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So it’s behind a paywall and not anything new but Rosenthal clarifies again that Sox could be big spenders and said it also aligns with new tv deal, which the bundling of bulls/hawks I guess sounds still promising even if not what it was years ago.

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10 minutes ago, daggins said:

So that will be what, 4 consecutive years the Sox will have won the offseason? What's their record during that period?

The difference will be we get legit young stars and not overrated washes up wanna be's. This would be in addition to the good young talent being brought up through our farm. 

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  • 3 weeks later...

 

"6. The White Sox and Padres are ready to pounce.

One rule of the Hot Stove: Pay close attention to teams emerging from lengthy rebuilding efforts.

The White Sox are the American League's answer to the Phillies. While their roster isn't as strong (yet) as that of Philadelphia, they play in a winnable division and could compete in the next couple seasons if they land Harper, Machado, Corbin or lefty Dallas Keuchel. If the Indians trade Corey Kluber or Carlos Carrasco -- and industry opinion remains divided as to whether they actually will -- White Sox GM Rick Hahn has even more incentive to make bold moves."

 

 

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7 minutes ago, Whitesox27 said:

This period of inactivity is driving me crazy. Someone needs to do something already.

That's why MLB needs a salary cap. In other sports with the cap,  It just goes crazy right when it starts because guys need to sign with teams before they run out of money. Either that or maybe remove the draft pick loss and international money forfeited on qualifying offers if the player signs before a certain date. It would be motivation for teams to make better offers sooner.

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1 hour ago, Dick Allen said:

That's why MLB needs a salary cap. In other sports with the cap,  It just goes crazy right when it starts because guys need to sign with teams before they run out of money. Either that or maybe remove the draft pick loss and international money forfeited on qualifying offers if the player signs before a certain date. It would be motivation for teams to make better offers sooner.

I think a floor would be important as well to 1. Keep teams from pocketing too much and 2. Keep the total rebuild excuse from making teams too awful.

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34 minutes ago, ptatc said:

I think a floor would be important as well to 1. Keep teams from pocketing too much and 2. Keep the total rebuild excuse from making teams too awful.

Draft lottery for all teams not in the playoffs. Equal shots. Maybe after the top 3 or 4 picks, go in reverse order. If there was a cap, the playing field would be leveled a bit. ESPN, Fox, and MLB Network might not like it. Anything that helps big markets is good for ratings.

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4 hours ago, Dick Allen said:

Draft lottery for all teams not in the playoffs. Equal shots. Maybe after the top 3 or 4 picks, go in reverse order. If there was a cap, the playing field would be leveled a bit. ESPN, Fox, and MLB Network might not like it. Anything that helps big markets is good for ratings.

Please no. The NBA draft is terrible, and the NBA has the most lopsided teams in all professional sports.

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Are teams really tanking for the draft? I’d say service time plus trying to acquire as many assets as possible is a bigger factor? Not saying it’s zero factor, especially in September, but doesn’t feel like it’s biggest.

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