I believe in Iriarte more than Thorpe, but Iriarte has risk to be the next Kopech.
Kyle Hendricks is the ceiling for Thorpe.
There's also a good chance that Thorpe comes up here and the entire league just sits fastball and crushes him.
The jury is still out on Shirley but the early returns are promising
Crochet, Montgomery, Schultz, Gonzalez.
I'm not sure that Gonzalez was a Shirley pick because one of these things is not like the others; one of these things does not belong.
The question on Crochet is that he's likely to bolt in FA before the Sox are any good. He only has 2 years of team control left after this year.
I believe in the stuff.
I feel like Colson needed more time in Birmingham. I'm seeing the same pattern of rushing prospects as the previous regime.
He has looked terrible aside from the occasional XBH in the upper minors.
Also feel like they're making the same mistake with Schultz and Gonzalez. They're not ready for Birmingham.
https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-white-sox/analyzing-the-jake-burger-for-jake-eder-trade-nine-months-later/
Of note, Eder's BABIP against is .424, his xFIP is 2.60 and his FIP is 3.18.
I hope he stays healthy and the Sox can get something like what they got for Cease in the 2025-26 offseason.
You're right, there's probably no way he's signing anything only 2 years from FA.
Yeah this is the dillemma.
I think a lot of Sox fans are talking about a re-sign because they know Crochet has little value on the trade market due to lack of track record.
They're not going to be able to trade him until he's in his walk year and that's if everything goes perfectly and his injuries are behind him.