WestEddy

Oh well. Nobody's banking on his hit tool developing. He's reported to be capable of elite CF defense. He's a place holder. Rebuilding teams still need to play all the games. You guys should really talk to a professional about the shame you take on over "the worst team in baseball" cutting a player we picked up. That really doesn't register with me.

I thought Getz had culpability in every single move the previous regime made, just by being part of it. Pick a lane, grandpa.

That's what called AAA depth. And yes, AAA depth should be able to step in and play a position for a couple of weeks in the absence of the intended starter. It's stupid to keep trotting out the "no other teams wanted him" canard. He costs a 40-man roster slot. There are monetary and opportunity costs to that. Using a million words wouldn't help you make sense of your rantings. You keep brining up Greg Jones. The point of AAA depth is to be able to fill a spot on the major league roster. Jones has elite speed, and is said to play elite CF defense. That already exists. They don't have to teach Jones how to run or how to catch a baseball in the major leagues. If Getz runs into a situation where he trades Robert and Taylor gets injured, he has somebody on the 40-man who could stand in CF for a few games while they figure out their roster. Jones also offers the flexibility of an option, which Canario doesn't. So for the role he has to fill, I'd give Getz a B+ for acquiring an actual CF as depth who can be shuttled back and forth from AAA to MLB.

There isn't anything wrong with wanting a guy like Canario. I thought he'd be an interesting pickup. I'm sentient enough to understand the drawbacks to rostering a guy like Canario and trying to fix him at the major league level, and not rail on day after day for our GM taking a pass on this particular case. Hey, look!! He picked up another guy he has to roster all season, but the 2nd guy has positional flexibility, and more than one carrying tool. He's also taken huge steps towards solving his own swing and miss problems. It's also a situation, where if they get through this season with him on the 26-man, they have him for 5 more years, with 3 options. And if they rostered Canario, I wouldn't be screaming after every strikeout how the GM who signed him sucks and has no business baseball.

Why would I question Getz for picking up a LH bat on a minor league contract during the off-season? Maton had a hot spring training, and 3 key injuries to starters opened a spot for him. That happens every year on multiple teams. Guy plays his way onto the 26-man. Big deal. All of that is true and not a misrepresentation of anything. You also seem to have a fixation on players passing through waivers unclaimed without considering that other teams might have to cut a player to claim Maton, or maybe they're good with their LHH depth in AAA. Again, not a huge indictment for signing a player to a minor league contract. Need I remind you, the White Sox are in a rebuild, and it's assumed their players won't be as good as those on contending teams. No lie. If there was a choice between Maton and Canario, it was a choice between a LHH with ML experience who also had the defensive flexibility to play IF and OF, and a RHH corner OF with one carrying tool. I actually think Getz made a better choice in taking Workman who will be a step up from Amaya, and has already taken steps towards solving his own swing and miss problems. So, yeah, I'll give Getz a C- for being left with Maton as the best 26th man after a slew of injuries, I'll give him a B for picking up Workman, and an A+ for avoiding the clusterfuck of a mediocre OF prospect who will strike out even while sitting on the bench.

You guys call everything I say a defense of Chris Getz. It seems that accusation is more a deflection than anything I can say.

I'm sure all of MLB is keeping their powder dry for the inevitable Alexander Canario DFA. LOL. Perhaps Nick Maton could text Canario and tell him what it feels like to be on base in a baseball game. Canario hasn't had that experience for a couple of weeks. I wonder why Pittsburgh isn't playing him anymore.

That was my take when the Cubs DFAed him. He seems like an unheralded lesser version of C. Monty.

If you're referring to Workman, he's 70 grade defense at 3B, and a very good defender at SS.

The player has to stay "in the majors" for the entire season, and must spend at least 90 days on the active roster. The 2nd stipulation keeps teams from playing games with the IL.

I don't think that qualifies as a "slump" for Amaya.

On the 26-man roster.

I thought it was $50k/$100k

Rojas does have an option, and he doesn't have 5 full years of service time. They can stow him in AAA while they sort out the roster, too.

And Fletcher homered again (4), he's OPSing .906.

I don't understand the fascination with Palacios. I don't think his presence on this roster, lineup and leadoff spot exposes some deep incompetence in Venable or Getz, but he's not a good defender, and outside of a little pop, has no real offensive upside. Dominic Fletcher could most probably give you more than Palacios does, here. Fletcher is hitting, and is a better fielder. Fletcher also has an option left in case they want to shuttle him back to AAA when Tauchman returns. Maybe they just want Fletcher to be playing out of his head in order to get back on the 40-man. Seems like an easy way to get just a little more offense and a lot more defense into the lineup.

James Fegan reports that Rojas is about to start a rehab stint this week.

His yearly splits show no RHB activity in 2024 or 2025.

Yes. Says Fangraphs: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/chicago-cubs-top-37-prospects/ 20. Gage Workman, 3B Video Drafted: 4th Round, 2020 from Arizona State (DET) Age 25.3 Height 6′ 4″ Weight 220 Bat / Thr S / R FV 40 Tool Grades (Present/Future) Hit Raw Power Game Power Run Fielding Throw 20/20 50/55 30/40 55/55 60/70 70 Relegated to third base because some of his college teammates were really great shortstop defenders, Workman has successfully moved up the defensive spectrum as a pro; he is now an above-average shortstop defender and a 70-grade glove at third. Workman’s footwork and actions are incredible for a player his size. At a long-torso’d 6-foot-4, he has remarkable body control and an impact arm. There are old scouting tropes about big-framed hitters and switch-hitters tending to develop late. Workman was both. He struggled to make contact for his whole career and struck out 38% of the time at Double-A in 2023, a terrifying rate. In 2024, at age 25, Workman made real progress in this area. He ditched hitting from the right side and his 27.5% K% was the lowest since he was at Low-A; he hit a BABIP-aided .280/.366/.476 with 18 home runs back at Erie. He has above-average raw power but is still whiffing a ton, especially against breaking stuff, and he’ll likely continue to strike out so much that it limits his big league role. But with the Cubs corner infield situation currently up in the air, he has an opportunity to play such great defense that he wins the job at the hot corner coming out of camp. His long-term role is as a strikeout prone utility infielder.

Made sense to me...

Jankowski traded to the Rays?