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Probably the Angels.

Setting strikeout records is a whole different level, and it wasn’t just the playoffs. But you already knew this.

I'm a big fan of dismissing a 162 game sample in favor of just looking the last 3 games of a 5 game set, too. It's what all the cool kids are doing these days. Smoking is out, contrarianism is in.

A King, Burke, Detmers trio is pretty solid. Could Billy Carlson, Kay, and Schultz get Detmers?

The season to me trended like 2021. As the year progressed the team continually back tracked. The last two games of the playoffs were awful but the writing was on the wall in August in September that things were not going as planned. How nothing was done with Colson Montgomery to address the fact he was about set the all time record was concerning.

Reid Detmers for one of Montgomery's. Who says no?

I just can’t imagine how much Detmers will cost now. Angels played that perfectly. Bonemer plus for him would be the cost.

I would prioritize signing Michael King and rekindle trade talks for Reid Detmers.

I also forgot to mention Mune falling apart like Colson. It wasn’t just the playoffs.

The players failed for sure. They scored enough to win game 4 and the pitching failed. If they struck out 75 times and moved on because someone hit a 3 run homer on Saturday, it wouldn't matter as much how the outs were made. I wouldn't make any sweeping decisions based on the the playoffs though.

No, but setting records for strikeout futility in the biggest games of your season doesn’t prove to me that anything is truly fixed. Colson absolutely falling apart and Braden not doing much are other factors.

Would you make wholesale changes due to a 7 game sample in May, June or July?

Proof is in the pudding — absolutely no one likes Schriffen.

Left-handed power was a huge reason for the White Sox success. They led the AL in walks, hit 211 homers and led in runs scored and fangraphs WAR. I don't know how they replace the left-handed power if they get rid of Montgomery and/or Murakami. Sam shouldn't be in LF full time but Meidroth is ones of the best 2B in the sport and moving him to shortstop would be a mistake. I'm not expecting major changes to the offense.

Also, Ant is basically a younger Brendan Donovan. Less power, more steals

The irony of the Pham situation is everyone in the media loved it when he yelled at Schriffen, but they act like he’s the worst person ever if he gets mad at anyone else.

Just in general, he needs to find his power stroke again. Sam’s power vanished in the second half of the year. He was still quite solid, especially in the last month.

Every once in a while he acts like a reasonable teammate. Didn't he give up a chance for a fifth hit in a World Series game so a teammate could have an at bat? I wonder if he loves the same enough to play some independent ball or go overseas.

Antonacci's OPS against LHP was carried by the fact he was HBP 11 times. If that is him going forward fine, but I am worried that he hasn't shown the ability to hit the ball against them. 18 singles, 4 doubles, 5 walks in 114 plate appearances just shows me he will continue to need help there especially with how his LF defense is lacking. The issue is we have a similar player in RF who has similar offensive struggles against LHP. I love him and want him to be a fixture on this team but he needs to improve in those two areas going forward.

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Goes to show the Sox still have a long ways to go as an organization.

I'm not even advocating for Ant to start against everyone. I was using him as an example of analytics being used to limit Ant's exposure and bring him along slowly against LHPs until he got more comfortable. I believe he's a guy you keep and build with. The bat plays. He can work himself up to an adequate LF, or backup 2B.

Of qualifying LF's last year, Sam was the worst in baseball with -9 fielding run value. It's going to be really difficult to find a spot for all of these guys because Sam simply cannot be your opening day LF next year. Colson is a top 10 SS in the league in the same metrics, Chase is the 6th best 2B. Roch and Bonemer complicate things further. Sam could be a light power DH/platoon role if you can find someone to take on Beni's contract or just eat it. I think Beni has to go regardless so you can see if Colson and Mune can bounce back before you make a long term decision on them, it's difficult to see how both of them stay on the team past 2027 if you extend Vargas as you should. Good problem to have I suppose.

but Sox have Mune and japanese players love to go to teams in a big market with another japanese player. their shot at any japanese starters would be higher than most and a huge boost to marketing revenue potential as well.