South Side Hit Men

Reports of Josh Harrison's demise were greatly exaggerated.

Bullpen not the deepest without Hendriks. Let Lucas go through the rest of the line up, have someone warm and ready as he approaches McCormack / Maldonado, and grab him when he reaches Altuve or Brantley.

Reports of Lucas' demise were greatly exaggerated.

Sad but true, Will Billy Hamilton gone, Tony is both the fastest and most healthy runner on the White Sox,

Tim Anderson expected to return Monday for the White Sox. Eloy remains on the inactive list in Charlotte.

Lucas Giolito is responsible for the last White Sox win in Houston, winning 4-0 in a complete game shutout. May 23, 2019 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU201905230.shtml Ricky's Boys Never Quit! https://www.mlb.com/video/giolito-tosses-shuout-vs-astros

More like the White Sox pwned by Houston, especially in Houston. Dusty Baker has a schematic advantage over Tony La Russa.

Lynn's going to get absolutely hammered if he has to go Sunday. I'd go with a bullpen game and give him a better shot at success at home vs. Toronto. Detroit sucks ass and got 10 hits off of him in 4 1/3 innings.

Boom goes the dynomite.

Or it could be the fact Cleveland's new hitting coach, Chris Valaika, studied for nearly a year at a baseball lab (Sparta Science). Chris prepares a focused game plan for each player, based on each day's opposing pitchers. https://www.news-herald.com/2022/05/23/hitting-coach-chris-valaika-key-to-guardians-improvement-at-plate/ Reminds me of when McCann began preparing each White Sox starting pitcher for their starts, whereas Don Cooper focused on the pre-game buffet and had one size advice for all. I recall a spring training video showing Katz working with Crochet or Cease. Grandal said something to the effect of Cooper limiting what pitchers could throw and Katz saying they were moving on from that philosphy. I believe that video was made private by the White Sox.

Well, if Tony decides he no longer wants to pursue Connie Mack's record, or is physically unable or unwilling to deal with travel and other obligations of a manger, Tony can always slide into Kenny's spot. Jerry can crown Tony President of Baseball Operations, befitting with his qualifications. Tony will bring in Dave Steward as GM. Hahn will switch from being Tony's direct report as he is today to Dave Stewart's special advisor to handle contracts and paperwork. Tony can trade say Vaughn and/or Robert to Kansas City for the rights to his guy and the man he mentored, Mike Matheny, to become the next White Sox manager. Dave Duncan's son will be promoted to bench coach, with Tony's veterinarian friend's son taking over analytics,

You can after Tim returns, but no rush to cut him now. Would have kept Keuchel Justin Case until Lynn returned, could have mopped up in the interim, and stepped in when Kopech sprained his ankle. Have to work with the depth you have.

Time will tell where Tony's focus is tonight, the first against the Astros since Game 4 of the ALDS. https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox/tony-la-russa-blasts-astros-hitting-jose-abreu-alds-game-4

From what I've read, Duncan's son is responsible for analysis Tony uses for defensive positioning, lineup construction and in game "decisions". Ethan Katz is a professional coach hired by a professionally run MLB franchise, the team which has won "multiple championships" TM , whereas GM Rick Hahn is limited to bullshitting about winning "multiple championships" TM. Ethan Katz is the opposite of a crony, actually worked to make multiple MLB clubs better, whereas Duncan's son was brought into The MLB during Tony's Reign of Error in Arizona and has been associated with two of the worst staffing debacles of the past decade. Tony's other crony "analytics expert" was a veterinarian friend of his. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/11/18/ed-lewis-a-former-veterinarian-is-the-diamondbacks-new-director-of-analytics/19229543/ TM filed by Rick Hahn, 10/26/12.

Meanwhile White Sox & Cub owned networks squander credibility. https://www.robertfeder.com/2022/06/13/white-sox-cubs-networks-squander-credibility-suspicious-editing/#more-33664

$3.75M a year through 2023 per Heyman, plus crony salaries for the expanded staff such as Dave Duncan's son.

I like to picture @wegner as a ninja, fighting off evil samari.

Add to OP 2020: Cishek $6M 2021: Renteria's Extension, Eaton $8M (or of you're generous, $4Mish after he was DFA'd). 2022: Too early to tell for others, Kelly may be on the list if he doesn't have a good second half and or 2023. Hopefully Lynn and Eloy can stay healthy and produce.

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If you can get anyone to bite, Eloy is (and has been since 2020) the player to shop. More trade value than these two old veterans, with a high likelihood of endless injuries and disappointing play based on the past three seasons. Robert and Vaughn are younger and have more upside at this juncture, Yoan and Tim far more valuable in terms of their positions. In my "offseason plan", I proposed trading Eloy and Mercedes to Miami, who had rumored interest in both players, for one of their pitchers. Would still love to see what they could get pitching wise for Eloy.

Yep it's sad ten teams do this each year now, tanking, not paying anybody. That said, no opponent felt sorry when Manny Buenos Dias and Dylan Covey types took the mound every fifth day.

Tony can tell you first hand all you need is an Ace and one gimpy at bat to win a World Series. Many other teams carried one or two top pitchers and an average squad to a WS title throughout baseball history. The Sox went 11-1 in 2005 because of their four dominant starters. Didn't need much of a bullpen or offense. ALDS: 14-2; 5-4; 5-3. ALCS: 3-2; 2-1; 5-2; 8-2. WS: 5-3; 7-6; 7-5 (14 Inn); 1-0.