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Karl Ravech is expected to be laid off by ESPN after more than 30 years at the network, sources told Front Office Sports. An ESPN spokesperson declined to comment. Ravech joined ESPN as an anchor in 1993 and was a longtime host of SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight. He eventually pivoted to play-by-play and served as the lead caller of the Sunday Night Baseball franchise from 2022-2025. He also called the Little League World Series for ESPN

I don’t know man. There’s some big boys out there playing baseball. It doesn’t sound from outside appearances like Teel would be a type to go against what trainers are telling him about preparation and rehab

Prospect #84 Ninth-round choice in 2022, University of Arkansas catcher Michael Turner, is an older prospect, but brings a solid set of skills to the White Sox: solid lefty bat, good defense, receiving and arm. Turner is also a "bit of a hoss," so there could be some James McCann upside.

McGuire/M.Maldonado come on down.

Even if Teel is going to miss significant time, I'm not sure the Sox should trade for a catcher, unless it's a very cheap rental. Starting pitching and a bullpen arm have to be the priorities.

I’ve wondered about Turner getting a shot. Need a 40 man but could drop Romo or something

Or make a big splash and get Langeliers and Ginn from OakSacVegas.

Go get Tyler Stephenson and either Brady Singer or Nick Lodolo from Cincy.

Some weight training is helpful (i.e., focusing on reps with lighter weights rather than heavy weights) But on balance, Mite is right. Not sure why Teel, or any hitter, would choose to bulk up for power instead of focusing on other things like agility. leverage and bat speed. Teel decided to bulk up, at least in part, in order to gain more power. As to whether that was worth it, the proof is in the pudding. An additional 20 pounds on the same hamstrings, knees, ankles, and Achilles is a lot. Pick up a five pound dumbbell in each hand (let alone 10 lb dumbbells), and then walk or jog holding those, or try a few squats. Setting aside weight gain and conditioning as possibly contributing to repeated injury...look at a replay of the injury. Teel's spikes were loaded with the reddish sand/soil behind home plate. As SS2K noted, it looked like Teel's foot actually dug into that soft sandy soil before he made a move and injured it. Yes, I'm mad, and I'm blaming the Rangers' ground crew as well.

I don't follow FutureSox to a great degree of depth but is the cat drafted out of Arkansas at AAA a guy?

If Stoney decides to hang it up, can we get Dan Plesac full time as a color guy? He and Schriff are pretty solid together. They’ve got good chemistry.

Give Roch a week behind the plate down in Charlotte and bring him up as the Sox full time catcher for the rest of the year.

Might be time to get Boston Smith behind the plate more.

I remember that weight training for baseball players was considered a no no back in the day. That being said I will take today's nutrition/fitness/recovery over anything they did in the past.

I wonder if Joe Ryan is in a dead arm phase or is he hurt?

That move would be a huge benefit to keep the bullpen fresh.

"This year, with the help of (Wright State associate head coach) Jordan Chiero, I really took off. He always kept me going in the right direction to grow every day. He did a good job of making me understand that.” His catching skills improved after returning to the position following two years in the outfield (started at Cincy) and a third season playing both infield and outfield. “At the end of the day I wanted to win,” Smith explained about his original change of position from catcher to the outfield. “My mind wasn’t set on playing pro baseball, it was about winning. Then last year everyone got hurt and they needed a shortstop. I have a selfless mentality to do anything to help win games. I still did reps with the catchers, there was enough time to get my work in and stay fresh, and that ended up helping out this year.” Smith pointed to “being a complete catcher” as what will be key in moving up the ladder of the organization quickly. “God gave me a unique ability to hit and steal bases, not many catchers do that,” pointed out Smith, who is the only person in his family to play athletics beyond high school. “This is the first year since I was a junior in high school that I was a full-time catcher. If I continue to improve at that, which I think I can, I really like my chances.” prepbaseballreport.com https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/239436/

Our secret weapon. A real pro.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/dodgers-tarik-skubal-trade-announcement-201958660.html Basically, Dodgers won't make any big moves at this year's deadline...specifically, Tarik Skubal.

rimshot , good one

So what does all this weight training do as all we see are more and more MLB players on the I L with leg injuries. Baseball is a game of agility and you aren’t going to be agile if you’re muscle bound, the muscles become too tight and you look like Charles Atlas. Teel probably went overboard with his weight training in the off season, back in my tennis days the trainer at my club in Wheaton believed in just toning up, not building up the muscles. In the old days of baseball we never saw hamstring pulls, all the teams wanted for players were to be in shape with running, stretching and calisthenics.

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=145&date=07/21/2026 https://www.mlb.com/milb/scores/all/all/whitesox?affiliateId=mlbcom-milb Full slate.

So a lot also depends on whether they can extend either Vargas or Mune instead...since they weren't willing to invest it into pitching. OFC this could also turn into another Chris Sale/Red Sox (did have the 2018 WS title) contract long term...although Garrett does have another six years left to go in Boston first. Sale was worth 20.5 fWAR/6 years with Boston, btw.

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"Right now, Crochet isn't healthy enough. Sitting at a table in the back corner of Loco Taqueira after celebrating his personalized Sam Adams-sponsored "Crochet Pale Ale," the pitcher explained how he is "just hammering rotator cuff" exercises, trying to strengthen the areas in and around the shoulder area. As for when he will be getting the go-ahead to actually start throwing again, that still remains to be seen. "To be honest, I'm not sure just because I'm not there yet," he explained when asked what would be turning point to allow for actual throwing. "You know, we're having conversations every week and evaluations about probably every seven to 10 days, just kind of checking our work and making sure that we're still trending in the right direction. And we've been going that way for a while now. Since stopping plyos, especially, I feel like I've seen drastic gains. But as far as what makes you ready ... I mean, I'm not an athletic trainer, so I don't really know." Bradfo also confirmed on twitter his 120 day left arm injury clause in his contract that turns his player option into a club option in 2032 is in play for his injuries.