No Machado or Harper in this year's class. Lot of holes in the rotation and bullpen, plus RF, that the money can be spread out on.

For Strasburg money, you can get 2 SPs. Get a couple of a rh relievers and a RF and you are in contention for the division.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Never. Cubs are going to cut payroll and cry poor when they struggle to get their network on TV.

Sox will go half way. Offer some deal that sounds really big but includes innings pitched requirements or some other BS no one else includes. Then they will tell their fans they did everything they could.

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Giants have Cole's brother-in-law and college teammate Brandon Crawford to help recruit Cole, if they're willing to pay and give up a draft pick and international bonus money

Padres/Dodgers should also be in the mix for the California native.

Angels need more than Cole if they wanna compete in the post-season. LAA only had 1 pitcher crest 100 IP this season, Trevor Cahill and his 5.98 ERA over 102 innings.

Wherever Cole lands, wouldn't expect it to happen any time soon. Boras likes to wait til at least the Winter meetings to round up as many bidders as possible for his players. Tho Winter meetings are early this year, Nov 11-14. So Cole/Strasburg/Rendon might sign quicker than in previous off-seasons.

Neither will be on either team.

There’s no fucking way either of those guys are coming to a team that won 72 games last year. Not that Jerry is going to pony up the money anyway .

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Wonder what front-office is going to take a flyer on Taubman, might be worth it for his login/password to the Astros database. I think if/when MLB hands down Taubman's suspension, it doesn't kick in until he is hired on at a new club. So might not be worth the bad PR to hire him and have to wait a year or whatever while getting dragged on twitter over the hire.

That's pretty much how I see it.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

I appreciate those so dedicated to Sox fandom that they are willing to go through this again in consecutive off seasons

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Danny Salazar seems like a Sox type signing.

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“Mr. Trump is unfit for our nation’s highest office.”- JD Vance
“My god, what an !diot.”- JD Vance tweet on Trump
“I’m a ‘Never Trump’ guy”- JD Vance

I'll take Wheeler or Bumgarner. Either or both. Bumgarner would be more fun cuz of the redass

Nice

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

I don't like that.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

He said thank you.

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Fake News. Edited video by a liberal snowflake.

What'd they have to eat? Baby Shark?

No chance in Hell either guy is coming to the Sox and no way Jerry ponies up and offers enough cash anyway - even if it's just for show.

Piece of garbage Rudy Gersten locked his Twitter account. Sad!

Nope. That is the president of the us in his official capacity. He is representing the country at that instance. Treat him respectfully.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Agreed.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

My Uncle Tom agrees.

JR likes to superficially appear to present market rate contracts. However, they are always filled with kinky shit like heavily deferred payments and unattainable bonuses that no star would ever accept. That is why he ends up giving his money to broken pieces like Adam Laroche and Dunn.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Right on! I'm just glad it Aunt Jemima.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Getting into horrible long-term contracts with starting pitchers is a Cubs thing.

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Both.


Giolito
Cole
Strasburg
Kopech
Lopez

Dunning can stay in the minors and be an insurance option should the Sox need another starter. Rodon won't be ready until Memorial Day at the earliest. Perhaps he can be used out of the bullpen this year.

COLE STRASBURG STUDS WORLD SERIES

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You forgot Cease

Waves of talent

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Goddam I did forget Cease!

6 man rotation. 5 All Stars. 123 wins and another 11-1 playoff run!

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