WhiteSox2023

Whoops.

A split second after Schriffen was trying to hype him up he K’s looking. 🤣 He isn’t long for this roster.

Nice start, Cannon! Can he squeak out one more scoreless or will Venable have him take a seat?

I’m sure he’s sneaking.

If Cannon could squeak out two more scoreless innings after that long 1st inning, what a great start.

It’s so obvious that Schriffen loves the NBA way more than baseball. He actually knows basketball while he’s clueless with baseball. Hilarious.

Pretty sure I would never market anything called a “Korean Dog”…

Vaughn blows.

11 pitch leadoff single. Yikes.

Cuz @Chicago White Sox brought his name up first on the first page of this game thread. 🤣

So why can our coaches help 27 year old Greg Jones with his even worse strikeout rate but not help 24 year old Canario with his? We do have hitting coaches on the big league club as well, right?

Good point. Some people bashing Canario like crazy but have Ramos and his sub-.800 OPS already targeted to start in LF.

I get it. He strikes out a lot. All power hitters do. With massive power comes strikeouts. Can he improve? Maybe? If players can’t, Wolkow is already a bust with his 40% strikeout rate. I have also heard differing opinions on Canario’s defense. He did play some CF but I know his injuries may have diminished some of his defensive ability. Once again, I have stated this numerous times. If the Sox were a .500 team and had any shot of competing, I would never suggest adding the guy. But this team has the flexibility to give at bats to a project, as they are expected to be one of the worst teams in baseball and are currently playing relics in their corner outfield. For a team and two GM’s in a row that have failed to find a corner OF power bat for years, I find it funny that people are appalled by the idea of trying the guy in what will be another shitshow season. If he sucks, who cares? So did Colas, DeLoach, and Fletcher…

If Sosa breaks out, I’m not so sure he is losing playing time to Meidroth. But I have no idea what the Sox would do to figure out that situation with Sosa/Meidroth, and I’m not sure 1B would be the answer. I guess it would be a good problem to have.

Another Palka? Another -1.0 WAR player in 500 career at bats? Heh, I’ll pass.

That would actually be Greg Jones with a 34% strikeout rate in the minors, whom our GM just acquired. Canario is at around a 26% strikeout rate in the minors. Like I said, he could bust but I’d like to find out.

Career minor leaguer.

Someone doesn’t think much of Meidroth… 😉

Sosa at 1B is a little weird. Not your prototypical power guy at 1B but I don’t see where else he could play if he pans out. Do we know if Vargas or Ramos is better defensively at 3B yet or are you just sticking Vargas at 3B because that’s what the Sox have chosen for now?

I doubt Baldwin is anything more than a super utility guy and that’s his best case scenario. Why is Baldwin such a better prospect than Canario? Both guys are the same age while one guy at least has a plus tool of power which to me is worth seeing what he can do with it.

I disagree. I’d prefer sluggers in the corners, not an infielder with mediocre pop playing RF. Either play Baldwin at SS over Amaya or send him down.

Benintendi in LF, Maton at DH, and Baldwin in RF tells me we could use another outfielder even once Tauchman is healthy. Benintendi should primarily be at DH cuz his glove is so bad these days and Maton and Baldwin really have no business being at DH and RF respectively to start the second game if the season. Benintendi at DH and a Tauchman/Slater platoon in RF — fine. LF is the hole.

Sox are losing this one because of Lip’s complete lack of enthusiasm. 🤣

Anyone going to Smackdown at Allstate Arena next Friday? @fathom? Was thinking about looking for 3 tickets to take my two sons but man, tickets are expensive as hell. I didn’t plan ahead.