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FINALLY. Outside of Yoan in the cleanup spot, this is exactly how i would draw them up. Feels good to have an MLB lineup again.

Maybe, but pretty sure he would have to accept his assignment based on the fact he is a veteran. I double checked and the 40 man is currently at 39 with this move. I don't know how long Hamilton is expected to be out, and Engel should be back next week, so I would think that'll be it for Williams in a Sox uni, but never say never I guess.

Doesn't this mean we have an open 40 man spot? Didn't need to clear one to bring TA back.

Yeah, I didn't and still do NOT like the hire either. Certainly don't like the way the first 11 games have been managed. But baseball is a marathon, not a sprint and the man will have the 2nd most wins of any manager in MLB history by seasons end. Me thinks he knows a thing or two about managing baseball games. That said, he deserves the criticism he's received so far, but frankly, things probably look a whole lot different if he wasn't try to mix and match for Eloy and TA. Any team loses 2 of their best players, things aren't going to go exactly how we drew it up all offseason.

Sure. Understandable. I've lived through the bad baseball too. But if you can't enjoy solid baseball and can't see that this team is going to be pretty good for the next 5-7 years, maybe following the team isn't the best use of your time. Not every situation needs to be viewed in the most negative angle possible, at all times.

Yeah. I am with you. I definitely would still be a die hard, but it'd be real kick to the nuts. I have sort of unique White Sox upbringing. I've never actually lived in Illinois. My dad is born and raised southsider and a DIEHARD White Sox fan. So I grew up without a choice, and fell in love with the sox at a very young age and have been just as big of a die hard since childhood. But due to my circumstances, I didn't really converse with Sox fans (other than my dad who is an extremely positive fan) that much until message boards as a teenager (I am now 30). But....the point I am trying to make, is that Sox fans are a negative bunch. As a whole, they expect the worst. You see it here everyday. We're 11 games into the season that is widely considered the very beginning over our long contention window, and people are talking about tearing it down. Its sad.

Completely agreed. I also think, realistically, Yermin isn't going to be our fulltime DH for the entire season. So Vaughn can shift back to DH some at some point, and a Peralta/Engel platoon would be very solid. Peralta is a lifetime .304/.357/.507 hitter against RHP. Dude rakes righties. We could really use him, honestly.

If the Sox did a rebuild 2.0, I'd have to take a long hard look at spending so much of my time following and watching this team. Would be just a terrible set of circumstances. That being said, there is no chance that is happening right now.

Peralta can hit. He'd be a massive upgrade over the current situation if Vaughn isn't going to get a fair shake. They should just let Vaughn play LF, tho.

Lol, the season is 100% without a doubt not on the line the next 2 games. What a hot dog take. That said, the sooner they figure This shit out the better.

That’s fair. Definitely have given a few away. Not sure this was one of them tho. Moncada just needs to come through in the 9th. Yoan is my guy, but he is worthless at the plate right now.

The Sox had 3 hits tonight. I’m as mad as anyone about how this team had been managed, the lineups, all of it. But to say this a game the Sox need to win is silly. They had 3 fucking hits.

Not that anyone could have expected him to hit .600 for a whole season, but Yermin has looked a bit more like the guy we thought he was over the last week. A lot of weak contact, though his eye is legit and I absolutely love his approach with 2 strikes. He's got a role on this team for sure, but I don't think the Sox can/should be relying on him to carry the load of a 5 hitter.

Lol, nice post. Made my chuckle. I too agree that the 4/$54M on Hendriks could have perhaps been better spent elsewhere on the roster. But Hendriks has been one of the premier closers in the game for a couple years and certainly will fit in nicely at the back of anyone's pen. For a team that is as budget conscience as the Sox, I too found it to be a curious move, especially with all the big time young arms they have. That said, bullpens and young arms are awfully fickle and we all know how quickly a surplus can turn into a need. Colome is a fine big league reliever. He over achieved with the Sox. His stuff isn't great and he's getting older. Would he have been a solid guy to bring back for $5M? Yeah, probably. But if the finances are as tight as the Sox make it out to be, I am glad they spent that money on Eaton instead. Imagine how bad our OF would look without him right now! At the end of the day, not so sure why @harkness99 got so offended, but in any event, we're all on the same team here and the bullpen should be a strong plus for the Sox without Colome around.

I don't know how someone telling you Colome isn't very good, especially as a closer, makes me a "smart ass". There is a reason 29 other clubs wouldn't beat the $5M the Twins gave him. The reason: he's not very good.

100% this for me. What they're doing to Vaughn doesn't make any sense. Maybe the plan truly is to just have him up here until the minor league season opens because some MLB games are better than the alt site. That is the only thing that makes any sense. Unless they truly just planned to DH him Mercedes just destroyed that plan. But even so, this LF situation is pathetic for a team trying to win a division. I am sort of at a loss.

Lol, wow. So sorry I upset you. Not sure the personal attacks are necessary. Doesn't take much effort to see Colome had an xFIP (I just chose 1 of several obvious measures!) of 4.61 and 4.26 in his 2 seasons in a White Sox jersey, clearly exhibiting his 2.81 and 0,81 ERAs were not sustainable. Then you watch the guy, and he see he can't strike anybody out and walks a tight rope most times he pitches. Hendriks is far far far better reliever than Colome, yet here you are pining for Colome and calling out Hendriks for his poor 3 appearances. Comical stuff.

Start Giolito or Keuchel on full rest? Not sure why this is a big deal. Carlos can go later in the series.

That doesn't fit his narrative tho!

Wow. Would not have guess sox are 1st in AL in OBP.

2 I agree with. To call Yermin and Eloy a wash is silly, IMO. Yes, Yermin has been very good. Way better than anyone could imagine. But over the course of the season he is not going to match Eloy's production. Eloy is a 40-50 HR hitter if he plays 150+. Also, if Eloy isn't hurt, we aren't trotting AAAA players out in LF. Vaughn is playing DH and Eloy is in LF and the lineup is way way way way better than any combo that includes Garcia, Hamilton or Williams in LF. But its spilled milk - Eloy is hurt and best case scenario is out til August. This lineup isn't the same without him - period. I don't care what Yermin does - he doesn't fill that gap and the whole lineup suffers because of it.

Nah, he sucked last year too. His peripherals have been trash for some time. I am being flippant of course, Colome would be a fine middle reliever for $5M. But he is not someone who should be closing games for a good team.

I am not too concerned about the pen. I still think it'll be really good. But yesterday never should have been a 1 run game. Sox should have been up 5-6 runnings by the middle innings. Their lacks of offensive execution is why the lost the game, not because Santana ran into one against Hendriks.

Colome sucks. That's why.

No panic at this, but this team has not played good baseball at all. Offense is anemic right now. Getting TA back helps, and hopefully Moncada snaps out of it. Not to get all Parkman, but this just isn't the same team without Eloy in the middle of the lineup.