Look at Ray Ray Run

No one comes into my house and rips on my family but for me.

What gives me pause is realizing you're an orioles Fan who has spent hours upon hours of his life arguing with random Sox fans on their fan message board.

Industry said the guy they just traded was bound for the bullpen so even they get lucky on these gambles on occasion

Your earlier comp of Hendricks is pretty spot on. I have no issues with that honestly. Those guys are rare, but pretty reliable. Elite command, two plus secondaries, good sequencing. He's not going to get you a 7 war Cy season but he's a 2.5-4 WAR guy for a few years.

Who cares?

I do agree people are selling thorpe short but he could get hurt tomorrow. A pitcher as the primary piece is risky and while his floor is solid for a non top 50 prospect, he's also still a pitcher.

that burnes deal is not as good from a value standpoint. Not that close imo.

Yeah, he just requires some development and we're the White Sox is my concern lol. At least he's one year older than I thought, one year less we can screw him up

Agreed. It's more than the dooms dayers said but it's not more than I expected so pretty bummed with the hype. Honestly feels about right for cease. Padres got erratic walk Cy young last year and hoping to catch lightening in a bottle twice

My issue is he's 18 and his last name is zavala

Quantity better but don't love pitching prospects as the primary gain

I wanted to move cease before anyone else. I feel confident that cease is not a regret worthy move.

Based on what? They shouldn't move robert imo.

Unless the White Sox don't think they'll be good in the next 5 years, they have no business trading Luis. You're going to trade Robert in hopes of what? Finding a player like Robert in return?

those guys are constantly openly rooting against things in their best interest as sports radio hosts. It's amazing honestly.

The Chicago area market is in no way split 67/33. Even the most bias of city-centric charts put it closer to 60/40.

I see this all the time here, people citing age. The ONLY reason Matt Thompson isn't worth a bag of baseball's is because of his age. If you think he never figures it out, this is when you move him. Bailey Horn at least is closer to the big leagues and a lefty reliever so more likely to get some actual MLB years out of him. No issues with the logic behind this trade. Are the White Sox right about their internal evaluations? Well, that's the scary part for everyone but the only people who value Thompson are uber-Sox fans.

Who are you talking to? You're not changing the world by asking your favorite team to leave over this. We've been bent over by billionaires our entire lives and the one time it'll benefit Sox fans is where they draw the line. You can't make this s%*# up.

Oh my, somehow medical debt forgiveness is related to a ballpark. I hope all you loud mouth world savers are protesting at every major development city wide, and looking into the tax breaks and forgiveness/exemptions (which is the exact same thing) deeply. Then if the deal falls through, I'll cry and laugh as some huge tax break goes to some other developers to develop some crap none of you care about.

Holmes, the champion of Bridgeport. Bridgeport doing great, it just has 20% the population density of the Loop. Bridgeport has also done literally nothing to support the sox. I know dick thinks that's 100% Jerry's job but I'd disagree. Jerry Reinsdorf does NOT matter. If you're a white sox fan and care about the organization, this move is great. People fixating on Reinsdorf and his past are talking about irrelevant nonsense. The past happened, it's over with. This is about the future of the team, not Jerry's past shenanigans. This should be the one time every single Sox fan wants Jerry Reinsdord to win.

Because it makes his heirs more money and actually does leave the franchise in a better place than when he bought it... the one time the org benefits from Jerry trying to maximize profits.

Only hesitancy is we Sox fans really don't get nice things often. Hard to imagine. But there seems to be good movement and I don't see any other options out there so I'll be optimistic this gets done.

Yeah, I bet 3 years after this stadium is finished, 97 year old Jerry will still be around doing those things. Do people not understand that Jerry won't be here for the new stadium... at least not for long.

Once you get off michigan, it is, because there's nothing designed to draw tourists past there. It's all office buildings. This could change part of that dynamic.

Exactly! The exciting thing about owning the White Sox (becoming the next owner) is the Sox are a legit brand. They have a distinct identity, logo and place in culture. This happening to the Sox, and let's be honest this is Jerry's last effort to maximize the sale value (he isn't seeing this through to 2030), could propel this team to being a premier level franchise under new ownership and a winning culture. They'd be an urban team in the heart of the most beautiful urban setting in the world.