southsideirish71

Getting Denard Span tells me that we are doing the same thing that we used to with Kenny in charge. Aged vets who we once coveted are suddenly picked up when they are on their final legs.

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/yonder-alonso-7281/ The irony here is the whitesox are about to show how plate appearances work for vesting. And how a mythical 320 million ( really 250 million ) is not really more than 300 million. The number for Alonso is 550 plate app ( that number sounds awfully familiar ). He is either gone or he wont make that number. You cant make this clown show stuff up.

The Indians hired Kai a year ago. Here is a combination of analytics merging over into practical development. Would of been nice for the sox to have this guy teaching the next group of sox infielders. My only hope is that Vizquel has an impact in the minors in AA.

Looks like Alonso told Machado how awesome San Diego is.

Hahn "Kenny, everyone is mad we didn't get Machado. I don't like this." Kenny "Alright lets fallback to the old #3 of responses to look like we are doing something. Look at this fine crop of 35 year olds. Something is still in the tank. Lets sign a few of them" Hahn "We missed out on Machado by 50 million and we are about to spend damn near that" Kenny "Well JR is okay with that because we got more of them for our version of 50 million instead of 1 guy for that. More players equals more opportunities" Hahn "Well if you say so. The one guy in the analytics department is talking about negative war." Kenny "That nerd never even took batting practice. Let me worry about the talent you worry about that money stuff. I think we are ready to go for it"

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These participation award trophy threads are predictable. Let me tell you how this horrible thing is a blessing in disguise. Nope, not buying it. A 26-year-old generational talent who plays in a premier position at a very high level and mashes the ball. 1.) Who cares if the baseball player is a dick or has a personality you don't like. His job is to be a very good baseball player not to be your buddy. 2.) Anecdotes about your feelings or your perception about what is happening are not germane to reality. Sure he could get hurt tomorrow. Aliens could take over tomorrow and outlaw baseball. Yellowstone could start to pop and dump volcanic ash on half the united states. Why does this stuff always seem to be projected with FA that we miss out on. Our #1 pitcher prospect could wreck his UCL and require Tommy John just after activating his service timer. I mean this all goes both ways. We need our prospects to hit and hit in waves and a few of them to be absolute studs. Outside of that, we need to sprinkle around real major league talent at a high level. Because in the end some of these prospects are not going to be superstars for whatever reason. Some of which you would use the farm as trading chits and the others will require a FA or 3. 2.) Adam Dunn is left handed. That's about as much as he has in common with Harper.

Money isn't everything is their thought, except it is. What's the draw of the white sox offer besides overwhelming money. Its money and it always has been about money.

Bauers reaction to the Padres signing Machado.

Brooks is polishing up his marketing campaign for this year. "I am not a whitesox fan because of superstars. I am one because its who I was born to be. People doubt us, people are against us. Its about the name on the front of the jersey not the back. White Sox baseball, from my cold dead hands will you drag my jersey. " That should get at least 10s of tickets sold.

The next part will be to watch how they handle the development of our current prospects. Wait till Ricky benches Eloy for some stupid reason such as he didn't sprint out a pop-up or decides to teach him the need to bunt.

Knowing them. Probably Eloy.

That wont happen. I am convinced KW is the leak to the press.

They never saw it coming.

That was the Whitesox strategy for the central with KWs tenure as GM. Rearrange the deck chairs, hope for regression from the division, and a healthy surprise. Profit.

Well I didnt say we are good at it.

The Indians should send over flowers. We are to them what Cincy was to the Dodgers. We are a clearing house for bad contracts.

not happening. They have already turned the page

8 years/275 with (2) 40 million dollar option years based on hitting 65 home runs per year + 170 RBIs.

Kenny has a history of being outbid and then of course confused on what just happened. Outside of Fukodome, we are a team with a limited budget and a limited appetite for spending. From our pitchers, don't get x years to now 10 years and early opt-outs are bad. http://umpbump.com/press/2007/12/12/after-failing-to-land-the-big-fish-kenny-williams-has-to-keep-things-in-context-wait-uhm-that-doesnt-help/

Agents of prime free agents vs Sox FO

Comedy aside, the same people who think that the 70 million dollars behind door number 2 trump door number one are the same people who on game shows go for the million dollar 1% grand prize risking the 100k they just won.

This, of course, would require the mathletes in the Sox FO to realize that guaranteed money trumps imaginary money with unicorns, promises, and magic.

Its Bryce Harper.