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Because he’s CHASE FKNG MEIDROTH that’s why.

Bill Buckner=Amanda x 2 if Rays go on to lose this one

Big difference between a 2/3 and 4/5 as well. The number of mid rotation pitchers in that $15-20 million range is going to be pretty darned limited. You've got Skubal Peralta King Rogers Mahle Griffin and then it really starts to fall off to guys more likely to just provide you bulk innings.

I don't remember Getz describing him as an ace. I could see a free agent and a infielder trade adding two arms.

Getz already added his “ace” in Castillo so it will probably be one mid-rotation signing and banking on kids.

Realistically adding an ace probably doesn't help this rotation as much as adding two mid rotation guys for the same money.

Turang was worth 5.9 fWAR this year. Meidroth was at 4.5. Turang has also played some SS just as Meidroth has. The defense would probably suffer but I’d take both guys.

Than Turang? why? he led MLB with 2B fWAR by a good margin and has better speed/contact skills galore better arm too Aranda non-catch lets MIL back in it

Eh. I’d rather have Meidroth.

So let it be written, so let it be done.

I just realized the Sox drafted Madrigal (#4 overall) well before Bryce Turang (#21 overall). 🤣

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/finding-way-caleb-bonemer-adds-130000751.html So far, the fall has offered encouraging results. Through 39 at-bats, Bonemer has hit .282/.349/.590 with a .939 OPS, four doubles, a triple, two home runs and nine RBIs. He has also drawn four walks against eight strikeouts. It's a small sample, because pretty much everything in the AFL is a small sample. Still, we'll happily take the extra-base hits.

Four factoids today: October 25, 1955 - Sox co-G.M.’s Chuck Comiskey and John Rigney made their first trade; shortstop “Chico” Carrasquel and center fielder Jim Busby went to Cleveland for slugging centerfielder Larry Doby, the left-handed power hitter the Sox had been lacking the previous three years. The deal also made room in the starting lineup for a rookie shortstop from Venezuela named Luis Aparicio. Doby’s best year was 1956 when he drove in 102 RBI’s with 24 home runs. He was traded to the Orioles after the 1957 season but returned to the Sox, who bought him from the Tigers, in May 1959. That year he appeared in 21 games and hit .241 October 25, 1983 - Thanks to the most wins in the Major Leagues and a second half run among the best ever, pitcher LaMarr Hoyt won the Cy Young Award. Hoyt was 9-8 at the All-Star break then exploded to go 15-2 in the back half ending the year with a record of 24-10 and an ERA of 3.66. In addition, Hoyt pitched almost 261 innings with only 31 walks. He then threw a brilliant complete game 2-1 win over the Orioles in the A.L.C.S. in Baltimore in the first game. Hoyt became the second Sox pitcher to ever win the award following Early Wynn in 1959. He easily outdistanced the Royals Dan Quisenberry 116-81 in voting points. Hoyt won 52 games between 1981 and 1983. October 25, 1993 - Sox manager Gene Lamont, who guided the team to its first postseason appearance in 10 years, was named American League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Lamont would beat out the Yankees “Buck” Showalter for the honor. Lamont got 72 total points to Showalter’s 63. Lamont picked up eight first place votes to seven for Showalter. October 25, 2005 - Game #3 of the World Series set the record at that time for the longest game by time duration in history. The 14-inning game went 5:41 minutes in Houston and ended when another Sox role player, Geoff Blum, belted a home run giving the club the lead at 6-5. It would end 7-5 with game #2 starter Mark Buehrle picking up the save because the Sox were almost out of pitchers. The Sox rallied from a 4-0 deficit in the game against the Astros Roy Oswalt to come back for the win. That record would be broken in 2018 when Boston and the Dodgers played 18 innings lasting 7:20 minutes.

But but but that Go Cubs Go theme song

Should have been two outs and bases empty 4-0 Rays series on Rays arguably won the deadline too with Peralta/Hicks...

UCF BYU is sheer craziness that running into the kicker penalty in OT is going to be played over and over

My postseason record was 4-1. You bet your ass I'm making the first gamethread of their next postseason run.

See also Korea, North/South

I guess that truce is definitely over......sorry Kyle.

She has least two bobbleheads now

He SHOULD be, but yeah, we all know better as long as Jerry is still signing checks.

-With all that information processed, the White Sox will add here from the outside. I wouldn’t expect Tarik Skubal to be on their free-agent radar, but money will be spent in this area. O’RLLY?

I think I speak for all of Soxtalk when I say f*** Ron.

You need to play to the strengths of your ballpark. Slug is king here. And for people who have been watching the playoffs, the Brewers have needed that home run ball. As Chris talked about, these were more mechincal things then it was approach.