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Now that the Bears sound like they're officially going to Hammond, while I never thought entertainment districts around a football stadium made much sense, it makes even less sense in Hammond.

Coming to you live from beautiful Hammond Indiana, we're here for the Chicago Bears vs the Green Bay Packers... Building an "entertainment district" in Hammond is honestly hilarious.

His stuff is also just in the gutter. It was his second TJ which has a lower rate of return too. Bad luck for him. He was a top 3 pitcher in baseball in 2021. Fulmer vs Buehler looks clear in hindsight as the two Vandy guys, but i did think it epitomized the production vs projection challenge the Sox had in the draft forever.

Im excited for baseball to start. Will be fun following a few guys, but the optimism certainly not there for me. Im jealous and envious of all of your approaches and mindsets here. Between 1977-2016 the White Sox lost 95+ games once. They're projected to lose that this year. Here's to hoping for a good outcome and some exciting progress so next year, we're truly staring down some semblance of competitiveness. Ill add i dont think they'll be embarrassingly bad, and unlike the past two years i do plan on attending some games and taking the little dudes to their first games.

Buehler signs for less than Fedde. Buehler is also washed, but found that really interesting.

Yeah, that hitch in his initial load is not a pretty thing.

I still think there's untapped consistently higher velo in there too, once he gets to a point of lower bottle stability and repeatability in his delivery.

From most accounts I've seen, their farm system is right in line with the White Sox. They've got three prospects that are ranked in places above any Sox prospects. I still think there roster is a good bit better, BUT I wouldn't be shocked to see them bottom out and play in line with the Sox this year.

It shows.

I like Roch, I dont want that to be taken the wrong way. I'd take him first as of today too! I just think it's possible he could be supplanted or matched as a prospect over the next few months, and he's not a generational talent. I also do have serious qualms about him playing in the Big10 and the meaning of that production. Burress, Garcia, LeBron, and Emerson are all really interesting prospects - I think if Strosnider has one of the better seasons in college this year, he might be my pick! He's got more tools than Roch. I think it'll be hard for a HS player to make a jump in a way where he's the clear best player given the quality of college talent this draft but who knows?? https://x.com/MLBPipeline/status/2022434094454575116?s=20

Jesus, that's a terrible pitch.

I think Bichette ends up as the clear best bargain and signing of the off season. He made some great adjustments last year but the numbers didnt fully reflect.

Boras just trying to save face after he turned down the QO for the same amount.

I don't know about that well-informed part! but agree there's no reason to block people... or report people, or complain about what people post. If I don't want to read someone/something, I won't. If I don't want to participate here, I simply don't. We're all adults for the most part. If you're getting up in your feelings defending our lord and savior He Getz Us, you might want to reconsider your priorities. In pretty funny news, Scott Boras taking credit for Luis' turnaround in the 2nd half: https://x.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/2021356000952103287?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^2021356000952103287|twgr^a74e4c1ce4bf5f087549d92a820f6f48c00f8ea1|twcon^s1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Frisingapple.com%2Fny-mets-luis-robert-scott-boras-hype-sound-excuses https://x.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/20213560009521032ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^2021356000952103287|twgr^a74e4c1ce4bf5f087549d92a820f6f48c00f8ea1|twcon^s1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Frisingapple.com%2Fny-mets-luis-robert-scott-boras-hype-sound-excuses

Trying to avoid your posts at sox talk would be like trying to ignore the trees in a forest. Even if you aren't paying close attention, theyre impossible to miss because theyre everywhere.

Guy, he clearly didnt misspeak. He believed it, thats why he said it so effortlessly repeatedly. Being a switch hitter is a unique quality. Its not like he called a righty a lefty or something. Switch hitting is a unique attribute. Jeeze, it's not a huge deal imo but the people trying to claim he knew the truth in spite of reality are just odd.

I would expect a GM had watched a little film, at least, of a primary acquisition. Thats the odd thing for me. Sounds like ive watched acuna more than getzy! That said, he's wasnt acquired for his bat and he wouldnt be any better of a bad hitter if he switch hit. In fact, probably easier to improve one side than both!

To be clear, you were scouring the internet for 1940's players who had changed to switch hitting during their MLB career instead of just saying Acuna bats right handed and this was a mistake. That's probably where the "Getz can do no wrong" moniker comes in play on this one.

If you read the Houser story, his transformation happened in the off-season with PitchingWRX. Pretty weird he was released after his stuff showing up that spring with the rangers. Good read on the Houser change here. https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/22/how-sf-giants-adrian-houser-turned-velocity-increase-into-career-year/

The most likely outcome is not that he's mediocre.

Switch-a-hoo gate.

Of guys who threw 100+ innings last year, Fedde had the worst K-BB%. While you can succeed without being elite there, it's more rare and no one is succeeding below 3%! He also had the 2nd lowest K-Rate, all paired with the 12th worst hard hit rate in baseball. If they can get something out of Fedde again, I'll throw them a parade myself. He's in a small group of worst starters in baseball.

"Hahn couldn't develop a prospect to save his life." Somehow having 5 position players as league average or better as young players isn't as good as having... two. Getz then gets credit for developing Teel and Vargas who spent no time or very little time in the minors but Hahn doesn't get credit for his guys because they were acquired or too high of prospects ha. I said it elsewhere, but if Montgomery is as good as Anderson in his first 6-7 years with the White Sox that would be a huge win. Nothing you've presented aligns with the reality of the situations. This rebuild is in a worse position than the prior rebuild at the same point - both pitching wise AND offensively. Hahn made better trades than Getz to rebuild the roster. The White Sox have the 2nd most projected losses again in 2026. Brooks Baldwin being cited as some proof of concept is also wild. I'll add one last point. You keep citing how the offense finished last year as being the compelling part. The 2019 White Sox had a 102 wRC+ from August 1st through end of year in 2019. The 2025 White Sox had a 95 wRC+ from August 1st through end of year last year. You're trying to rewrite history. The last rebuild and set of young players were BETTER than this group out of the gate. It wasn't even close.

The 2019/2020 team had pitching. For CWS to say he hadn't seen young guys come up and contribute right away under Hahn is just blacking out a reality that occurred 6 years ago! The 2019 team, that won 72 games, got 4.2 bWAR from TA, 5.1 bWAR from Moncada, a 116 OPS+ from Eloy, a 5.4 WAR from Giolito, with Cease showing great strike out ability and Reylo existing. They also had Madrigal and Robert in the wings to come up as a plus prospect and an elite one. The following year, they won the division, and on a per 160 basis, they had the following WAR totals (obviously 2020 has a bit of an asterisk across the league): 3.16 7.29 2.79 8.26 1.86 4.12 5.5 5 of the above were 27 or younger. Those are JUST the position players. That team also had Giolito, CROCHET, Cease, Reylo, and Dunning. All who had more promise as pitchers than anyone the Sox have today with the exception of Smith who is on par with Reylo. Repainting right now as being more promising than 2019/2020 is hilarious.