WestEddy

I'm sure you're not into this, but Jewel carries Field Roast brand faux dogs and sausage. I do those when I don't want to take 15 minutes off the end of my life by eating a hot dog. Same taste and texture.

It's weird how people who regularly castigate the Sox for their record-setting 2024 losses can't understand why bad teams add veterans at the edges to avoid catastrophe.

Astros, Pirates Have Discussed Joey Bart - MLB Trade Rumors Joey Bart's name had come up in discussions with the Astros about Isaac Paredes. Now that could mean that Bart was the 3rd PTBNL, or the headliner.

Fegan's day two notebook: - Adams, Bush and Berroa all throwing off a mound - Thorpe has yet to throw White Sox spring notes: Erick Fedde returns to the rotation, looking for a return to form - Sox Machine

CHGO - Sean Anderson day 2 Podcast. Talks about the Spring Training hats. Spends way too much time talking about PECOTA's projected playing time. These kids talk way too fast. Slow down, fer Chrissake!!

Spring Training trade talk:

Berroa's only got one option, so this is really the year he has to prove it.

ESPN preseason listicle of One Guy to Watch for all 30 teams. MLB spring training 2026: One player to watch on every team - ESPN

Fedde, Hicks, Dominguez. Sounds like a 4-2 win, to me.

Full interview. Kind of fluffy. - knows teel, chase meidroth, wikelman, chris murphy from boston - trained with davis martin - zach bove - overlapped in KC - focus - developing kick change to attack lefties - most proud of sweeper and curve shapes

Fluff parts of Sandlin interview with Courtney Finnicum. Tried Giordano's deep dish, will report on bidets.

SoxMachine has a more thorough write-up of this. PECOTA nice(r) to White Sox; Erick Fedde is in the fold - Sox Machine

Anthony Kay on facing Murakami

No White Sox, knock wood:

Just look up Leaders > 2025, and sort for shortstops. There's a defense column. I set the cutoff at 200 PAs. I seem to remember you saying Fairbanks was going to get up to mid $40M.

Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA numbers out. I don't subscribe, but SouthSideSox posted the AL Central. 69.4 Wins for the Sox. Will the White Sox outperform their PECOTA projection of 69 wins? | South Side Sox

Dude, this is how you wind up salty over losing a ban bet. You're wrong. Colson Montgomery is an above-average defensive shortstop. Having better shortstops in the pipeline doesn't make Colson a below-average defensive shortstop.

RubRub: No one has ever done that!! WE: Yes, some have. Here's actual examples. RubRub: My point is I'm not aware, and that's what counts!! Caulfield: But what about European Sparrows?!? I'm done with this subject. The two of you need to drop it and move on.

Defense isn't measured by what internet people are saying. It's measured by what they do on the field. FanGraphs ranks Colson as 14th best defensive SS with 200+ PAs. He's an above-average defensive SS. The prospect of other players being even better doesn't affect one player's statistical defensive standing. Here's your quote: Other than Baldwin and Acuna...there aren't an abundance of players here with exceptional POTENTIAL ability to field their positions in an above average manner. Colson Montgomery just did that. There's hardly a one standard deviation above "average" MLB defender anywhere on the projected 2026 field other than the two previously mentioned I have no idea what you're looking for, here. Define "one standard deviation above "average".

It's really not that big a deal, dude. I said maybe Acuña is going to try to pinch hit. I don't know. I gave you examples of 4 guys, 3 who tried switch hitting after they hit the bigs. I can't imagine being such a frail porcelain doll that I go into conniptions after every Getz quote. Im not sure why you think switch hitting is something guys just pick up. Because it is. I've given you examples. Again, I'm not stating that Acuña is, indeed, trying to switch-hit. I threw it out there in conversation. You "standing by what you said" means nothing. You've already demonstrated you'll say anything to troll me. You have no credibility.

Colson Montgomery.