Ducksnort

You won't do it

So does this mean the Sox will no longer be on WGN after 2019?

Except DH isn't really a position. You're playing for what, 10-15 minutes of the entire game? I'd hate it too if I was in the MLB and under 35 years old...

How sweet it will be when/if he signs with the Sox and can blow away all the haters.

Not gonna lie, the McCann and Alonso deals are kind of kick in the balls after all the Harper hype...

I remember on one of the soxtalk podcasts, they had mentioned that a very respected and successful pitcher said there is only about 3 very good framers in the entire game. You can put everyone else in the same category. I understand the importance of it, especially with our young pitchers, but I don't think it's as a big of a deal as people think, as probably 90 percent of the teams are in the same boat as the Sox.

I would be my house that Nobody knows anything. I would bet Not even Harper knows who he wants yet. I would also bet the Sox get something big. No idea when it will happen. This is literally all speculation.

How many dudes in the game are named Tanner...

Can't speak for St Louis or Cleveland, but have been to Milwaukee and Detroit multiple times. Neither places are shitholes. They definitely have those areas you don't want to wander into, but they are great cities. Especially Detroit, which is slowly building back up and has so much culture. The people there are so friendly.

What a shame. Tulo was such a good player. I honestly forgot he was in the league

Seriously...but still with Phillies signing Cutch...HMMMMMMM

You are providing quite the entertainment, I will say that much. Thank you sir.

I hate your guts

Sad day. Still amazes me that we still have personnel in that dugout dating back to before the 05 championship season. I think Coop is the only one left? His time also is probably coming near to the end. 5 years? Bittersweet this is.

Yet, he still won the silver slugger. We literally have the beat first baseman in the American League right now.

Unless they can sign Goldshit, which is not gonna happen, is there really anyone out there to take his spot? He won friggin silver slugger this year and it was the worst season of his career. He's not going anywhere. If he's injury free this season I would actually bet money that he comes in the top 5 in voting in comeback player of the year,. The front office loves him, he obviously loves the Sox and Chicago, you got Moncada on the team and Robert on his way for Abreu to do his grasshopper thang. Yeah, dude isn't going anywhere.

Which means more Joe Buck

You sound like Rick Hahn with all your standpoints

Not sure if this has been said yet...but Harper played outfield next to Adam Eaton for a considerable amount of time...I'm sure Adam has told him his feelings about the Sox organization, which I don't really think Eaton had a very positive experience here. I wonder if that might play into Harper's decision.

Kind of like Avi...

I would do: Jimenez Kopech Cease Dunning Robert Madrigal Basabe Rutherford Adolfo Gonzalez

I don't understand why this is the end of the world for some people. It's not like Terry Francona or Joey Cora or Joe Maddon would've done any better with that crew. Give him better players and see what he can do. I bet his managerial style changes when he gets a good team. Remember what he did with that one Cubs team (2013?) they were supposed to be awful and he had them near .500 like midway through the season. Listen to the man talk. He's a good leader, and he knows how to communicate with the players, they listen to him, they like him, and he speaks fluent Spanish, which is like what half of the team? It's a helluva lot better situation than if we had Ventura running this thing.

But if you really think about it, these guys are both 26, and if they are gonna get 10 year deals, if they are realistic in their thinking, they are gonna have some rough seasons where they don't make the post-season or barely hit .500 as a team, no matter who they sign with. It's inevitable. Whether it's at the beginning of their term, in the middle, or at the end. So, again, if they are thinking right, can you convince them to be patient for a couple more seasons until the payoff hits in probably 2021-2022, where this team is supposed to be good for at least 5-6 years?

No players are without their flaws.

I wonder if the Astros or Cubs or even Royals for that matter had any doubts about the rebuild similar to the ones many have with our rebuild at this stage.