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No big deal 3 earned runs in 4.1 innings. No one could have expected a better run than he's had. It's been phenomenal actually. People are talking like that kind of run happens all the time but it's quite rare for even the best starting pitchers to go on a 10 game run with a 1.89 ERA. Even more rare for a guy to come out of nowhere to do it. Today may have been his worst start but the stuff was decent. May have been overthrowing it trying to get a few more Ks . His FB seemed like it was higher than usual at 96 a few times.

Robert sitting at 98 career HR and 93 career stolen bases. Hope he gets to 100 HRs before being traded. Would be a nice little milestone.

If there are truly 8 teams inquiring about him the return might not be too bad depending on a few things .

1st time since last Sept that the Sox had back to back double digits hit games. 4 years since double digit runs games back 2 back ,2021.

Teel double would've been HR in 19 parks.

A few too many

Decent job Wilson.

I actually like Baldwin.

9 for their last 13

Talk talk !!

Sox 7 for for last 10 AB plus the HBP

Took a 6 game hitting streak but I'll take it.

For sure Getz says ok you want him now, you're not the only one. Give this guy or these players and he yours and you do that with every team that calls. Always ask high ,someone may capitulate unexpectedly then if no one bites you compromise. Like if you want one guy in particular you ask for 2 guys. Maybe the other GM says I'll give u one not both . Great the trade is half done , now you say ok how about pairing this A ball guy with him ? Always have others guys you'd take in lower levels in mind. You're going to hear a lot of No's before you work it out. Hopefully you're good with some quickly. Can't still be working on 6 trades 2 hrs before the deadline.

Luckily for most players winning teams vs losing teams is not the only thing taken into consideration. For the biggest and brightest names sure but the majority of free agents don't have that luxury . Things are never really that simple .

That guy thought the Sox could use Alexander Canario but not Robert. I'd rather take my chances on a guy who actually accomplished something with 5 tools CF and 28 yrs old than a 25 yr. old guy who hasn't done anything with less tools. However when rebuilding you don't preclude anyone with upside and either one would fit that bill for trade purposes. The point of actually signing Robert again wouldn't necessarily be to keep him but to trade him again. Lots of people think the Sox should sign higher quality free agents to get better returns at the TDL. Of course that just gives guys like that more reasons to say Getz can't judge talent and is wasting money when slightly more expensive free agents fail, which is almost as likely as the cheap pickups failing. You can be sure he'll be there to rain on your parade and convince you to give up hope . There's still work to be done . Stay positive. You won't see him telling you that there were rumors that 40 analytical people were hired . I heard that on a recent Future Sox podcast . Can't remember if it was Hot Takes and Heaters or the show with Elijah Evans & Dylan Barnas MLB Draft Recap and Analysis. But it was a very recent podcast , not more than a day or 2 old. Podcasts are a whole other world than here where the outlooks are generally more optimistically forward looking. Not necessarily Merkin style but Elijah Evans in particular knows his stuff and he, like James Fox, are often interviewed for other podcasts like CHGO White Sox, Locked On White Sox, Sox in the Basement , and Sox Machine with James Fegan all who aren't just doom and gloom but present a more balanced outlook .

2 things have to happen , he hits and they pick up the $20M option. I'm guessing he'd have to hit pretty good to pick up the option. Don't think it'll happen but if JR or Ihbias don't put up any money even a $6M-$10M 1 yr contract might be out of the Sox range too.

Maybe next year when he's a free agent. He'd be a better upside play than guys like Tauchman, Slater or Taylor.

Alexander been pretty good since they got him from the Brewers and that long Uber ride. Around a 2.50 ERA in about 25 innings.

Their remaining schedule is pretty tough. Might have 5/6 guys from the 26 gone and perhaps some others too.

Might be Robert's best game of the year , which is over now. His best run of the year too with the 5 game hit streak. Despite the bad year he can be electric with all his tools displayed in 1 game like today. Michael A Taylor is like the permanently bad version of Robert.

Anyone who thinks they should have 10+ years of life left should be reasonably optimistic about having new owners with money. It's the time left with JR that has everyone scratching each others eyes out here . The mods are power tripping on their support of ultra negative feedback which is of course the side that most of them stand. Shouldn't something like our ability to report posts be private instead of broadcast to the rest of the board ? Apparently it's a feature that people don't use that often but nice to know that if I did use it it could be thrown back in my face by a mod who isn't really trying to be an arbiter of fairness but just supporting the negative boys club . This place should be just shut down for 5 years or the mods should just decide who will be allowed into their negative boys club so they can stroke each others testosterone . Big fish in a small pond egotists. Too many signs of Fascism around here. Lord of the Flies level failure of self governance. It's very chaotic. There's less people posting here now. That's because there's just less interest in the team because they are bad but it's also the toxic environment here. Still a lot posts though because some people revel in being a loud critical voice . It's like being a pyromaniac and lighting things on fire and getting a thrill from watching it burn with other pyros laughing maniacally slapping you on your back.

I think the more they play the quicker you find out which one you rather have, if that's even a problem at all or needs to be resolved quickly. It's not. I mean I can keep repeating it's a long rebuild, with a lame duck owner and lame duck executives operating on a shoestring budget because the owner has other fish to fry and with a possible lockout on the horizon. I mean sure knock yourselves out arguing and crying about a couple million wasted on bad players as if you didn't know that picking players from that end of the talent pool to fill your MLB and AAA teams is going to result in a lot of bad looking decisions . The best you can hope for is that there is real change going on behind the scenes again with probably more that can be done with more money. This is likely about the worst situation to be in. I mean we're still the 2nd worst team in baseball but wow we have a pitching staff thats been comparable to playoff teams like the Dodgers and Blue Jays at least for the 1st 100 games even with all the TJ surgeries . They've done amazingly well finding pitching out of nowhere. We can look back and see a lot of people thought without Fedde and Crochet and terrible RP that the Sox would be even worse this year. But the majority did expect an uptick in wins , mainly because it just seemed implausible to lose so many again. Colorado is taking a stab at it though. But this was the year to get a shot at the 2026 top draft pick anyway. So, carry on with the minutiae .

Chances are he won't have as good of a year next year , he'll be 35 and he won't have the extra year of control . He'll be worth even less . He gets moved . I don't know how many of these competitive balance teams who always get a s%*# load of draft picks are going to make the playoffs but those are teams you need to trade with sometimes .They're quicker to unload guys to make room for new draftees. The Sox don't get CB picks or extra draft money because they are a big market team in a 2 team city which sort of makes them a smaller market team but without all the advantages that , Cleveland, Minnesota, St Louis , Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh , Colorado etc get. Then you throw in the lottery and anti tanking rules and it hurts the big market teams more than the small market teams . So JR is cutting his teams youth supply in all kinds of different ways when you throw in not competing for the most promising players because you can say you're morally opposed to the way business is done with handshake deals for 13 to 15 year olds before they're eligible to be signed. So your talent pool is corrupted from the start. Not keeping pace with the league with R & D puts you even farther behind. Or hiring the better scouts or staying out of the Japanese or Korean markets. They act so Mom andPop even now emphasizing local talent. It honestly makes me think it's just another way to save travel money. Everybody knows warm weather areas produce the most talented players because more kids play baseball year round. Can we seriously think of any more reasons that makes it harder to judge and develop talent if the supply chain is smaller with less quantity and quality talent evaluators and rusty old tools ( ( figuratively speaking) ? Ay caramba !

Since no one has really questioned the tools of the 1st 2 picks there's really no reason to be sick of hearing about high character players . Assholes are sometimes great players as are nice guys. Sometimes hard work increases your skills and lack of hard work or dedication erodes your skills. Nothing in the past dictates what happens going forward. This is true whether or not one chooses to believe it. Hard to tell where the organization goes between now and when the Ishbia's take over. It's not promising since JR likely won't be putting any money in the team and Getz, in that scenario ,may have to invest more in infrastructure than player payroll which seems to be what he doing now . Simultaneously he's trying to assemble more pitching talent that's available cheaply through other avenues like the Rule 5 draft and minor trades. Actual upscale hitting talent will need to be developed more often than it has in the past but the acquisition of international under 18 yrs. old talent has to be seriously upgraded to really consistently compete. This has hurt the Sox as much as any failure the organization has made, among many. Established MLB hitting will not come to the Sox via Free Agency until JR is no longer in charge.

Probably but Aiken was a 1-1 pick.