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As he speaks from WeF at a 5 star Swiss chalet/resort....

$105 million is what the A’s have to reach…

https://forum.orioleshangout.com/topic/56213-david-rubenstein-talks-baseball-at-the-world-economic-forum/ Already way ahead of us on this discussion…consensus is floor without cap does nothing, and wouldn’t be approved any more than a cap without a floor. “Big 12” teams don’t want more revenue sharing for obvious reasons…dilution of franchise value. NFL Parity discussion…Chiefs Pats vs. Astros Dodgers. Small market teams almost have no chance to win it all…Marlins one of few counterexamples. NFL success so driven by just one position now, QB. Biggest issue is bottom half teams simply feeder teams for “Big 12”…see White Sox the last 2-3 seasons, but specifically the Crochet deal. Teams with top farm systems just won’t give up Top 30ish and below of the Top 100 players anymore via trade. Chiefs are small market team, or Packers, but equivalent of Dodgers or Yankees as NFL franchises…could never happen in MLB due to disparity caused by local broadcasting rights deals.

Sure, but JR would absolutely love a cap/ceiling, just not a floor.

Right…team/organizational mentality, whatever you want to call it.

He wasn't close last year...in the 30s. Steamer projected a number of Sox hitters near 2 fwiw. Easy to be skeptical on guys like Sosa Baldwin and Meidroth though.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/baltimore-orioles-owner-wants-a-salary-cap-in-mlb-says-the-business-community-is-hopeful-under-trump-180642112.html Battle lines being drawn for two years from now. Orioles in the middle, but sympathize more with medium and small markets. That leaves just both NY teams, LAA, LAD, SFG, Boston Red Sox, Phillies, Rangers, Astros, Cubs, Braves, Blue Jays as the obvious twelve big market teams. Eighteen teams on the "other side of the tracks." Seattle Minnesota SD St.Louis Colorado AZ all have closer natural ties to the bottom, but AZ has signed both Bumgarner and now Corbin Burnes. Nationals probably fit here as well based on past history/spending through 2019. Colorado has strong and faithful fanbase despite inept directionless ownership. That leaves another 11 on the bottom rung... Milwaukee, TB, Marlins, Pirates, Reds, LV A's, White Sox, Orioles, Guardians, Tigers, Royals. 4/5ths of the AL Central and 3/5ths of the NL...so essentially the majority of imbalance spread across Midwest/Rust Belt.

There's no in-crowd lol. It's basically WestEddy Tray and then Cali in the middle playing Devil's Advocate. Not much of a crowd, really. Some mods have shifted from criticizing fanbase, but that's no longer a tenable position in reality...as interest in the team continues to nosedive.

2025 only...was tempted to go Montgomery, but not sure how many games he gets at SS this season. Same with Teel/Quero. Will be interesting to see how different the MLB Pipeline take on Quero is tonight on MLBNetwork...he finished 100-115ish at BA.

If Robert wants out of Chicago...he's going to have to play his way off the roster during the first half of the season.

I will go with Robert, the catcher's spot and Josh Rojas if he gets enough time defensively at SS 3B 2B. Didn't have room to fit Meidroth or Ramos...no Fletcher or Colas either. https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?stats=bat&lg=all&type=8&season=2024&month=0&season1=2024&ind=0&pos=cf&qual=350&pagenum=2&pageitems=30 Notice Robert tied with Kelenic and bottom 5-6 in the majors for CF last year. Hard to imagine him having a worse year defensively...

https://www.mlb.com/news/teams-in-need-of-big-move Mets Blue Jays Padres all need to make "big" moves... Robertson to Cubs?

Even if they asked for all the tea in China, it was dumb not to pay off ALL of Fedde's remaining contract for the #45 FV prospect. But there's NO WAY that was the Twins' ask (and the Pohlads/Falvey know JR's financial/spending history, it is the same as their own except for Correa and Lopez)...as he wasn't nearly to that level of hyped MiLB prospect in July and there was the injury issue as well.

You asserted that I had said that one hitter alone was worth a potentially 8 fWAR swing...unfortunately, only one guy in the entire AL Central fits that description. Definitely not on the White Sox.

WestEddy...wouldn't your energies be better spent cold calling season ticket holders and encouraging/motivating them to attend SoxFest?

Getz is just THAT good, right? Oh that's right, he was complaining this off season that other GMs weren't being as forthcoming as he was in trade negotiations...

My coworker's in Ho Chi Minh City. I will be at Xishuangbanna, done with Terracotta Warriors/Xi'an...it's near the Golden Triangle of Myanmar Thailand Laos and Cambodian borders meeting, but still technically in China.

"Hitter was discussed"...sure the Twins are going to send Jenkins and Rodriguez too. Brooks Lee as well. Why not? Keachsall Culpepper Raya Festa the only logical names in play...maybe Matthews.

Does he realize how long Hayes covered the White Sox/Chicago sports before being exiled to the Twin Cities?

What next, McCarthy and Fletcher weren't both offered...pick one of two, for Mena? What's hilarious here is the White Sox and Tigers both avoided intradivisional trades (the other for John Flaherty) which eventually provided the Dodgers WS MVP Edman Kopech and Flaherty... But they sure showed those pesky Twins!!! Without those three guys, the Dodgers likely don't even get past the Padres, let alone win a World Series. But be careful what you wish for...those frustrations helped lead to a Pohlad Family surrender. They're likely selling the team to even more deep-picked investors like the Ishbia's, making the Sox future competition even stiffer for 2026-2029.

https://twinsdaily.com/forums/topic/67920-3-factors-that-worked-against-the-twins-at-the-trade-deadline-other-than-money/page/2/ "Why take a lesser package just to avoid trading a guy with 1 more year on their deal to a division rival when you're rebuilding next year anyways? Focusing on other teams when you're rebuilding is a terrible strategy. Who cares where your guys go, especially when they're rentals or on short deals? The focus should be on getting the best possible package to help your team get back to being competitive. If the Sox (or Tigers) did in fact take lesser packages just to keep Fedde or Flaherty out of the division they are going to continue to bring up the rear in the Central." The only way the divisional rivalry would come into play would be if you had two equivalent talent returns on the table. Period.

https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-declined-top-twins-prospect-for-erick-fedde/ The answers are all here. Dan Hayes worked in Chicago for years, he’s not just going to make something up. The Chicago White Sox got an underwhelming return for pitcher Erick Fedde. It sounds like the Sox could have done better had they decided to make a deal with their division rival, the Minnesota Twins. The team preferred to trade Fedde outside of the AL Central. .@DanHayesMLB on how certain trade deadline deals didn't get done because teams aren't willing to trade within their division. "You don't want to see your rivals win. ... That's ego." pic.twitter.com/aMihiClgPn — Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) August 1, 2024 The White Sox were reported before the trade deadline expired to want to avoid dealing within the division, and that was bad business. The Athletic's Dan Hayes is correct when he pointed out that general manager Chris Getz owed it to the franchise to get the best deal possible and not hope the Twins do not win anymore. https://southsideshowdown.com/posts/chicago-white-sox-made-huge-trade-demand-from-division-rival-erick-fedde-before-settling-bad-3-team-deal Getz also asked for three players in his original request, Twins counter was #4 prospect Luke Keachsall.

Rojas…not Ramos, former Mariners 2B-3B. Although lots want to put RAMOS at second, 1B, DH or corner OF, specifically RF. https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/226273/ Meidroth has rarely played SS, but did play some in the International League, AAA, this season.

"Chris Getz belongs in a mental institution." Have never bet on baseball, ever, lol. Just college football bowl season and NCAA BB tourney. Even fantasy football and baseball with no cash involved.

Nope McCarthy instead of Fletcher. Plus Fedde vs. Vargas/Keachsall That's TWO transactions which you convenient ignored... And I wrote 6-8 fWAR as a range of outcomes...although knowing what a hypothetical player would have produced on the worst team in baseball is pointless. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/four-minnesota-twins-prospects-make-coveted-top-100-list/ar-AA1xFbx8?ocid=BingNewsSerp Both #45 prospect Keachsall or let's say Jose de Paula would be worth at least twice if not not three times all of Fedde's remaining salary on his Sox contract. It's just that JR would never see it that way...but it was available if Getz could have convinced his owner. Ofc, Luke wasn't officially a Top 100 let alone Top 50 prospect officially until well after the season was over.