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You wont be so skeptical when our friend Whiteso turns into the next KatyPerrysBootyHole

I love random Twitter nonsense.

Bullpen? Yes. Starter? No way. I can see why he wasn't resigned.

Plus, every position player who carried over from 2023 regressed or stagnated. Really just the confluence of every possible thing going wrong.

Really good numbers in 2023, decent last year. Had a nice postseason. Wonder if Walker McKinven also vouched for him.

Now we just need someone with the last name "Harpar" and we'll have our "Bryce Harper" at home

Oops, missed the catch all post. Ignore!

Media team doing great work for the Sox.

I don't think they can be that bad again, either. This should be a normal bad team, even given they traded some of the only good players from last year. Then again, it IS a Chicago sports team.

Then they just need to hold onto him, because it doesn't sound like there's much of anything out there for Robert.

I’d be really surprised if they win more than 60 in 2025, and I’m one of the more hopeful posters here. This is not something they’ll recover from quickly.

Yeah, Imanaga's stuff played up because his fastball is really deceptive and he has good command. He was also good at making adjustments once teams started catching on. Maybe Sugano's offspeed plays up the same way, but I doubt it. If this is the best pitching acquisition the Orioles make they're in trouble.

With his age and the difference in MLB vs NPB? I don't see him being very successful - probably a 4 or 5 at best. The pitchers that translate well from NPB have elite stuff. This feels more like a successful AAA journeyman getting his shot finally.

That definitely doesn't help him, but his approach and health are bigger problems.

Then they need to hang onto him and hope he can recover enough value to get something at the deadline. If not... oh well. He'll take the Moncada route out of here.