i think that, seeing maggs go wouldnt be too tough, knowing that he probably isnt going to sign here any how... even if there is a article on chisox.com that says otherwise, its all politics with those things.... someone leaked the KW was talking to ATL about maggs so KW said, write up an article about maggs wanting to stay, cut and past comments he has made over the year, and get this under raps again.
this deal with ATL would be great for us now, and later.
A) we get jones for 3 years and if ATL is goin to eat some of his cash, even better
B) we have one of the best, if not the best PITCHING staff and BULLPEN IN THE MLB!
garcia, burly, e lo, ortiz, and garland
showe, marte, shingto, cruz, cotts, adkins
C) we could sign all of the players above to multi year contracts and have a team that could be a WS contender for years to come... as we all know, pitching wins WS
garcia-10 mil e lo-6 mil ortiz-6 mil burly-6 mil garland-3 mil
starting pitching staff salary- 31 mil (half of JR's 62 mil budget, which he might up if we win big this year)
releaf salary- about 5 mil
so that would leave KW about 28 mil to work with for thomas, kong, jones, lee, etc.... which wont work.... hahah f***
so, bottom line... if JR wants to win this year and for 3 years to come.... GIVE US A f***ING 75 - 80 MIL. PAYROL!!!!