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The funniest thing, to me, is that no one in it is underperforming.

Welcome, everyone, to this week's edition of "actually watch the White Sox" day, in which we see if Garrett Crochet can continue to spark some semblance of joy during the bottom of each inning. As for how to handle the tops of the innings, I recommend thinking to yourself how funny it would be if they actually manage to score a run. And if, by some stroke of unnatural luck, they DO score a run -- think of how much funnier it would be if they somehow manage to score ANOTHER run. Recontextualizing situations can lead to new and exciting feelings about them.

In mid-April of the year 2024, Kevin Pillar is the White Sox cleanup hitter.

It’s tough. I really just kind of can’t wait until literally every player/coach/staffer/person related to this era of the white Sox is gone. I don’t know who to blame for what, but there’s so much blame to go around there just isn’t a point to worrying about where it lands.

Just completely joyless to watch this team. I keep getting my self to tune in every couple days and it's just a slap every time.

This is absolute rock bottom for this franchise. How can anybody give a s%*# at this point.

BAN BET

Yes, a hundred 58-pitch saves, giving him a higher workload than all the starters combined.

158-4 still in play

Yooooooooo

Sox should legitimately do nothing but bunt, every AB for about three straight games, leading up to the next Crochet start. They'll be automatic losses, sure, but after that, you gotta figure the next opponent is going to just play infield in to start. And then they let it rip in the first inning! The opponent will catch on fast, but the Sox would then have a real chance to have something like TWO baserunners on at once for Robert and, I don't know, I guess Gavin Sheets or something -- which could technically create a lead which could then technically be defended for a win.

But I bet Getz could get like 20+ DFA candidates from the Braves for him.

Crochet is going to be really fun to watch this year, if you can manage to separate his performance from a need to see an actual win.

Have they named a closer yet? Assuming Kopech has the inside track.

Poty

I forgot Moustakas was in camp lol

I don't either -- I think he was way more advanced than anyone else at that level, and probably 85% to where he needed to be to debut. And I think when he did debut, he was about 85% where he needed to be.

I agree with the premise that Moncada and Eloy were nearly finished when they were acquired, but I don’t agree that they didn’t have improvements they needed to (and largely didn’t) make afterwards. And I can certainly see what you mean by making a distinction between what you’re calling “development” vs “refinement,” don’t you think those are both parts of the process that fall under the purview of player development?

I can’t tell if you’re joking. Do you really believe player development ends in the lower minors? Even if you did, which is insane, what about the hundred or so players the Sox drafted into the system since 2017?

One article said that he was moved to relief more because they needed bullpen arms than because he couldn’t start, and another said that he’s missed a lot of development time to injuries and pandemic, so he may have more command upside than his age would indicate

After reading some more stuff this morning, I’m wondering if Getz might be planning to try to stretch Wilson out to start.

Reading Keith Law’s write ups on these guys from the Padres list last month makes this return look a lot worse.

C. I think it needed one more solid secondary piece if Thorpe was headliner. Swap Snelling for Thorpe or add one more guy in the Zavala range and I’d be happy.

Yeah, I liked it when I thought Dillion Head was in it. Feels one guy light to me. That said... It does sound like Iriarte has helium, and may actually belong in the tier with the other three pitchers very soon.