GradMc

Not one of KW's finest hours. But he's in love with hard throwers.

The dynasty not panning out surely didn't help either. And the Indians lost that Series more than the Cubs won it. Reinsdorf has yet another opportunity to fight for the baseball dollar in this town.

Those players were grossly unpaid by their cheap, polarizing owner. Nothing has changed. My poor White Sox have NEVER been blessed by great ownership.

Oh please. With the circus they've had in that clubhouse with players of a not too distant past?

Translation: (1) Puig isn't old enough yet. (2) Mazara is our 2020 Ellis Burke catch lightening in a bottle project. (3) Y'all asking too much from an owner who's mission is to keep the base perineally thirsty. I swear if the Sox and Bulls ever get taken over by affluent, dynamic ownership, it'll be among the most joyous events of my life.

Big Mike will be just fine.

Yes. Can you imagine Mookie returning to Boston under these conditions ? No way this deal wasn't going down. This was just some GM gamesmanship between two elite organizations.

I sure hope so. I want some attitude and flair on this team. Puig can absorbed some pressure. He's played for a winning organization.

With their 11-1 record, the 2005 White Sox were one the best post-season teams in baseball history. They got absolutely no respect from the national media - and still don't. The Buck-McCarver calling of the 2005 World Series was one of the worst ever. Buck sure changed his demeanor for the Cubs lovable. Hope he enjoyed himself since it'll be another century before they get there again. The White Sox are putting together a very compelling team. They will not be hiding in the shadows much longer.

The common denominator is one Jerry Reinsdorf. If his august management teams weren't doing his bidding, they wouldn't occupy their respective positions. If it comes down to wishing for new ownership, your team is in dire straits (Sox, Bulls, Bears). Reinsdorf has the biggest ego in either of his sports organization. His reaction to criticism is to double-down. He will not give his detractors (and lordy there are many) the satisfaction of watching him hand over the keys to new owners. Ain't happening. So as long as that's the case GarPax and Kenny-Hahn are likely here to stay. Gar-Hahn at best might get thrown under the bus eventually. I could actually see Steve Stone in the front office of Sox at some point. I wouldn't care for it, but that would be a very Reinsdorfian move. Getting rid of Kenny-Pax would be too much of an admission of failure although it's apparent to everyone except Reinsdorf they have overstayed. The type of elite front office decision makers and on-field difference makers these organizations desperate need wouldn''t be bothered with Reinsdorf and I don't blame them.

And that they say is that.

Big Daddy referring to Luis as the "next Mike Trout" is noteworthy given his own immense talent (albeit more offense-orientated). Here's hoping there's affluent sportsmen in the owner's suite to keep him playing here on the South Side of Chicago and not on a coast (or even worse - at Clark and Addison).

Yuck. To be bothered with him for 19 games?

Someone sure is !!!!

I'm not giving up Madrigal and Vaughn.

My heart bleeds for them. Aren't they supposed to working on a 5-peat at this juncture ? They're fortunate they beat Cleveland.

Kudos to Jack for bringing this out. Harry and Jimmy are smiling somewhere in the great beyond.

I really like this signing. I'll be disappointed but not surprised if this is the Sox last "major" signing before spring training. But just because the owner's goal is to keep the base thirsty with the rumors of contention doesn"t mean the players have to buy into his crap. I hope this team wins 105 games.

A great baseball team like that stealing signs. I like the Astros but they took a big dive with this one.

Stick it to the owner: "Won't Settle for Second Best !!"

I want Puig

I've referred to St. Theo but derisively because the according to the media, the management at Clark and Addison can do no wrong. All I know is we have as many WS Championships as they do over the last 19 years. Now, the reason we only have one is a topic for another day.

They will hit. They'll go as far as their pitching takes them. My biggest concern is Renteria-Cooper. Their inflexibility and non-embrace of metrics is exactly what this team has to move away from. But then again that's also reflective of the owner. I want them to sign Puig. The team needs an attitude and he brings some street cred.

Now that the Reinsdorf Algo was tweaked for Luis, he'll be in the starting lineup come opening day barring the unforeseen. Between that borderline sadistic roller-coaster ride he put the base through with Harpchado and the crack about keeping the base thirsty (which I firmly believe he said after dealing with this ownership for the last 38 years), Reinsdorf had to outwardly put forth more of an effort. So, if Robert got paid a microsecond before Reinsdorf intended, good for him. And here's hoping Madrigal forces the issue with his preseason play. Had Tatis Jr been in the organization he would have still be in the minors...no doubt.

I want bat control and contact at the top (Madrigal / Anderson) Moncada and Encarnacion (3 - 4) The Abreu Eloy Robert factory (however ordered) Grandal Mazara However you slice it, this line-up should not be boring. That lefty-righty thing is overrated. Either you can hit MLB pitching or you can't.