4 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Selling would be the single dumbest thing this franchisee could do. First, we don’t really have much to sell outside of Newcomb & possible Hicks. Second, it would be the ultimate gut punch to a young team that’s in the thick of a playoff race and a fan base that is finally excited about the state of the franchise.

A playoff team with nothing to sell is just a wild combination of words.

4 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

This Gonzalez take is wild. Have you been watching the games? He looks like a plus major league hitter who can play anywhere in the infield. Multiple talent evaluators like Keith Law & Kiley McDaniel are believers. He had a rough stretch where stance got out of whack and has been insane ever since. Not sure how anyone could have watched him over the last two weeks and come to this concussion.

Yes, I have and I have no idea how you can call the guy a plus major league hitter right now.

We have a new Chief Panican

11 minutes ago, 35thstreetswarm said:

We have a new Chief Panican

Ronican / Ronstile.

12 hours ago, ron883 said:

We've all been talking about adding to this team so we can compete. The team started hot and were fun as hell to watch. However, the recent play by the team was a b**** smack back to reality. We've got some nice pieces, but are we ready to compete? I'm not so sure.

Is the smart play to sell some players to acquire talent that will help in a year or two? We haven't been great at developing starters. Should we sell our bullpen pieces for more talent? Taylor could potentially fetch a haul. Newcombe has been dy-no-mite. Hudson has been solid. Hicks looks FILTHY and is building his value daily.

Do we sell off our bullpen for pieces that will help in the next couple seasons? I'm leaning towards yes.

Great question and you can make the case for both results.

Sox in many ways are ahead of where they were expected to be (as shown by the lack of getting pitching this past off season) so do they try to take advantage of a weak division and go for it? Knowing that it could impact how things progress in the future and potential blowback from the fan base if they don't?

How much if any does the upcoming labor situation factor in? The probable lockout, potential loss of revenue which is always important to JR.

Do they stay the course playing the long game?

Lots of moving parts in the decision they make. And with so many teams still in the race, they may not be able to meet the price for getting say pitching help. It figures to be a sellers market.