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I am hoping Schultz with a healthy knee gets back to form.

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=145&date=07/01/2026 https://www.mlb.com/milb/scores/all/all/whitesox?affiliateId=mlbcom-milb Schultz back to bigs. Cannon fires. Boston Smith promoted to AA.

You named two Hall of Famers and a flash in the pan catcher who couldn’t catch. Not sure how these are remotely apt comparisons for a guy we traded Ben Peoples for.

Beni is having a decent year.Perhaps he could be traded for a pitcher. Have Gonzalez and Mune alternate betweeen DH and first Base.

Schultz was considered one of the best LHP prospects in all of baseball, are you seriously asking if a fringe major leaguer like Schweitzer is better because he had one good appearance last night?

Who’s even saying this?

I don't see Carlson in the mix.

Plenty of exceptions to that rule of thumb. Piazza, Bench, Yermin.

But that makes him unavailable for days. I would imagine it is him.

Good question. I was going to say Schweitzer, but as well as he pitched in relief...

Disastrous.

Is Schultz any better than Schweitzer?

Schultz up, who down?

Here’s an extremely early view of how the 40 man roster could shake out ahead of next year’s Rule 5 draft: Infielders (9): Murakami, Meidroth, C. Montgomery, Vargas, J. Gonzalez, Acuna, Baldwin, Murray, Bergolla* Outfielders (6): Antonacci, Peters, B. Montgomery, Benintendi, Pereira, Perez Catchers (3): Teel, Quero, Romo Starting Pitchers (11): Martin, Burke, Schultz, Kay, S. Smith, McDougal, Sandlin, Thorpe, Bush, H. Smith*, Adams* Relievers (11): Taylor, Dominguez, Hicks, W. Gonzalez, Berroa, Vasil, Hudson, Murphy, Schweitzer, Rock, Palette* Free Agents (5): Newcomb, Fedde, Richards, Grichuk, Hays DFAs (7): Davitt, Cannon, Gilbert, Eisert, Leasure, Davis, Nishada This assumes we fully load ahead of the Rule 5 when in reality we likely leave a few spots open for free agents. Ignoring that for now, there are 12 total roster exits due to free agency and DFAs. There are four roster additions with Hagen, Mason, & Bergolla being highly probable adds. Palette is the 4th guy I included as I think some RH reliever will be added this season, but could also be Iriarte or Franklin. Those two plus Gowens, Batista, & Carella would be left unprotected. Looking at our roster “needs”, I’d expect the Sox to add a legit TOR starter in free agency and at least try to bring back Newcomb. Another RH reliever is a possibility. Backup catcher would be another upgrade option, but my guess is they bring in a non roster invite to challenge Quero. Are they comfortable with Everson & Perez filling the Grichuk role? If not, one of them probably goes. Very possible another three or four guys would have to go and this is when you really start seeing the roster crunch. Obviously this is a good problem to have, but it’s also why you see elite organizations like the Rays dump “fringe” major leaguers for cash like they did with Peters.

Exactly.

Schweitzer will be sent down today. Eisert is probably the next reliever on the chopping block. Hudson, Newcomb, & Murphy (if the June version is real) will stick on the 26 man roster.

Catcher development is usually slower with the bat lagging due to a focus on the defensive side of things.

Yeah not sure a struggling 23-year old in High A will contribute anything ever but I guess they wanted to clear a 40-man spot.

We’re simply not in the position to sell high on anyone really. I don’t know how you’re a rebuilding team and can be selling low.

The draft can’t come soon enough. I get twisted in circles weighing Roch, Emerson, and Lackey… can only imagine how the front office feels. It will be nice to see the pick and evaluate the draft as a whole - read the opinions ranging from b**** doom fest to pie in the sky celebratory. Alexi Ramirez days left folks.

Yea, after digging into his stats there was a pretty glaring 5/9 BB rate staring me in the face. 😆