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I caught slaters HR and made in memoriam video. Today was a good day

Everyone here defending the Burger trade lost. I won the message board argument. Acknowledge me.

It's not that big of a deal honestly. A storm moved in quickly and dropped a deluge in a matter of seconds. It could have happened to anyone, just mindless clickbait and more doomposting for Sox fans. Who cares

To be honest, the dream is Ishbia coming in, building a beautiful new park at the 78, and having a couple mega free agents to supplement young core. I love going to the Rate but it’s time for a new, better fan experience in an area that will drive better attendance and lead to higher, more sustainable payrolls.

I think everyone is being way too short-sighted. I understand the lack of patience though. There’s a clear plan in place. Chris Getz totally revamped the organization in regards to pitching philosophy, hitting philosophy, research and development, international scouting and professional scouting and for the first time in like 25 years, linked all the different departments together. It had to be done. I don’t know that it’ll work because ultimately, they need to find good players but these changes put them in a better place to find good players. The trades have been uneven at best and while the draft record appears to be promising, we just don’t know yet. They’ll be awful in 2025 by design though. The owner won’t allow the front office to spend and it’s also imperative to draft as high as possible in 2026 so being a bottom 3 team this year is essential. They have to get more out of trades too and Luis Robert package has to hit like Crochet deal. They also need some surprise trade return somewhere like a monster Davis Martin package. In an optimistic view, they have a top farm system and clean financial outlook going forward. They’ll never spend as much as we want but I do believe they’ll spend because they have to. They have no commitments. I do think Chris Getz understands the assignment more than his predecessors though. He knows who he works for. Build a large core of young pitching, find a process to develop bats and focus on premium positions. They can spend on first base, DH, back end starters and bullpen once the time comes if you have a cost-controlled young core. It’s hard to give a grade. I’d probably go with a C overall but it’ll depend on drafting and developing players ultimately.

2nd best run differential in MLB. Extrapolate that and the metrics say we win 100+ games.

Eloy was a consensus top 10 prospect in all of baseball and many had him as a top 5 prospect. He had limitations being a bat only prospect, but the offensive potential was incredibly high. His trade value was enormous when we acquired him for Quintana. Whoever told you this “story” appears to be lacking general baseball acumen.

A sincere wish that all Sox fans have a good season, something to be proud of again instead of constant embarrassment. Miracles sometimes happen, the 1977 "South Side Hit Men" and the 1990 "Doin' The Little Things" White Sox come to mind. I'd absolutely settle for a season like those two. As far as the organization/franchise/front office/players? I hope they are still playing meaningful games after Memorial Day. Play Ball! ⚾

STOP THE COUNT

Why don’t you tell us why there was no alternative? Or why you believe so strongly in everything he has done in house, that is not visible or even quantifiable? Or why we should accept him as “better than no alternative” and why it’s acceptable to be likely losing 100 for 3 straight seasons and very little signs of turning this thing upward? While I definitely agree that he didn’t have a good hand coming in here, I don’t see anything by way of upward movement, and it’s really hard for me to sit here and agree with the idea “well there was nothing better that could have been done” because you have accepted that Jerry did the cheapest bullshit fix he could think of

The 78 makes so much sense. This is a stupid idea.

Guess what day it is

A third of the Chicago market is larger than the entire Nasville metro area. The moment JR is no longer the controlling partner the entire fanbase will be instantly invigorated. There is no greater untapped market than right here. Ishba has to see the goldmine he'd be acquiring. As jaded as the Sox fan base is, if the Sox suddnely start operating like a modern large market team under new ownership, it won't take long for the fans to buy in. I honestly believe that.

Team rules. Just accept it.

So if the Sox pull Perez, they will have been the first team in MLB history to have their starters give up 0 runs in the first four games of a season. What a crazy sport this game is.

SUCK IT VAUGHN HATERS!

Yoan, Timmy, Robert and DRose were all on the field today and not a single one of them started limping!

This is easily the least looked forwarded to opening day in my life. But with low expectations comes the opportunity of fun

"back then the white sox didn't want me. now i'm old and injured, the sox all on me"

I don’t think you’ve stopped caring, my dude.

These Madrigal comps are fucking lazy. Nick’s one full minor league season was built around an insane 3.0% K rate and a good not great 8.3% BB rate. Chase’s BB rate was an insane 18.8% last year with a good not great K rate of 12.7%. I get neither hits for a ton of power, but Meidroth isn’t a tiny little b**** who is looking to slap the ball every single at-bat like Madrigal. Only at Soxtalk are we so butt hurt over selecting a no power 2B prospect with the 4th overall pick that any prospect who doesn’t hit for a ton of power is suddenly somehow a Madrigal clone.

Agreed as ivwill be in attendance.

How could you not be obsessed with this imposing physical specimen?

2025 vs 1963

I don't think they're a first place team after all.

Harold, stick to calling Jared Kelenic a future HOF'er.

We needed to head any caulfielding of the thread off at the pass, get it up, get it going.

Yes, every team would be younger if you eliminate there older players from the calc.

Sosa today: 103.9 MPH 106.4 MPH 85.4 104.7 MPH

I would have NEVER expected a Vargas K to start the season.

Even MLB.tv is trying to save you from watching this organization.

The Mets traded for him before he could be claimed.

62 days of service time and 24 years old catches my attention. On a team full of flawed players, might as well get someone with any upside.

Colson should play better then. He hasn't remotely earned a big league roster spot and putting him in the bigs out of ST would be organizational malpractice.

Wow. Your predictions read like my eventual suicide note.

This seems like an over reaction. In fact, I think worrying about who the opening day starter any season is an over reaction.

Boooooooo that last sentence

They just need to sell beer for a couple of hours to the 50 people or so who showed up. Then they will call it.

We get it, you really like John Schriffen

Can't help but wonder if this injury was disgustingly mismanaged.

When did I defend those moves? Pretty sure I ridiculed Getz for saying defense would be a priority and then played Sheets in the OF like his predecessor did. Regardless, this is a silly argument. Lopez has proven to be an above replacement level player because of his defense. I don’t think he’s good enough to be a starter on a good team, but he is a major leaguer in some capacity. Sheets put up a 131 wRC+ in half a season at Charlotte before being called up. Colas has never been over 100 wRC+ and regressed further last year. The big thing you keep missing is that signing cheap vets is a way to buy your prospects more time. The reason that we signed DeJong last year was to have a placeholder until Colson was ready (turned out he wasn’t). Let guys complete their development in the minors first before them into a major league role. I get the clock is ticking on Colas & Fletcher, but if they can’t fix their s%*# in AAA it’s unlikely they fix their s%*# in the majors.

Uh... Sure sounds like your mind is made up.

I'd rather have Teel, Montgomery and Meidroth than a Mayo centered package with secondary pieces like Beavers that were being discussed anyway. Braden looks like he could develop into an absolute 5 tool beast while Teel looks close to can't miss. I don't think I'd trade either one of them straight up for Mayo. If they would have taken Fedde for him he'd probably be preferable to Vargas but that still remains to be seen in actuality.

Just talked to a dude who is friends with Justin Ishbia. Was told that Ishbia was negotiating with Jerry for the past year to do a deal and that “it’s happening” now after Jerry reached out to him with some sort of proposal. Sounds like it will happening in the not too distant future. Nothing we don’t know other than than the timing.