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After a couple months off, the FutureSox podcast machine is coming back to life. In this episode, our host Clint Cole interviews Dylan Cease and Gavin Sheets, getting into some great conversation about their 2018's and where things are headed in 2019. All the links, info and content are right here. Enjoy, and Happy Thanksgiving! Clint already has 4-5 more players lined up for offseason interviews, and we've got more coming.

A Phillies-Indians-Mariners bonanza Phillies get: Corey Kluber, RHP; Yan Gomes, C; Jean Segura, SS Indians get: Edwin Diaz, RHP; Roman Quinn, OF; Adonis Medina, RHP Mariners get: J.P. Crawford, SS; Sixto Sanchez, RHP; Adam Haseley, OF; James Karinchak, RHP A trade featuring a two-time American League Cy Young Award winner, the reigning AL Reliever of the Year, an All-Star shortstop, an All-Star catcher and four guys who have all appeared on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects list in the last calendar year? Yeah, that's a blockbuster. Here's what each club would accomplish: • Latest Hot Stove rumors Indians: In moving Kluber ($17M) and Gomes ($7M), they get immediate salary relief for 2019 that they can apply in free agency while pairing Diaz with lefty Brad Hand in a dynamic back end of the bullpen, improving their outfield composition with the speedy, switch-hitting Quinn (or Nick Williams could be a substitute piece here) and improving their long-term rotation outlook with Medina. Despite the key departures, they'd remain prohibitive AL Central favorites while extending their championship window.

He didnt seem to have much value even when hitting .350. I dont really see the upside.

I agree. For sustained success without an occasional 3-4 losing seasons to reset you need insane money like the Yankees and even they had to do that little mini rebuild were they traded Miller, Chapman and some others to reload the farm. The sox had been a mid 70s win team for several years and would have needed to add at least 15 WAR to compete with the 16-18 Indians. 15 war in 2016 cost about 120 millions. The 2016 payroll was 98M, so competing with the Indians in 2016 would have costed about 220M . Just adding a few pieces to that core wouldn't have been enough. Sure their top 4 players (Eaton, abreu, sale, Quintana) were championship caliber but depth is important. There really was no alternative to a rebuild unless they could have gone way over the luxury tax. It was never just about just adding 30-40M of payroll to fill a few holes. A rebuild is no guarantee for success either but in the sox 2016 situation with the lack of depth and a super team in Cleveland emerging in the 16-18 timeframe a rebuild was the best option even if it hurt.

Most developments have little respect for the community or its residents. In Oak Park we have ugly towers and structures going up all around downtown which are an insult to its architectural legacy. Payola for sure. We have plenty of garages to park in but nowhere to drive.

Interesting we hired him away from Mizzou before he even coached a game for them: http://www.journalreview.com/sports/national/article_4142d6cb-6e37-5f54-b38d-4da471c2f8ad.html