Now What?

I just finished reading Keith Law in The Athletic If I understand Law correctly, he dislikes Astros’ owner Jim Crane, along with Jose Abreu; Andrew Vaughn; Gavin Sheets; and the White Sox. Really, if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. The Astros’ signing of Abreu to a three-year deal seems to have set Law off. If he were a Sox fan, I’d get it, but I have a sneaking suspicion Law couldn’t find 35th and Shields with GPS or Google Maps, even if you paid him. Leave the outrage to the fans involved, Keith. That said, Sox fans may be wondering what’s next. They probably see the logic of letting go of the soon-to-be thirty-six year-old Abreu. If this clears the way for Vaughn and/or Sheets, there shouldn’t be too many complaints. Both players are pretty popular, and fans want to see them do well. Ditto Jake Burger. How many of these three will be on the team after winter meetings next week? We’ll see. The problem is that Sox management has a tendency to do dumb stuff. Pull the plug on the 1994 season when the team is in first place in its division? Make up for that by signing Albert Belle. Let Mark Buehrle walk? Pivot to John Danks and Jake Peavy. Oops. Sign Adam Dunn. Trade for James Shields. Maybe the Sox did light the fire. So, now we wait for what’s next. Why do I feel like Santa put me on his naughty list through no fault of my own?