Yes just for having an owner who seems to give a shit.

Yes just for having an owner who seems to give a shit.

ONLY the front office, coaching staff, farm system and major league rosters. Also you'd get the Cubs payroll. But you'd inherit none of the pathetic identity of being a Cubs fan. Obviously if being a Cubs fan were on the table we'd all vomit at the thought even if the Cubs had 25 Mike Trout's.



It is actually quite the decision. The Sox front office and coaching staff are utterly trash and grossly incompetent. But this coming wave of young players and massive payroll flexibility is among the best in the league.

Moncada, Eloy and Giolito are already producing at elite levels and Robert isn't just one of the all time most exciting Sox prospects, he's got maybe the highest ceiling of anyone in the game. Its rounded out by Kopech, Vaughn and Madrigal who all look quite promising and the hope that Rey Lopez and Cease can make adjustments in 2020 to each become solid regulars. To say nothing of McCann, Anderson, Colome and Bummer who all looked great this year. And there is plenty of payroll to make sure nobody gets away or a big addition can be made.

Would you really give all that up just to get rid of Hahn and Renteria?

yep

I don't see any reason to get rid of Hahn. Looks at the good young players he got in the Eaton, Sale, and Q trades. HE or at least someone in the organization has set up a damned good feeding ground in the DR, Cuba, and South America which is already paying some big dividends.

Hahn can only do so much with the shekels that Reinsdork gives him to play with. I think that we need to remember that.

It is not quite the decision. The answer for me is very simple; No, never.

I've stuck with the White Sox this long. Between their shit W-L and the Cubs success over the last few years, its almost impossible for it to get worse as a Sox fan (UNLESS they MOVE to LAS veg...FARGO?????!). There is no way I would jump ship now. I would jump off the Sears Tower before I jump on the Cubs bandwagon.

Hahn has been more successful in trading for other teams' minor league talent than in developing draft picks selected by the Sox. Who does the minor league evaluations for trades? Didn't the Sox change minor league directors fairly recently?

I don't see any reason to get rid of Hahn. Looks at the good young players he got in the Eaton, Sale, and Q trades. HE or at least someone in the organization has set up a damned good feeding ground in the DR, Cuba, and South America which is already paying some big dividends.

Hahn can only do so much with the shekels that Reinsdork gives him to play with. I think that we need to remember that.

I think you would have to take the Cubs. Bryant, Rizzo, Contreras, Baez, and to a lesser extent Schwarber are all all-star level guys. The Sox might have a similar collection of players in about two years, but it is far from a guarantee.

Don’t you think anybody could have received the return he got, or even more? Do you think Hahn is the only one who could have traded Chris Sale for Yoan Moncada and a broken pitcher?

Anybody? Nope. Look, I was royally pissed off when they traded CHris Sale but I'd say that right now a Moncada for Chris Sale trade even up wouldn't fly with me because Moncada is a legit star in the AL. As for Kopech being a broken pitcher, that sure wasn't true when they made the trade now, was it? Not too many prospects in my lifetime were throwing 100-103 regularly when they came up to the majors. IF and I say IF Kopech returns healthy and they can convince him to throw at a 90% velocity, the kid has a chance to be an awesome pitcher either as a starter or a closer. I view him as the gravy of that trade with Moncada being the meat and potatoes.

To each his own. I think Hawk Harrelson could have picked up more than this. They had Acuna and Albies on the table. They had other trades.

I wouldn’t declare Moncada a star yet. Let’s let him make one all star game. We still don’t know who he is. This may be the real version of him.

As far as Kopech as soon as I read that he wanted to throw 115mph I knew he was going to get himself hurt.

Never

Hahn has been more successful in trading for other teams' minor league talent than in developing draft picks selected by the Sox.