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No. Has had a lot of issues in clubhouses especially w media. Has talent but at times is a head case when performance de3clines.

It will be interesting how the Sox use him this year. He usually plays 130+ games . However, historically his production takes a drop after the All-Star game. That would indicate he tends to break down later in season. He also tends to struggle offensively when he plays other positions other than Catcher.

I don't totally agree. I think there are differences in fan bases which have an impact on attendance. Some teams are driven by success. They draw when winning and don't when losing. Some teams draw regardless. There are also teams like Tampa Bay that struggle to draw even when winning.

Arizona is the worst state for Covid weekly case rates in the US. I think we will see an agreement for at least a month delay within a few days.

It is dumb to call it a massive failure till we see the results. The White sox are hoping for postseason success. The Cubs are filling an open position.

But also not truly false. If JR really wants Cruz, he could give him 2 years.

It is the Chicago weather.................................

Unless his replacement w the Twins kills us next year and Cruz is garbage for us

I agree Yanks had an inside track but Kluber obviously didn't just show up for a showcase for 25 teams. There were reports he looked good in his workouts before the showcase.

Boston lost JBJ so even if they sign Springer they cannot afford to move Benintendi unless they are getting one of our's back.

Actually Boston has money to spend and they seem very quiet. I thought they would go for Springer but starting pitching is another big need that Bauer could fill.

I think there will still be issues as we have seen in the NHL. The AHL minor league hockey season has been cut in half. Columbus announced that they won't field a team and Providence has lost their arena to accomodate covid testing site. I think the MLB will also see issues w their minor league affiliates as February may be a bad month before we see vaccine relief.

I would add that catcher is also the most vulnerable position as well. So you do not need a high quality back-up but you do need a quality one.

Not really. Bauer said neither he nor his agent were asked by Heyman for a comment. I didn't see where Heyman disputed that.

In fairness, a lot of the media rumors posted are BS. Combine ego driven athletes and media people creating stories to keep their name in the news and the circus develops.

I agree. JR said he wanted TL and Hahn and KW said here is the contract. But that is the owner's prerogative. It was the same thing in Boston. Bloom had a list as well but once ownership said Cora, Bloom was quick to agree.

Agree, Tampa will find at least one diamond in their return Hope all is better in Nashville after a horrible weekend.

Had a lot of media issues in Boston. Not sure how many clubhouse issues he had. I think he could be a negative for a young team

Huh??? This was a do or die playoff game. Dunning was the best option they had. It wasn't because the FO was trying to showcase him for a trade.

Starting Dunning in their biggest game of the 2020 season might make it a very remote legitimate possibility as well.

Also a young team so it is very reasonable to think that their core will improve over that record. Especially in a year with added games in the Central Division which should falter some.

I assume he was coaching somewhere w White Sox? Last listing I saw was was he signed a AAA contract w White Sox in 1/19 and released in 3/19.

It will be interesting to see how the Sox handle Grandal next year. A few trends to watch next year is that he usually is a better hitter in first half of the season (understandable being a catcher) and he also experiences a fairly big drop in production when not catching but playing IB and this year DH. Sox wanted to get his LH bat in lineup but maybe there will be better options next year.

No but we saw Boston not make the playoffs in 2019 and spent $225 Million. They then proceeded to cut payroll for 2020

I think most if not all owners care about winning. But they are all business owners who also care about making money. So the World Series opponents, the Dodgers and Rays spent $196 and $60 Million. The Yankees and Dodgers have spent boatloads but both have had long droughts between World Series titles. Boston also spent a ton, won a couple of World Series and then cut the budget. Every team has their approach as to how they spend and we have seen big spenders and "cheap" owners have mixed results.