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how about we go with a normal lineup except Grichuk for Beni and obviously Romo will start tomorrow for Teel Antman, Vargas, Grichuk, Montgomery, Montgomery, Meidroth, Peters, Acuna, Romo

Where's Beavis?

Sure, but he really utilizes just two pitches as a high leverage reliever.

I think Law said that negotiations don't really begin between 36 and 48 hours before the draft. This could be positioning. I may be the minority, but if Lackey is an elite catcher, then it would be hard for me not to draft me. I know we have Teel, but keeping both fresh would be incredible. I don't think Sam Anatocci is the left fielder of the future. Eventually, I can see him moving to 2nd and Meridoth being the best utility guy in the league.

His turn in the rotation won't come up again until next weekend

I think fatigue. They should sit him until after the all star break. I had been proposing keeping Sandlin and going with a 6th starter - seems they need to do something right now. All star break will be coming at a good time. Mune also coming back at a good time!

Five factoids today: July 9, 1912 - Looking for more pitching, Sox owner Charles Comiskey acquired Eddie Cicotte from the Red Sox after the pitcher argued with his manager and owner John Taylor. Cicotte of course would pitch well for the Sox but then would be banned from baseball in 1920 because of his involvement in fixing the World Series. In eight and a half years with the Sox he won 156 games. July 9, 1919 - In a twin bill in Chicago against the Philadelphia Athletics, Urban “Red” Faber won both games. The first one came in relief of starter Dickie Kerr. The scores were 8-7 and 6-2. He threw 11 innings combined allowing 10 hits and four runs. In the second game win he threw a complete game. July 9, 1972 - With the Sox desperately needing a third baseman to replace the injured Bill Melton, G.M. Roland Hemond acquired Ed Spiezio from San Diego for pitcher Don Eddy. Spiezio did a yeoman job holding down the fort the rest of the year as the Sox stalked the A’s and his dramatic extra inning home run against Oakland on August 12 off Rollie Fingers in the Coliseum, put the Sox into first place. It was the latest the Sox had been in first place in a season, since 1967. Spiezio from Joliet, Illinois also hit the first home run in San Diego Padres history. July 9, 2002 - In the infamous 11 inning tied All-Star Game in Milwaukee, Paul Konerko tied the record for most doubles in the game with two. His teammate Mark Buehrle (P) joined him in the contest. July 9, 2006 - Tadahito Iguchi’s single in the last of the 19th inning gave the White Sox a dramatic 6-5 win over Boston at U.S. Cellular Field in the final game before the All-Star break. Jermaine Dye’s two out, ninth inning home run tied the game at three. Both teams scored two runs in the 11th and the score stayed that way until the 19th. The game took 6:19 to play. It also appeared to take something out of the World Champions; they lost 10 of the next 12 after the break and skidded to a 90-win season.

When push comes to shove I'll be curious who has the final say in the organization. I assume it would be Getz but who knows. And who knows how much influence JR may have in it.

Given the state of the staff if he's hurt that's a crusher.

“He’s told us we’re taking the best player,” Shirley said. “It’s not about the major-league team, it’s not about the money; it’s about who is the best player. It’s a little bit out of our hands if the representation of the player asks for a record bonus that we’re not comfortable with. That would be the only indication that may make us pivot, what the actual costs were.” OH noes! The dreaded pivot

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/07/08/white-sox-scouting-director-mike-shirley-roch-cholowsky-grady-emerson-vahn-lackey-mlb-draft-chris-getz

Taylor has a 4 seam, a 2 seam, curve, slider, cutter, and change.

Really need three pitches as a starter unless you're 2005/06 Jose Contreras or 1985 Dwight Gooden. Assuming that you don't have one dominant unhittable pitch...

Also had a big uptick in velocity about a month ago...96/97 touching 98. Overthrowing?

FanGraphs Baseball2026 Mock Draft 1.0With the Draft set to kick off Saturday, who’s going where in the first round? Plus, updated draft reports have hit The Board.

Fangraphs has Sox taking Emerson

I think Kyle may have been on to something when he opined that Davis Martin might be experiencing shoulder or arm problems. It looked like that to me as well after looking at Davis' fastballs that did not hit their mark...in some cases by a lot.

Yep. I get that he has built a good clubhouse, but his decision-making is not good. He really needs to improve in that aspect.

JR potentially maintains ownership and control until 2034. IF that is the timeline, JR and the current Sox Board will have to make some decisions about extending Mune and other players as well as potentially adding pitchers. I am going contrary to the understandable expectation that the Sox will not spend money in order to go for the Division. This is the best team the Sox have had in quite a spell.

Are they now under .500 since Mune got hurt?

Eight hits total in two games. Not good. A few more weeks of Boston not losing, now 10 wins in 12 games, and they won't be trading anybody. Oh yea, the Twins are now right in the mix. Incredible. Maybe they'll wake up Thursday, but right now they aren't getting it done. And because Martin only went four innings they had to burn through four other pitchers. It always comes down to pitching.

Former Twin Festa gives up gw hit to Buxton's replacement on roster Roden Sox +3 CLE + 1 MIN -1

Cleve got walked off.,

Somehow still a game up.

Can we trade Thorpe, Iriarte, Murray and Zavala for him? Just kidding, a call back to yesterday