Chicago White Sox

He doesn’t pay the players if there is a labor impasse. He’s been gifted a dirt cheap lease arrangement for his stadium. What is all the cost he has to endure if there is a long lockout?

I don’t understand these payroll doomer posts. Jerry has almost always rocked mid tier payrolls when semi competitive. When we were actual contenders, we rocked very higher payrolls. How we spent that money sucked, but the reality is he isn’t nearly as cheap in terms of absolute dollars as some here let on. The Sox are sitting on a projected $98M payroll for next year. That’s for 26 dudes included all Arb eligible guys. The median Opening Day payroll in the MLB this year was $170M. I’d be SHOCKED if we were below $150M next year and in a normal year we’d be at the median. Regardless, $50M can get you two SPs including one legit TOR guy plus bring back Newcomb & Grichuk (or replace them with comparable talents). There will be at least one big free agent added next year…no doubt about it.

Get out of here…they will have a ton of money to play with.

Because he murders LHP.

Extend Mune & Vargas. Keep everyone else. Buy pitching in FA. Cook. 1B: M. Vargas 2B: C. Meidroth SS: R. Cholowsky 3B: C. Montgomery* LF: C. Bonemer, LF CF: T. Peters* RF: B. Montgomery# DH: M. Murakami* CA: K. Teel* Bench: UT: S. Antonacci* (LF / 2B / 3B) OF: B. Doyle (CF / PR) OF: RH Vet FA (RF / DH / PH) BC: E. Quero# or RH Vet FA

Changes are hard mid season which is why it’s strange that Getz went out and acquired two projects out of four total additions.

He appears to be in great shape…I’d bring him back on a one year deal. Even if we move away from a platoon DH situation at some point next year because of Bonemer’s arrival, he can still be an extremely valuable role player who can give one of your corner OF’s a rest against LHP.

Is that confirmed?

Sox will be able to add one pitcher on Sep 1st. At this point, you got to think it will be someone who can provide some bulk innings. Thorpe & Sandlin remain the two most obvious candidates to me. Assuming Martin comes back at some point as well, that would theoretically eat up that spot too unless you decide to send Schweitzer back down. We also have to see if Urquidy can sustain even a fraction of what he showed against the Cubs. Personally, I’d like to see Thorpe get a chance in our rotation and bump one of Urquidy or Fedde back to the bullpen. Interesting that tonight’s starter is listed as a TBD given Thorpe should be ready to go if called upon tonight. Probably just the Sox debating whether to use an opener for Urquidy or not.

Difference is almost certainly due to park factors.

We’ve gotten 0.9 fWAR out of the DH spot and that’s 9th overall in baseball.

Fighting in the upper deck at the Rate is legit terrifying given how steep it is up there. Can’t believe that one dude jumped multiple rows and drop kicked another guy in the face.

JFC Benintendi

Moon is more than fucking due for. Abomb

And ideally for Ryan Sloan

Good review by Newcomb. Let’s start hot & heavy with some runs.

I think it’s more likely than not the Sox resign Mune. If he weren’t a 1B then I’d agree with you, but I think given our current payroll flexibility and the fact that Ishbia is eventually buying the team helps our cause.

Ishbia isn’t the controlling owner you fucking lunatic.

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There is zero reason to think this dude is suddenly Tatis. Let’s wait until he does something in Kanny before we worry about him. Not suggesting he can’t be a dude or that this was a good trade (remains mind boggling to me as a mid season addition), but most of the kids that hit in the DSL end up being big nothings.

It’s the DSL. Maybe check out the Curious Case of Benyamin Bailey.

Didn’t we also have one of the top talents lined up finally?

Yup, nothing more representative of the Chicago working man than New York Jerry…lol. This has to be one of the most unhinged posts in board history.

In zone contact which they think will be exploited eventually

This offense needs to wake the f*** up