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This story gets better and better. Think I'm moving to the LaRoche side if this is true:


CSN Chicago’s David Kaplan reports a number of elements on the decision, including the fact that allowing Drake to be in the clubhouse every day was actually a requirement for LaRoche to even sign with the Sox in the first place (Twitter link). According to Kaplan (link), LaRoche would not have signed with Chicago had he not been promised full access for his son, and both Ventura and GM Rick Hahn agreed to the situation before LaRoche was signed (link).

Most of the responses seem to support the team. I've heard a few interviews recently that does make this less of an open and shut case against the kid being there everyday.

I'm not the MLB fan I used to be and didn't even know Adam LaRoache, but Chris Sale (former teammate) seems betrayed by the team. Weird that the kids was in that role, but it had to be something that was at least talked about by Adam and the team...you don't walk away from 13mil like that.

Sale: White Sox were lied to by exec Williams
 

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don't feel bad for either side. Sox had to know that went on in DC (if it did). LaRoche is way out of line bringing his kid there everyday. I wouldn't like it if I were a teammate. Looks like it worked out great for everyone. LaRoche is done either way.
 

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management asked for him to tone it down a bit with his kid in the clubhouse. Apparently he was there every day last year. What a jackass
It was in his contract so he was in the right. They just wanted to unload his big contract after his performance declined in 2015. He has the right to retire for any reason and owes the club nothing.
 

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don't feel bad for either side. Sox had to know that went on in DC (if it did). LaRoche is way out of line bringing his kid there everyday. I wouldn't like it if I were a teammate. Looks like it worked out great for everyone. LaRoche is done either way.
His teammates supported his decision and felt that his son was not a distraction.
 

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Find it hard to believe if the White Sox were coming off of a Championship Season, that this would have become an issue

Feels pretty weak that the organization coming off some miserable, underachieving seasons, is trying to find things to change just for the sake of change, when in reality, none of this has anything to do with Wins and Losses
 

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His teammates supported his decision and felt that his son was not a distraction.
You'll never convince me 30 players and coaches all believed LaRoche having his kid hanging around 24/7 was great. No one wants to be viewed as the complainer..... How long do you think it would be before someone else dragged their kid in there too? Sounds exactly the kind of horseshit Daniel Snyder was famous for .... giving RG3 's family all-access to Redskins Park 24/7 ...... How'd that work out? Sounds like the Red Sox got it under control with their time rules before the games.
 

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You'll never convince me 30 players and coaches all believed LaRoche having his kid hanging around 24/7 was great. No one wants to be viewed as the complainer..... How long do you think it would be before someone else dragged their kid in there too? Sounds exactly the kind of horseshit Daniel Snyder was famous for .... giving RG3 's family all-access to Redskins Park 24/7 ...... How'd that work out? Sounds like the Red Sox got it under control with their time rules before the games.
I think most of us here agree with this take on the situation.

However, The Sox signed him with the understanding that Drake was going to be there. Right or not, that was the agreement. LaRoche may not have a leg to stand on, legally, if it was not actually in the contract, but the Sox are looking VERY bad to players everywhere for getting themselves in this situation and then not standing up to their side of the agreement.
 
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You'll never convince me 30 players and coaches all believed LaRoche having his kid hanging around 24/7 was great. No one wants to be viewed as the complainer..... How long do you think it would be before someone else dragged their kid in there too? Sounds exactly the kind of horseshit Daniel Snyder was famous for .... giving RG3 's family all-access to Redskins Park 24/7 ...... How'd that work out? Sounds like the Red Sox got it under control with their time rules before the games.
Bringing his kid to the ballpark every day was written into his contract. Maybe management should have been smarter than that.
 

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It was in his contract so he was in the right. They just wanted to unload his big contract after his performance declined in 2015. He has the right to retire for any reason and owes the club nothing.

Sounds like the dummy didn't get it in writing...

CSN Chicago’s David Kaplan reports a number of elements on the decision, including the fact that allowing Drake to be in the clubhouse every day was actually a requirement for LaRoche to even sign with the Sox in the first place (Twitter link). According to Kaplan (link), LaRoche would not have signed with Chicago had he not been promised full access for his son, and both Ventura and GM Rick Hahn agreed to the situation before LaRoche was signed (link).

Promises, schromises!
 

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Everything I am hearing on the radio says that it was NOT written in the contract though. Do you have a link stating otherwise?
It was reported on ESPN radio that it was written into his contract.
 

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Most of what I am seeing and hearing says that it was likely just a hand-shake agreement and not actually included in the contract.
 

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Most of what I am seeing and hearing says that it was likely just a hand-shake agreement and not actually included in the contract.

it was written with invisible ink buried way down in the fine print. The devil is in the "details" as they say.....lol
 

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sale needs to grow the f up. I can't stand Kenny Williams but the crybaby act over this is a joke.
 
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