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Sounds like Benintendi is going to be used a lot more in the DH slot to keep him healthy and hopefully improve his defense when he has to play LF. For Baldwin, I think people are way over-reacting to bad defense that is the result of being new to the position. Way too early to say he can’t get decent in OF with more reps.

Benintendi and Baldwin in the corners together sounds like a bad time.

In about 3 weeks, the 60-day IL opens up. There's really no need to start cutting guys, especially the Rule 5 dudes. They'd at least want to get a live look at them before waving goodbye. Hudson wasn't exactly lights out in his 2025 cup of coffee, and Ramos took 3 cycles through the option list and still hasn't established himself at AAA. The Sox also got a long look at Mead last year. I threw out Iriarte. Those are 4 guys who could go if they don't trade somebody this week, and if they don't wait until spring training to use the 60-day. I'd also think they'd want to hang onto Lee deeper into camp. They're going to need catchers, and the World baseball tournament's going to create a bunch of playing time. They'll need bodies. Maybe a trade of Sosa or Cannon is brewing.

Encouraging to see the team actually spending to make the team better. Now get a solid SP.

I feel they’d drop Alberto before Paez if it came down to that given where they were selected in the R5 and nothing has changed since then. We traded for Gilbert last offseason and he’s arguably our best LH reliever right now depending on what happens with Newcomb (which isn’t saying much, but makes him safer IMO). I really hope they don’t drop Bush & Berroa when they’re now approaching a year into their rehab process. Still think Ramos or Hudson are most likely.

I will give Getz credit. He lost at the right time and the Sox now have a chance at a franchise stud SS. He is also not spending much money, whether that is by his own choice, or due to Jerry, or both. But when/if this rebuild starts improving the team and Ishbia takes over hopefully as early as possible, he will have so much flexibility to spend money, I can’t see how the Sox shouldn’t improve quickly.

I know you can't see this because you blocked me but this more a reminder to what we have been witnessing. If you looked at the Sox and the mathematical chances of doing worse objectively you would have concluded, like many did, that it was close to impossible. In 2025 some of the highest ranked Sox rookies would be arriving, no one was ready in 2024. I don't honestly think Getz was ready either . A big job was ahead and he needed time to settle in and formulate what he could do and what he couldn't do. Budget restricted getting much 26 man roster help but likely didnt restrict hiring people he thought could be assets and help him restructure how things were done and promise new people they would have a voice. Maybe this was formulated by his time as Director of Player Development and Asst. GM if he didnt feel he had a voice or there wasn't enough information in the organization to operate as effectively as other teams did. Mathematically there were plenty here looking at the Pythagorean evidence that suggested the Sox had underachieved. Also if it took 125 years to be that bad , an even worse record the very next year seemed to have pretty long odds. Also you lose a lot of objectivity when you are embarassed, hurt and angry. Bookmakers orginally had the 2025 win total originally at 49.5 if I remember right and it gradually increased as many flocked to the over. In 2024 the Sox had a lot of bad players and a lot of bad luck. In 2025 with a new manager, new players and some processes in player development started to take shape. Meidroth and Teel arrived from the Crochet trade. Edgar Quero and other young hitters like Vargas and Sosa out of options and perhaps on their last chances with the Sox started to hit. We all make fun of the Vargas swing change now but it represented adevelopment that we weren't used to seeing and we were afraid to think it meant anything just as we were very resistant to coaches actually making a difference with Crochet .They identified Shane Smith from the Rule 5 draft. And later Mike Vasil. They used a new coach in a private environment and pulled a struggling Colson Montgomery out of game action and got his mind right and then after he was called up said our analytics show you might benefit from the torpedo bat . And fans who had called him a bust suddenly had to cling to the notion that it might not last and because their negative world was crumbling in the face of some pretty strong evidence in the development of young players in the new GM's vision of the modernized White Sox front office and behind the scenes analytics. All the luck was not good. Many pitching prospects were hit with injuries. Some hurt and frustrated fans started making up narratives that the pitching coaches were to blame. Yet Garrett Crochet who had previously also been injured came back with a vengeance and managed to somehow increase his workload tremendously when very few thought he could remain healthy and he also dominated hitters . He hit a rough patch at some point but more evidence turned up that the coaches helped him with his cutter and sinker and he was challenged to be more efficient and worked with him on eliminating "cross-firing" tendencies so that he could improve command by tunneling his slider and fastball from the same arm slot. If there are fans unwilling to trust the new regime because JR is still the boss that's understandable but there's no need to belittle the people doing their best, in restrictive circumstances to give you something to cheer for eventually. It doesn't mean I'm an empty headed cheerleader falling for White Sox propaganda. There's been actual scouting and development evidence all over the place plus the opportunistic signing of an actual Japanese superstar. Im not expecting miracles and perhaps its for the best that Getz's on the job training was done with a tight budget so he couldnt make any major mistakes while he learned. But even the most experienced GMs make decisions that don't pan out. Who knows, maybe in a few years the Sox might actually develop a Dominican Republic International signee. That has never happened while JR's been here when DR stars were all over baseball for his whole tenure. Now a New Sox Academy in the DR is being build and maybe the Sox will field 2 teams eventually to give those players a chance to develop like other organizations do.

For me, part of the calculus is whether I think they are going to get claimed. I would guess neither Bush nor Berroa would given their continuing rehab and already-fringey status. Of course, they might choose to sign as a MiLB free agent elsewhere regardless. My thought process on Paez is that I'm pessimistic about both R5 guys sticking so maybe I'll just rip the band-aid off now. But I do think there's a decent argument for getting a look at the kid first if you can help it.

Baldwin has been better against RHP so far in MLB, while Acuna and Pereira have been better against LHP (all small samples). Benintendi was actually better against LHP than RHP last year, but historically has been the opposite. vs RHP LF: Benintendi CF: Acuna RF: Baldwin vs LHP LF: Hays CF: Acuna RF: Pereira There are a ton of moving parts here, but bringing in Hays could give Venable more options to pick and choose matchups.

I’d like to see what Paez can do in spring training as a Rule 5 guy. I also wouldn’t get rid of Berroa and Bush as they are coming back from TJ. The others I’m fine with losing.

Bryan Hudson, Ky Bush, Jedixson Paez, Prelander Berroa, Bryan Ramos, Tyler Gilbert would be my long shortlist for guys to cut to make room for Seranthony.

I meant more cuz he moved Benintendi to DH. I wouldn’t be surprised if Getz signs another outfielder.

Good catch! The MLB article announcing the update still linked to the 2025 list for some reason instead of the preseason 2026 one. 36. Braden Montgomery (BA #73) 49. Noah Schultz (BA #26) 61. Caleb Bonemer (BA #27) 72. Hagen Smith (BA #91) 73. Billy Carlson (BA #92) A little less deviation then

Unless someone pops during the season and we get one at the deadline.

I don’t understand your desire to hand a starting major league job to Kelenic after how bad he was in AAA.

Agreed. Thats one that can and probably should happen.

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2027 class but worth noting..

Lenyn Sosa + reliever maybe? That’s about all I can think of.

Can always trade prospects for draft picks. Can trade anything with value for draft picks. Matter if the Sox want to.

Bryan Hudson is still on the 40 man. He should be the first to go. Get a somewhat legit SP with the rest of the money. Hope Kelenic figures something out and put him in LF, Acuna in CF, Pereira/Brooksie in RF with Beni at DH. Trade Sosa for a prospect not on the 40 man.

With most athletes, its not about the amount of money. Its about having a better contract than the competition. Its the competition. In the locker room the discussion isnt amount of the contract. Its he made more than him.

I keep thinking a lefty like Gilbert or Eisert will go with all the lefties added (even NRI ones)

Now that Robert has been traded, does that pretty much end our chances of being able to acquire a tradable draft pick?