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Fwiw, Gio is in Chicago right now training at UIC. I think his partner is from the Chicagoland area.

I don’t blame them. I wouldn’t be that excited either.

It seems like he actually moves this time. Not sure how quickly.

This guy will take Chicago by storm. The White Sox finally make a move that figures to show in the standings and the stands. Finally some activity on the south side.

Injuries aside, I love the idea of him playing on a Francona managed team and he has so much more upside than a Bader or some of the alternatives. I would prefer to keep him especially with some lineup support but I’ve come to grips with him not being in the lineup come March

Lots of Robert talk on the Reds forum recently. Most posters seem very unexcited about the idea and do the “I’ll take him if the Sox cover half his salary and he costs nothing in terms of prospects”…lol. The reality in my mind is the Reds need to take a big swing via trade in hopes of landing an impact player or risk being stuck in baseball purgatory for the near future. I think Robert is the perfect move for them because he won’t cost a premium prospect but comes with a very high ceiling if all goes right. Fans don’t normally love that, but a GM who is handicapped by their cheap owners and is feeling some pressure to win may feel differently. I think if a deal happens before OD, it’s very likely going to be with Cincinnati.

Yep, and if you push out towards a not abnormal 18 months, this year is completely lost. No idea where they are, because no one has said.

Worth mentioning that the 2 TJ surgery guys from the Reds (not saying I want them necessarily but since they’ve been talked about) had their surgeries in September and October 2024 so they should be good to go in Spring Training even assuming 14-month recovery. As for White Sox TJ surgeries, Bush and Thorpe had theirs Feb and March 25 so they may be 60-day IL guys to open the year (open 40-man spots), depending on their progress. I haven’t seen any updates on either in a while but just tossing that out there.

If I remember correctly, FanGraphs subtracts risk from their ratings. So a High school pitcher is almost automatically high or very high risk so if a 60FV max they subtract 10-15 due to the risk. So Schultz and Smith probably had their risk go up after tough years and get dinged relative to guys who performed well.

Very good context. There's a lot of managing innings with young starting pitching. If you make some of these arguments fans vs. pitching coach , the fan gets blown out of the water .

Where is it insinuated that Cubs are out? I think they're the favorites.

Mehhhhh...

Isn't that because they were concerned with his total innings jump, just like Crochet the previous year down the stretch? He went from 90 to 146...so they probably capped him at around 150. And also using LHP reliever openers against LHB dominant 1-6 hitters?

If those top guys are all 50 FV's, the White Sox are in a world of trouble. That would basically mean that Schultz and Smith are #4 starters.

I think he’s worth more to us a 10th man than what he’d return on the trade market.

On the latest Pipeline podcast, Jim Callis had some kind words about Hagen. He basically said he looked back to his old self in the AFL, and rejuvenated his confidence he can start.

These committees are hot garbage at picking hall of famers.