pierce.

A 21-year-old, 6-foot-2, 205 pound switch hitting native of Cuba, Moncada regarded as baseball’s top prospect by MLB.com and Baseball America. One of the comparisons MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo offered for Moncada was “Robinson Cano with more speed,” referring to the Seattle Mariners All-Star (and possible future Hall of Fame) second baseman who has 278 home runs and a .307/.355/.498 career slash line. https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/chicago-white-sox/examining-yoan-moncada-baseballs-no-1-prospect-and-newest-member-white-sox

White Sox 23rd in this week's MLB Power Rankings as well as attendance. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-power-rankings-for-2023-week-4 AL Central with 3 of the Bottom 8 spots.

But what happened after that solid but not as dominating season? He became an albatross contract that was essentially unmoveable. JR was trying to make a political point to owners but didn't necessarily want Belle on the team long-term. He wasn't a marketing star because of his prickly personality and past run ins with fans dating back to LSU. Robin Ventura would depart for the Mets the subsequent season... White Flag year, etc.

Now Hahn can simply hide behind TLR and injuries...that he wasn't allowed to make any decisions for two years until Benintendi and Clevinger were signed as FAs... Kimbrel wasn't actually his idea, along with the likes of Kelly and Leury, etc. And the wheels of avoiding any genuine sense of responsibility or accountability just keep spinning round and round...

Including a better offer on the table for Miguel Cabrera than the Sox could put together at the time... but his son hasn't been nearly as loose with the purse strings. A Baez here... an Eduardo Rodriguez there, but mostly draft emphasis. Pitching injuries in the starting rotation have crippled their rebuild. Mize Skubal Manning etc.