Chicago White Sox

So who do we trust here, Hector or Passan? I know Jeff has the better track record, but I don’t like what he’s selling and I’m all in on Gomez!

Seriously, not even subtle about it.

?...not a good look for Hector and our hopes of adding Cruz...lol

Cheesy Beef is just throwing a dart here, so I don’t think it’s related to whatever Hector is floating.

Stealing straight from SoxTalk!

He said this?

Cruz is a better hitter against RHP than any left-handed bat you’re going to find in free agency.

Not as bad as I was expecting as I figured Kopech would be involved. I just hate the idea of moving Vaughn and not having a bat in the system of his caliber to replace Cruz or Abreu eventually.

What constitutes “more” in your opinion?

And where does he play after the 2021 season once Vaughn is ready?

Yup...adding a higher end starter would probably be the more prudent move financially, but I won’t be complaining if they want to stack an already strong with another elite hitter.

Ozuna?

Oh fuck that works for me! Anderson, SS Moncada, 3B# Abreu, 1B Cruz, DH Jimenez, LF Grandal, C# Robert, CF Eaton, RF* Madrigal, 2B

On a one year deal there is zero downside.

Ripping Reinsdorf for being cheap already paying dividends!

Bears have no shot at Watson. Miami or the Jets could blow us out of the water.

Ban bet? @ron883 - How these things work again?

These extensions are all about risk mitigation. If a player wants to maximize his earnings, then an early extension is probably not the way to go. But that isn’t the agent’s call and who is anyone to tell Giolito or Moncada they are stupid for wanting to hedge their bets and lock up a fuckton of money.

No way he’s getting a $40M AAV, come on dude

We have been active and it could definitely be worse, but under no circumstance does Jerry deserve accolades for this offseason. In this market we could have done serious damage with a willingness to spend, but right now a roughly league average payroll and a minimal increase vs. 2020 looks like what we’ll get despite claiming we are going for it. We have no choice but to accept that, but we can at least call out clowns like Sullivan who are trying to sell us fans a false narrative.

My favorite quote in that article is this: Like that is some serious water carrying or whatever you kids call it these days!

My money is still on Richards, although that “by Sunday” prediction is not looking so hot at the moment!

I think most of us are excited about Kopech, but he hasn’t pitched in forever and will be on a strict innings limit. He should the start the year in AAA as our 6th starter and that’s totally fine.

Depends on what the cost is and how much Jerry is willing to spend. I do like Musgrove a lot better than most of the free agent starters, but I’m also hesitant to give up say Jared Kelley for him. It’s really a tough call IMO.