21 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Could have also been “The Empire Strikes Back” with the whole Jedi versus Sith gimmick. 🤣

41 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

And look at the Cease trade. The Sox could get back 2-3 good looking prospects and they could all turn into poop. There is no guarantee.

If Murakami was a free agent after this season, then your argument would have some merit. But trading him now when you have another entire year of control over him and the team could potentially make the postseason this year would literally make no sense. None. Also, what would that say to the fan base right now? Attendance would go into the shitter even worse than normal if Jerry basically lucked into a superstar and immediately traded him when the team is just 2 games out of first place.

It simply isn’t happening, whether you think it should or not. As far as trading him in the offseason or before next season’s deadline at the very latest, I am all for it if they eventually realize he has no intention of resigning here and is looking for the largest payday he can get.

If the Sox traded Mune by this season’s deadline, it would be a more memorable negative moment in Sox history than the White Flag Trade and Jerry would get so much s%*# for it he would probably be forced to sell to Ishbia before 2029.

So much apathy in the fanbase it would hardly register.

Look at the Shark and Tatis moves a decade later. Barely register.

That was also an incredibly competitive team in 1993/94 and still had a lot of the components from those teams.

White Flag was a total shock. Now everyone is inured to that.

Sox let Buehrle Thomas Ventura Fernandez Durham McDowell go, etc.

Pushed out Ordonez Lee Valentin.

Traded Sosa AND Baines.

Pushed out Fisk.

The only thing that will change the franchise trajectory at this point is new ownership and a new Top 3-5 downtown stadium.

Edited 11 hours ago11 hr by caulfield12

Scott Van Pelt on ESPN just posed the question, "Does every AL team but the Yankees and Rays just suck???"

https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings/_/group/overall

11 (ELEVEN!!!) AL teams bunched up together within 3 1/2 games.

(3 1/2 games also the White Flag spread).

Then the Astros and Angels.

Edited 10 hours ago10 hr by caulfield12