caulfield12

There are too many Vaughn City Connect jerseys left to sell? Can't Ishbia do something billlionaire-ish like buy them all out to get Elko up?

Keith Law comments lol?

To Indiana Univ bb/fb?

That's what people used to say at WSI as well...not sure they really "won" ultimately by restricting the rights to any counter opinions, but private message boards are not public green spaces either. Regardless of how profitable they may or mostly may not be.

Tatis is Top 4-5 in MLB ops and will be in the MVP conversation until the Padres fall out of playoff convention due to injuries and NL West competition. He's now back to the .957 career ops guy he was prior to the 2023 season. But yeah...JR would have just traded him anyway. Harper we can argue for days but he would have been the smartest marketing and on field addition over Machado. But Boras.... Aranda any team in the majors could have acquired coming off his last two years. The White Sox have Quero/Hahn, Shane Smith, Crochet and Fedde...the point is not that ANY organization besides the Didgers could pull off those moves...it's just that we don't do it nearly enough for a team that won't ever spend its way into competitiveness.

Ummm...they will sell more tickets to Brewers' fans in Chicagoland than overly optimistic Elko/Ole Miss fans. Very very very few 1B have come up in recent years and just raked as rookies. Kurtz was as can't miss as you get and he's still taking time to settle in. Torkelson another example. Maybe Pete Alonso as a rookie. 98% chance we don't even remember Elko's name three years from now, but it's the backup QB syndrome. Until he actually gets exposed at the big league level.

Quero is actually the most hopeful addition. How's that for negativity? Vargas has played much better defense than expected and the offense is starting to slowly emerge. Meidroth was fun for awhile but is a 2B. Baldwin will be fine as a super utility guy but needs to learn a lot more at the big league level to be a net positive. Sosa's really the wild card right now where it's easy to go back and forth on his pluses and minuses...still no closer to reaching a conclusion, but, once again....his defensive issues and IQ/instincts force him to be a 700-725 ops guy and not in the 600's. But he's most definitely not a big league SS. C Quero/Teel 1B ???? Elko/Bonemer eventually 2B Meidroth SS ???? Bonemer/Bergolla overly optimistic on both defensively 3B Vargas/J.Perez LF ??? CF ??? RF B.Montgomery DH rotating Baldwin super utility

Even better, all the kings of England for first names but it's JWE monogrammed sweater (but really JEW) which is funny since my mom was about the most devoted Catholic there ever was. And back to Elko Talk!!!!!! Getting more attention than even Micker Adolfo ever did, almost folk hero status at this point. Definitely Palka Delmonico Tilson levels. https://www.mlb.com/news/white-sox-top-30-prospects-list-2022-preseason Chris Getz/Paddy's greatest hits list...the stuff of John Carpenter movies

That would mean admitting quite publicly that Hahn...errr Getz, was actually wrong in their assessment of Vaughn. No can do.

I think he discovered Edward is my middle name, but in actuality have always been Caulfield12 since chisox.com board wars over Kenny Williams in early 2000's, WSI banishment, etc.

Yes...clearly the entire site has jumped to your side lol. https://brewerfanatic.com/forums/topic/44615-rule-5-to-cws-shane-smith-discussion-thread/page/6/ Brewers' fans melting down as Shane Smith headed towards All Star selection and can't for the life of them figure out another Sox player who would warrant a selection lol.

https://www.mlb.com/news/tobias-myers-standout-rookie-season-brewers Former White Sox/Charlotte Knight "flameout" Tobias Meyers vs. former Brewers' prospect Shane Smith on Wed is the match up the entire baseball world has been secretly waiting for. Revenge Game. It's on like Ping Pong in Hong Kong.

They're all not in the Sox "wheelhouse". So what exactly is that wheelhouse, WestEddy? Only left handed pitchers? And what about position players? 28-32 year old journeymen? Maybe just don't draft any position players at all...like the Guardians/Indians famously have attempted.

Counterpoint: There's an excuse or rationalization for every single move that Chris Getz has ever made that absolves him of all guilt or responsibility.

So what is Getz responsible for if not developing those targeted players? They have to work in conjunction with each other...hand in glove, one does not exist without the other.

Shane Smith is not THE story of this White Sox season...called on March 9th?

Ummm...when supreme talent level is not there, it's the kiss of death. Gary Gaetti nearly divided those 87 and 91 Twins with his proselytzing. Faith is the symptom...but not the ultimate cause of his downfall. Maybe the Royals under Dayton Moore should have taken him lol. Never a good fit on the Sox...where the team was already splitting between white black and Cuban/Hispanic players. Madrigal was just another layer or dimension to that.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-teams-most-improved-positions-in-2025

Benintendi Vaughn and Robert definitely aren't selling these jerseys. Will be more Thomas Ventura Jordan Dick Allen Konerko Buehrle...heck Pippen or Rodman even.

He was supposed to be that glue/complementary player. That's what he was billed as. Leader of those great Oregon State teams. https://www.soxtalk.com/forums/topic/110522-a-nick-madrigal-sized-sample/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwih-vGHyf2MAxXGGLkGHYK2AVYQFnoECAQQAg&usg=AOvVaw2OydoNQz1aMPKuPN3gbZ1i After the White Sox drafted Oregon State's Nick Madrigal we called up Pat Casey, Madrigal's head coach at Oregon State. Casey came on the podcast and raved about the White Sox first round pick. He spoke about why Madrigal is the only sole captain he's ever had on his team (instead of Rutschman Kwan Larnach Greiner), why his 5-foot-8 frame doesn't matter and where he thinks Madrigal is actually better than Red Sox All-Star Dustin Pedroia. Casey talks about Madrigal's hitting, defense and if he can play shortstop in the big leagues. Finally, he told the story about how he offered Madrigal a scholarship to Oregon State when he was in 8th grade. https://chsnwhitesox.podbean.com/e/ep-121-nick-madrigal-s-college-coach-this-guy-is-going-to-be-a-superstar/ Just listen to this....

Looked like Penisdork on mobile screen, lol.

Better promotions as well...maybe part of it weather or opponent related, but the A's were/are hardly a draw YET.

Uh oh...here we go again. Maybe someone should interview Ishbia on this topic?

He was arguably dealt to partially help prevent that...but look at what happened from that 2021 trade deadline through the end of 2023. .500ish club and then a complete fall into "oblivion." Just like Madrigal Heuer and Kimbrel...not even sure Craig makes the Hall now.

Fox-Aparicio ones are timeless... Dick Allen 70s ones should also become more of a thing.