southsider2k5

Off Day 4 White Sox 3 Sox pen coughed it up in the 8th and 9th

About half of that list was draft picks. And if the Sox concentrate too much on pitching in these trades, they will surely not have enough offense. There are only a couple of these deals which will bring them high level offensive potential. If they get pitching instead, this rebuild is in trouble very early.

I mean if you are going to count Vaughn as a player for the White Sox for 2025 and beyond, he has to have a finish that is much closer to this, versus what he has been his first four years.

We have actually pumped out pitching on a fairly regular basis, but it also has never been on the success rate at which you would need to be at to say that all of our pitching can come from this system from 27-30.

That should be a nice fit!

Yeah, this is what gives me pause. We are so far behind on the position player side right now, and even if we trade them in here like we did Moncada, Robert, and Eloy, what happens when they have their struggles? Are we now somehow equipped for them? Because I don't see it.

Look, this could be the crazy time where it actually does happen, but every single time I can recall saying "we should be fine with what we have coming" it has ended up being 100% dead wrong. For whatever reason, it just doesn't happen like this in real life. I remember looking at Reynaldo Lopez, Lucas Giolito, Michael Kopech, Alec Hanson, Dane Dunning, Carson Fulmer, Ian Hamilton, Zach Burdi, and Dylan Cease the same way.

What's a champion?

In almost all cases a clean break is way better than tendon tears.

That's the joke. He's bad.

Take Benintendi? No. Please? No. We will give you him for his contact? Hahahahaha, no.

I mean duh.

What's a playoffs?

How long have had this post queued up for? Like 3 months now?

Oh bless your heart.

I did. It isn't true. Just watch him struggle.

To BS land if you believe Eloy is running at 100%

Come on.

Literally every IF on that list a major question mark.

He has all of the physical tools to be a #1 starter. Big arm, big strong frame, fast twitch muscle to spare, 102 top fastball, plus he had an outrageous slider. By all indications he should have been Paul Skenes before he got here.

I disagree fully. Michael Kopech has more raw talent then just about anyone in baseball. He is just missing something between the ears to use it.