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No team in one of the two worst divisions in baseball (AL/NL Central) should start getting so cocky unless they are at least 8-10 games over .500. By definition, the White Sox wouldn’t have caught a team at just six games over .500 even going backwards across the last four straight months of play.

“Fortunately, the worst possible news here is a non-displaced fracture, which means Correa would avoid needing surgery, but that's still a situation that will take several weeks to heal before Correa could head out on a minor-league rehab assignment to get his timing back.” Most of the estimates out there are somewhere between 2-4 weeks. Would be forcing Polanco back to a position where he has struggled…Arraez probably at second.

I think you caught him in a conundrum where Sox victories/success >>> supersedes the individual financial situation of one highly-compensated vastly underperforming player. Especially as it would be a huge blow to 2023 financial flexibility as well.

Jack, you might have to give up on this battle. There's always Moncada at 2B or 2022 Moncada vs. Manny Machado.

Therein lies the argument...the impact of covering 3 2/3 to 4 1/3 innings of Keuchel vs. whatever they can get out of Lopez. With Foster, Ruiz and Kelly, that should cover 6/7 before turning it over to Graveman. So then the impact of Keuchel eating innings in blowouts either way to preserve the bullpen as well.

Well arguably you have another righty in Kelly coming soon to replace Lopez. Seems like Keuchel gets at least 2-3 more starts...(simultaneously dependent on how VV and Cueto are looking.) But it's certainly the most logical move available to Hahn at the moment.

Yeah, he was dominant two nights ago against Baltimore. Tonight, not so much. Rookies have to make adjustments...because the league and especially advance scouts will quickly find their weaknesses and exploit them.

Uh oh benched for the unforgettable Dylan Moore in what feels like an important game for Seattle.

Subway Series talk already breaking out in NYC.

Carlos Correa got hit by two pitches (had to be removed), team Covid outbreak and they have Ober's replacement...Winder, going tmrw. Also, Guardians 1/2 game up on Sox after taking down Blue Jays.

Jhoan Duran just got torched by the Orioles for two consecutive homers. Looks like their closing situation isn't quite solidified after all.

Tigers' games still, right? Yeah, one of the best memories of youth, along with Rooney and Wayne Hagen on the radio. Hawk and Wimpy the soundtrack of the 80s and 90s.

Sure, those same two groups of pitchers that arguably had Kade McClure as their headliner were going to magically morph into Rays or Indians starting pitchers. With that line of thinking, his 109 Sox victories in 2022 prediction seems a bit conservative.

Having witnessed the 2003 season, the White Sox are simply not going to bring all these obscure AAA/AA guys up for tryouts and eat Keuchel's deal after just 4-5 starts. They have to go with the guy who provides the best odds of at least eating 3-4 innings per game to keep from decimating the bullpen. The Twins (based on the total ease of upcoming schedule) will have some type of lead heading into June. The Sox will have to make it up the final four months of the season when the offense and weather heat up. It's also looking increasingly likely the Guardians will be a very dangerous team, especially at home.

Why?

The comparison is in terms of overall impacts on their teams the last two Aprils...nobody would have predicted the Guardians to have such a competitive offense.

He might be lucky to match Madrigal for homers...but he's their 2022 Yermin. Guardians carrying over good vibes into a dressing down of Berrios tonight.

Plus the change of pace going from Ohtani to back of the Sox rotation...that should count for something.

Sounds like the plot for the next Nick Cage movie...a merging of Pig and Prisoners of the Ghostland meets Ozark/Better Call Saul.

Actually one could argue that Benetti’s schtick goes more towards the 35-50 year old audience. Not sure he’s beloved by teenagers, but a focus group of them after watching Sox games for a week would be enlightening. Don’t see it as geriatrics vs. the two utes (Gerry Callo/Gallo voice of Joe Pesci) at all.

You rang? Well, this year I (for one) am not going to be the one to summon back his thread after watching the Kelenic debacle go down like a train wreck in slow motion. (For the record, I do think all the picking on Hosmer finally inspired him to perform better.)

Are you sure they weren’t confused with Spotify?

Dodgers generally know what they are doing...other than signing Bauer, letting Yordan Alvarez get away and holding onto Turner too long.

https://www.mlb.com/news/best-player-for-each-mlb-team-in-april-2022 Could have gone with Cease or Kopech as well...nothing about his defense or lack thereof brought up at least.

Sano has been one of the worst hitters in baseball, almost Leury bad. They have lost 2 of their last 14 so it's hard to conclude their pitching is coming back to earth based on one Bundy start and Ober being on the IL for a start or two.