15 hours ago15 hr 3 minutes ago, hogan873 said:Are teams looking to add considering the fact that the 2027 season could be impacted (possibly heavily) by a lockout/strike? Would the Sox be more hesitant to add a player with control through 27?Control as in through pre-/arbitration eligible players? Probably not. Guys with bigger inflated contracts signed through 2027? Maybe.
15 hours ago15 hr 5 minutes ago, hogan873 said:Are teams looking to add considering the fact that the 2027 season could be impacted (possibly heavily) by a lockout/strike? Would the Sox be more hesitant to add a player with control through 27?I think Jerry will give the players what they want so the league can avoid a big lockout. He wouldn't want to sacrifice a season while the Sox are contenders.
15 hours ago15 hr 5 minutes ago, ron883 said:I think Jerry will give the players what they want so the league can avoid a big lockout. He wouldn't want to sacrifice a season while the Sox are contenders.
15 hours ago15 hr 11 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:Control as in through pre-/arbitration eligible players? Probably not. Guys with bigger inflated contracts signed through 2027? Maybe.Yeah, I was thinking about guys signed through 2027 and not necessarily those arbitration eligible. It has to be a factor for teams either way, especially for a team like the Sox who are always afraid of spending.
14 hours ago14 hr 17 minutes ago, ron883 said:I think Jerry will give the players what they want so the league can avoid a big lockout. He wouldn't want to sacrifice a season while the Sox are contenders.HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
14 hours ago14 hr https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/28/chicago-white-sox-cubs-jerry-reinsdorf-tom-ricketts-trade-deadline/"If Reinsdorf still believes he has “an obligation to do what’s right for the fans,” he has no choice but to add a frontline starter, no matter the cost.They’re not getting any younger either."
14 hours ago14 hr 26 minutes ago, ron883 said:I think Jerry will give the players what they want so the league can avoid a big lockout. He wouldn't want to sacrifice a season while the Sox are contenders.🧌 🥇
14 hours ago14 hr 16 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/28/chicago-white-sox-cubs-jerry-reinsdorf-tom-ricketts-trade-deadline/"If Reinsdorf still believes he has “an obligation to do what’s right for the fans,” he has no choice but to add a frontline starter, no matter the cost.They’re not getting any younger either."Jerry has no obligations to anyone who is a fan. He has proven over and over that he does not give a crap about fans. So I am not sure why people keep writing this trying to make this come to fruition about someone who doesn't care.
14 hours ago14 hr Just for reference, here's all the trades that were made in the run-up to the 2025 MLB trade deadline:MLB trade deadline 2025: Details on every deal - Yahoo Sports
13 hours ago13 hr 1 hour ago, ron883 said:I think Jerry will give the players what they want so the league can avoid a big lockout. He wouldn't want to sacrifice a season while the Sox are contenders.Well he was willing to neuter his own teams chances to get to a World Series in 1994 trying to get a salary cap, which the MLBPA will never agree to. The Sox were actual, real serious contenders then.He also was one of two owners (Marge Schott) was the other to vote against the settlement.I don't think his philosophy has changed regarding a cap and thinking players make to much money but we'll see.Frankly I wouldn't hold my breath that he will.
13 hours ago13 hr 23 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:Well he was willing to neuter his own teams chances to get to a World Series in 1994 trying to get a salary cap, which the MLBPA will never agree to. The Sox were actual, real serious contenders then.He also was one of two owners (Marge Schott) was the other to vote against the settlement.I don't think his philosophy has changed regarding a cap and thinking players make to much money but we'll see.Frankly I wouldn't hold my breath that he will.Jerry is 100% going to play the bad guy for the next 3-5 years. He is going to burn down everything he needs to in order to maximize his selling price to Ishbia. He is going to burn down the union, and then he is going to war with the state of Illinois to get every dollar he can for the new stadium. If he burns every bridge on his way out, he won't GAF because he will be gone in a fixed amount of time. Ishbia gets to float in on a cloud after the pyro show and be the hero. This is transparent, Hollywood would reject this story as too obvious.
13 hours ago13 hr 1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said:https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/28/chicago-white-sox-cubs-jerry-reinsdorf-tom-ricketts-trade-deadline/"If Reinsdorf still believes he has “an obligation to do what’s right for the fans,” he has no choice but to add a frontline starter, no matter the cost.They’re not getting any younger either."The obligation to the fans is to create a sustainable, winning organization. This writer, along with many fans, seemingly wants to reproduce the 2020 White Sox. That obligation he writes about is actually to shareholders, acquire some flashy name to sell more tickets, meanwhile the farm is depleted in exchange for maybe 2 extra wins in a rebuilding year.This article is boomer ragebait, I'd be offended by that "the fans aren't getting any younger" talk, like you guys are all about to keel over and this is your last chance to see the White Sox win 87 games.
12 hours ago12 hr 2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAbro literally cancelled a season with Frank on pace to potentially have one of the ten best offensive seasons of the modern era.
12 hours ago12 hr 7 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:bro literally cancelled a season with Frank on pace to potentially have one of the ten best offensive seasons of the modern era.With the White Sox in first place with the best record in the AL.
12 hours ago12 hr 13 minutes ago, striker said:Never saw this until today. BTV charges, this is free.https://rosternomics.com/They show Jonathan Cannon as having more surplus value than Vargas, I'd say they need to re-evaluate their model.
12 hours ago12 hr 4 hours ago, fathom said:One player I haven’t seen mentioned as a trade chip is Shane Smith. I wonder how the Sox view him and how other teams view him.In his Charlotte starts that I’ve watched he has looked really bad. Any indication that he’s turned it around?It got so bad that I stopped watching about two weeks ago - wrote him off after that. Edited 12 hours ago12 hr by hi8is
12 hours ago12 hr 2 hours ago, Chick Mercedes said:Bonemer is actually the better trade piece to move because he’s actually built apparent value to his talent level. It’s guys like Carleson are dumb to trade because you’re selling low. This is stock market 101Yes, ideally you buy low and sell high, but this a professional sport and the goal is to win championships when the opportunities present themselves. And there is no doubt Bonemer is far more important to near term winning than Carlson, even if that means you might be selling low on the kid.
12 hours ago12 hr 36 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:With the White Sox in first place with the best record in the AL.Yankees actually had the best record in the A.L. at 70-43 but the Sox were right up there at 67-46.
12 hours ago12 hr 38 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:With the White Sox in first place with the best record in the AL.I think the Yankees had a better record, but the point remains.
9 hours ago9 hr 2 hours ago, JoeCredeYes said:They show Jonathan Cannon as having more surplus value than Vargas, I'd say they need to re-evaluate their model.2024 mid season? Even that doesn't make much sense.
7 hours ago7 hr 31 minutes ago, DirtySox said:I noticed this is the minor league thread. Very weird they used him in this capacity when we are desperate for SP and have already punted on Hagen & McDougal being used in those roles.
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