Y2Jimmy0

They need to protect Montgomery and Carela for sure.

Fuller has talked a lot about being a place for bounceback candidates in Baltimore and I'm sure he'd like to do the same here. Slater was pretty decent for a years in San Francisco.

In the end, I think my setup will still be cheaper than what I was paying for Xfinity cable bundle because I still had Prime, Netflix, HBO and Disney anyway.

I think Wilyer Abreu is pretty good. I’d hope they get really good prospects with him though. I’d assume Anthony and Mayer are off the table.

I think the Bears quickly land a deal to move over to the old hospital site as was reported yesterday. I’ve heard Arlington Heights is dead.

Do you honestly think I said positive things because I want them to like me? I don't know any of the decision makers. I couldn't care less what anyone thinks outside of basically my family. I comment based on what I think and what I feel I know. Why would Roki Sasaki ever choose the White Sox right now if money were similar everywhere? I know that they have signings and they basically have to just go with Paddy's guys at this point anyway. I'm not sure how much they have left in their 2025 pool. It's not really true that the Dodgers would be a discount this year. They have like $2.5 million right now and can likely trade for at least that much more. I doubt there's anyone who can give him $4 million plus in January without reneging on previously agreed upon deals. Teams technically have fresh bonus pools but that's not really how it works.

Teams bonus pools are technically clear starting in January but everyone has millions of dollars worth of committed money already. Best case scenario for the White Sox is that Sasaki gets cleared prior to 12/15 so that the Dodgers can sign him in current period. White Sox could then trade their remaining space for a prospect.

The agent confirmed the Zach Wheeler story. It is what it is though. The White Sox offered 5/125 and they were given an indication by the agent that they had a deal. Wheeler changed his mind and went to Philly instead. The agency wanted to save face with the White Sox so they put out that the Sox had the higher offer. This is old news. In regards to Manny Machado and Bryce Harper, those are ownership decisions. There’s not much Rick Hahn and Ken Williams could do there without being able to convince Jerry Reinsdorf to go to $300 million. Again, old news.

I personally think the White Sox have bent over backwards to appease Garrett Crochet. He could've easily been in AA last year starting and not using up service time.

I'm not sure. I don't think he has a defensive position. Table scraps is an absurd statement. Wilyer Abreu is a pretty good player.

I like the idea of Wilyer Abreu. He's 25-years-old and really good. I could get behind that depending on the rest of the package. I could see Braden Montgomery potentially being involved as well. Roman Anthony is the #1 prospect in baseball. He will not be involved.

A few things based on this thread. 1. Attaching Andrew Benintendi to Garrett Crochet would be a disaster. 2. If the White Sox can’t do better than Gavin Lux for Robert, they should and will hold. Need to maximize the return so I expect him on opening day roster. 3. I don’t love Boston as a Crochet trade partner. I doubt Roman Anthony or Mayer will be available and I’m not sure Kristian Robinson has a defensive position.

I don't know. I think Keller is running the department. I can check in with Francys though.

I've actually heard that Painter was in play and Crawford was a target. Levine has said repeatedly that they couldn't agree on a third player. I have no idea if that means Painter/Crawford were the first two though.

They were close with the Phillies at the deadline from what I've heard and it sounds Aiden Miller was a real sticking point. Dodgers talks involved Josue de Paula and River Ryan. The White Sox decided to hold obviously. I'd be really surprised if he's not moved this off-season.