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I think our Sox will go after Harper until the bidding gets ridiculous and maybe knowing that will happen, the Sox will go there as well. What you get for it is a spike in fan interest, more ticket and beer sales in the park and more TV and advertising revenue. ...plus a more competitive team for fans to enjoy. Go get this guy Jerry.

That would make more sense if the Cubz colors were black and white.

No thanks on Machado. I'd go after Bryce Harper. He was seen wearing a black and white jacket which means nothing but at the same time, does nothing to quash speculation about which team signs him. He would be a game changer for the White Sox but Black and White likely means the Yankees.

(Avi's) "health and lack of consistency will mean more than that 2017 season will. He just hasn't been able to stay healthy, and have solid and consistent performances from season to season. " His health? His health is outstanding beginning in 2017 when he lost weight and started a healthy diet and exercise regime. Consistency from year to year would be an important consideration if one did not know anything else about this player. Things changed before his All Star season in 2017 from his weight, his diet and conditioning, to his approach at the plate. This guy is a stud. The Sox won't let him go or trade him unless they get Harper or another star to start in RF.

No team is going to non-tender a player who was an All=Star and hit .330 the previous year and who was then hampered by injury this year.

I like jerksticks plan. I am hoping that Robert and Madrigal start raking in the minors and come up later in 2019.

I found this story where Benintendi and Dombrowski comment after the trade. Benintendi briefly worried he'd go in Sale deal Dombrowski says Red Sox never considered trading MLB's top prospect In hindsight, Benintendi and Devers would have been the right ticket in exchange for Sale.

I have a question or two about the Sale trade for Moncada /Kopech... Did Hahn want Benintendi more than Moncada or more than Kopech as one of the players in that trade? Did Dave Dombrowski insist that Benintendi not be offered in that trade? I know the Red Sox wanted to trade Kopech and that Moncada was not happy playing third there. Right now, I would trade Mioncada and Kopech for Benintendi.

Talent evaluation requires more than an analysis of statistics. Giolito had had a high ERA but consider other factors. He is a tall pitcher who has a great curve ball and can get leverage on his fast ball when he needs to. He is a smart kid who can and will learn how to pitch better. I want him in our rotation in 2019 because, given what I have observed, I believe he will develop into a solid starting pitcher.

I never realized the significance of that one game on September21 against the cubs with Reynaldo out-dueling Quintana. The cubs ended up just one game short of the Division forcing a game 163 against the Brew crew, and we know what happened after that. Nice job boys ! Relentless offensive attack leads White Sox over the Cubs: 9/21/18

I watched the College World Series this year. Adley Rutschman was amazing. If he is there, I would take him without question. I'm guessing he might be another Fisk - a durable big catcher who can hit.

Perspective and maturity come with age. So does experience which as Hawk says, you get sometimes when you don't want to get it. As to the Bear loss, suck it up, buttercups. Aaron Rodgers is going to win some close games before he goes into the Hall of Fame, including against us. Bears have one more game with the Packers to exact revenge and bragging rights. We will beat their azz next time, trust me on that. The Kopech news was rough, but let's face it, he probably will never be as good as Chris Sale. Sale is a once in a generation talent, perhaps the best Sox pitcher ever. Kopech is a muscle head who had a 50 game suspension for PED use. He got into a fight with a teammate, possible as a result of roid rage. . His muscular frame and 100 mph fastball may not be sustainable over time even if we assume it will comes back after his TJ rehab. The Sox need to hit on some major All Star talent at numerous positions before they compete for a championship....like most other major league teams. That may not happen again in you lifetime. If you can't face that reality and enjoy watching baseball , well then maybe some other pastime would be time better spent for you.

Kopech is a young man who has had previous issues (a 50 game suspension for PEDs, breaking his hand in a fist fight with a teammate) but looked like he was cleaning it up when he came to the White Sox. We, as Sox fans love the guy, but some question why he tried to pitch over arm soreness. Perhaps he didn't anyone, but the again, even Benetti and Chuch Garfein noticed that Kopech was uncomfortable during pre-game warm-ups. Then there was the indication of reduced velocity that should have at least caused a mound visit. Well it is all water over the bridge now. Just to make myself feel better I am going to pretend that when we had Sale, he blew his arm up and we could not get a thing for him in trade. Given that hypothetical, I can imagine that things would be about as bad as they seem right now.

It's really hard watching this game knowing the bad news about Kopech while Benetti ignores it, talks about a hamburger and engages in trite small talk. This season is for all practical purposes, Ovah.

Now look what we got for Chris Sale: Moncada a .220. hitter with 200+ strikeouts/year, a pitcher who may never regain the velocity on his fastball after surgery, and Basabe, Fuck. The Sox should have focused on position players for this rebuild. Stop picking pitchers in the First Round of the Draft (Fulmer) Stop trading position player prospects (Tatis Jr.) for starting pitching. Stop making stupid Draft picks (Burgur, Collins, Hawkins ) The rebuild timetable just got blown up. Perhaps a silver lining will come into focus at some point but I only see gray clouds right now. Fuck the world.

Look at tRump waving a piece of paper around with hi-lited text from the Op-Ed piece and lambasting the NYT and Woodward. Put that golf ball on the tee.

The op-ed seems like a transparent effort by Trump and his staff to distract attention from the Woodward book. It doesn't make much sense otherwise because on balance, it is far too self-serving. and undeservingly so, in my estimation (as a non-Republican ).

I sincerely hope that Rick Hahn will announce that Eloy will be brought up tomorrow . If Eloy proves to be an All Star and likes the Sox, they will have every opportunity to sign him long term. If not then they can trade him like the Sox traded away Sale and Quintana at the pinnacle of their careers. The idea that the Sox should take advantage of the rules to hold Eloy and make force him wait another year for FA is a joke. Take the high road instead. Treat the guy like a champ and he will be here as long as the Sox want him and can afford his Contract. If the Sox want another championship in the foreseeable future they are going to have to sign a few All-Star level players to big money deals. That is just the reality of baseball. Look at the FA that teams like the Cubs, Yankees and Boston have signed over the last few years. If the idea is to try to win with a team that doesn't carry several big player contracts, forget about it. That's probably not going to happen anymore.

Meanwhile Sox rotation is looking so good that a Second Place finish this year, while far flung, is not entirely out of the question.

I love AJ in the booth as well. One minor gripe I had with Hawk's announcing today was his mention of LeBron putting his foot in politics. It seems to me that in that case (without mentioning a name) politics put their foot in sports and LeBron just asked for it to stop. But other than that, I love the Hawk (even though I disagree with his politics) and thought his pre-game speech was awesome.

Watching Benintendi out there makes me wish Hahn could get a do-over on the Sale trade.

It will be interesting to see Benintendi and Moncada tonight. I wonder how many Sox fans would rather have had Benintendi than Moncada in that trade. I wanted both of them. ?

Lopez has great stuff, not just goof stuff. All plus pitches - 97mph fastball, good change, slider and curve. He is a competitor as he showed in this game at Yankee stadium during a pennant run for them with all the pressure on them. Man can we have a good rotation if these guys keep up. The last several games, including this series at Yankee stadium, have been fun to watch. Entertaining baseball. That play on the wild pitch by Kevan Smith and Reynaldo was freaking awesome. Go .... you.... White .... Sooooooooxxxxx!

Great Defense by Tim Anderson, Yolmer and even by Davidson who picked some off target throws, including on the DP in the 7th. Tim Anderson is fun to watch on the bases. Yolmer makes some great plays at the hot corner. Life is short. Bring up Eloy.

I am not drinking down the entire glass the Koolaid on Kopech just yet but I have sipped a lot of it. I think he is a potential Ace in the coming years. At worst, he could turn into a Jeff Samardzija but if he can still throw 100+ he could even transition to being a Closer. Right now he stands at or near the top of our rotation. So, Rodon, Kopech, Cease, Gio, Reynaldo next season and obviously a few other guys have a shot to make it. This is very good news for our Sox going into 2019.