WestEddy

Wait, are you comparing the Dodgers to the White Sox? One will probably play in the NLCS, the other is trying to not set the all time loss record. And the first few innings of Crochet's games are yawnsville because he doesn't allow a lot of excitement for the opposing offense.

Paint a Dodger uniform on him and ship them to LA with Crochet.

I don't work for the Dodgers. So you don't have to treat my words like the Dodger organization came to your house and said what I did. 1) The Dodgers have a small bunch of starting pitchers who aren't 9-inning endurance monsters. So their fan base probably understands stacking the roster with great pitchers who will pitch two months, or two innings at a time. 2) Putting down the batting order once at the beginning of the game isn't "meaningless". Those 6-9 outs are just as valuable early as they are late. 3) Being an opener on a 5 day schedule isn't "being a reliever". And I did mention ramping him back up for the playoffs to a 5-inning starter. 4) If you think that the Dodgers worrying about next year is hilarious, you must piss yourself laughing every time you consider that Ohtani and Yamamoto are signed to multi-year contracts. 5) "Every move should be about winning now" is a silly, meaningless mantra. There are about 4-5 levels of minor leagues that teams invest heavily in that have nothing to do with "winning now". I'll wait until you catch your breath from laughing. So, therefore, picking up a player that is controllable beyond the current season is seen as added value. Giggle yourself silly, now. 6) I'm guessing that a team that has been in the postseason the last 11 seasons will be able to "help themselves from injuring their players" in the last week of the playoffs. And if Crochet is properly ramped up, there's probably no real problem with him throwing an inning in game 7 of the World Series.

Because they can ramp him down as a 1-2 inning opener, keep him on his starting schedule, and then ramp him up again towards the end of September. And then, they have a top starter in the game for the next two seasons.

Article: https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/40597647/2024-mlb-trade-deadline-los-angeles-dodgers

I think where the "insider" is coming from is the receiving team will have Crochet's services for 3 playoff runs.

I agree whole-heartedly. You win the game thread.

Here we go. All set up for vaughn to hit a single that merely loads the bases, and then for Eloy to pound one into the ground to shortstop.

"Insiders" say the Sox should not wait to trade Crochet, that his value is the highest it will be. https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/07/19/insiders-say-white-sox-shouldnt-wait-to-make-deals

Grifol had this to say about Moncada:

James Fegan's game notes at SoxMachine: https://soxmachine.com/2024/07/pregame-notes-post-all-star-break-roster-shuffle/

Baldwin will be #27. The White Sox who wore that number the longest? Lucas Giolito. Duke Ellis, Bryan Shaw and Rafael Ortega all wore #27 this year.

This was probably the one iconic ballpark I've gone to that had mythical status from my childhood. The Astrodome would have been another.

Grifol should just use a random word generator for his quotes. They would make as much sense. http://watchout4snakes.com/Random/RandomParagraph