Look at Ray Ray Run

https://www.wsj.com/articles/heres-the-catch-on-yasmani-grandal-11546188449 I think that covers it a bit; not sure as I am not home so I don't have my WSJ login.

I don't know what this means, but again your best hitter should hit second. That's how you maximize runs. Yoan is the best hitter on the team, so he is the prototypical 2 hitter.

Your best hitter should hit 2nd. Moncada should likely hit 2nd.

Grandal's walks would have accounted for roughly 1/3 of the White Sox total walks last year. lol

BA literally thinks that only a minute amount of teams who make the playoffs have a chance of actually winning.

2021 is an outside shot? Come on man. This is just pure nonsense.

Grandal was a PED user 10 years ago. Maybe he still is, but citing that as reason to worry is odd given how long ago that happened.

Why couldn't this team win in 2020 with a couple more signings? I think people overrate how far this team is away; they had absolute abortions at two positions that really drove down their win total last year. If you had average big leaguers at those spots, they're likely a 500 team.

I would bet that McCann catches Gio; these catcher/pitcher relationships are always unique and interesting. Gio doesn't give a shit about McCann's framing stats I would guess; he likes the homework he does, the game he calls and the way he receives him personally.

Bruce Levine on the score pretending this was expected; after saying otherwise. Then he said the Sox now need to add a left handed bat who can hit 25 homers; I guess Bruce must think that Grandal is right handed lol.

I actually love the attention Kenny brings the organization with his Bravado; I just hate how stupid it looks when he swings and misses.

As long as he was off the books when some of the young guns were ready to hit FA, that's fine. Even if you have one overlapping year. Going to 5-6-7 years is where you run into the issue of evaluating who you have vs what you need to keep down the road.

Puig seems like a POS, while Timmy seems like a good dude who loves to compete. I find them very different personally, but I agree they both induce immense rage from opponents lol.

Come on. Welington's best year was a 2 WAR season. Grandal is about 100 times better than Welington Castillo.

It would be fun to complete the Cuban National Team on the South Side; even though I'm not very interested in Puig.

I'd be shocked if Grandal caught Giolito very much next year.

I don't need the White Sox to be market setters for the biggest contracts in the leagues history. I need the White Sox ready to compete for the good/very good talent that exists just under that tier. The point of the rebuild was to supplement high end talent with real MLB caliber players. Stars and Scrubs doesn't work anymore. You could argue the Sox already have two Elite Horses (Yoan and Gio) and that they're not as desperate to add elite MLB talent for huge commitments... the point of the rebuild was to decrease your risk in this market, and I think this is playing out that way. I would still love a Cole signing, but I understand why the team wouldn't be committed to that tier of players. Having great young players already mitigates the risk.

You literally just said: "Come on man, because it’s what the White Sox have always done. Get one 32 year old guy, and PR the fuck out of it. You’re gonna hear “we went and signed the richest contract in franchise history” a lot this year. " The implication there was this will be their splash, they'll overplay the signing and return to the status quo now. I'm not sure how else I was supposed to read this quote but for negatively.

I agree; they need to control their K/BB ratio and this is a huge step in that direction. I'm just saying when he slumps he really slumps with the bat - he's had a season hitting 220. I have no issues with it, I just think there will be some fans that complain about his style.

So you think this is going to be the only big move they make... on November 21st, 2019... before the Winter Meetings even start? NO matter what this team does, someone will make it negative. Amazing honestly.

I mean he's a very good baseball player, but he's a low average +power hitter who will strike out a bit. That can drive fans crazy.

Hahn told us the world wants to be a part of this! Grandal: “My family and I are very excited and honored to be a part of the Chicago White Sox organization. I loved their professionalism, preparation and vision towards the future. I want to thank them for allowing me to be a part of this process moving forward.” LOL

I will predict that Grandal's play style will drive some White Sox fans nuts. That said, I loved this quote from Kenny:

I think they'll both catch about 1/2 the games. Grandal will start at 1st base and DH though.

Why would this take them out of the running? You think they're going to be 1 and done? Grandal isn't even that massive of a contract; the length ends perfectly with the core as well.