WhiteSox2023

This is a half truth. The Sox dumped a total of $12 million in salary for this year and next year combined by sending Dominguez to the Mariners in the trade. While that wasn’t a bad thing, it means Castillo is only costing the Sox $30 million for the rest of this season and all of next season, and he’s only under contract for one more season. Do you truly think that Jerry would approve Getz signing a younger starter for multiple years at $25+ million per year via free agency in the upcoming offseason? If you do, you’re kidding yourself. There’s a reason they wasted $30 million on this bum starter nearing retirement. That’s cheap compared to free agency. This is their “ace” acquisition for next season as well. Like @Lip Man 1 always says, “Penny wise, pound foolish”. This is how the White Sox operate. Nothing has changed under Jerry.

As long as you ignore his BB compared to his IP. That ERA won’t last.

Exactly. Even if this is an off year for Castillo, he’s OLD and players decline. While this could simply be a down season, how could you assume that considering he is turning 34 at the end of this year? Why would you give up a solid prospect return and take on money for a starter that isn’t pitching better than a #5 starter in a playoff run? He gave up 6 years of cheap control over Mason Adams for a 5+ ERA starter. Mason Adams could end up being a bust but I’d put my money on him out-WAR’ing Castillo over the next 6 years, rather than Castillo until the end of next season. Just a flat-out awful trade, and it’s still questionable if it’s worse than the Doyle trade. Luckily, I’m wrong about all of this because Getz has never made a bad trade. 🤣

The Reds are one of the worst offenses in baseball. There’s your answer. Castillo has been turrible in all of his other four starts. That’s 1 good start out of 5 for a supposed “ace”. Castillo is headed for retirement, only Getz didn’t realize it. But we get to pay him $23.75 million for next season and he cost us Boston Smith. Sweet deal. This will end up being worse than the Cease trade which is impressive. The Doyle trade could also end up being #2 on Getz’s list of shame. The Cease trade may end up being better than both of these if Thorpe can at least be a #4/#5 starter.

Dude Panican’ed due to Peters’ temporary slump and gave up too much for a potential non-tender CF in the offseason. Castillo is James Shields v2.0 and Mason Adams would look like an ace compared to him right about now. What GM pays a big price for a player that hasn’t been good for 2 full seasons and then employs him as a backup CF that only starts against lefties in a playoff run? Getz is basically showing us that he fucked up by the way Doyle is being used. He should have just brought back Billy Hamilton. He could also play Gold Glove defense and OPS around .630 and would only cost $780K. 🤣

This is bullshit. @southsider2k5 and Beavis 4 Life.

Stuck with him now, for better or worse. Jerry isn’t eating $23.75 million. What a waste of money…

This.

He walks almost as many batters as innings he pitches. He would be an epic failure as a starter. He’s not magically going to have crisp control and command.

Dude has a 6.45 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP with the Sox through 5 starts. This is James Shields v2.0. Someone please create a time machine and tell Getz not to trade Boston Smith and Mason Adams.

For his career.

Remember when Getz didn’t want to trade for rentals because he wanted control on acquired players for additional year(s)? Does anyone want to pay Castillo $23.75 million next year? I guess he wasn’t paying attention to James Shields ten years ago when he was first hired by the Sox. Baseball is a young man’s game and players don’t usually improve nearing their mid-30’s.

I wouldn’t have bet a penny on that actually happening.

Word has it that WestEddy still thinks that Getz has never made a bad trade…

Does Venable not understand how splits work? He did this with Peters as well versus lefties and didn’t pinch hit Doyle.

See… this is nice playful trolling. I am curious about Tray’s career background. Maybe he was in project management/construction? I definitely don’t know anything about that area of business. Just an IT nerd.

I don’t like Castillo having to face anyone.

Take a seat, my friend…

It’s okay. She has recently gotten married, had a kid, and has found God. Her past no longer counts… Not that I know who she is or anything.

The SlamBall playoffs just started.

If all these dudes pan out, that could be the best lineup since the 2000 team. However, Antonacci on the bench is as painful as it is good, even though I realize he would be in a Ben Zobrist role and get a lot of starts. He deserves to be a starter somewhere.

“YEAH BUDDY!!!”

Any idea on what he is going on about lately?

That’s why it was so classic. Raspy voice was confusing everything with the 83 White Sox, so The Score played his raspy voiced “83” any time they were talking about the Sox potentially winning the division. 🤣