All Activity

They could all struggle just as easily as excel next season.

Proven true. Getz said Moonie about 20 times in the press conference.

Burke cant get through a lineup twice consistently. That's pretty important for a starter. League average? Of 87 starters who threw 130+ innings last year, Burke ranked 81st.

Cheap Trick at Budokan '78. Or you could go with Bob Dylan in '79.

I think they’ll be competitive but their pitching staff leaves so much to be desired. I would really like it if they kicked the tires on Imai. They need more, I’m just not a fan of their pitching staff

Agreed

I mean the two year contract will be up long before Ishbia takes over. I don’t think he’s as involved as people hope.

It’s possible. The Pythagorean last year was about 70 wins and teams just sometimes come together. But they should absolutely not force it. There are some moves that could move them many steps forward that might hurt the immediate W/L. The priority for Taylor, for example, should be for him to dominate and then trade him for a Mason Miller type of deal given that they don’t want to start him. I am surprised that they are not putting Vasil in the rotation this year. But I’m not sure it’s precluded for the long-term so we’ll see.

Haha, you are correct. What kind of stupid statement is this? ”Bolster that with Murakami at first base, assuming he can lock down a primary role there, and at the heart of the lineup and it’ll be look out above.”

Im glad you use stats in your arguments. I'm weary of the haters usuall eye test BS generalitites and ghosts of White Sox past to extol predictions of woe. You ask for context, examples, stats, or reasons and you get "I dont need no stinking context" .

A's have a had shake agreement to increase payroll to at least $100 million for revenue sharing exception.

Got a say Murakami is a big dude

Getting past the ridiculous "hate" speech, again if you are looking at 2026, stuff doesn't typically fully come back until the year after a pitchers return from TJS, which makes that 2027, and for many it never comes back fully. Again the window of being good in MLB is so narrow when you don't have a plus fastball, and Thorpe is way below average in terms of velocity. His control has to be about perfect, and it wasn't while he was here, even before his injury, that is unless the Sox pitched him nine game with an injured ligament, because his stuff is pretty narrowly consistent across his starts. Dude has some of the best velocity of this season on his cutter and change in his last start. His 4 seamer was in the upper middle of his starts, and his slider was also in the middle of his velocities.

I think a lot of Chicago sports fans felt it start to move a little bit over the last few days

What in the f***? Thorpe was a consensus top 70 prospect prior to TJS. And Burke struck out over 12 per 9 in final 10 appearances last year. Apparently he was fooling plenty of people during that stretch.

Median outcome may be #4 starters, but I think both Thorpe & Burke have higher ceilings than that. I can’t really comment on Kay, but regardless, my main point is it’s ridiculous to say these guys all “stink”.

Rest of year wasn’t any better for Burke vs. his first few starts? First 10: 6.19 K/9 | 5.06 BB/9 | 1.69 HR/9 | 6.14 FIP Middle 8: 8.59 K/9 | 2.86 BB/9 | 1.43 HR/9 | 4.32 FIP Last 10: 12.33 K/9 | 4.68 BB/9 | 1.49 K/9 | 4.17 FIP He flashed much better control during his middle eights starts along with a better K rate and then really ramped the K rate down the stretch. While the consistency wasn’t there, he flashed significant improvement as the year progressed. I really have no idea what you are talking about in regard to him. I have no idea what Kay is or will be, but he’s a mystery box that Bannister had a lot to do with and hopefully that means he won’t stink at minimum. Anyone saying otherwise without having scouted him in Japan is legit full of s%*#. The Thorpe hate is just straight bizarre to me. People on this site have basically declared he sucks because of lacking 4 seamer velocity and a couple of bad starts during his initial cup of coffee when he was clearly injured. Regardless, this is a kid with a 70 grade change up and 70 grade command who generated extremely weak contact in the minors. If his velocity jumps up a tick post TJS, this is a kid I believe can become a quality #3 starter.

Amen to that.

Thats pretty cool. I didnt know that's been going on for 50 years in Japan.

This pitcher throws 105MPH and has a titanium UCL...and is a lifelong White Sox fan and will take a discount to come here.....can he play shorstop? Is he a grinder....Getz...yes...yes he is. In fact....100 out of 100 of his comps are David Eckstein.

The Chiefs have announced that they are moving across state lines and into a new domed stadium and mixed-use district on the Kansas side of the KC metro area. It'll be in Kansas City, Kansas. There is currently a speedway, a casino, and a shopping mall at that location. https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/live-updates-kansas-officials-set-to-review-financing-plan-for-chiefs-stadium The Chiefs have been at Arrowhead Stadium since 1972, just about as long as the Bears have been at Soldier Field (1971).

That's been the criticism of the current Sox stadium for 35 years. That's why there are 3 luxury levels before you even get to row 1 of the upper deck at Rate Field. A new Sox stadium would almost certainly not have a 21 row hike to upper deck seats.

Was thinking the same when I saw this earlier

This honestly isn't a terrible add. He has solid K% & BB% at AAA, steals a crap ton of SB's too. Better than many of the stiffs they've had stashed in Charlotte last few years.

Whatever Getz needed to do to get this signing through.