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I do agree that we were all expecting Pereira to be able to play CF when he was first acquired, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

I’m just not seeing where Doyle is much of anything either. He’s 3 years older than Pereira and has had a lot more time to prove himself in the majors. He has almost 1,450 more major league plate appearances than Pereira and here’s his career line. Yikes… .233 .284 .385 .670

Most of the grades in this thread are fairly comparable. I’m not seeing any hyperbolic “glum chums” ranting. You even graded it a C. Hyperbolic would be reasoning a player that you formerly liked out of your mind over one single defensive miscue.

I don’t think his one recent good game is the frustrating part. But Pereira was supposed to be a power bat that strikes out a lot and could play all three outfield spots. Now we traded away a potential nice bullpen arm, a flier young kid, and DFA’d Pereira to replace Pereira with the similar player that he was supposed to be, only Doyle is 3 years older. That to me is the frustrating aspect.

Overall, I agree. I was specifically referring to the Doyle trade and Pereira DFA moves. Just focusing on those moves, I’d rather have Adams, Vielma, and Pereira over Doyle. I think what Adams could have done for the bullpen along with Pereira in the outfield is more than what Doyle will provide.

It’s just further proof that they won’t be doing much in free agency by grabbing a bunch of guys under control. Nothing is changing under Jerry in regards to free agency.

How many more innings does Schultz have in him? Seems like they will have to rely on Thorpe/Smith more.

Agreed. Home games at that park will help him as well with his flyball tendencies. He actually pitched pretty well over the past month. I won’t miss the walks however.

I thought they needed two starters, no? Also, did they say they needed a CF?

Chicago Sun-TimesWhite Sox GM Chris Getz accomplishes his goals; will that...Getz was beaming when he met the media Monday after the trade deadline. Still, he was a bit tired. “Feel like I’ve gone through a day-night doubleheader myself,” he said.”Since returning from the break, All-Star Tristan Peters has a slash line of .098/.190/.118. Getz anticipates a platoon with the left-handed-hitting Peters and the right-handed Doyle, but he’ll leave that up to manager Will Venable. However they’re used, offense still might be an issue. Doyle is slashing .214/.287/.282 with one home run in 45 games this season. He returned Friday from an oblique injury that cost him two months. His best season was in 2024, when he hit 23 homers, stole 30 bases and had an OPS+ of 102. Getz thinks the Sox can help Doyle, who’s under club control through 2029.” “We see some offensive potential that hasn’t been tapped into recently,” Getz said. “Injuries are behind him. Our projections [say] if Brent Doyle comes to the White Sox, we’re going to add wins not only in 2026 but in 2027.”

Well, if there’s a team that can afford to do it it’s the Mets. Perhaps they can get themselves a Luisangel Acuna for him…

It’s funny how you just continue to make up stuff in your own mind that no one suggested. Where are the posts of people saying Getz should have thrown a bunch of prospects at acquiring Adley Rutschman or even Tyler Stephenson?

C for the same reason. Could have potentially been an A or B if they used the Doyle trade package or comparable for a rental starter rather than a CF that can’t hit a lick. Having to DFA Pereira is the poop on the poopsicle of this series of deadline trades.

Hopefully. I just looked at his strikeouts over the years and lost even more hope. Yikes…

The Canadians right? Vaguely remember it.

Whatever you say, pally. 🤣

He’s currently #14.

Your name starts with Pal, pal…

Thanks. He officially starts school next week on the 11th. His first game is September 5th. No worries on the food. St. Norbert College ranks #5 for best college food in America and #1 in Wisconsin. https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-college-food/

No, he’s not even Temu Gerrit Cole.

What’s the indicator of this?

Yes, one could definitely question what Getz and the front office thinks about player values considering they just traded for a CF that is older and worse than the outfielders they already had.

I’m pretty sure you said the same thing about Acuna already. Even with his recent hot streak, Acuna has a sweet .550 OPS and did not end up being the Sox CF of the future as you had predicted. Afterall, if he was, Getz wouldn’t have acquired this new bum CF.

I don’t want to hate on Getz too much here because I like the Bart addition, but this is Hahn level of straight up lying to fans’ faces. 🤣 Let’s be honest… Bart and Romo is the catching tandem of deadline failure.