NBB has the best track record of any insider that gets posted here.

2 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

NBB has the best track record of any insider that gets posted here.

Which is to say hes better than Bartolo's colonoscopy, but yeah. He is good though.

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47 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

 

@fathom - What was he saying about Murakami prior to him signing with us?

2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

@fathom - What was he saying about Murakami prior to him signing with us?

Nothing from him, but he didn’t dismiss it.  This one he is saying it’s not true.

4 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

@fathom - What was he saying about Murakami prior to him signing with us?

He doesn't usually broadcast when things will happen. He can check to verify something with a very, very good source though so he's generally right about finding out stuff that isn't true. 

1 minute ago, fathom said:

Nothing from him, but he didn’t dismiss it.  This one he is saying it’s not true.

What has he predicted again?  Not trying to dismiss him, but I can’t recall a single major prediction from him.

1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:

What has he predicted again?  Not trying to dismiss him, but I can’t recall a single major prediction from him.

It’s more he says what’s not happening and I can’t recall him ever being wrong

Headline:

Sox Sign Imai as Cubs Fans Scream Itai

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

It’s more he says what’s not happening and I can’t recall him ever being wrong

To be fair, if you or me said any material free agent signing wasn’t happening we’d be just as accurate as NBB has been.  This one here is a good test because signing a high end Japanese pitcher to a multi year contract is probably the most anti Jerry thing possible.  The only reason such a move is even theoretically possible is the Ishbia effect.  The good news is we should have an answer on Imai soon enough.

And FWIW, I’ve always been skeptical of NBB.  His source would have to be Jerry based on the type of stuff he posts and I can’t believe that level of blatant leaking would be tolerated by Jerry or even the front office.  Just don’t see what they have to gain by letting him share this stuff with the general public.

I'd love this to happen as much as anyone, but when I first saw this I just immediately figured it was Boras doing his thing to get final bids.

15 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

To be fair, if you or me said any material free agent signing wasn’t happening we’d be just as accurate as NBB has been.  This one here is a good test because signing a high end Japanese pitcher to a multi year contract is probably the most anti Jerry thing possible.  The only reason such a move is even theoretically possible is the Ishbia effect.  The good news is we should have an answer on Imai soon enough.

And FWIW, I’ve always been skeptical of NBB.  His source would have to be Jerry based on the type of stuff he posts and I can’t believe that level of blatant leaking would be tolerated by Jerry or even the front office.  Just don’t see what they have to gain by letting him share this stuff with the general public.

 

I say WHAT I can WHEN I can. I know more than most. Not as much as a few.

— Northbrook Bob (@nbb77) December 30, 2025

 

Getz has a shot to get that D+ let's goooo

2 minutes ago, Quin said:

Getz has a shot to get that D+ let's goooo

Yea I kinda just feel like this is the "we had a seat at the table" headline. Saving face is big in Japan.

6 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Yea I kinda just feel like this is the "we had a seat at the table" headline. Saving face is big in Japan.

I feel like there is a significant distinction between having a seat at the table and what that article said.

If the Sox were just listed in a big group of teams, then yeah it would feel like that. But that article straight up said the Sox are the frontrunners. How true that is I don’t know, but the wording feels different.

2 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said:

I feel like there is a significant distinction between having a seat at the table and what that article said.

If the Sox were just listed in a big group of teams, then yeah it would feel like that. But that article straight up said the Sox are the frontrunners. How true that is I don’t know, but the wording feels different.

I think this is a direct attempt by Boras to get Cubs to boost their offer

9 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Yea I kinda just feel like this is the "we had a seat at the table" headline. Saving face is big in Japan.

To be fair, I'd wait for Getz to utter Hahn's nonsense before attributing it to him. Getz seems to have his own, personal form of gibberish that doesn't exhibit a fondness for just being in the room. 

1 minute ago, WestEddy said:

To be fair, I'd wait for Getz to utter Hahn's nonsense before attributing it to him. Getz seems to have his own, personal form of gibberish that doesn't exhibit a fondness for just being in the room. 

The unbuttoned oxford with the blazer is such a douchebag look and one he shares with Hahn. 

4 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

To be fair, I'd wait for Getz to utter Hahn's nonsense before attributing it to him. Getz seems to have his own, personal form of gibberish that doesn't exhibit a fondness for just being in the room. 

“Prospective players clearly are excited about what they see from our young players and what we have coming up and are interested in joining us”

1 hour ago, Timmy U said:

I think they’re better off from the right side than others do. Taylor had freakishly bad luck. I think he’s a stud. Leasure looked like a leverage arm late last year, especially if that splitter continues to develop. Berroa has a shot. Vasil is more lucky than good, but he has the stones to pitch late. It’s the lefties I don’t like.

I think most teams would be happy with Taylor, Leasure, Wikelman, Vasil out of the pen all making nothing. Newcomb is a nice addition from the left side, though he might start. Gilbert, Eisert, the two rule 5 guys are less than ideal. 

Bush, Murphy, Schweitzer, perhaps Schultz and Hagen could all potentially shore up the left side of the pen. Wasting money on the bullpen is a fool’s errand if you ask me. Relievers are too volatile. 

24 minutes ago, fathom said:

I think this is a direct attempt by Boras to get Cubs to boost their offer

If that were the case, I think the report would've come from Heyman. Reports from an international free agent's own country are usually more accurate than what we get from even the best reporters in the US

 

If Boras was indeed able to leverage the Japanese media in that way and didn't have to use the usual cronies, then more power to him

6 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said:

If that were the case, I think the report would've come from Heyman. Reports from an international free agent's own country are usually more accurate than what we get from even the best reporters in the US

 

If Boras was indeed able to leverage the Japanese media in that way and didn't have to use the usual cronies, then more power to him

It's still early in the day. We very likely will hear something in one direction or another from US media personalities. Same thing happened with Murakami - it went Japanese source first before Merk/Feinsand picked it up.

1 minute ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

It's still early in the day. We very likely will hear something in one direction or another from US media personalities. Same thing happened with Murakami - it went Japanese source first before Merk/Feinsand picked it up.

We should hear something today or tomorrow at the latest.  With New Years being a holiday, they will want a deal framework in place by tomorrow.

Bartolo's ColonCleanse, for what it's worth, posted the Dwight "It's True" gif with no context.  He was asked if he's as confident about Imai as he was about Murakami, and he said no.

1 minute ago, hogan873 said:

Bartolo's ColonCleanse, for what it's worth, posted the Dwight "It's True" gif with no context.  He was asked if he's as confident about Imai as he was about Murakami, and he said no.

Didn’t that guy used to post here years ago and caught making s%*# up? 

2 minutes ago, hogan873 said:

Bartolo's ColonCleanse, for what it's worth, posted the Dwight "It's True" gif with no context.  He was asked if he's as confident about Imai as he was about Murakami, and he said no.

He doesn't know any more than we do.