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Ok, to make myself more clear, Biden/Reade stuff ends now. That's not relevant to the pandemic.

i would like the administration here at soxtalk to start gaslighting us as well "the boards were down for an hour" "no, they weren't" -- "i don't trust the sox pitching, they are awful" "of all the people pitching for the sox, they are turning in the best performance" -- "greg keeps talking in the third person" "we are fairly sure that he is freely intermixing stories of another friend named greg"

Let's get back to discussing coronavirus.

I'll say that the longer I'm around here, the more I appreciate long timers like you and fathom. fathom might complain a touch, but I also think he's one of the smartest baseball minds on the board. I love the diversity of content and thought you bring, even if its a tad scatter brained at times. The information you have brought here from the pandemic that has started in China has given us a pretty unique look at everything.

Literally made me laugh out loud.

It is bad enough to read too far into spring training and stats, but we are going to read career altering conclusions into a fraction of spring training? Nah. Pass.

And they’re all generously donating their salaries, just like President Trump! Have also heard rumors this season is being cancelled largely to suppress Fathom from accumulating more “likes” in game threads, thus allowing CWS and Bmags to pass him up.

We only have the best administrators at Soxtalk.

I think you got autocorrected to fruit.

But... how did he sacrifice happiness? This would imply he disliked his Philly visit and thought he would be less happy there. He's still playing professional baseball either way. Not to mention, he went to a team far more ready to contend at the time. I would be willing to bet if you talked to him - he liked the Philly visit too. "I liked my White Sox visit" does not = "I liked it more than Philly"

I am so glad Harper did not sign here. His fake personality is just so annoying. I can never forget the hair flip thing he did after homering against the Cubs in the payoffs. It was like 3-2 and the pitcher just set him up and he had to swing, and the pitcher lays a meatball right down the heart of the plate, and Harper hits a slam. Most veteran hitters in the league probably hit that pitch out, but when he does it, he has to make himself into an Herbal Essence commercial of fake-ass celebration like he's Fabio and he just switched somebody to margarine off butter or something. I hate that guy. If I was a pitcher I'd just throw at him because he sucks. Wasn't he also the pro-babies in the dugout guy who kissed LaRoche's ass for all that stuff? I'm glad he is no where near this team.

Mine: -Vaughn is absolutely a Major Leaguer. He's my #1 prospect in the sense that he's the most likely to be a well-above average hitter for many years here. I think he's considerably less risky than Robert even though Robert is an uber prospect. Vaughn just strikes me as a guy who is still a very good player 10 years after his MLB debut, and I wouldn't feel the same way about Robert ATM. -Madrigal should be traded ASAP while he still has his believers. I was a supporter because of what I had read, but after seeing him, yeesh, get this guy out of here while he still has value. I would try to get a prospect who is lower ranked but has a much higher ceiling than this. Overall, 2B is probably the easiest position to fill in the infield with a quality player, and it seems every year in FA there is a short-term option available. Really, 2B can be filled by both 2B and SS players, plus a few 3B around the league. I would not move Yoan off of 3B but I would have no problem targeting DJ LeMahieu in FA or someone else later on. Maybe in 2 years SD will be looking to eat 30% of Machado's contract to move him. It won't be long before they try to get out of that deal. I'm just throwing some names out there. The Rays have a couple of guys they probably are looking to trade, and I don't mind giving Mendick a shot at 2B at all. In fact, I would not be at all surprised if Mendick ends up being a similar or better player. Madrigal is the proverbial hitter who "goes up to home plate with a copy of the sun-times." -Cody Heuer is a big leaguer already. I personally expect Marshall to go back to being about what he was before, and I could definitely see Heuer stepping into that spot and serving as the setup man of the future very soon into the season. I think he's made the case as First Man up. With an expanded roster I think he's on the team simply because he's one of the few guys with promise who will throw enough strikes. -Burdi has some stuff but not enough control to make a difference. He will need quite a bit more time I think. That's all I can think of right now. I didn't catch all of the games. I was hoping to get a look at Stiever and Bernardo Flores specifically. Maybe in ST#2 I'll get the chance. What are your opinions?

I think I've been convinced on Abel, Crochet, Cavalli, Howard, Detmers. edit: and veen

Wonderful article https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/opinion/coronavirus-public-shaming.html

Apparently, at least some reality is starting to set in at the WH. The V shaped recovery looks to be scrapped. The Jared "we will be rocking in July" I guess didn't happen. Everything coming back much sooner than anyone would believe, by the wayside. Now they are saying next year, of course after the election, it's going to be great. Everyone will have their job back.

Going back to MLB Trade Rumors Gio Gonzalez, Josh Fields, Lance Broadway, and then I do remember one of Floyd/Danks would have been needed to seal the deal. Maybe Floyd/Danks was in place of Gio, but I remember that was on the table and the Marlins took Miller/Maybin. Gio and Floyd/Danks alone blows it out the water.

With his defense, baserunning and smarts even if he hit .250 he will likely be a minimum 2 WAR player. Obviously that's a backup/replacement guy.. BUT who the fuck thinks he will bat .250? Let alone under .280.. He seems like a prototypical 3 WAR easy player..

I bet the majority of people still like him.. Just the minority are so loud about it, it overshadows everyone else lol.

I'm still on the Crochet train. If he hits, it's Chris Sale part deux. A plus slider and Changeup with a 100 mph fastball from a 6-6 low 3/4 delivery from the left side. This is one of those calculated risks you take in the spot where the Sox are picking. Could lightning strike twice?

Yes, but their re opening is all about Trump. For some reason, they think they need him to survive. He's a great salesman. Most of these people are right to lifers, yet people should risk death to go to a minimum wage job because it makes it more convenient for the better off. They have actually made this a political issue. Getting sick and dying is now political. While they sit away from everybody, getting tested every few days....it is really sickening.