WhiteSox2023

Jeebus, he just turned 38.

Will be interesting to see if the hot streak carries over.

Yep, my fault. I should have said that I agreed with your first sentence. With injuries, who knows? We had a guy in Eloy who we wanted to just be a statue in LF or simply DH and somehow he kept getting injured. CF is obviously a more physical position than LF but I don’t think PCA has proven himself to be injury-prone yet like a Luis Robert. Could happen though…

You are referring to waiver wire pickups that cost almost nothing. I can assure you that I did not expect those guys to succeed 100% of the time, if at all. However, they would have been worth trying out considering the Sox were in the middle of 100+ loss seasons. When your team absolutely sucks, like Getz’s did, you should try out anyone and everyone with some sort of former pedigree, especially when they are basically free. I previously mentioned several players from Getz’s trades since he became GM, not just waiver wire pickups. Only one of those guys (Samuel Zavala) is still with the team and people pretty much avoid talking about him these days, probably because he has completely fallen off the Sox top 30 prospects list. Regarding the players you mentioned, Mead is already gone and the jury is still out on Meidroth and Acuna. Even Vargas could be in line to be replaced if he doesn’t improve.

I wasn’t aware of Houser’s offseason work with private coaching and training but Google confirmed it. I shared a screenshot below. Apparently, Houser also dieted and got a lot stronger. In his previous post, Cali gave credit to the Sox for reviving Houser’s career but then mentioned how he didn’t pitch as well once he was traded to the Rays. However, Cali noted that Houser still received a nice contract this offseason from the Giants (2-years, $22 million). But Houser was actually traded at his peak value when he was pitching great for the Sox, so why doesn’t Cali question that the headliner in the trade return has already been cut after only 8 months since the trade? Instead he simply says, “Sucks that Mead couldnt find his power stroke while playing last year when given the chance.” No, what sucks is that Getz apparently targeted yet another mediocre player who couldn’t even last on the roster until the start of the next season.

I failed the exercise? You wrote an essay and didn’t really prove me wrong. I don’t expect Getz to do the impossible. I also never mentioned acquiring pitching, as the Sox seem to be able to do that fairly well. I do expect him to be able to acquire more position player talent than he has. Also, I’m not banking on a Madrigal-sized infielder in Bergolla with only 1 HR in over 1,000 MILB at bats amounting to anything in the majors. But hopefully Antonacci is the real deal.

Wow, I didn’t know this happened and it’s crazy how clear as day it is what Quantrill is saying. 🤣

At least at DH he isn’t hurting his value even more by playing defense. But then he’s still a weak DH offensively.

Unfortunately, neither of us know what players or prospects Getz may have turned down in his trades. But we do know the pile of turds he has acquired in some of his deals. Obviously, some of these were minor trades but it just goes back to the idea of poor scouting targeting flawed players. Samuel Zavala Zack DeLoach Dominic Fletcher Curtis Mead Braden Shewmake Corey Julks Greg Jones

It should have been a player that didn’t get cut in less than 8 months if the Sox had better scouting of hitters. From our fellow ST poster… Sports MockeryThe Adrian Houser Trade Has Aged Badly For The White SoxThe Adrian Houser trade is aging badly for the White Sox, with Curtis Mead getting designated for assignment this afternoon.

Vargas as your #3 hitter…

I really can’t imagine this being a bad deal when I remember that the Sox gave Benintendi 5-years and $75 million to “play” LF in 2023. PCA can actually play CF defense and steal bases when he’s slumping with the bat.

What a pud.

Mets designated LHP Bryan Hudson for assignment. Hudson was acquired from the White Sox for cash back in February, but he did not make the opening day bullpen.

Uhhh, no.

They are stocking Sox jerseys that they think will sell, and they are probably right with those three. Things will change if Teel and both Montgomery’s become good players and Cholowsky turns out to be the phenom he is anticipated to be. Until then, what Chicago kid is buying any of those three Sox jerseys over a PCA jersey? Three players the kid has never seen play or the young exciting Cubs CF with dyed hair?

This. I’m assuming less than 100 losses in any case and I am aligned with this prediction.

Old prospect listings for the fail.

Haha, I literally was about to post this… “I wish the Sox could actually scout hitters rather than relying on old prospect listings.”

Hill and Peters both make the roster. Getz has been in the org in a GM role long enough that he should have been able to develop a fourth outfielder better than the likes of these bums.

Truly awful.

No more Meadiocre. Dude sucked hard.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/orioles-to-designate-bryan-ramos-for-assignment.html “The 24-year-old Ramos put his best foot forward this spring. He hit .316 with a home run and three doubles in 42 trips to the plate.“

Payback time for Frank, with a vengeance.

I actually zoomed in on his nose to see if he had any snow boogies.