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Nicky Delmonico LF/1B Currently making his case for the 26th spot. He has battled adversity and is still standing. Sox may want a lefty on the bench. Biggest competition? Aj Reed. Best

TWTW will break this tie

Anyone putting Bassitt in the rotation over Reylo is crazy, imo. Bassitt is 31 years old and he had one decent season with a 4.4 FIP and 2.1 fWAR. That was in Oakland as well - one of the easiest parks to pitch in baseball. Gio has been better pretty much every year - last year on a rate basis he was also better. Lopez is young and already has a higher career fWAR than Bassitt and he has untapped potential. It would be bad for a team to give his innings to Bassitt who has a very limited ceiling and no further development likely.

I'm guessing he asked for leave and it was granted. I think the heel injury might have been the death knell for him. Probably just said "fuck it" after that and hey it's his decision. He could grind for 10 years making 30K a year at most and wakeup and be 35 and spent some of his best years doing what? I don't begrudge jake anything as a person. As a fan sure it's hard to swallow a top pick doing jack squat but as a person Jake is free to pursue his happiness without my judgement.

Since this is the job thread, I would like to say that I hope the part time gig turns full time and is a long term good fit for Jack. However, Jack, I really think you are gonna lose alot of people when you start in with that "check your privilege" bs imho.

There ya go Nick! Rips a single up the middle on 0-2 for the RBI.

Without question... Given Lopez’ seemingly fragile psyche, Grandal possesses the optimal combination of; catching experience, game calling confidence, relentless opposition research/intelligence and pitch framing expertise, needed to successfully navigate Lopez through his pitching starts.

Pitched on the Sox in parts of 4 seasons lol

Plus, Moncada isn't having a great spring which obviously is scaring the team and Jack!

When both Gios start the year on the IL and Kopech isn't allowed to make the team out of spring training Bassitt would look pretty nice.

I'd take a guy coming off 144IP and a 4.4 FIP over Reylo and Gio, easy.

Annoying because he actually has past success with the Sox.

There's always those movie star good looks that Renteria used to talk about to fall back on, in case this baseball thing doesn't work out long term for Nicky.

That's awesome. I've always heard great things about Dallas. My wife and I spent 7 years in Tulsa (where Dallas is from) and people there speak very highly of him. He should be a great teammate in the clubhouse.

I hope he makes the team, that would be a nice comeback story.

Bruce can tweet about literally the smallest thing and still make himself look stupid. Impressive stuff.

I thought the same thing. It's confusing to type with italics if it's not quoting something.

The concern from me really is the lack of comment on him in the organization and the silence he’s been having himself. Both aren’t good indicators of hope.

Now that's cool.

Blake Rutherford?

How do you add someone to your ignore list? Asking for a friend.

Yermin made sure there wasn't any.

I enjoy M-P-A for his thoughts and insights. He obviously gives his posts a lot of thought and effort. The italics thing bothers some of you guys more than it should... IMO. When I started on the forum I used all caps when I started a topic. Several people told me they found it annoying...I stopped doing it to keep peace but thought it was not necessary to attack like some do. Those of you who don't like the length of M-P-A 's posts, use of italics or double spacing should have said what and why it is bothersome. The snarky attacks aren't necessary. The forum frequently attacks and makes the poster feel his thoughts aren't respected. We are all WS fans...we have 29 other teams fans to fight with.

I'd imagine by the end of next week you'll see most of the prospects re-assigned to their affiliate, maybe a NRI cut or two, and then we are only two weeks away from opening day. Hard to believe it's basically 3 weeks away.

Above average with the bat and you are talking about one of the top 3 CF'ers in the game and a 5 WAR type of player.

Fulmer about to load the bases. Has no control on his off speed stuff at all. LOL classic reverse jinx as he throws his best changeup of the day to get the K on the full count. Pretty ballsy .

Mmmhmm ok.

Lopez stands to benefit as much as any White Sox starting pitcher from Grandal’s elite pitch framing talent. Over Lopez’s (initial) 3 IP this afternoon, were several close pitches that were called balls (with Collins behind the dish). I have no doubt that Grandal would have (more likely than not) stolen at least 1 or 2 of them, resulting in 1 or 2 less base runners and a lower pitch count.

Quick overreaction: Sox should have acquired a veteran middle infielder

Defense...Engel Speed...Engel Hitting...Nicky Hollywood Good Looks....Nicky We have a tie

Engel > Delmonico

I'm really encouraged by the subtle but (hopefully) effective changes Lopez has made to his delivery. That curveball looks nasty

I really enjoy Collins ability to work at bats, and that fact that he rarely chases bad pitches. Now if he can pair that strike zone knowledge with a personal understanding of pitches he best drives (and attack those more) he could really become a nice piece.

If he hits like HK, I'll be really happy.

I would like to see this bears oline perform with a quarterback who can do presnap reads and coverage adjustments, and like, hit receivers in stride, before making these judgments.

Not around the team in any capacity right now. 99% of minor league players are in some form of organized camp right now. Burger is not. What does that say?

Never change, Bruce ?

I get triggered when someone says "coop will fixem", he hasnt fixed much of anything for quite a while now.

This may be the most egregious stubbornness ever by a public scouting department. As the year comes to a close and their final scouting adjustments have been made, Robert has maintained his 30 game power grade. To put this in perspective Nick Madrigals game power grade right now is a 40. It is one of the most stubborn stances I've seen and their rationale is comically bad. Luis Robert remains behind Cristian pache by a full FV level as a CF prospect despite being only 1 year older, and performing 70% better offensively and grading out/projecting to be a top tier defensive CF'er. Fangraphs has not moved Robert a single ranking (he remains as their 20th prospect) despite having not just the loudest tools in MiLB but also the loudest production while being young for his level. All you can do is laugh at the stubbornness at this point. Fangraphs have spoken and all you guys saying Madrigal has no power, you are wrong! He has more power currently than Luis Robert.

He is taking your paycheck? Hmmmm. Seems doubtful

What I wrote are my own thoughts and words. The enclosed video was from Laura Magiera.

This is 3 years old, just stop.

I think most fans downplay how difficult rehab is; it takes away the best part about their "job" and replaces it with 12-16 months of grueling physical work and draining mental work that's reward is hopefully returning to form. To go through that process for 12 months and then have that same injury reoccur really makes you doubt yourself and the process. The mental wear and tear that it has on you is overlooked. It's why I never judge an athlete for "not coming back" when the world thinks they're ready. The last thing a player in professional sports wants to do is practice/rehab and not actually play in the games. When you're scared that the next step you take could ruin your entire career - everything you've worked towards for the past 15 years - you are stuck in a lonely place. You think about reinjuring yourself for months after rehab/repair. It's bad enough going through it once, but twice is probably mentally distructive.

I agree, I haven't made fun of him, BUT the jokes are funny. He seems to have given up, sucks. I don't know if it warrants compassion though if the guy just gives up after making millions. I am fine with the jokes assuming he didn't take rehab seriously (likely) and continues taking our paychecks.

Welcome to the internet.

Exactly my thought. A guy who hasn't even played past A ball.

I guess Longenhagen heard my b****ing /s; he just slapped an 80 FV on Wander Franco. Wowser.