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There are worse starting pitchers in baseball than Cannon, plenty of them. This isn't a 16 team league any more.

Call up Lee and carry 3 catchers so Teel and Quero can play (hit) everyday at least.

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As someone who watches unreasonable amounts of Sox MiLB and has seen Colson play at every level including AFL, I think this is the right move. The spot where they rushed him was from AA to Charlotte. I think playing on that first half Barons team last year for even a month or two would have been better for him, and I'm pretty convinced that he would have been up before now if he did. Championship aside, there was a group of prospects clearly developing winning ways together with no one shouldering the task of needing to be "the guy" every night. When he went to Charlotte instead, it was a team much more (forgive the pun) barren of that "next core" feeling which I think made him internalize a sense that he needed to hurry up and come be the franchise savior by himself. You're the top bat on the farm, you're bubbling up national lists, things in Chicago are miserable, they need you ASAP. Hitting in Charlotte is easy so this should basically be perfunctory, just rack up some numbers and we'll see you in September! Then you get a guy who had been breaking records for consecutive games on base swinging like he needed to hit the baseball from Charlotte into Lake Michigan to justify where he was at. Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if he finishes the season with an MLB slash better than his Charlotte one. Also wouldn't surprise me if he doesn't. Cags has a 14 WRC+ ~100 ABs in to his first taste of the bigs; PCA (hate him, but he's good) was slashing .188/.238/.271 coming into July last season. Would I like to see another couple weeks of great AAA production? Sure, obviously wouldn't hurt. But I think there's something to be gained from getting him up here while he's hot, getting him away from the sense that the next 1-10 stretch puts him another month away with not many months to go, with the ASB not far away if he does need a breather ten days in, and with the post-deadline freedom of a rebuilding team right on the horizon after that. If he struggles in the bigs, it's a new struggle and one that is basically expected. He'll be one of several rookies up here that can relate to that struggle, compared to on an island in Charlotte as a top prospect slumping in AAA. Even being sent down again with an MLB to do list would have a sense of progress to it (shouldn't happen really, they should have no shortage of ABs to give after the deadline). There's just less pressure for his first 100 ABs up here with the other young guys than there would be for his next 100 ABs in Charlotte in a way that I think lets him get back to himself mentally. Sorry for rambling, but I'm still high on the kid. Hope he crushes it.

Look at MAT. He is the Luis Robert now.

Great night for Colson. Could do without Schriffen and Plesac body-worshipping Colson’s dad.

I’m against 3 catchers being on a roster, but honestly having a third catcher and having both Quero and Teel in the lineup everyday is better than Rojas or Noda being on the roster.

Elko for Noda

Rip - A total legend on the mound who overcame a lot of challenges in life.

I didn't have any questions. You don't have to troll everybody who doesn't fall in line with your negative BS.

Way to battle today Cannon!!! Proving some negative Nellies wrong this game.

Nobody disputes that Sosa is a developing bat. Not sure how a logical question equates to ejaculation.

cannot fucking wait until Leasure is unemployed

I'm going to be sad to see Tauchman go

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Damn I thought Colson had a hit there

Thank goodness baseball was on today. Stuck inside pretty much all day with the flooding and the downpours.

Also is it almost time for Rojas to go? Goodness guy is going to be at 160 after this game.

I like Colson at short

Wild Thing?

I think it's the same problem with Fedde. He doesn't have that dominant strikeout stuff. Fedde's affordable contract wasn't ringing the phones off the hook. Houser's expected numbers are higher than his actual. I think he's a solid pitcher right now, on a good and lucky run, and like Fedde, he'll get interest, but not the kind of interest a knockout/strikeout guy would have gotten. My own opinion is that the Sox should be targeting somebody out of the top 100, then develop him into the rankings.

Yeah, Sox don’t have near-ready OF talent. It’s Braden and Zavala who are both okay to good at A+, but you’re not gonna shoot them up to the majors. Everyone at Birmingham is struggling non-prospect to org guys. Veras is the disappointment there. If Ramos were hitting, you could see trying him out there, but he’s not so you won’t. Good thing I kept my Joshua Palacios jersey.

Benintendi likely in LF, Fletcher/Julks platoon in RF I guess.

He's 32 years old. I would also think that the player may not find an extension from the Sox as being that desirable. He was on a minor-league contract in the Texas organization. He had just started pitching well on the Rangers' AAA team. Then they release him. I didn't see any reason officially stated, but there are a lot of veterans on minor-league deals that have opt-out clauses if they aren't brought up to the MLB team by a certain date. After release, he could have signed with any team, but he picked the Sox, where he was guaranteed MLB starts. Now, he's pitching well. If we trade him, he would likely be sent to a contending team with a chance to win it all. Those of us who think that he should be traded now see risk that a pitcher in his 30's might not keep pitching that well. But it also probably weighs on the player's mind. He'd probably love to be in the hunt for a title.

I said it in the gamethread, but you 100% trade Houser. Assuming we trade none of these guys, you are looking at something like the below for next year: Smith Burke Schultz Thorpe Martin Cannon Adams Bush By all means add some cheap veterans to the mix as we know injuries can quickly change the outlook of a staff, but you don’t pass on cashing in on Houser right now (assuming he has value) and agree to a multi year deal that makes it harder for these kids to get opportunities.

they grab FA every year under the guise of dumpster dives. I can't imagine any quality free agent would ever want to sign here. This organization has a lousy reputation with fans, media, and some former players. I can't imagine big name players ever wanting to be here. You end up paying a lot of money for a guy like Beni.

With those long levers he's going to get jammed a lot until he proves he can rotate this hips open quickly and keep the ball fair in the air. Or at least get his body out of the way. Pitchers gotta do what they do neutralize strengths and you don't want him barreling it up with thos long arms extended. Some of the best HR hitters can kill you inside when they miss there spot . That HR Baldwin hit yesterday typical down and in breaking pitch off the plate both low and inside that he jumped all over. You pull that, get out in front of it while it's hanging there even in that location and you hit it a long way . Also Colson will be seeing your typical sliders at his back foot, fastballs up and out of the zone and sliders & curves backdoor.

First Sox game I have watched start to finish in a long time. I really hope Montgomery can hit consistently because a combo of him and Meidroth could be special. I love Quero and Teel. They say Championship teams are strong up the middle and they have a nice start. Need to find a CF with some pop in his bat. Need to find a couple more position players who can hit with power. Sounds like they have a few really good arms down in the minors that can be added to the few already up here. Hopefully Ishbia will start infusing money in to the organization sooner than later and they can grab a couple FA's and start getting competitive in a weak Central Division. All in all I feel a little more positive regarding the Sox future than I did going in to the season.

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=145&date=07/05/2025 https://www.milb.com/scores/all/all/whitesox?affiliateId=mlbcom-milb

When did Colson Montgomery throw a ball into the dugout? Rojas bounced one into Vargas, who was looking straight into the sun at that point.

highlight reel over the shoulder catch and then later my blind ass thought he was josh rojas

He had an extremely impressive play on a pop-up.

He's 32, soon to be 33. He can be signed in the offseason, if Getz so desires. Trade him for the best offer before he turns into a pumpkin. Anything else would be insane decision making.

Smooth!

Thint they might hold Walker for one more shot...like Adell has gotten with the Angels. The problem is they are in a competitive playoff race in StL and have less patience with Walker continuing to struggle. Another often-debated former top prospect, Moniak, had an 800 ops coming into yesterday's games for Colorado. G.Canario with Pitt basically what everyone thought he was....

You're not giving the people who do this for a living much credit if you think it's because of " one hot week".

We should be rocking something like this post deadline IMO: 1B: Sosa 2B: Meidroth SS: Montgomery 3B: Vargas LF: ??? CF: Baldwin RF: ??? DH: Quero/Teel CA: Teel/Quero No fucking clue what to do in the OF corners assuming we are able to move all the vets (including Benintendi, which is likely a pipe dream). Getz’s AAAA acquisitions have all more or less flopped with Fletcher now at a 95 wRC+ and ZeLoach at a 89 while the two athletes haven’t been remotely competent with Baker at a 54 wRC+ and Jones at a 34. Julks has been productive (127 wRC+) but is 29 and sporting a .371 BABIP, so not overly excited about giving him a ton of playing time. Honestly, would be a good time to find a post hype OF prospect who is out of options that we can give a two month audition to post deadline. Getz should be creative here as he doesn’t have a lot of quality assets to flip this deadline and a post hype guy is much more valuable when you have playing time to give them. Jordan Walker was a guy they liked last deadline and maybe there is a path to get him (yes, I know he has been terrible, but he is still super young).

I would prefer the Sox extending Houser. No other team can negotiate with him now. Of course, I don't know what it would take to get him to commit to staying with Sox for 2026. What would it take? How much money for next year.

call me whatever but that cool catch will probably stick with me a lot more than anything any else has done this year besides the Meidroth slide

Getz can’t accept that Rojas is a sunk cost of $3.5 million yet.

It should have been Rojas. He serves no purpose on this team and his play is abysmal. Still should be. Getz needs to stop with the carnival act.

You’re not getting a top 100 for him

I love this stuff.

Can anyone really be mad seeing Colson instead of Crapa

We fuckin!

You expected the Sox to not be idiotic?

I do not think this is good for him, and it’s based on a very small sample size of good ball

Sox vs. Rockies. Probably would've seen better competition if he just stayed in AAA for this series. But bring it on!

So, you think Bell having 64 RBIs in 1993 was worth trading away a generational talent like Sosa? Sosa had 93 RBIs that year vs. Bell's 64 if we're treating that one stat as the only indicator of success. Bell's slash line in 1993 was .217/.243/.363 with a -2.5 WAR. Woof! And where was he during our 1993 postseason when the Sox needed him? We sure could have used Sosa's bat then. After that Bell was out of baseball. He never played another game after 1993. Sox coaching staff being unable to work with such an immense talent speaks more to the failing of this organization than it does to a player whose career took off like a rocket after he left this organization. I don't know about other Sox fans, but I'll take chopped liver over the s%*# sandwich that this trade was for the Sox. And yeah, Sammy turned out to be a huge fraud, but in the meantime he help supercharged the Cubs' edge over the Sox in the Chicago market beginning in 1998 and they've never looked back. Somehow they've survived the embarrassment of Sosa's steroid/corked bat/walking out on the team debacle.

Yeah, bonemer should be there.