1. Bob Nightengale‏Verified account @BNightengale 45s46 seconds ago Chicago #Whitesox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and #Brewers owner Mark Attanasio are appointed to Rob Manfred's powerful executive council.

Who else is on this council? What does it do? Does JR now have the power to force Machado to go to the White Sox?

Who else is on this council? What does it do? Does JR now have the power to force Machado to go to the White Sox?

 

We can only hope.

Hopefully Reinsdorf can convince him to get rid of competitive balance picks.

Hopefully Reinsdorf can convince him to get rid of competitive balance picks.

I don't want to get rid of them, I just want us to get them

1. Bob Nightengale‏Verified account @BNightengale 45s46 seconds ago Chicago #Whitesox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and #Brewers owner Mark Attanasio are appointed to Rob Manfred's powerful executive council.

Just what this council needs: the insights of baseball’s most tenured yet most severely flawed and obviously most failed owner with a seat at its table.

I don't want to get rid of them, I just want us to get them

 

Now that the draft and international are completely capped, I think they should be scrapped.

Just what this council needs: the insights of baseball’s most tenured yet most severely flawed and obviously most failed owner with a seat at its table.

Edited February 3, 20188 yr by Chicago White Sox

Just what this council needs: the insights of baseball's most tenured yet most severely flawed and obviously most failed owner with a seat at its table.

 

With all this speculation now coming out, given the anger being felt by the MLBPA and players, about what happens when the labor agreement expires after the 2021 season, if JR is still with us, it'll be interesting to see if his views have changes any since the early 90's (which changed considerably from when he bought the team in 1981.)

With all this speculation now coming out, given the anger being felt by the MLBPA and players, about what happens when the labor agreement expires after the 2021 season, if JR is still with us, it'll be interesting to see if his views have changes any since the early 90's (which changed considerably from when he bought the team in 1981.)

 

Of course the current deal expires after 2021. 2022 will almost certainly be in this team's competitive window.

Of course the current deal expires after 2021. 2022 will almost certainly be in this team's competitive window.

 

Let's hope there's not another strike then. Shades of 81 and 94, both times the Sox were rolling, there was a lot of fan excitement and things were looking very promising....then...

 

It couldn't happen three times when the Sox were good could it?

Considering the JR's original objection to Manfred being Commissioner was that he didn't think Manfred was hard enough on the MLBPA during previous CBA negotiations, what do you think?

Just what this council needs: the insights of baseball’s most tenured yet most severely flawed and obviously most failed owner with a seat at its table.

I bet the other owners feel he has done an outstanding job. Getting a basically free stadium, keeping players salaries down, getting new draft slotting rules, international bonus caps.

I bet the other owners feel he has done an outstanding job. Getting a basically free stadium, keeping players salaries down, getting new draft slotting rules, international bonus caps.

Perhaps his time these past 37 years would have better spent as an executive of MLB rather than as owner of our White Sox, given these so-called accomplishments of which you speak have not led to the success of the White Sox organization.

Perhaps his time these past 37 years would have better spent as an executive of MLB rather than as owner of our White Sox, given these so-called accomplishments of which you speak have not led to the success of the White Sox organization.

You're a one trick pony. I wish he could be more like Peter Angelos.

Plenty of owners worse than JR

Perhaps his time these past 37 years would have better spent as an executive of MLB rather than as owner of our White Sox, given these so-called accomplishments of which you speak have not led to the success of the White Sox organization.

This is from the owners not the fans. By your own discussions you agree that he hoards money and doesn't spend it on his team. I would think that would be a plus in the eyes of the owners.

Let's hope there's not another strike then. Shades of 81 and 94, both times the Sox were rolling, there was a lot of fan excitement and things were looking very promising....then...

 

It couldn't happen three times when the Sox were good could it?

 

Wow, that would suck