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Add comment April 6th, 2009
Lesson learned: Have data in front of you before picking a fight with the sports desk.
In light of the start of Major League Baseball season, Matt Trowbridge, Tony Garcia and I discussed 2009 expectations for the Cubs, White Sox and Brew Crew. Both guests think the Cubs and Sox will do relatively well.
A couple of arguments came up that I refuse to cave in on: The White Sox are definitely not young, and the only difference between the Red Sox and the Yankees is the accent.
Check out the Chicago White Sox depth chart:
C A.J. Pierzynski, 32
1B Paul Konerko, 33
2B Chris Getz, 25
SS Alexei Ramirez, 27
3B Josh Fields, 26
LF Carlos Quentin, 26
CF Dewayne Wise, 31
RF Jermaine Dye, 35
DH Jim Thome, 38
Average age: 30.333. Point made.
And while yes, the Yankees and Red Sox have gotten smarter with their prospects recently (refusing to trade young talent like Ian Kennedy or Clay Buchholz), my big problem with both teams is that they can and will outspend any other team in the league if it makes their team better. I appreciate their desire to win, but I really think baseball would be much better off with a salary cap.
