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Please try to contain your excitement.

When I read the title to this thread, this was all I could think about.

Trolling a message board is one of the saddest things someone can do. I hope you will get your life back on track.

When the white Sox won they’re going to going to win 80 games. When they lose theyve never done infield drills. Maybe one day we’ll find a balance

You won't wait a month if Moncada goes 5 for his next 10 you'll be singing his praises. You are like an emotional yo-yo.

For my money, the best sitcom ever made. And Tobias it's best character.

This would be a great day to win two and get back to .500 and start the push to the Central Division title. Been playing much better lately with improved lineup as we discover McCann is an offensive force along with Abreu, Moncada, Anderson, etc. With Robert, Cease & Madrigal available when needed … we just need to stay close to Minnesota and Cleveland for the next couple of months. The corner has been turned I think. I know this is optimistic but that's the point. Looking forward to each game instead of giving up is what I choose.

Don't worry everyone. Ricky will eventually be replaced by Omar Vizquel... who.also.loves.bunting. Awww, hell. Fuck it all.

Attempts a bunt and then strikes out on the very next pitch. Seriously, F this team and its awful manager.

Let's hope this dude sucks as bad as Jace lol

So you do think the white Sox literally do not do basic infield drills. Got it.

This didn't age well.

More like in a day. But that’s your m.o. I guess.

This is great.

Thought abreu wasn't clutch

Is DFA on that bingo card ?

100% K-rate in AA. Despicable

Long time listener, first time caller ... As frustrating as this is, and we all know its frustrating. We simply don't have enough good players. Relying on dudes like Nicky Delmonico, Ryan Cordell, Yolmer Sanchez, Adam Engel, etc. is just flat out bad. This will be a 8-23 (ish) stretch because we just flat out aren't good at baseball.

What the fuck are you even talking about now

Luis x3 for the Barons top of the order

You ever see the two guys picked in front of him play?

I don't want to be the guy who makes excuses for everyone, but he did seem to be obviously dealing with a blister. I think I'll give him a pass for today instead of b****ing about him.

Thanks a lot for nothing Carlos pathetic loser another wasted Sox pick!

Eloy is mad you ignored him

But I have seen enough of Delmonico. Not a good hitter or fielder.

Lmfao at ron

Jose Ruiz must have Ricky's nudes because I have no idea how he's stayed in Chicago for this long.

Wow.

Why does this bother people?

There isn't some set AB threshold a guy needs to hit to be considered ready. Some guys are there faster. Soto had < 500 at bats. Acuna < 900. Some guys need 2000 at-bats. Robert is absolutely the type of talent that could kill the minors and not need to rack up a thousand at-bats.

I dont have a cutoff. If he's raking and staying healthy through June, I am ok challenging him. But I don't think rushing Robert to the big leagues to satisfy impatient fans is a good strategy. The guy has played very little baseball over the past 3 years. He just needs to stay healthy and get his reps.

Chicago White Sox wins.

This team is exciting, that's for sure. I forgot how bad they were at the beginning of the tear last year...8-19 is bad. I still don't think, however, that they can compete for the division yet. Half of the offense looks really good, a few others look okay, and a few look awful. Back end of the bullpen looks awesome. Starting pitching will be the biggest hurdle to conquer.

Robert has already demonstrated transcendent talent. He is an exception to the standard practice of promoting minor league players one level at a time. Adam Engel hit .218 in 165 AB at AAA Charlotte in 2017. He's hitting .171 now after 41 ABs with 17 SOs. I don't see how it makes sense to have Engel on the big league club and Luis Robert playing in the minors. Robert can develop at the major league level, just like TA and Moncada did.

I also like reading your views. I appreciate your passion even if I don’t always reach the same conclusion as you do. Plus life would be boring if we all always agreed on things.

???

If Eloy comes back in 2-4 weeks with Robert and we are within striking distance of .500, then a wild card play-off bid would not be entirely out of the question. OT: The real Baltimore Orioles arrived on my lot and in the Chicago area today. Cut some oranges in half and put them outside and some grape jelly. Then watch the Sox win two today.

that's what I'm saying. Madrigal has a high floor, probably 1.5 WAR or so backup. Well, what's his ceiling? There's obviously reasons some scouts and publications questioned it. Frankly until he proves he has an elite hit tool doubles and triples won't mean much in A ball. He should be pushing for a promotion to AA by July given his draft status, age, and ability. If he's not, well progress isn't linear or some Hahn'ism.

Great post. Sometimes I think that's what our fans want us to do with our prospects, never call them up. There's so much concern about "rushing guys" that pisses me off, ever since Gordo Beckham.

You have to bring the beer and wings

Yes for a target and yes that package isn’t even close to what it would take.

On a related note: thank god the Red Sox insisted that Devers was off limits. He's hardly produced at all in a much better situation with much less pressure. Still very young at only his age 22 season but he's looking closer to a 3-4 WAR player at best and will probably settle in around 2-3 without a power surge, which could happen. But I can't see him developing in Chicago. Moncada was mostly a formed product approach and swing wise, defense needs work and I do feel the Sox set him back asking him to move but whatever, he's hitting and he is making enough plays at 3B for now.

I mean if the guy hits .450 in AA, you bring him up. If he takes a step back, does well, but isn't lighting the world on fire like he did A+, I don't see the point in pushing him to the big leagues this season.

Because the white Sox are likely looking at 2020 as their first year of legitimately contending for a playoff spot, I do think they promote him if he continues to rake so he can take his MLB lumps this year and be ready to produce from the get go next season.

The fact that he is 350 pro at bats is a pretty good reason to not rush him to the big leagues, IMO.

If he destroys AA send him to the show after the ASB or trade deadline, let him face his challenges at the major league level and get acclimated.

And then I'll disagree with you, if he is raking in the upper minor levels bring him up this season.

I don't think I need to see him in Charlotte at all with those balls tbh. Give him a nice run in Birmingham and if he rakes, I don't see the need for AAA.

I was just going to check the future sox thread. SIlly me should've done it before the post not after.

Maybe. I think he's just going to rake.