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-Eloy was getting his 1/$16 option declined in three short months. He is the definition of an expiring asset. If the Sox really want him back, they can bid on him in free agency, just like the rest of MLB -Kopech is one year away from free agency, and is entering his final year of control While you can absolutely make the argument that the deal they put him in was bad, the actual action of moving him was not the wrong move. He's making $3 million this year as a mediocre and undependable reliever, and that number is going up next year. He also flat out said earlier he wasn't listening to White Sox coaching. -I wasn't thrilled with the Cease deal, and would have rather held on to him until this deadline, but again, look at this team. Keeping these guys together got us 101 losses last year. By the time his two years are up, do you see the Sox being able to be a playoff team? I sure as hell don't. if not, Cease, and anyone else under short to medium term control should be getting moved to maximize assets into this system so that we have a chance when we actually get enough talent together years down the road to have a chance at winning again. That is not happening in the next 2-3 years for sure. Throw Luis Robert and Garrett Crochet into this bucket as well. Get everything you can for them and look at 5-7 years down the road. This team has zero chance at doing anything good soon.

1. He's always hurt, so you can't plan on him being 100% as he has been available for less than 50% of his teams games over the last 6 years. 2. His injury history might actually be taking away from his game. Hitters need their legs to hit, and with repeated injuries, they may never be the same again. 3. If Eloy had value at 1/16 , teams would have given something up to get him, without needing the Sox to send cash for him. The Sox got a AAA reliever and still had to pay all but $2 million of his remaining cost. Prorated that works out to 1/$6m for a full season.

That's fine, but it is too bad they aren't playing. It would be fantastic to see some of these guys in a pick up style format. Forget all of the pick and pop basketball of 2024, let's see that atheticism on display.

I looked it up, and this team has even managed to be 4 games worse than their expected record.

Kopech flat out said he wasn't listening to Sox coaching. If that changes, maybe that fixes him, who knows.

You need an average team to have expectations of average results.

David Eckstein will save us all!

Need a cry for this one

Someone call Johnny Depp, because we are on 21 Yikes Street.

Deep, deep dive.

His arm has to hold up first.

White Sox: Challenge Accepted!

The White Sox are playing. Of course you should have a bad feeling.

Eloy Jimenez is at full pledged free agency, there isn't enough control in signing him for one year at full price in free agency for him to matter, even if he succeeds. Fedde was a freak candidate because he went to SK and completely rebuilt his pitch selection and style, and still had doubt in his existence as an MLB starter. Unless Eloy has somewhere he plans on going to rebuild his groundball swing and his health, there isn't much going to change there.

If some team was willing to give Eloy that kind of contract, they Sox wouldn't have had to give him away and pay his contract. Kopech was an uncoachable trainwreck here, who has one more season until free agency, and hasn't shown he can be trusted. Will teams take a chance on them? Sure. But at a fraction of the cost you are talking about here. If teams really wanted them, they would have done better than a give away and a throw in on the market.

Nah, we shouldn't be wasting time on guys like this who are at, or near, free agency and haven't proven themselves or that they can stay healthy. Eloy WAS trash that no one wanted, hence using having to pick up all but about $2 million of his contract to even get a AAA reliever in exchange for him.

The Sox can literally pay him a fraction of the same contract in free agency if they want him. Baltimore will decline his option and he will be a free agent in 3 months. Of all of the moves to be mad about, this is the absolutely last one to lose sleep over.

Well you hear it here first folks. Pound the A's moneyline.

You need the right players. Long slashers dominate three on three action.

I really wonder if there is something deeper in this team. It is uncanny how many free agents come here and have historically bad years. It feels like there is something basic the rest of MLB is doing, which we are not.

It's too bad our NBA players aren't doing it.

Including Benny, the Sox have $50 million in committed payroll for 2025, with a roster total of somewhere under $70 million for opening day. Robert better be dead if they decline his option, because if they do, the Sox will be dead as well.

We are going to be something like 15 to 20 games behind the next worst team in baseball. The closest team to us just absolutely loaded up at the deadline. I am really not worried about us improving 25-30 games where we aren't one of the absolute worst teams in baseball next year.

I feel like continuing on with Ricky is a better choice than Tony and what happened after. He at least had the team playing hard and interested.