WestEddy

I agree with this. If the best 3 are pitchers, they can certainly be flipped right over to a team looking for that in exchange for their 2B/OF LHH prospect.

My first thought on this thread was "Thou doth protest too much"

Well, duh. Any guy who's married is adamant about not being the decision maker.

Odd rumblings of Jesus Luzardo and Framber Valdez being looked at by teams needing pitching. I'm wondering if that's just smoke being thrown up by teams seeing if they can create the illusion of more market supply to bring down the price of Cease.

Isn't this what happened in 2013? All the starters tanked, and they didn't replace them.

I don't know if this string is the best place for this, but I just read an interesting article on Fangraphs about how horrible the White Sox were with roster depth. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/how-not-to-build-for-depth/ Spoiler alert: They had no one to plug in from the minors, their waiver churn didn't work, and they just ended up playing guys who weren't ready.

Touki Tousant would probably get an Erick Fedde deal right now.

Glad I got to see games in Clinton, Burlington and Cedar Rapids before they downsized/rebuilt.

I don't want to pay $150.00 for the season, and I don't understand the blackout rules, so I'd be pretty angry to get the package, then find out I can't watch certain games, depending on where I am. I'm too lazy to try to figure out the best way to give MLB my money right now. Especially with a "free" alternative.

My limited understanding of the deal is if Ohtani plays 2024, he's paid $2 million, and owed $68 million from the Dodgers, payable in 2034. If he opts out next off-season, I wouldn't think he's owed $612 million (68 x 9) by the Dodgers.

This all just seems like a floating opt-out for Ohtani. He wants to play for the Dodgers. If there's a change in ownership, the opt-out just ensures him meetings with the brass for them to pitch their vision. And if new ownership decides to "rebuild", they'd most probably want Ohtani to opt out, and take his deferred $68 million payments elsewhere.

Maybe he can go to Tampa Bay for Glasnow in a payroll swap.

On an Orioles' board that is similar to this, a person named "interloper" says: And on Twitter, there's a lot of "Just go out and trade for Cease, already" from various other teams' fans. I think Cease will be traded, and I believe he will bring back a Chris Sale type deal (2 top 100, 2 middling prospects). https://forum.orioleshangout.com/forum/2-orioles-talk/

There's no need to argue Royals just don't understand

I don't understand why MLB doesn't just create a streaming service like Netflix. Allow live action, and allow the watching of each game with commercials, or offer that shortened "plays only" option that NFL does. I watch a couple games a year, and I would probably subscribe if I could throw on a game when the wife falls asleep. Or go back and watch a series. Even the garbage the White Sox threw on the field in 2023 would be better than some of the TV shows we're choking our way through.

Jung Hoo Lee faced Erick Fedde 8 times in 2023. Singled twice, struck out twice. So he can hit .250/.250/.250 against an established, top tier major league pitcher. https://mykbostats.com/

That's what I've figured all along. His drop-off doesn't look injury related, just strange mechanics that can be worked on.

I think it was probably the infighting between the two. That and Hahn wanted to quit a couple years ago, and it really looks like he was just trying to get fired.

MLBTR chat, Steve Adams said: I couldn't see a contending Orioles deciding on a Kopech project during this window, but I could see somebody picking up Kopech and parking him in the bullpen for a season.

Just following the MLBTR chat, and Steve Adams said this: I tend to agree. It looks like a lot of juggling just to buy 40-man slots. It's all fun, but Kelenic is still a lotto ticket, at this point.

This is a great point. If they suck, DFA them, and you're on the hook for that season's salary. DFA Leury, and you're paying him for two or three.

I only care about what the Cubs do in the way I care what other clubs do, and how it affects the White Sox. I'm not sure if this thread is a criticism of people who are constantly trying to measure up against the Cubs, or people who complain about those who constantly try to measure up against the Cubs. Or the one guy named up front who threatens to go be a Cub fan.

Back in the 90s, my brother let his 9-year-old and a friend walk up to the concourse and to the gift shop alone, and we thought he was crazy.

Yes. I started out as a Cub fan (northwest sider), but became more enamored of the Sox between 71-74.

I think that KW/Hahn's bad decisions, coupled with a miser's approach to advanced coaching and statistical methods - made additional signings look like throwing good money after bad. When Alex Rios and Adam Dunn were stinkin' up the joint, I'm guessing JR balked at adding to that core. If we have a well-built team (which we haven't really had since the 90s), I believe Reinsdorf would at least start adding the $25 million a year players.