Chicago White Sox

I think we start getting some real smoke once this thread hits the 100 page mark.

Yes, Jimmy said that, but he also made it clear he’s been talking to people with sources. I think there is some real smoke behind what he said.

Simonetti? He came out and “confirmed” the Dan Clark report a few weeks ago. He’s somewhat changed his position, so maybe he finally fessed up he jumped the gun?

Yup, Simonetti has said it’s in the bag for weeks now, which doesn’t explain why it hasn’t happened. I don’t buy what he has to sell.

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I’ll admit there are some decent beats, but the actual rapping is beyond terrible and the kids today fucking love it. Mad props for Eminem destroying mumble rappers on “Lucky You”.

Bucket & WSD both postsd they’re optimistic, so things appear to moving in a positive direction.

Mumble rap sucks...all of it.

It’s got to be Tilson, who is even more redundant now with Jay.

Definitely assuming we add a whale.

I don’t want to get cocky, but I’d say 70% Sox, 20% Phillies, & 10% Yankees.

The user name sure fits the billing of random reddit insider, I think this rumor is legit.

I think all those victory beef’s were likely the culprit.

Unfortunately, you have no idea what the Sox do with their profits. You assume they just keep a bunch of excess cash on their balance sheet, but they may cash out each year and pay their owners a dividend. The reality is we have no idea how the Sox operate their business.

Plus with the Phillies finally getting serious about Harper, it seems like maybe just maybe we’re slowing reaching a conclusion here.

Leury has none, but Delmonico, Palka, & Engel all have options remaining.

Regarding the bench, it really depends on the size (3 or 4 guys) and if we upgrade RF. Assuming Palka in RF, I think we’re looking at Yolmer, McCann plus one or two of Leury, Engel, & Rondon.

Because he’s butt buddies with Machado. What do you not get about this??

Sorry Parkman, but the Sox aren’t trading Abreu if they add Machado.

You keep saying this but have provided zero ideas so far. Jon Jay cost us $4M total. If all goes well, Basabe should be ready by opening day 2020. A cheap, one-year stopgap is exactly what we needed. There’s no guarantee Jay works out, but he’s likely an upgrade over the turds we planned on running out there next year and doesn’t jeapordize the long-term viability of the rebuild.

Projected lineup if we add Machado: Moncada, 2B Machado, 3B Abreu, DH Alonso, 1B Jimenez, LF Palka, RF Castillo, C Jay, CF Anderson, SS At least it would be semi-interesting.

Oh gotcha and agree on that front.

I think this impacts Engel much more than Palka.

Fully agree. And on top of that, our OF is a complete wasteland at the moment and he’s literally blocking no one. This was a smart, cheap way to get Engel’s bat of the lineup against RHP.