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Cleveland at least will have a puncher's chance in the 9th.

That's what happens when you cut payroll down from $325-350 million all the way down to $200ish. Which is still $150 more than Sox next year lol. Ofc the odds of making the post season next year without Arraez King Cease and Suarez and nothing left in the minors aren't all that great.

Complete disaster strikes. At least can go back to bed lol.

Padres pen just can't cover 8+ innings at this point. Had to win G1 and they left a 3-4 run early lead on the basepaths.

Estrada in...3-0 lead is about all this offense can overcome, and Taillon looks really good so far. This was a game SD had to get an early lead on the road and keep the crowd out of it.

King was the best choice based on his whole season's body of work. Randy Vasquez has also pitched some decent starts as well down the stretch.

Game might be over early at this rate...have to limit the damage to just two runs here hopefully.

The problem is if you look at all those pitchers that got hurt...none of them were "can't miss" guys. Blake Larson probably the highest profile, but the Sox almost never have picks succeed from that area of the draft. Berroa Batista Adams Carela Ky Bush...maybe Thorpe was that Top 100 guy at one point, but there was a massive board debate whether he had enough of a FB to be viable before the injuries.

Too many Kevin Hart commercials on tv these days, geez. Although the one where he mimics Shaq's voice "it's everything" is pretty funny.

Out...traded two back end starters to KC for Fermin, but massive improvement over Elias Diaz and Maldonado.

Cleveland luck runs out...in the end, longest suffering fans in baseball compared to Brewers Mariners Padres getting a modern era WS title.

Well....scouting/signing Mike Trout in the late first round and from the Yankees/Mets' backyard probably trumps anything Getz has done so far. Unless Getz has brought a HoFer onboard we don't know about.

Sure it is. Otherwise he would have put it in the Diamond...cutting down those noticing it by 85%. If I put it here, it would have likely resulted in 2-3 snarky comments and the usual emoticons in reaction. Then a follow-up psychoanalysis from Cali and Rockway on the state of board discussion.

The White Sox would just be $750 million to $1 billion in debt, according to Jerry's current thinking on big pitching deals.

Counsell had righty Mike Soroka ready, but he decided against going to him. It was a curious move, considering the Cubs used an opener to start Game 2, purposely allowing Imanaga to avoid facing Tatis and Machado in the first inning. That wasn't the case in the fifth. "I don't put a manager's cap on," Machado said when asked if he was surprised that he got to face Imanaga in that situation. "I'm 0-for-6 at that point. So yeah, I'm not thinking about that. For myself, I was just thinking about trying to get to Imanaga." espn.com

But using Seth McClung, who raised points about another team from over a decade ago ... somehow elevates the White Sox? That seems even more desperate.

Dolphins have Tua and now injured Tyreek..where did that get them? Teams need not just superstars, but they have to be Top 6-8 QB's on rookie contracts, practically.

This just reinforced the fact that the Rays invested every penny into being cost efficient and running the best major league team possible with limited resources. Pretty much the exact opposite of the White Sox, who spend like drunken sailors on the dumbest things over the last twenty years or so. And what's the headline here? The White Sox MIGHT NOT be one of the five cheapest organizations, but we can't really be sure??? "The organization let Rodon walk, and not for the $22MM or whatever he made in 2022 while putting up his 2nd straight top 5 Cy Young season, but because of the $18MM qualifying offer they were too afraid to offer him. When I was told about the innards of what happened with Rodon from someone EXTREMELY close to the situation (hint hint), that's when my ears perked up and I started to think they were actually in the process of hoodwinking their fans. In hindsight, that realization didn't strike me when they half assed the Machado/Harper pursuit like it should have. It was when they were too afraid of paying a SP1 $18MM for a one year deal. It was always about money for the club. ALWAYS. We were fucking hoodwinked, beyond belief and the same owner and front office who constructed this roster with fucked up financial constraint are now tasked with starting over. Again. After they very publicly said they were going to act like a top tier franchise. Instead the organizational health is the worst it's ever been, at least for the entirety of my adult life." https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3476003/one-of-the-worst-organizations-in-baseball-the-chicago-white-sox-just-dealt-lucas-giolito-in-the-middle-of-their-competitive-window 7/29/2023 WhiteSoxDave Just weeks before the Chris Getz coup 'd etat.

But Roberts still trusts Treinen to an extent. Kopech rejoined the team on Sept. 1 after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. Since then, Kopech has walked eight batters over 2 2/3 innings of his last four appearances. “He’s going through some things physically,” manager Dave Roberts said Friday. “Obviously with what we’ve seen, it hasn’t been consistent. Certainly it’s pitchable, those are his words, but it’s just not the Kopech, the standard, that he is as a pitcher.” ap news

They're not just going to throw Kopech into a matchup like this after all his down time this year...and not facing big league hitters in real game situations recently. Henriquez Sasaki and Treinen are your RHers in the bullpen, along with Sheehan.

Mariners are the team this year. MLB should be embarrassed, as should the Mets. Lopsided matchups like this Dodgers/Reds one are not good for the sport. And Philly's down Wheeler. Luzardo and Nola have been decent down the stretch...but LA still has the most pitching talent...overall. Cristopher Sánchez Ranger Suarez Jesús Luzardo Aaron Nola

And they got really really lucky Jose Ramirez sat that front office down and worked out an extension instead of them trading him to the highest bidder. Odds of that happening just a few years later are probably about 3-5%. And we shall see soon with Skubal and Skenes.

Brewers and the Cubs two of the other answers...lol. Going to be the Marlins instead of the Cubs. Or the Texas Rangers... But he didn't have an opportunity to play with the White Sox/Guardians/Twins to truly compare!!!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_McClung

9 playoff appearances in thirty years with a payroll that averaged 25th through 27th is pretty darned good for the Rays. Two WS appearances/AL pennants as well playing in the toughest/richest division in baseball and in one of the worst stadiums in baseball that JR once fought for lol?????

With his offense, should be at 3-4.5 every year. Reds won't survive that blow bases loaded no outs situation.