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Less than 3 1/2 days from the deadline. For reference, here are how many trades were made on the deadline and the week leading up to it last year: July 31: 26 July 30: 12 July 29: 1 July 28: 3 July 27: 0 July 26: 2 July 25: 2 July 24: 1 Based on this, you can expect a couple trades today and tomorrow. On Sunday we should start seeing some real activity (last year there were some big ones) and then obviously the craziness will happen on Monday. Let’s hope for some rumors / leaks these next two days and maybe even a small trade, but we should all probably remain patient until Sunday for the real action.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7482212/2026/07/31/mlb-trade-deadline-red-sox-rays-tigers-pirates/?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.vXTH.zwuQMEZ_vcS4&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta Basically what the White Sox are mulling is Hagen,Tanner and Mason in the bullpen for the run. If they acquire a starter Fedde to the bullpen too.

… and then use Schultz out of the bullpen in controlled situations. Give him reps with lots of time in between his innings to work on his command.

Torrens has 2+ years of control. He’d actually be a great pairing with Teel, but you won’t like the cost if you’re worried rental SPs. His defense is so fucking good and the catcher market is legit constrained, so hit cost will likely be much higher than most here would want to pay. A rental C makes more sense IMO.

IMO, we need two starters. One who can slot in between Burke & Martin and give you a respectable 1-2-3 for the playoffs. The other needs to be an upgrade over Fedde, who gives you more innings to protect the bullpen, and hopefully can be an alternative for a game 4 in the playoffs alongside Kay. To me, Ray is firmly in the latter camp. He’d help a ton down the stretch, but he doesn’t inspire a ton of confidence for the playoffs. It’s why I’ll keep screaming for adding both him & Detmers. I simply do not think Ray will cost all that much due to his salary, luxury tax impacts (which SFG eating money won’t help with), and peripherals that metric-oriented front offices won’t love.

I do. I think I have a few years on Mighty Mite. I went to several Cub games against Brooklyn. I saw all those guys. Jackie, Campy, Newk. Couple more. Junior Gillum? As you can imagine, there were a lot of black guys in the crowd. Not sitting together or anything organized, just many throughout the stands. And they were quiet. No overt cheering. But you know they were moved. And, I never saw any trouble brewing anywhere from anyone.

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=145&date=07/31/2026 https://www.mlb.com/milb/scores/all/all/whitesox?affiliateId=mlbcom-milb Sandlin and Carela among those starting.

He’s getting a 30.6% whiff rate on the 4 seamer, which is 54th overall in the MLB or roughly the 89th percentile. Being able to throw the 4 seamer at the top of the zone after pounding them with 100+ MPH sinkers give him a second major weapon on top of the sweeper. As @chw42 stated, between this and the arm angle change, there is reason to believe his production can mostly stick. Obviously I don’t expect him to carry a 0.00 ERA the rest of the way, but he looks like an actual dude out there now vs. a DFA candidate pre changes.

It’s like he is protecting the high part of the strike zone but he cannot get to the high part of the strike zone. All of his recent hits seem like sawed off gork shots between the infield and outfield. Not sure what he needs to do to get right

Of course we have all the answers for a professional hitter, but in my humble opinion he needs to relax and take his walks. Stop swinging at that low inside pitch and force the pitcher to throw a strike.

The bullpen has really flourished for a while now. Forget giving away a prospect for a reliever, A starter is still a need.

Leo and Obama sitting next to each other with their Sox hats on would be quite a sight.

I typed in backwards, its usage should be up +20%

I get why people make this comp since they're both soft tossing righties with change ups as their best pitch, but I don't think Thorpe and Hendricks are all that similar. Hendricks wasn't striking people out in the minors, his entire game had always been inducing weak contact and getting the edges of the plate extended. I'm not sure Kyle Hendricks would succeed today the same way he did a decade ago even with the new strike zone changes. He was a heavy ground ball pitcher who never ever walked anyone. 2.1 BB/9 for his entire MLB career with some years under 1.6! Thorpe isn't running walk rates anywhere near that in the minors even. There's been one version of a righty throwing 90 MPH who has succeeded in the last 20+ years. Forecasting and projecting this guy to be another one seems like a reach. Especially with Thorpe generating a lot more fly balls, giving more free passes and relying so much on missing bats in the minors.

Not to be a downer, I just dont know that this matters at all. Thorpe has always been dominant in the minors. His problem is big leaguers dont respect the fastball and it destroys the value of the change.

You guys are mas at schriffen now for things he didnt even say 😭 Which is funny because the radio broadcast thinks Colson could have been given the greenlight on 3-0.

I was at the July 31, 1977 DH and after we won the first game, Comiskey went insane, I probably attended close to 200 games at the old park and that day had to be the noisiest ever at old Comiskey , we were sitting way out in left center field in the upper deck and I thought Comiskey was going to come tumbling down as the 50,412 in attendance were so loud and delirious the place was shaking. It’s a shame we didn’t win that 2nd game which would have given us the 4 game sweep and IIRC a 7 game lead. Things went downhill from there as the Sox were under .500 for August and September and they finished in 3rd but what a ride those first 4 months of the 1977 season were, Comiskey Park was the place to be that summer in Chicago.

Guess Twins got word today that Sands from their pen, who they counted on returning, needs surgery and will be out. Makes sense why they added a couple hours after that was made public.

Dude is black too.

Would have been a nice addition, looking forward to seeing what the price was. Edit: Sweet. That return all but confirms to me that we’ll be wheeling and dealing!

Sure, if they gave up someone like Braden, or Schultz, or Hagen Smith, or Bonemer with additional prospects. 😆 I really don’t think he’s going anywhere unless it’s for a haul.

He needs to focus more on making contact and less on homeruns. Bring in Menechino to work with him.

I'm not opposed to trading him in the future. Sell high on him of somebody is willing to buy. Roch will be ready in no time.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/blue-jays-predicted-trade-george-161638560.html Springer to Guardians? How are they going to afford to take on that salary?

Oh I’m most certain they have and if I recall, they also had him out of the cleanup slot today, yea?