3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

We heard that at the deadline too.

And they took on quite a bit of money in the Castillo trade.

5 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

He doesn’t pay the players if there is a labor impasse. He’s been gifted a dirt cheap lease arrangement for his stadium. What is all the cost he has to endure if there is a long lockout?

Money that could have been earned through ticket sales, parking, concessions, merchandise and advertising.

Remember we are talking about JR here and what matters most to him are finances. No games played means he can't MAKE money.

Plus if there is a long impasse or God forbid basically no season, teams won't be allowed to do anything anyway as long as an agreement isn't reached.

16 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

We heard that at the deadline too.

And they took on money. They weren't spending prospects. Different thing.