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https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2018/09/26/corey-dickerson-defense-drs-leaders-mlb-gold-glove-favorites-outfield-alex-gordon-kevin-kiermaier/stories/201809260191 this link about how he improved defensively https://www.pitcherlist.com/going-deep-corey-dickersons-fusion-dance/ this link about offense Basically he made the change 2 years ago and doesn't seem as if his power has suffered for it. Might have changed his stance a little bit too.

Yes there are. But basically he choked up a little i think and just decided to go for more contact. I'm sure it in my posts somewhere in this thread or a Dickerson thread or the reasonable offseason . Im sure I linked the articles if you can wade through my many posts I made about him.

I'd still like to see if the Rockies are willing to trade Sam Hilliard rather than Blackmon.

"Expect, at some point next year, Michael Kopech and Carlos Rodon to join us.” “I just don’t know when he’s going to be on the major league active roster. His rehab has gone wonderfully. He’s perfectly on pace. He’s going to be in spring training without restriction, and he’s going to be over 18 months removed from throwing a pitch in anger to a hitter. So, let’s let the kid develop, and when he’s ready, he’s going to be back.” Basically because of TJ the Sox have to limit his innings and much of that will occur in the minors via short starts maybe skipping his turn once in a while or relief innings but most likely just not overtaxing his arm expecting him to to 7+ innings right away, but building up to a point where if pitching well can be brought up. Everything in quotes is from Hahn , The last paragraph is me . https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox/what-we-learned-rick-hahns-appearance-white-sox-talk-podcast

Apparently more than should be given , no and probably not.

Not to mention he still has upside/untapped potential whereas Nova does not.

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Hoping the Sox are under the radar now seeking Alex Wood.

In case anyone missed it: White Sox re-signed LHP Caleb Frare to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Frare was non-tendered on Monday after surrendering three earned runs over just 2 2/3 innings at the major league level in 2019. The 26-year-old left-hander will likely open the 2020 campaign at Triple-A Charlotte. Source: James Fegan on Twitter

You mean a stellar 1/2year in the minors ? That's where he's going after he comes back after mid season.

Bless you Big Bad Bobby Jenks and all those who helped you.

No idea. 2 Boras guys ( Ryu and Keuchel) 2 without a draft pick attached (Ryu and Keuchel ) Bumgarner might prefer the NL , Ryu decent chance he stays in California though he did bet on himself and it worked out well so I'd like to think he'll be open to any team.

Sox don't wanna wear a Joc.

Reading all the hating on McCann reminds me so much of all the hate on Quintana early with the Sox. I must've heard the phrase " smoke and mirrors" more in that time frame than I will hear it for the rest of my days.

We only think the options suck. Somebody in this group is going to shine. Some teams are going to get excess value from some players no one ever mentions. We just need to search under all the rocks . I wish some of the minor league gurus around here would make more suggestions of players not ranked who had really good seasons at AAA who aren't already in their late 20's who might be blocked but might not have the pedigree to be taken that seriously by the parent club, kinda like Mercedes is with us only an OF who can actually field and hit.

You beg to differ ? You didn't differ at all . You did nothing but state the obvious. No shit we have to build around the core .So don't trade the core but trade away players that will bring back the most in trade ? Who would that be ? Oh yeah it would be the young core. Ad yea I include the unproven guys in that core., Collins, Kopech, Lopez, Cease, Dunning. Robert , Madrigal and whoever I forgot.

What kind of risks ? Spending $100M on Madbum ? Signing Ryu ? Can you be more specific ? If you mean trading our young talent please tell me the point of a rebuild if not to have controllable young talent for many years ?.

No they don't have to take some risks. They are sitting on a ton of youngtalent that is just starting to get their feet wet. If you mean take some risks to make the playoffs next year that's even worse. This guy isn't much of a option but he should be cheap .

If you are referring to the Heyman Tweet that said that., that Tweet is older than the Heyman one I cited about Cole assuring them he had no west coast bias.

Nothing is official. It was just yesterday Heyman put out a tweet the Cole assured the Yankees he had no West Coast bias when they met with him for 4 hours .

I think the Sox needed to 2021 to compete anyway, Just too many young question marks to lay every single hope of making the playoffs on Wheeler. That's just pie in the sky wishing and hoping getting that one guy will lead to getting the next guy and converting on them all. It's just not reasonable thinking . We'll know more about our minor league guys and the young guys on the 25 after 2020 and maybe have more trade chips if some do well and if Kopech, Collins, Robert, Madrigal. Lopez or Cease really step up things can change in a hurry.

Personally I don't think the Sox have the ammo for a good pitcher with 3 years of control without dipping into prospects no one wants to trade which is what Detroit would want. When trading within a division when you are rebuilding I don't think it matters too much . The Tigers wont be good for a long time so Boyd beating them is what they want anyway when they are tanking. I was just responding to the feeding on the bottom dwellers comment and threw out a name.

Wait so you take a 72 win team add Robert, Madrigal, Kopech Keuchel Catellanos Grandal. Then you still have Jimenez with a year of experience under his belt, a superstar in Moncada another year of Giolito. Cease and Lopez getting another year to figure things out and it's all worth only 4 extra wins ? SO you subtract Keuchel add Wheeler and Castellanos and they go from 76 wins to a playoff team ? I don't think you care at this point if you make any sense. You are just angry.

Yep the only reason for the hate oh him is that people want to make the playoffs which to me was pretty pie in the sky thinking if the only way to make them was all put on getting one pitcher when in reality getting Wheeler only gave us 2 good pitchers and a bunch of unproven youngsters.

Matt Boyd ?