caulfield12

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/mlb-26-and-under-power-rankings-taking-stock-of-the-young-talent-in-each-mlb-organization-starting-with-the-phillies-at-no-30-163043087.html For reference, White Sox were all the way down at 28th last year. Jumped from 1/10 for big league hitters up to 6/10. MLB pitching just 1/10. Now up to 3/10.

MRI on the back...not elbow. Could just be something as simple muscle spasms.

Hicks already at 98 99.1 99.9

102.2 ev 402 feet

Except for Scherzer, Littell and Gio...

Egregious.

https://www.mlb.com/news/munetaka-murakami-nearly-late-impresses-in-white-sox-spring-debut

The jinx is now on today lol...especially without Murakami. Have to follow official protocol even during ST. One week ban from posting preemptive unsanctioned game threads?

Has to be Fegan writing this instead of Margalus/Nelson. The rhetorical flourishes...

Would be better to push Thome down to the third...his family already has generational wealth for all intents and purposes.

Early nomination for Getz to be 2026 AL Executive of the Year?

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/the-mlbpa-has-a-new-leader-in-bruce-meyer-what-does-that-mean-for-labor-negotiations-052924720.html

https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=532727 Are Trevor and Charlie Condon related? Need more speed than a 6.83 sixty time...

They need an NCAA CF/SS. And for Fauske to follow the Bonemer track. https://www.mlb.com/news/top-20-college-prospects-2026-mlb-draft-class https://abc7news.com/post/2026-mlb-draft-rankings-10-top-ncaa-high-school-prospects/18624346/ 24. James Clark (18.8), SS, St. John Bosco HS (California), Duke commit 25. Caden Sorrell (21.3), CF, Texas A&M 26. Trevor Condon (18.5), CF, Etowah HS (Georgia), Tennessee commit 27. Tyler Bell (21.0), SS, Kentucky (injured?) 28. Chris Rembert (21.0), 2B, Auburn 29. Jensen Hirschkorn (18.6), RHP, Kingsburg HS (California), LSU commit 30. Ryder Helfrick (21.4), C, Arkansas 31. Ace Reese (21.2), 3B, Mississippi State

20. Chicago White Sox ($153 million) Last year: 2nd, $313 million Should also be noted the White Sox suffered one of the biggest slides from 2 to 20 under McDaniel. Loss of $160 million in FV...what with all the 2025 graduations. That $313 would have put them behind Milwaukee Cleveland Pittsburgh ($314 million) and ahead of the Dodgers coming into THIS season. Ofc part of that is Braden Montgomery at #189 vs. 36 or so.

If you go by 6th-8th high rankings for MiLB and 20 (low, McDaniel and ESPN), it averages out to around 13.5. Ofc, not counting Cholowsky and the second rounder...and still unknown whether Hagen Schultz Oppor McDougal all get to season's end with under 50 big league innings pitched. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47684217/2026-mlb-prospect-rankings-farm-systems-kiley-mcdaniel-brewers-guardians-pirates-dodgers-mets mlb pipeline "The youth movement is underway in the South Side. Former Top 100 prospect Colson Montgomery was recently named as one of MLB's Top 100 players by MLB Network, and there’s more where that came from. Sharing the same name, Braden Montgomery (No. 36), shined across three levels in 2025, reaching Double-A. Left-handers Noah Schultz (No. 49) and Hagen Smith (No. 72) are nearing the Majors and could bolster Chicago’s rotation sometime in 2026. In the lower levels, Caleb Bonemer (No. 61) and Billy Carlson (No. 73) are both recent draftees who provide exciting tools from the left side of the infield." will be relevant with Cholowsky "Because of that, the Pirates' figure is boosted by Griffin residing in the top spot in the whole sport. And my point here is that he is the top prospect by a lot -- he basically broke the algorithm I made to help with this process -- so the gap between him and the next few prospects feels correct this time. If you were to simply take Griffin out of the Pirates' system, they'd drop to the middle of these rankings; and since Griffin might break camp with the big league team, that could happen as soon as a few months into the major league season." Another interesting point is the Twins finishing behind the Sox at the yahoo 26 and under list but well ahead at espn (8th vs. 20th)...part of that is Murakami based. https://twinsdaily.com/forums/topic/73111-keith-laws-top-100-mlb-prospects-for-2026/

No he would have to push out both Meidroth and Sosa...probably needs at least 3-4 more months in the minors.

Colorado SD SF at 30th 29th 28th stands out. Phillies and Astros also largely aging teams. Still left to go... (7) Cleveland KC Baltimore Boston Detroit Sac/ATH Seattle (8) Cincy LAD StL Pitt NYM Miami Milwaukee AZ 30 Colorado SD SF Houston Philly LAA Toronto Minnesota Texas 21 TB

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/mlb-26-and-under-power-rankings-nos-20-16-can-anthony-volpe-james-wood-and-munetaka-murakami-deliver-on-their-potential-223644980.html Pretty realistic/knowledgeable appraisal. Antonacci with a mention. Bonemer and Braden not yet a factor, along with the 2026 picks. Pitching at mlb level ranked just 3/10. Obvious weakness there. Comparison-wise, one would think that the 2019 White Sox were definitely Top 3-5 in this category...so still a lot of work (and FA spending to go). Tigers and Guardians remain far out in front...especially Detroit. Cubs, btw, at 16th here.

Argument with Lebron and Emerson? That will pick up with SEC vs. B10 scheduling in the spring...

US starting pitching is no joke now... Cuba at 15th out of 20 tells one a lot, as well as the mlb tested depth of teams like Italy and Netherlands. Czech Republic the clear "feel good" story. Japan pitching will be tested without Sasaki and Imai. Plus Matsumoto had that incredible post season workload.

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/world-baseball-classic-2026-5-big-questions-about-team-usas-roster-212358741.html

Jose's son, right? Must be with the forkballs. Similar repertoire to the father with the possible exception of maxxed out FB velo. But the Contreras fb was actually pretty straight. https://prospectporch.com/players/joseph-contreras.html Interesting that the slider grades out as his best pitch and control the lowest grade, albeit unsurprising for prep pitcher at 6'4" and undergoing dramatic body changes. Typical reliever risk warning, "there's an early day one ceiling here if Contreras can continue to show improvements throughout the spring." "It may not be as polished a profile as some of the top prep right handers in this class, but Contreras's stuff is rivaled by very few." Landon Thome, Contreras...any other Sox connections?

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/gov-jb-pritzker-suggests-no-225300376.html So either AH or Hammond...likely the fully financed public version.

So should play Sun/Wed home games. Monday and Tuesday at Colorado and Seattle. Peoria is much closer than going across the metroplex. Then LAD on Thursday is up in the air with 26th/27th (Fegan) listed as departure dates for WBC/Japan. Unsure if Sasaki might be pitching for LA at this point.