Expected value of minus $15M needs to be kept in context of the size of the deal or about 5% of the $300M or slightly higher percent if you use $250M as the denominator. So absurdly cheap is the wrong relative term.

That's the absolute highest EV number to show how ridiculous the stipulation was. Only ~20 players at Machado's position have had at least one season of 550 PA's at their age-35 season or later...in the last 50 years. Fewer than 20 have had at least 2. The "real" EV is likely closer to -$50 million, or about 17% of the guaranteed money offered by the competition. The Sox wanted a steep discount for no reason. That's cheap. Absurdly, so.

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

The White Sox have agreed to a deal with free-agent outfielder Brian Goodwin, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com (via Twitter). It’s a natural fit for a White Sox club that just learned it’ll be without center fielder Luis Robert for the next three to four months.

The 30-year-old Goodwin had an opt-out clause in a minor league deal with the Pirates and hit the market yesterday. He’s certainly not a star, but with the exception of a disastrous 20-game stint with the Reds in 2020, which consisted of a mere 55 plate appearances, he’s been a solid hitter in the Majors. Goodwin slashed .258/.327/.469 in 166 games with the Angels from 2019-20, and he’s a career .250/.317/.455 hitter in 1124 Major League plate appearances. His sudden return to the market made this a fairly straightforward fit for a White Sox club that has lost both Robert and Eloy Jimenez for the bulk of the season — if not the entirety of the season — due to injury.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Eloy, GONE! Robert, GONE! Can they throw some money at Puig for this season? No. Instead we get Brian Fucking Goodwin.

Don't get me wrong, I won't be rooting for this guy to fail, but just die already Jerry. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/05/ ... odwin.html

Dave Grohl is an overrated and overhyped disturbance to the music industry.

I'm completely fine with our corner outfielders. If you get Puig, then what, put Eaton in CF? BAD idea.

We can win the division with what we have.

Why not use Grandal as trade bait. You know he's going to cost us a game in the playoffs anyway.