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https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/onsi/boston-red-sox-news/masataka-yoshida-causes-stir-among-red-sox-fans-with-team-japan-blast-jackson3 Benintendi goes home again to Boston and Yoshida gets a defined role with the White Sox. Boston would need to send $8-10 million along to balance the risk. Article is an overreaction to one good exhibition game in a friendly environment. Should be also panic if Murakami and Ohtani went hitless for two games? Probably not.

He’s probably worth the potential of a 3 starter right now…but not an established big leaguer, an imperfect prospect like a Sean Burke. Would the White Sox even offer Shane Smith for him if Quero was with another organization…? Not so sure about that. Guess it would depend on how badly they needed a catcher. The problem is a contender probably wouldn’t install Quero as the 60-65% starter until he’s more proven as a backstop and also in the power hitting dept. Spring numbers in hitter friendly AZ are often deceiving. Look at the AFL historically compared to what those prospects actually do in the majors.

Maybe he should put out a White Sox trade half their roster for Skubal article... There has been at least 20-30 proposed Skubal trade articles the last months. Most of them at least more realistically pair him with the Dodgers.

Except former first round draft picks never die...especially in the Sox system. See Kelenic. Sox probably lead MLB in former Top 100 prospects since 2016/17 to hit their roster from other organizations.

McDougal is the one to watch out for IMO. Big jump for S.Burke and fall for Martin. We don't know anything about Pereira yet other than his minor league track record and prospect pedigree. Seems like wishful thinking that Benintendi will sit on the bench for at least a year and a half.

Kind of sad that as limited an xb hitter as Bergolla has the best hit tool. Most scouts would consign him to the utility infielder folder.

You know better than to judge a pitcher by one single appearance in AZ of all places...might as well be Charlotte. Is Clevinger going to win the By Young with Pitt since he hasn't allowed a run this spring in Florida?

it's possible you might also never hear of W.Gonzalez again either such is the life of prospects...85% failure rate

three of the four hits, including the HR and lcf double by Hayes, were on curveballs…both poorly located in the zone velo not as advertised in article, topped out at 95.8 and most were 94-95 other hit in the inning was a 94.6 mph fb control was the biggest issue, 5 and 6 pitch walks…first hit was an infield single 1B couldn’t handle

Well it's not like Meidroth's tepid results in 2025/26 spring training mattered all that much... Maybe Rolison was working on a specific pitch? He could just suck, or it could be premature Cubs-related arrogance or one upsmanship, who knows.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/white-sox-may-let-hidden-210001906.html Ryan Rolison

Or you can subscribe for $20-30/year to GameDay audio through mlb.tv/mlb.com for the full season. Not sure if milb audio also included still.

Nor does a good or even great day in ST mean much of anything. See Betemit, Wilson or Sweeney, Ryan. Not a fireable offense. But also not burnishing the credentials of a front office that has had to face credibility questions for three consecutive seasons in the national media.

"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." Sun Tzu Might want to remind JR of that quote...since he talks like the Brooklyn Dodgers and Branch Rickey are still around.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/proposed-blockbuster-tigers-trade-sees-201515950.html That at least made more sense than this one...

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/this-world-baseball-classic-is-a-victory-lap-for-shohei-ohtani-024420947.html

He has more trade value to the rest of the baseball world at SS. If he's just average there...that would be a huge win. Probably he moves to 3B or 2B before the outfield. The conversion to LF probably wouldn't happen until the off season before he would be debuting, so they're at least one t year away from that decision. Still have to monitor Colson Carlson Cholowsky/Lebron the next 8 months as well.

In retrospect, it was 100% Roman Anthony...

Same problem with the Sale deal. Basabe was the rough equivalent of Meidroth in the Boston system...something like an 8 or 9 guy. Which means Moncada and Kopech both needed to succeed, essentially.

Yes. Need 6/7 years of 3 fWAR production from BOTH guys...36 - 40 let's say. Another weak point of the Sox is that some projection systems had Meidroth at 3.1 leading all Sox position players. With Crochet 5.8 x 7 would give you a number around 40 as well. You have the opportunity cost of $170 million (reallocated from Devers), Crochet injury risk vs. position players AND the value of a unicorn pitcher like a Skubal or Crochet in the postseason to consider.

Although they probably also regret the Campbell extension and M.Mayer hasn't exactly set the world on fire. Meidroth was always the third piece.

Neither the Pope, nor president 44 mentioned... https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/the-fcc-chair-is-trumpian-and-the Didn't realize Mariotti was still involved in sports journalism...

https://nypost.com/2026/03/02/opinion/total-whiff-angels-owner-doesnt-care-about-winning/

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/will-venable-discusses-white-soxs-catching-mix.html

https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-sports/2025/03/21/TSWFKOVBJNFOPNHO76IR5HW54I/ Korea's Kim Do-young homered against both Hanshin and Orix as they had a tie and win Japanese lineup tonight Ohtani DH Kondoh RF Suzuki CF Murakami 1B Okamoto 3B Yoshida LF Shugo Maki 2B Genda SS Catcher Big decision will be between Sato and Okamoto at third. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=takaha004hir Hiroto Takahashi starter RHP looks to be throwing 90-94 splitter specialist protege of Yamamoto Ohtani GO, Suzuki bomb to LF, Mune GO to 1B on a 3-2 count (facing crafty LHP) Kondoh grounded RBI single up the middle 2-0 Top 3rd Another high fly out to LF Murakami just got under it Seiya rbi ground out Murakami linout to lcf lf Morishita two RBI single 5-0 Obata bases clearing double bottom of 8 for Hanshin after an rbi single against Nakachi 5-4 final, Japan finishes 4-2 in exhibitions