Jose Abreu

I took Tim but it's quite close. All 3 are viable AL MVP candidates as of now, and that's not even hyperbole.

But he was right AGAIN. His accuracy lately is crazy impressive.

There are a lot of things people have been surprised by with Robert, such as "I didn't know he was that good defensively, I didn't know he was that fast" that were pretty obvious to those who have watched or followed him in the minors. However, his baseball IQ, work ethic, and analytical mindset were not widely discussed or publicized prior to his MLB arrival. Combined, they give me hope that he won't "just" stall out as a top 5 player in the AL, but that he'll maximize his potential and become a perennial MVP candidate.

No, but the fact that Jerry felt the need to go to the media and cry about it makes me at least somewhat afraid of the spending budget this winter

To be fair, Nightengale's article wasn't Bob speculating, it was direct quotes from Reinsdorf complaining about how he won't make as much money as he thought he would

I wouldn't say that's disingenuous. If anything, I'd argue using OPS is disingenuous because offense is so down across the league this year, and wRC+ accounts for that. Last I checked, the league average OPS is down 18 points this year

There's no doubt in my mind that Vaughn would be putting up Robert/Jimenez numbers in AA/AAA this year. He got BABIP'd a bit in A+, and he's just way too polished and powerful to struggle at any minor league level

I’m not a fan of Renteria but he’s probably the Manager of the Year frontrunner for the AL. I doubt he goes, sadly

Who do you think gets the third start in round one (assuming we don’t sweep/get swept)? I feel like they’d want Cease to get that experience

For sure. As someone who loves walks, quality ABs, and "the little things", I've been perfectly fine with Grandal's performance. The idea that he has been bad only exists because McCann has hit so well

I know they're on a hot streak, but I think worrying about the Tigers taking our playoff spot is peak Mr. Pessimism

Yup. The Sox could literally go 5-19 the rest of the way and would still probably make the playoffs.

Not as worried about this one as you guys apparently. Berrios shouldn’t intimidate this lineup

Yup, and Tim has already expressed interest (in the past couple of months) in re-signing for longer

You're not alone

Yeah. Greinke was announced at 3:13 PM last year. That's usually the latest I think

No, I was talking about the John McGrath account. I don't know who is behind Not Cishek

This is the "Lynn to White Sox is done" guy

Moncada

Robert

Abreu

Just edited but they must have misspoke because they aren't talking about it now. But I just went back and they 100% said that he was traded

Starling Marte has been traded according to MLB Network. They're giving the details after this commercial break Edit- or maybe they misspoke, but they straight up said "Marte has been traded" and said Heyman would tell us more