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He may eventually get to top 20. I think people who usually do the rankings just aren't likely to put him that high on what would be many listing him in the top 100 for the 1st time. They usually are slow admitting or recognizing pitchers without pedigree and previous doubts have been overcome so quickly without a bigger body of work. Hitters move faster. A 50+ spots move up will be plenty for most of them health and performance permitting. Are we hearing anything as far as how many innings they'd like to get him this year ? 100 perhaps ?

That would be a big jump. He's not on any top 100 lists yet is he ? Maybe by the time the mid season lists come out he'll be around 50 ish.

Taylor , Schultz and Smith all might arrive at the same time and all be in the rotation in 2026. Would be cool to get some surprisingly good pitching this year among the starting pitching and try to trade for some bats in the offseason. Taylor struck out that last hitter to end the game 3 times. All 6 outs by K .

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Eventually he does but he'll be a rookie.If he can get on base at a .350 pace I'll take walks as a substitute for hits.

Sometimes you have to dig into the tweets just a little.

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Heisenberg !! What was I just saying about the catchers ? 😁

Lots of people wanted to see the younger guys play so they're getting their wish for now.

Looks like Sox catchers are the only position that's hitting good in their small sample sizes. Narvaez with 2 hits today. Thaiss , Lee, Hackenberg, Quero and Teel might be around a .300 BA as a group.

We really need to know the guys who are fine with playing young guys who name the young guys they want playing so later we can know they weren't rushed or Getz destroyed their careers.

That was only part of the fear with Cease. They weren't getting great offers on him because of his down year so , to me, it was more the chance of him being the 2023 version than the 2022 version. When you're trading for a top of rotation pitcher you make decent offers. If you're trading for a #4 guy with a 2nd place finish in the recent rear view mirror your offers are a lot less. If you hold him and he still pitches like the #4 guy that 2022 season is even farther in the rear view mirror and offers get worse.

So in 10 months according to Kap.Sounds like more speculation to be me but could also be an illness timeline.

How did 2 + 2 not become 4 ? In 2021 Ishbia bought shares and was speculated to own around 5%. He wanted more but in the past after 2021 there was no one selling . So he turned to the Twins. Jerry sensed that he could possibly be losing a buyer for the team when he passed so it's likely he did reach out to him because he knew some minority owners were looking to sell and it was arranged . At some point Ishbia backed out of his commitment to the Twins . If he bought the Twins he would've had to sell his Sox shares. But instead probably because of JR he bought more of the Sox and back out of any negotiations to buy the Twins . It was thought Ishbia could be the Twins new owner as early as the start of this season. So, logically ,you'd think he wants to own a team fairly soon and it would be the White Sox. Whatever else, if anything ,they agreed to do is unknown. It is also unknown if Nightingale has his info correct or is just telling us what JR wants us to hear. Everything is speculation except we can be pretty sure at the end of February, 2025, Ishbia bought more shares. How much more we don't really know.

What would make you think anything is close other than terminal illness ? One thing we know for sure is that the kids sell when he dangles the carrot in the great beyond. We all wish it was sooner.I've speculated on a deal that makes it happen before then but that's very wishful thinking.

Unfortunately you and everyone else have him already owning the team and you have him owning then moving them. Makes for a lively discussion I guess but I'll leave the wild speculation on who owns what percentage of shares to Caulfield . If Greenberg finds out more wake me up. If JR is feeding Nightingale that's even more reason to distrust the info.

Was really hoping he'd get a shot this spring. He's already 26. 52 innings pitched last year including the 35 in AAA . 1.55 ERA , 1.13 WHIP ,55 K. 10 saves in 11 chances at Charlotte including one for finishing off the 7 pitcher combined no-no on Father's Day. He went to Wabash Valley JC . 3rd rd. pick. There was no reason as far as I know not to invite him to ST . Hoping it's not something I don't know like a sore arm. Guy who pitched as well as he did needs to know the big club thinks he important .

Apparently they suck without their highly paid players swinging 3-0 🤣

Teoscar bomb off Karinchak

They did have plenty of their main guys playing today . Ohtani, Freeman swung 3-0 for the lone Dodger run hit it out, Teoscar, Will Smith , Muncy . 2 of their best relievers too.

Amaya against another 20 yr old pitcher named Lenin (Lee-nin) K looking on 1-2 off speed.

Vesia pitching LHP batters hit only .144 against him last year. Sox seeing some of the best Dodger relievers today . All with ERA in the 1's last yr. Vargas FO to LF Narvaez infield pop out Colas another hit .looper to RCF. Ramos 3-2 pitch walk. Fletcher Lefty on Lefty Vesia struggling . 3-2 foul on 26th pitch walk on 27th pitch. Vesia out.

Tristan Gray maybe, Baldwin, Meidroth, Rojas, Sosa, Montgomery perhaps . Amaya just getting his turn since he's possibly their best fielder at SS.

Looks like Steven Wilson in. 1st 2 batters make outs Rosario walks on 3-2 pitch. Pages K

Kirby Yates RH pitching now . 33 saves with Rangers last yr. Colas double down the line in RF. RHH only hit .137 against Yates in 2024. Ramos (RH) GO 3rd base on 3- 2 pitch . Fletcher HBP on 0-2 pitch. Amaya: K Baldwin: lost the feed with 3-1 count got on somehow as did the runner after him. Tauchman foul out to the catcher with 2 outs based loaded but tied 1-1 😂.