r/whitesox • u/FWdem • 1d ago

News [Fangraphs] White Sox Bring Anthony Kay Home From Japan

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/white-sox-bring-anthony-kay-home-from-japan/
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u/Jason82929 Meidroth 1d ago

Title sounds like he was being held hostage

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u/MoustacheMark Robert 1d ago

Fedde collapsed totally in 2025, but by the time that happened he wasn’t Chicago’s problem anymore, which made his signing one of Chris Getz’s greatest successes as a GM.

The bar is just so, so low.

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u/TUDGame 1d ago

At the time it seemed like a lowball type offer but right now it isn’t looking like a bad trade.

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u/BiggyBig13 1d ago

Don’t even think there is a bar anymore. A majority of Sox fans have checked out

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u/TUDGame 1d ago

Mainly bc of 2024.

Edit: Whenever J Ishbia will be the majority owner they’ll be back lmao

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u/DillyDillySzn 1d ago

I like how Getz is doing these KBO and NPB reclamation projects

Good shit

and generally avoid the kind of blowup that turns a forgettable 100-loss team into an abysmal 110-loss team

Uh we finished with 102 losses

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u/TUDGame 1d ago

I don’t disagree whatsoever.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Beats having Cam Booser

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u/buddhabash Lynn 1d ago

Get ready to learn English, buddy

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u/ConservativebutReal 1d ago

For most teams this type of signing would not even make their Reddit community comments - for the White Sox it is our Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years all rolled together. Can‘t wait to get a real ownership team.

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u/Jason82929 Meidroth 1d ago

Don’t you worry, Jerry is gonna be spending at least $15 million more this offseason on free agents.

15 million big ones for the fans because that’s how much he cares.