Buehrle>Wood Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Moooton Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 That kid needs a girlfriend. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 5 minutes ago, Lyle Moooton said: That kid needs a girlfriend. He really does need other hobbies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Good lord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Dreaming of Whales....part 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBooneLoganEra Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 28 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: He really does need other hobbies Clearly. He should be here, squabbling with other posters about Austin Slater instead. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 13 minutes ago, TheBooneLoganEra said: Clearly. He should be here, squabbling with other posters about Austin Slater instead. Good idea. I should do that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Without a salary cap even the off-season is not very interesting. The high salaries and payrolls ruin the game. Why even try to add significant payroll if other teams are just going to blow that amount away and make it a farce. You want Jerry to sell? OK, but that doesn't mean a new owner is going to play a losing game by trying to compete with the big boys. Reportedly there are only 4 teams in on Soto. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 1 hour ago, TheBooneLoganEra said: Clearly. He should be here, squabbling with other posters about Austin Slater instead. Where do you think he started off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 (edited) 4 hours ago, tray said: Without a salary cap even the off-season is not very interesting. The high salaries and payrolls ruin the game. Why even try to add significant payroll if other teams are just going to blow that amount away and make it a farce. You want Jerry to sell? OK, but that doesn't mean a new owner is going to play a losing game by trying to compete with the big boys. Reportedly there are only 4 teams in on Soto. Jerry hasn’t even played in the shallow pool the past couple years, and when he did we wound up with Benintendi. And 5-years, $75 million is only a big signing to a handful of teams, the Sox being one of them. Edited November 26 by WhiteSox2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 17 minutes ago, Quin said: Where do you think he started off? Think I started here and then went to Twitter after. I still lurk here from time to time, especially in the offseason. Good way to read through rumors all in one place. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 (edited) 22 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Jerry hasn’t even played in the shallow pool the past couole years, and when he did we wound up with Benintendi. And 5-years, $75 million is only a big signing to a handful of teams, the Sox being one of them. You can't compete with Yankees , Dodgers , San Diego etc. by signing one guy at $15 mil/year. The salary cap is the issue, not the alleged frugality of Jerry Reinsdorf. You can't lay the blame for a broken system at the feet of one owner. Edited November 26 by tray 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 10 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said: Think I started here and then went to Twitter after. I still lurk here from time to time, especially in the offseason. Good way to read through rumors all in one place. Well, as long as you're popping up: This tweet was hysterical and everyone else can chill. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 6 minutes ago, tray said: You can't compete with Yankees , Dodgers , San Diego etc. by signing one guy at $15 mil/year. The salary cap is the issue, not the alleged frugality of Jerry Reinsdorf. You can't lay the blame for a broken system at the feet of one owner. This honestly has to be a bit 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 3 minutes ago, Tony said: This honestly has to be a bit LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 2 hours ago, TheBooneLoganEra said: Clearly. He should be here, squabbling with other posters about Austin Slater instead. Ugh. I never wanna hear Austin Slater's name again. He's the definition of 'just another guy' that the White Sox are so in love with giving 400 at bats. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 11 minutes ago, Quin said: Well, as long as you're popping up: This tweet was hysterical and everyone else can chill. Appreciate it. I know there’s a decent sized contingent of Sox fans who don’t like me but I just do my thing and want to see the team become successful again like everyone else here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 21 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said: Think I started here and then went to Twitter after. I still lurk here from time to time, especially in the offseason. Good way to read through rumors all in one place. I Like Mike™ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 “Mystery Team” comin in hot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 (edited) 3 hours ago, tray said: You can't compete with Yankees , Dodgers , San Diego etc. by signing one guy at $15 mil/year. The salary cap is the issue, not the alleged frugality of Jerry Reinsdorf. You can't lay the blame for a broken system at the feet of one owner. You don’t want to blame Jerry’s “alleged frugality”; however, the fact is that the payroll for 2025 is currently at around $66 million after arbitration raises for players. Yes, Getz will sign some guys but likely not any large contract free agents. You posted this in another thread… ”Yes, WSox need some hitters/position players so add them through FA ...but don't rob from Peter to pay Paul so to speak. Spend some damn money on FA instead of trying to go on the cheap by trying to outsmart other teams with trades and "developing" prospects while we watch another painful rebuild. Fvk that.” So if the Sox trade some combination of Crochet/Robert/Benintendi and the payroll drops even lower, even with some minor additions by Getz, who in your opinion is to actually blame for this lack of spending? The Sox are more than likely going to have a bottom five payroll in the MLB, next to teams like the A’s, Pirates, Rays, and Marlins. There’s one person that controls these decisions and that’s Jerry. Edited November 26 by WhiteSox2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46DidIt Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Maybe I’m confused here, but doesn’t frugality mean using money wisely? I don’t remember any of those allegations 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 12 hours ago, Buehrle>Wood said: Oh s%*#, is this really happening?! Maybe Getz was big braining us all along with the Vargas trade? Get Soto’s best friend and have an automatic tiebreaker when the offers are close. This could be just like the Alonso/Jay situation but actually work this time because that nerd Hahn ain’t leading negotiations. And it would explain why we are so desperate to clear payroll…need that cash to land a fucking whale! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 7 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said: You don’t want to blame Jerry’s “alleged frugality”; however, the fact is that the payroll for 2025 is currently at around $66 million after arbitration raises for players. Yes, Getz will sign some guys but likely not any large contract free agents. You posted this in another thread… ”Yes, WSox need some hitters/position players so add them through FA ...but don't rob from Peter to pay Paul so to speak. Spend some damn money on FA instead of trying to go on the cheap by trying to outsmart other teams with trades and "developing" prospects while we watch another painful rebuild. Fvk that.” So if the Sox trade some combination of Crochet/Robert/Benintendi and the payroll drops even lower, even with some minor additions by Getz, who in your opinion is to actually blame for this lack of spending? The Sox are more than likely going to have a bottom five payroll in the MLB, next to teams like the A’s, Pirates, Rays, and Marlins. There’s one person that controls these decisions and that’s Jerry. Stop trying to argue with dolts. It doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 12 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Jerry hasn’t even played in the shallow pool the past couple years, and when he did we wound up with Benintendi. And 5-years, $75 million is only a big signing to a handful of teams, the Sox being one of them. Still waiting on Jerry to get in the kiddie pool with his floaters on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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