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Agree with the core. Next,

Talks about who he thinks is the "core" of the team: "Miguel Vargas, Chase Meidroth, Grant Taylor, Sean Burke and Sam Antonacci. No one else is untouchable, including Munetaka Murakami, who will be a free agent after ’27, and Kyle Teel, who did not deliver offensively and spent most of the season rehabbing injuries. The Sox need starting pitching and bullpen help, more contact hitters, a stronger bench and yes, more catching, as Teel and Edgar Quero both regressed." Talks about the pitching staff: "With Fedde gone, next year’s rotation should include Burke, Taylor, Hagen Smith and a free agent starter who will sign after the lockout ends. Veteran Sonny Gray would be a perfect choice. The rest of the ’26 starters who were demoted in the postseason can fight for the final spot, though Castillo, who is owed $22.7 million next year, is not a viable option." Talks about the strikeouts: "No 2027 Sox lineup can have both Murakami and Colson Montgomery in it and not expect 3-6 combined strikeouts a game between them, every game. Murakami has one year left on his two-year deal, and the Sox are open to an extension, which seems crazy after his second-half slide and postseason flop. Montgomery hit 31 home runs and won’t be a free agent for four more years, but he struggled to find a groove and struck out a major-league record 227 times. The idea of waiting until No. 1 pick Roch Cholowsky is ready to replace him at shortstop seems ludicrous. If the Sox can find a team that thinks they can fix Montgomery’s swing, go for it. They can always move Meidroth to short and Antonacci to second, then figure it out when Cholowsky is." Talks about the hitting coach: "The Sox’ offensive meltdown was not all Shomon’s fault. But if they’re hoping for improvement from Teel, Braden Montgomery, Murakami and the rest, maybe a change in hitting philosophy is needed." Talks about Pham: "There’s no warning label on Pham, but this kind of behavior was predictable. Venable could’ve escorted Pham out of the media room before the veteran made a scene, but chose to let him finish his rant. Pham didn’t help the Sox on the field, and he embarrassed himself off the field." Talks about Venable: "Venable is the likely favorite to be named American League Manager of the Year and deserves much credit for getting the Sox as far as he did. But analytics only go so far. Like his players, Venable can learn from his first postseason as manager. All in all, a remarkable journey for the Sox, who became relevant again in Chicago under Venable. But to stay that way, it will take more than a few tweaks this offseason."

Schultz is a starter for them, they just had to me careful with him and really monitor his innings. I expect some of the kids gloves to come off next year.

Setting strikeout records in the postseason doesn’t make me think they are fixed.

Looks like 19th I believe, without any consideration to anyone who would lose picks due to signs, overspending, etc.

What’s their draft position?

I mean, he did. They’re a top 3 offense in the game. Tied for best in the AL

not a subscriber. a synopsis perhaps?

Following the WS loss, Toronto made some changes to their roster to improve but they actually got worse. Also it seems that the deeper a team advances in the playoffs, the more disappointed the team and the fans are. I recall Mookie starting a World Series ending double play on a grounder from Kirk who didn't make it half way to first. It was a ball buster.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/13/chicago-white-sox-rebuild-2027-season/

Problem is, so are other teams

Over the course of the last two months of the season Acuna would have put the ball in play loads more than Colson did.

The Sox have come a long way from 102 losses, but still have a long way to go. 52 Ks in three games showed just how flawed our offense is even with the bright spots. Relying on smoke and mirror for pitching only gets you so far. I hope Getz & Co see the glaring flaws and aren't resting on their laurels. But this is the White Sox organization we're talking about.

Lol. Did we always blame coaches or was there a time that the player failed and it was their fault? Is it really the hitting coach against the pitching coach backed by their analytics departments?

Regardless of what happens now, it’s pretty obvious that the Guardians were/are a better team than the Sox. They came back and took the division from the Sox and came back and took a postseason series from the Sox down 0-2 at home.

Most teams would be happy to have these numbers

The Sox had the least DPs in all of MLB with 73 The last 3 games were terrible, but the season had some solid numbers. AL: Sox #1 in runs, this is the most important stat. Sox #1 in base on balls Sox #1 hit by pitch Sox#2 OBP Sox#3 HR Sox#3 strike out Sox#30 (in MLB) ground into least DP

Or you can hit into a double play. High ground ball rates are killer, as we found out in 2022

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A) It's one game. B) Who gives a s%*#?

deLauter might end up as their best hitter last rookie in Top 5 hitting for CLE since Shoeless Joe in 1911 lol almost as crazy as Sox K statistics and now CLE has Messick and Williams to go up against Peralta and likely Nick Martinez

Without a doubt, most in the Metro area live in Tampa and the northern suburbs. For those fans it’s a bad trek down to St. Pete especially on weekdays during rush hour with all the bridges having huge traffic jams. Fans in the towns east of the Bay have to travel up to 30 miles out of their way as they have to take I-75 south to 275 and then come back north across the Sunshine Skyway bridge. Actually for me here in Port Charlotte and fans in Bradenton, Sarasota and Venice it will be a longer trip. What the difference in attendance will be is anyone’s guess but the Lightning and the Bucs draw very well in Tampa, my guess the Rays will probably average 5,000 fans more a game with a lot more in the first few years. We take 3-4 cruises a year out of Tampa and we can get to the port which is right next door to Benchmark Arena in less than 90 minutes and it would probably be about 15 minutes more to the new ballpark.

Do not care anymore

Right on. Putting the ball in play is more productive than a K, as anything can happen. Ks are rally killers with RISP.