Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Strictly Business


Lead the NL in passed balls for three out of the last six seasons, and get yourself a nice $73-million contract.  Win the AL Gold Glove at second base, and get yourself released.  Such is the business of baseball, with Yasmani Grandal coming to the White Sox and Yolmer Sanchez most likely leaving.

There is a possibility, however remote, that Yolmer will resign with the Sox, though at a lower figure than the $6.2 million he was projected to make in arbitration.  All it will take is no team offering anything close to that figure; the Sox not being jerks in their offer; and Sanchez preferring the known to the unknown.  The 12-year old in me hopes something along those lines will happen.

Ditto my boy Daniel Palka, who deserves a break after going through what can only be described as baseball hell.  Palka hit 27 homeruns as a rookie in 2018 vs. 2 last season; and let’s not forget the .107 BA, though I’m sure Daniel would like to.  The Sox removed Palka from the 40-man roster last week and outrighted him to Triple-A Charlotte.  No doubt, some team will offer Palka an invite to spring training, maybe even the Sox.

I mean, a 12-year old can hope.

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