Look at Ray Ray Run

Are the White Sox cheating?!?! They were projected to win 64 games and they're on pace to win in the mid 80's with a plus plus offense!!

Hope he figures it out. it's been a trend following him as he moves up levels. Sam too good though.

Detroit bullpen isn't good, but theyre also not some historically bad unit.

Melton has also been awesome, and I think River Ryan slots in and is good right away.

Run differential isn't everything, but it's still crazy to see a team 3 games under with a run diff of 71, and the team with the best record in the AL at 22 games over has a run differential of 41.

There's a big difference between in-season pick-ups and DFA trades and actual free-agent signings. All teams in the off-season are roster building, and so their value is set by the league and not artificially deflated by waivers or other teams being fully constructed. FA shows your ability to evaluate MLB players. The Sox gave 20 million dollars to a guy that they decided 6 months later wasn't even worth a quarter of that. They gave 6 million to a guy with injury history and then released him for free because an injury slowed down his year. My point with Murakami is that he was never a part of Getz off-season plans when he set them. He thought a player at the price he was expecting wasn't attainable. So his actual off-season plan going into it was everything he got minus Murakami.

I added Murakami as a success. I also added Kay as a success which was me being very generous, so funny to see this idea that I gave no credit.

Peters was traded after being DFA. Definitely not a FA signing. Grichuck also a DFA pick up in season so not an offseason FA signing.

Youre right, not sure how I missed him. I liked that move which is probably why I forgot it in my negative rant!

Getz off-season FA MLB additions so far: Hays - DFA'ed Seranthony - Given away as if he was worth zero Reese McGuire - Released Fedde - (-.3 fWAR with a 5.4 FIP) Murakami - Obviously great, but a reminder that he fell into their laps Kay - .8 fWAR with a 4.8 FIP (I'd call this a solid signing even though I'm not a fan of Kay's. He's definitely covered some innings and given them a chance to win games.) Our World Class GM that has "earned" the benefit of the doubt!

Wouldn't judge a person going through either (miscarriage or your scenario) but I think the two are a little different! Tray rubs dirt on his miscarriages and gets back up.

Batting .500 with the White Sox. Take that, haters!

You guys are right, I'm wrong. oDoyle rules.

To be fair, it's not that hard to make him look bad. I actually chose the date because he matched Quero over that same time frame so it seemed more relatable. Lazy stats work from me in this one where I told the story before I validated the data.

When you're an organization that isn't a big spender, the only way to sustain success is to win shares of value in the majority of your moves. Every time you release a Derek Hill and then trade for a Brenton Doyle with 2 prospects a month later, you've lost value and set yourself back. These moves add up fast too. And you're correct, although had I known we were going to throw Ant in left I wouldn't have said the worst since Ant is like a life raft for the group, lifting them all up. I still don't believe in Peters at all, but sometimes things go your way and that's awesome!

I'm a bully, but if you start at August 1st he moves all the way up to 177 of 184 outfielders with 50+ PA's. Moving up!!

Derek Hill with the Phillies: 36gms, 1.6 bWAR, 837 OPS, 5 homers. Another guy we gave away for free, only to turn around and pay for Doyle to replace him. Unbelievable.

There was no article. September is also in the second half of 2025, in case you were wondering. He wasn't playing injured in 2026, he got hurt and then missed time. I take myself too seriously but you're running around calling me an idiot because I post facts (worst outfielder in baseball since September 1st) about a players performance. I just find it hilarious that Soxtalk couldn't wait to demote and move on from Edgar Quero because he was "so bad" yet he has the same fWAR as Brenton Doyle since September 1st of last year and Quero has played more games, so Doyle has been even worse.

So September of last year wasn't in the second half and doesn't count? One of my favorite Soxtalk exercises is the removal of all bad periods and the emphasis on good periods only. And he's nothing like Vargas. Vargas always had great strike zone command and an elite approach. Doyle has bad strike zone command and a poor approach. The White Sox acquired one of the worst players in baseball over the last 1 1/2 years but you've painted this giant rose. Very fascinating.

Since September first of last year (2025) Brenton Doyle is slashing 198/248/274 with a xwOBA of 235 with a -1.2 fWAR. That ranks him 76th of 77 players with 50+ PA's as an OF'er in wRC+ and it ranks him dead last in fWAR. The absolutely crazy thing is he's slashed that while carrying a .289 BABIP. In that period, he ranks 512 out of 518 players in fWAR, tied with Edgar Quero who the Sox just sent down because he's been so bad. Not sure I'm seeing that "crushing it" part.

Why didnt the Sox just fix Nolan Jones? He also had one good year as a member of the rockies?

Jordan Hicks has been this version of himself before, and he didn't make any changes while actively playing. He's thrown from this slot before, had this stuff before, and generally been this guy. Guys make minor adjustments all the time, and I'd consider the adjustment Hicks made to be minor and achieved while not playing.

While I hate this trade from a value perspective, I'm excited to watch Luis as I've always enjoyed him and he's always come off as a real competitor. I hope he can tap into some magic and find a little juice. Also will say the idea that he's stopped throwing the change isn't true. He's just thrown it half as much, and he started throwing a 4 seamer much more. The 4 seamer was a better pitch as the change had been regressing even in cincy, so the adjustment made sense. Change ups seem to have a sustainability problem more than most pitches now. I'm not sure if it's video and pitching machines, but elite ones shelf life appear to be shorter than sliders and fastballs. I will add that all this talk of the Sox acquiring a player to change them mid-season and unlock success is crazy imo. Guys don't drastically overhaul who they are mid-season.

his xwOBA in AAA right now is 276, which would rank him in the bottom 10% of that league. His actual wOBA is 478. Hmmmm

You and your pointless personal insults and jabs. Get some new material pal.