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It's pretty obvious by this post that you're not that familiar with the White Sox, nor with baseball for that matter. Soria has been pretty good, and I could definitely see a team desiring his services. Not necessarily as a closer but as late inning relief for sure. Jones has been hit and miss, and he has some injury concerns. But he still can be serviceable if used properly. Avilan, however, has been very good. And he's under team control through 2019. Of those three, he's the most valuable, and I think the Sox could get an interesting return for him. To answer your question about releasing Soria, Shield, and Santiago...yes, if released teams would be interested in them. Teams will be interested in Soria and Shields without them being released. Just because YOU don't like a player, that does not mean they aren't liked or desired by MLB teams.

Abreu is a proven star, I'll agree with that. And if some of these prospects end up producing like him, they will be successes. I believe what most are getting at is that Abreu is producing very well right now and has been since he put on a Sox jersey. But how will he be in the projected competing years (2020-2022, and beyond)? Personally, I'd be all for extending him through 2022 for $17-$20 million a year. By then, though, he's most likely be primarily a DH.

Abreu is not an elite 1st baseman. I personally believe he's better than many think, but he's probably realistically a so-so defensive player. Offensively, he's one of the most consistent hitters in the league. He may never be in the running for home run leader or highest BA, but he's going to hit .300, 25-30 HRs, and 90-100 RBIs. Still doesn't make him elite. And why do you think most of the prospects won't produce? I know you hate the rebuild, even though you refuse to understand it. But there are some great prospects that have a real chance to be very good...maybe even elite.

You just did, essentially.

This is what it looks like, unfortunately. We look back and see the records of the Cubs and Astros, but since we aren't fans of those teams we didn't see it as it happened. What we're seeing now with this Sox team is what a 55-60 win season looks like. A few highs, more lows, and a few dear-God-this-is-bad lows.

*Looks at a calendar, sees it is still 2018* *Remembers that it was well known that 2018 was a rebuilding year* *Looks at the team's record, shrugs* Enough with the "this is a horrible franchise" and "all they care about is money". Not interested in the rebuild and the development of the future? Don't watch the games. Don't comment. Take a year or two break.

Narvaez and Gonzalez are both terrible behind the plate, and neither do much offensively, either. I'm ready to see a couple different guys back there.

Finale of The Terror last night was excellent. The entire series was really good and followed the book pretty well. It was advertised as the season finale, but unless they tell a new story I wouldn't expect a second season.

Bummer, Rondon, and Fry are nice surprises. Jones has been a bit inconsistent. Soria has been what we expected, I think. Avilan has been a bit of a disappointment so far. Overall, though, I would agree that the bullpen has been doing a decent job. And they've been asked to take on more innings that they should have been due to some horrendous starts.

This has been said a few times, especially since he has turned it around, but Moncada is must-watch TV right now. He's looking much more confident at the plate, and he's just killing the ball.

Both were great. Dark, but very entertaining.

Thankfully NBC picked up Brooklyn Nine Nine. Easily one of the funniest shows on TV.

Good news. I hope this is where he can really get his career started. He has shown flashes of being a dominant pitcher, and it seems like injuries have been the only thing holding him back. I was fortunate enough to be at a game last year when he pitched. It was impressive.

What's more remarkable than winning 22 consecutive games was winning 71 of 100 after going 31-31. That's damn good baseball for a long time.

I don't like the idea of bringing up Kopech yet, especially to throw him into such a high profile game. There's no need, and he needs some more work. I would think Eloy makes more sense, but if he's coming up I hope he's coming up to stay.

Glad to see Palka getting the nod again.

Palka's home run was demolished. He's got a pretty loud swing, but when he connects with the ball it goes far. I'd like to see him stay up with the club and let him see more MLB pitching.

It takes one win to start a winning streak. Two gets us closer. Let's go! Jose Berrios (2-3, 3.63) vs. Carson Fulmer (2-1, 4.32) Fulmer's looked pretty good as of late. Let's see if he can keep it going and if the offense shows up again.

Been a while since I created a game thread. Jake Odorizzi (2-2, 3.94) vs. Reynaldo Lopez (0-2, 1.78) Let's hope the offense shows up to support Lopez.

Giolito looked a lot more comfortable out there yesterday not as good as he looked in ST. Hopefully this is a turning around in progress. The next few starts will tell the story.

It was great to see Moncada hit like that. Abreu continues to be Abreu. Fulmer looked comfortable and confident out there. He looked like a true MLB pitcher. His fastball was electric, and he mixed in the occasional off-speed pitch well. Let's hope we see more of that Fulmer in the future.

I think he'll stick as a starter. Needs to work on his command, but that'll come over time. He needs to keep going out there and doing what he does.

If he was benched for dogging it, he needs it. He needs to learn? This is one way.

I don’t think Moncada was benched for not hustling. He might be hurt.

This is really difficult to watch.