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Adding him to an already potent Cubs lineup would be downright destructive.

Xrays came back negative on Suarez's pinky finger, good lord he was in pain from Shane.

Excellent point. You can add the screwball to that list that is also discouraged. The last White Sox pitcher I can think of was Hector Santiago. Fernando Valenzuela was lethal with the screwball. Steve Stone said that well thrown curveball is basically unhittable.

McClain married Lou Bodreau's daughter, drank a case of Pepsi a day, had gambling issues, but what a magical run in Detroit before he was pretty much finished at 26 years old. That 1968 World Series was awesome. Mickey Lolich was the star not McClain

Add to the list of .....What might have been... Denny McClain , the one that got away, duh!

Don't forget to add Steve Stone to the great curve ball list, it got him a Cy Young. Sandy Koufax's last year was 1966 so I never saw him pitch but he had an awesome curve ball. Pete Rose said he had no chance against Koufax, "how in the hell do you that curve ball?

The curveball is disappearing amid MLB's velocity surge | AP News Good read, I think you will find it interesting.

It's way too early to give up on Montgomery, Teel, Q, Vargas, and Meidroth.

I love the draft day threads, especially with the local kids getting selected.

great story!!

I wonder if Lee is getting moved with the addition of Sabol ?

First in fBOMBs

I watched the replay of Buehrle's perfect game on CHSN, that was awesome. Hawk, "call your sons, call your daughters, call your friends, call your neighbors." Sorry, all you Hawk haters out there I loved the call.

Look at his splits and the last 28 games have been rough at the plate. Wearing down can be physical but usually it's the mental side of the game that is the toughest to deal with. In the words of Yogi Berra, "Baseball is 90 percent mental, the other half is physical"

After the All-Star break I would like to see more pitching come up from the minors and more rotation with Meidroth and Sosa at second. It looks like Chase is wearing down.

I never said what the Sox ranking was, just posted Baseball-Reference stats. I know they have a long way to go on both sides, pitching & hitting. It is nice to see some progress with the youngsters and other pick ups.

This WAR stat has me a bit confused from current 2025 stats in Baseball-Reference.

Team Player Value--Pitchers Share & Export Modify, Export & Share Table Get as Excel Workbook Get table as CSV (for Excel) Get Link to Table About Sharing Tools Video: SR Sharing Tools & How-to Video: Stats Table Tips & Tricks Data Usage Terms Glossary Tm IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role RA9extras PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR ▼ RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Philadelphia Phillies 836.1 379 94 369 3.97 4.51 -0.27 0.02 0.08 103.6 5.05 96 11.3 1.13 -1.6 17.6 179 .530 .503 $132,238,096 Kansas City Royals 844.0 402 95 351 3.74 4.50 0.07 0.01 0.07 99.3 4.48 58 7.0 1.21 -0.4 14.6 146 .517 .503 $63,083,333 Minnesota Twins 825.0 416 94 404 4.41 4.51 -0.28 0.00 0.07 104.4 5.07 50 6.3 1.15 0.0 14.1 136 .515 .503 $58,060,000 Houston Astros 833.2 381 94 353 3.81 4.43 0.11 0.01 0.06 101.5 4.45 48 6.2 1.11 -0.3 13.9 135 .516 .504 $59,350,000 San Diego Padres 832.0 426 94 370 4.00 4.57 -0.01 0.00 0.07 100.9 4.68 58 6.5 1.33 -0.7 13.8 141 .515 .503 $68,900,000 Pittsburgh Pirates 836.2 384 95 366 3.94 4.67 0.36 0.01 0.11 102.5 4.54 51 6.2 1.20 -0.9 13.3 134 .516 .503 $37,958,500 Cincinnati Reds 839.2 416 95 405 4.34 4.47 0.08 0.00 0.07 109.7 4.91 48 6.0 1.02 -1.4 12.7 131 .515 .503 $60,040,833 New York Yankees 831.2 399 94 381 4.12 4.57 0.19 0.00 0.08 100.9 4.49 23 3.4 1.11 -1.2 10.0 110 .508 .502 $91,203,333 Chicago White Sox 824.2 390 95 418 4.56 4.56 -0.12 -0.01 0.06 103.4 4.89 19 2.8 1.09 -0.9 9.7 105 .507 .501 $6,830,000 Los Angeles Angels 835.0 413 94 470 5.07 4.61 -0.43 0.00 0.09 104.8 5.38 18 2.5 1.34 -1.1 9.4 105 .506 .502 $64,050,000 Milwaukee Brewers 835.1 420 94 370 3.99 4.33 0.23 -0.01 0.07 98.2 4.09 5 1.7 1.19 -0.6 9.1 87 .504 .501 $41,848,000 New York Mets 843.0 400 95 377 4.02 4.51 0.19 -0.01 0.09 93.6 4.11 3 1.3 1.31 -0.6 8.7 86 .503 .501 $98,050,000 Detroit Tigers 845.1 389 95 372 3.96 4.38 0.27 0.00 0.06 99.5 4.15 6 1.4 1.07 -1.0 8.4 94 .504 .501 $62,555,000 San Francisco Giants 839.2 391 95 375 4.02 4.40 0.24 0.01 0.08 96.1 4.09 2 0.9 1.33 -0.5 8.4 85 .502 .502 $60,025,000 Arizona Diamondbacks 845.2 386 95 477 5.08 4.63 -0.26 0.01 0.09 102.7 5.12 -1 0.7 1.13 -0.5 8.2 83 .502 .501 $87,606,667 Texas Rangers 842.0 391 95 340 3.63 4.50 0.47 0.00 0.09 92.2 3.79 4 1.4 1.32 -1.5 7.9 91 .504 .500 $94,235,000 Tampa Bay Rays 846.2 394 95 383 4.07 4.52 0.33 0.01 0.07 97.8 4.18 -1 0.6 1.15 -1.2 7.5 87 .502 .500 $15,186,667 Atlanta Braves 823.2 387 93 375 4.10 4.52 0.55 0.01 0.10 100.5 4.11 -4 0.6 1.13 -1.1 7.3 78 .502 .501 $73,025,000 Toronto Blue Jays 836.2 415 94 413 4.44 4.57 0.40 -0.01 0.10 104.0 4.43 -12 -0.7 1.12 -1.0 6.3 75 .498 .501 $119,670,953 Cleveland Guardians 824.1 407 93 391 4.27 4.45 0.25 0.00 0.07 100.8 4.30 -8 -0.6 1.15 -1.2 6.1 78 .499 .500 $24,750,000 Miami Marlins 827.0 392 93 462 5.03 4.59 0.01 -0.03 0.09 104.2 4.83 -23 -1.5 1.17 -0.8 5.6 59 .496 .501 $24,170,000 St. Louis Cardinals 842.2 378 95 416 4.44 4.47 0.25 0.01 0.09 99.4 4.29 -19 -1.6 1.23 -1.0 5.4 65 .496 .500 $72,165,000 Boston Red Sox 860.2 411 96 429 4.49 4.47 0.40 -0.01 0.12 101.7 4.26 -33 -2.4 1.28 -0.9 4.9 56 .494 .500 $71,966,666 Seattle Mariners 852.0 406 94 408 4.31 4.46 0.17 0.00 0.18 90.6 4.05 -36 -3.1 1.28 -0.7 4.3 52 .492 .500 $42,545,000 Chicago Cubs 837.2 405 94 390 4.19 4.49 0.44 0.00 0.09 92.9 3.85 -36 -2.9 1.07 -1.2 3.9 47 .493 .500 $61,825,000 Baltimore Orioles 819.1 422 93 466 5.12 4.49 -0.26 -0.01 0.06 95.8 4.60 -58 -4.4 1.09 -0.3 3.1 27 .490 .500 $79,975,000 Colorado Rockies 822.0 409 94 581 6.36 4.68 -0.54 -0.02 0.07 112.1 5.90 -47 -4.2 1.02 -1.3 2.3 35 .490 .499 $54,475,000 Washington Nationals 827.0 415 94 505 5.50 4.62 -0.25 0.01 0.05 98.2 4.84 -65 -5.9 .96 -0.3 1.7 17 .486 .498 $33,035,060 Los Angeles Dodgers 846.1 438 95 446 4.74 4.55 0.38 -0.02 0.09 96.2 4.06 -69 -6.1 1.14 -0.3 1.7 15 .486 .499 $183,405,477 Athletics 853.0 401 96 545 5.75 4.60 -0.23 -0.01 0.09 103.0 5.05 -78 -7.3 1.05 -1.4 -0.6 11 .482 .498 $42,300,000 25108.2 12063 2832 12408 4.45 4.52 0.09 0.00 0.08 100.3 4.53 0 26.1 1.16 -26.1 239.0 2548 .502 .501 $1,984,528,585

I am just tuning in, why did Smith get pulled out after 3 innings?

If the Sox packaged Houser, Wilson and Cory Lee together to a team needing pitching and catching depth could they get a decent power bat prospect in return? I know the 3 Sox players are not elite, but Houser and Wilson are both having a solid year and Lee is a viable backup.

Hits lefthanded, has some pop, can play all 3 outfield positions, ok I am on board for a look.

These pitching scouting wins seem to be adding up.

Houser timeline: Texas signed Houser in the off season on 12/3/24 and sent him to Round Rock where he was 2-2 with a 5.03 era. Texas then released him on 5/15/25. Sox signed Houser on 5/20/25, with 9 starts he is 5-2 with a 1.56 era

I am confident that Bannister is already eyeing next season's rehab project.

Bannister is having success