Silver Lining
According to reports, the White
Sox offered Manny Machado $250 million guaranteed with another $100 million in
incentives. Incentives for Mr. “I’m not
Johnny Hustle”? Little wonder that Machado
took a guaranteed $300 million from the Padres.
The good news here is that the
White Sox front office now has nowhere to hide—in year three of a rebuild,
their young players will either start to perform as hoped or they’ll start
their way out the door, in which case team V.P. Kenny Williams and GM Rick Hahn
should be right behind them. I mean,
what kind of brain trust uses their #1 draft pick last June for a middle
infielder (Nick Madrigal) and then pursues a free agent third baseman who wants
to become a middle infielder?
If Yoan Moncada was worth the
price of Chris Sale, he should be able to make the switch to third (and cut way
down on his 217 strikeouts last season).
If Eloy Jimenez is the real deal, he’s got left. If Tim Anderson’s improved play at shortstop
rubs off on his hitting, that helps the top of the order. Throw in Adam Engel (see Anderson, above) along
with Paul Bunyan, aka Daniel Palka, and you’ve got yourself a fun bunch to
watch until Madrigal and/or starter Dylan Cease get post-All Star Game call
ups. No Manny Machado signing required.
And if Moncada et al don't pan out. Then start showing them the door along with the execs who brought them here.
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