vilehoopster

Okay? I'm looking at the box score. Please explain this stat to me. Leone gives up the two earned runs to tie the game in a 3rd of an inning, but he gets a hold. But Hill gets the blown save. How does that work? It was Leone's man who scored the tying run. Hill is not charged with the run; how does he get the blown save. It's right there on MLB.com box score.

No it wasn't. it was Moncada's at bat. The guy threw one strike and Moncada chased s%*# and struck out.

I don't understand. Why was it completely impossible to trade Eloy. Hmmm, I wonder.

Sox just seem incapable of getting a clutch hit. You knew he wasn't even going to put it in play. You knew it.

Moncada and Eloy gonna cost us this game. We couldn't get rid of them.

I am excited about the upcoming season. I am extremely curious about how the Sox starting rotation is going to do. Yes, the rotation could crater, but I am very curious to watch, and I think our 1st three could be good/ solid. The fact that Touki isn't in the rotation looks like a step up to me. I am completely buying the improved clubhouse thing is going to show a better product on the field. Do I think the Sox will be good? No, but I think the team is less bad than last year in every way, every way. People complaining about the bullpen. It can't, just can't be worse that last year's. People complaining about the weak bats for our two catchers, how can the bats be worse than Grandal and Selby? I expect a huge upgrade in offensive production from the two outfield corners, not good, but much less bad than last year. And the defense, all around will be way better. I am confident that Vaughn wil take a clear step forward with his bat. NIcky is a big step up from what we've had at 2nd base for what seems forever. Is he great? No, but again, way less bad. People freaking out about Sox 6 thru 9 batters in lineup. Have we forgotten how terrible Sox 6 thru 9 batters were there last year, and the year before, and year before. It's gonna be the same; why freak out over it for the upcoming year? I'm going with my Ghostbuster quote from before, "There definitely a very slim chance this White Sox team could succeed". I'm going with and hanging onto that very slim chance. I'm a White Sox fan and I'm excited for the season to start.

Really, you only expect the Sox to win between 40 to 50 games? Is this hyperbole? I am optimistic and hope and expect about 72 wins, but I know 60 wins (even a few less) is a possiblity. But you think only 45 wins, really? What happened?

Well, Dejong is NOT going to embarrass the White Sox and us fans by . . . . Repeatedly get suspended by the league Act like a bad ass then get knocked on his butt in a fight Slap a teammate be disliked by his teammates to the point that no one cheers when it's announced he make the all-star team make us watch and wait as an opponent checks and overturns a double play because he missed stepping on 2nd base . . again have countless errors repeatedly get picked off base Dejong is not going to be Tim - building my brand means more than wins - Anderson. For that reason alone, I expect the Sox to be better, maybe only slightly better, but better. But they will be significantly easier to watch.

I looked this up on a couple sources a while ago: Japanese baseball is equal to a little better than AAA level ball. Korean ball where Fedde is equal to AA ball. Both dominated at those levels/ leagues last year. Pitchers jump up from AA and do well all the time. Also, I didn't realize that yesterday's game when Yamamota give up five runs in the 1st inning was only spring training; I must have misunderstood that. Just because the Dodgers throw a ton of money at someone, doesn't start to make him a guaranteed success. How did all that money thrown at Trevor Bauer turn out? It just means the Dodgers have too much money to throw around and they're trying to get Far East TVs. My logic is as sound as yours when you consider Yamamota is making over 20 times what Fedde is making for only achieving at a AAA level.

If we were working in the same office and could put money down, I'd take that bet in a second. Will Yamamoto do better? Maybe. Probably. But not definitely. And I am extremely confident that he's not going to do $310 million dollars better.

I agree 100%.

The Fedde signing is looking a hell of a lot better than $325 million for Yamamota. I know the Sox hit him really hard his ST game, and wasn't he rocked in other ST appearances. Then he got shelled like a peanut yesterday. I'm more than fine with $15 million for Fedde; it could be bust, but could end up being a steal.

Wow, have we seen this movie before. A 3 to 1 loss. Moncada was, at the last minute, unavaiable to play, Eloy went out with an injury, no home runs, and 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position. I'm not anywhere near as down on this year's team, but this was a complete same old, same old drag to watch. Nobody wants Sheets on the team, and especially we don't want him in RF, but if Fletcher doesn't start hitting very soon in ST, he's going to get about a two (maybe three) week window once the season starts to prove he has a MLB bat. If he fails, it's Sheets in RF. The pitching has been good; really everything has been good. Except Fletcher is just bombing his opportunity to be a regular right fielder.

I like most people here did not want Sheets in RF, but I think you have to find somewhere to put his bat. He has been the best bat in spring training. And you can't say spring training means nothing when everyone want Nastrini starting and Crochet is our opening day starter. Spring has to mean something.

Can we kind of get back on topic of the projected starting lineups? Three questions: 1. When discussing starting rotations, not sure how or where I heard or read it, but it seems clear, or it was strongly implied, that Drew Thorpe is going right into the starting rotation. Does anyone else get that vibe from Sox media? Merkin doesn't have Thorpe in his starting rotation, but I got a feeling from his earlier discussing the trade and on Garfien's podcast that Thorpe would be stepping right into the starting rotation. 2. How would Crochet being a starter work? Would he go longer that three innings? I can't see how he should. And really, even with three building up to four or five inning starts, I can't see him pitching into July, unless he's taking two weeks off between starts. How will this work? 3. Is the idea to use Crochet for a couple months, short outings, and then bring in Thorpe or someone else ?

So, Cease is gone. What is our starting rotation? Fedde Kopech Soroka Flexen Our unhittable pitcher this spring has been Crochet. I see him getting some three inning starts up to a certain number of innings. And Nastrini, whom I think has looked great in ST Really the per

Whoever gave this a D or F, especially the F, Why??

I also give it a B. I think it was fair for both teams. I also think the Sox got pretty much what they needed with Cease leaving: They got help for this season right now and one promising prospect and one very promising prospect for the future

Tim Anderson WAS the toxic situation. His being gone (along with Fat Lynn and Grandal) is my main reason for hope this year and going forward.

What I want is to keep all our good prospects down in AAA for pretty much the entire year. Keep them together in Charlotte and let them build confidence and enjoy being on a winning team. Keep them all down there: Montgomery, Quero, Ramos; those young arms, keep them down there, starting with Crochet, and add to it Nastrini, Cannon, and Eder. Let them all build innings and build some confidence also. I would be fine with bring a bunch up in September to get their feet wet, but try to keep them in AAA and have a really outstanding year and team in Charlotte. I think we should try to muddle through this year with our inexpensive veterans and try to get lucky and win 70 games. Knowing that we have all that talent down in Charlotte will make this year a lot, a lot easier to take.

An example of why WAR is a joke, expecially concerning 1st basemen. Before the Covid year, Abreu with over 100 RBIs had a War of like 2.9, and Yolmer Sanchez had a War of like 2.6. The next year, the White Sox cut Yolmar to start the season and Abreu went on to win AL MVP. Abreu's value to the Sox was only a 1/3 of a run more than Yolmer?? What a joke!

I wonder if Fletcher will ever say that a 13 year old is a leader in the clubhouse or on the team?? Hmm?? Fletcher won't be the dick that Eaton was. Remember the emphasis on clubhouse?? I like this trade because it will help the team THIS year. I still plan on watching the games and hoping the Sox win those games. He will help the Sox THIS year. He'll play good defense, take the extra base, and bat around .260. Is anybody going to argue that that these types of results is not a BIG improvement on what, at least the last five years.

I'm with this guy. He became a continued embarrassment to the White Sox, and by extention, embarrassment to the Sox fan base. There were just so many incidents that I can no longer root for him; I can't.

What has changed? It's spring that's fast approaching after winter. John Fogery says it. "Well, I beat the drum and hold the phone The sun came out today We're born again, there's new grass on the field." It's spring training. "We're born again." I choose to be happy and excited about it.

I agree with this guy 100%. This is my post in shorter words.