Dick Allen

I’d take Maddon if he was available. Back when the Sox had Bevington, they went after Jim Leyland when he became a free agent. But he went to Miami in part because of how the Sox treated his buddy Lamont, who was a pretty good manager himself. I am not a Renteria guy, but he is nowhere near the same bad Bevington was. Still, if they have a shot at Maddon, they would be fools not to take it. His act will grow old, but not for a while. He would be a huge upgrade, and show the fan base you finally mean business. But the problem is Joe Maddon doesn’t like his pitchers throwing cutters.Don Cooper would love if every one of his pitchers threw cutters.Something would have to give that JR, RH, and KW won’t let give.

Machado is better than him at 3B. If Machado was signed, Moncada most likely would have been at 2B this year, perhaps moving to accommodate Madrigal next year. I doubt they would move him again. But assuming Madrigal is really good, I bet Yoan would be better as a RF than anyone they eventually sign.

There is no question he is not performing well enough at home. But that doesn't mean the Sox dodged a bullet.

He's doing pretty well on the road. His home numbers are driving him down. He's doing a lot worse there than he should. I wish the Sox had him. It's hard to pick up a talent like that at that age for only money, something they should have plenty. This team still needs a lot to go right. Considering the teams Rick Hahn has generally managed have never produced worse than the overall #11 pick, and with Sale, Eaton and Q to trade, you would think the depth would be a bit better. They should be at the point the 40 man could be difficult. But they still are loaded with guys who won't do jack and no one will remember they were even around 2 years from now.

That is because he has been brutal at home. I think Guaranteed Rate would be a good place for him to hit. But I have thought that for just about everyone.,

If he didn't flop and was a star, I'd rather have Moncada in RF than any of the free agents this year. The White Sox need a lot of offense. This isn't 2005 anymore.

Machado at 3B and Moncada at 2B or the OF seems a lot better choice than what they have.

Moncada is putting up an fWAR that the Boy Wonder put up with regularity. Hopefully it will become common for him as well. I think TA will come back to the pack a bit offensively moving forward, but do think he will figure out using good fundamentals, even if it's boring, is the way to go with routine plays, and save the flare for the spectacular, which will probably more than offset his drop in offense.

No need to extend him. Let's see what he's got next season, then talk contract. His framing still sucks but everything else is pretty, pretty good.

Also, a 3B and SS aren't considered a DP combination.

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PECOTA had them at 70 wins and Vegas at 74.5 before the season started. Looks like they are right at where projected.

If you listen to White Sox telecasts, home runs for the opposition almost always get some juiced ball mention. When the Sox hit them, it's brut strength.

People forget, a few of years under the Rick Hahn regime, the Sox got the 3rd pick in the draft, the 8th pick, and the 10th pick when they were trying to win. Tanking has only slightly moved the draft position needle,

Of course he doesn't have the horses to win, but unless his style changes with better players (Moncada attempting a bunt the other night sort of makes it seems like it wouldn't) what he is showing is he is not the guy you want guiding a stacked roster.

It's one of the reasons I am not optimistic about next year. Even with the Moncada and TA breakouts, they are near the bottom of the league in OBP and slugging, and need a lot of pitching. Hard to turn all that around in one year. I know Kopech will be back, but how many guys hit the ground running immediately after TJS? Plus, it wasn't like he had things figured out when he went down.

I wonder how many players in major league history did have a batting average of .018 at any time during the season. I

How does a guy hitting eighteen bat 6th in a major league line up? He'll probably homer his next 3 ABs, but eighteen is his batting average.

It seems it's Calhoun or one of Lillian's Japanese players.

Defensively, he is really good with pop ups and really good throwing to 2nd base on DP attempts. Everything else, he is horrific. But the bat isn't nearly as dead as some here have reported.

It's Kole Calhoun. He's the odd man out with the Angels, and Stone was singing his praises last series. Calls him a big bat, GG quality fielder. A bit of a stretch but whatever.

Baseball Night Chicago Fact or fiction, Rick Hahn will make a major splash this offseason. Big Hurt: “fiction”

You should hire a lawyer.

If you are pinning your hopes on the White Sox signing JD Martinez, be prepared to be disappointed.

And catchers can't catch them. Wakefield was probably the last of the big time knuckleball pitchers. He started. He closed. You would think with everyone having to be prepared to hit 95-100 gas, someone thowing about 65 and dancing would be effective. Think about how a closer throwing 100 would look after 2 or 3 looks at a knuckler.