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This is a great thread. Lots of really good thoughts on the future of this team.

You gotta try. Make them continue to say no

The bullpen is mostly set for next year. Taylor, Hicks, & Brazoban from the right side and then Hudson, Hagen (I think he spends 2027 in major league bullpen), & Murphy from the left side. Ideally you bring back Newcomb (I’d do a two year deal with him) or replace him with a guy who can handle high leverage. The long man can be one of the guys who loses out for the final SP spots.

Tommy had 288 wins. He should be in HOF. Nobody will get to that number again in today's baseball. He was Buehrle with longer career. Over 25 % of today's active pitchers have had the surgery. Jobe should also be in HOF.

Why we would we buy low on Chisholm? For CF?

That is to be determined, does Taylor get moved to SP. Caufield who are some of the Japanese FA SP that will be available. I am not familiar with the Japan League.

Hudson/Taylor stay as your co-closers? Still not 100% settled if Sato is coming over from NPB, because he would be in limbo if not signed right off the bat in the period following the World Series, but before the strike/lookout. Will signing early or waiting for new financial landscape advantage or disadvantage him? Unclear.

not drafted, signed as a FA after not being selected older brother pitches for Rays V.Lackey so far at Fort Myers Low A AB AVG HR RBI SB OPS 40 .200 0 5 2 .715

Short term view: Resign Newcomb Have a plan for Mune, either extend or start planning trade Sign a frontline FA pitcher Sign a FA catcher (Tyler Stephenson would be nice) Start extension talks with Vargas

Buy low on Jazz Chisholm or make a bet on fixing Peralta? We can and probably should scratch Skubal off the wish list. MLB Trade Rumors2026-27 MLB Free Agent Power Rankings: June UpdateThe 2026 season is approaching the halfway point. Which impending free agents are trending up? Find out in the latest MLBTR rankings!Sonny Gray will finish Top 3 in the AL Cy race...at current pace. At his age, he and Michael King are now clearly the 1A options to Skubal. And going after an established closer like Chapman does make MORE sense now.

I don’t think the Sox trade any of these guys just yet. The positional crunch is another year out and I think you can let some of these guys build up their value. The payroll should have plenty of space for another two years before a bunch of guys start hitting arbitration. For this offseason, we should be focused on adding in free agency, especially if the new CBA comes with a payroll floor.

I don’t think Carlson really factors into things at all at the moment. He may force his way into the mix eventually, but there is still too much development needed with the bat to have him be part of your mid term plan. Same applies to Fauske, Prosek, & Thome. All super fun & interesting prospects, but for 2027 to 2029 (what we should be focused on this offseason) they are nothing more than ammo to improve the major league roster if needed. To me, it’s really just Bonemer (since he’s getting very close to be ready) and Roch (because he should move fast given his skill set & 1.01 status) that you need to plan around. And as I outlined in my original post, you probably don’t need to make a decision on who the odd man out is for another year since we can simply replace Benintendi with Caleb when the time comes. I do think someone eventually goes for a SP like you said. I think you’re right that SEA & PIT are the two most likely trade partners. Just doubtful that we see that move this offseason. I think we’ll use their payroll flexibility to sign a big SP and pair them with Burke, Castilo, and some combo of Martin, Kay, Schultz, McDougal, Thorpe, & Shane Smith to start the 2027 season. If one of the young guys doesn’t step up in the first half of next year, then you start looking to the trade market at the deadline and following offseason to add a controllable SP.

Jake, what's the story on him? when drafted, etc.

Good vibes lol. "Take Greene out of the lineup, subtract Skubal and Mize, and, yes, the White Sox are a better team. Today would have been Skubal on the mound. Handcuffing the 2026 team was a choice, one they may still overcome but I'm still kind of sore about the trades."

What makees you think either one of them want to be extended?

Trading Mune Vargas Bonemer Antonacci Meidroth Burke Taylor Peters...selling high Trading Colson Quero Teel Braden Carlson...pretty much the opposite. (Well, maybe Braden's somewhere in the middle.)

Another tale of someone with what looks like a dream life and struggling for happiness.

The process is you have a surplus at one position and you use it to strengthen the position where you have a deficit. You go into that with an open mind and make everyone available. You may prefer to trade player A but if the haul is appreciably better for player B, you make that trade. The process is followed regardless of the player names involved. It's a lot like any other forms of investing. Don't get too attached to the equity. It's just part of the inventory.

TMZHayden Panettiere Dead at 368:33PM PT -- Law enforcement sources confirm police responded to an incident involving Hayden Sunday and there is currently an open investigation.36 is so fucking young.

Sato can’t play CF…and Kondoh is too old now at 33/34. He is 3B RF 1B DH.

Sinabaldi had ERA of 8 plus at end of May. June-Aug less than 3. Nice turn around.

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=145&date=08/17/2026 https://www.mlb.com/milb/scores/all/all/whitesox?affiliateId=mlbcom-milb

Let them compete and I’d still add a free agent high end talent - such as the Japanese free agent center fielder. Dont be complacent - iron sharpens iron. I like the way you are thinking - Skubal to a 5yr deal and then trade for Skenes (who will bounce back big time next year). In all seriousness, I think you are right and we will see some offseason moves including a splash move. JR won’t be on back end of these deals and I expect the duration post CBA will make out at 5 (or 6 if it is an internal resign). Both of those, combined with JR having one last hurrah - have me thinking big these next few seasons (and why not start it this season with a postseason 💦)

him or Schlittler

Well....... that didn't age well 🤣