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Did they even get the concession stands opened...? JR will be pissed he couldn't end it after a 90 minute or so delay.

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?stats=bat&lg=all&type=8&season=2025&pos=3b&team=0&qual=120&pagenum=2&pageitems=30 If you cut it down to 120 PA’s you get Vargas as 16th out of 39 possible players. So still essentially your average 3B across thirty teams. When the definition of mired in mediocrity is your very best position guy, you still have a LONG way to go as a team.

Thats just Getz’s strategy to have “great” veteran-led outfield defense…pitchers that throw up in the zone and mostly pitch to contact except Smith.

Current 51-111 pace Fangraphs says 54.5-107.5 Split the difference you get 53-109

If you go back to the Top Ten list...Braden Bonemer Meidroth arguably are the only three players that have increased their value these first three months. Vargas ofc as well but already a semi veterans in terms of overall experience. Teel feels a bit neutral for now. Almost every single pitcher has gone in the wrong direction, gotten hurt, etc. Oppor I guess increased the most out of the Top 20ish group.

5/7 against Detroit and KC fooled everyone. Seemed like a sign or indicator of forward progress.

Not knowing what they have in Sosa Baldwin or Elko by the end of 2025 is just completely illogical...

Baldwin just isn't a legit 1B candidate...look at his NCAA numbers in terms of being a SS and MLB career OPS of 571 in nearly a half season of at-bats, that's 2025 Luis Robert, Jr. territory https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/220117/

But that will cost JR an additional $4000 per day per roster spot...

They need to figure out the ideal places for Vargas (probably 3B), Meidroth (arguably 2B, then SS), Baldwin (2B or CF), Sosa (probably 2B because he doesn't have the offensive profile for first)... Then you have the issue with Quero/Teel and whether or not Teel does have the hitting profile for 1B/DH. If you're not getting much pop from Meidroth at SS, then you absolutely need to get power from 2B, IMO. When you start looking at the NL and AL All-Star competition and how deep that position is across the league. Just not sure that Sosa is THAT guy at second base, most posters at this point would probably argue against him being on the "next Sox playoff team." They're still talking about Colson as if he's going to show up at some point this season and take SS away from Meidroth, but not sure that's going to be fair to either player, and then Montgomery's going to push Vargas off 3B to accommodate Colson in the middle of the MLB season (to be fair, he did player there SOME in the AFL last year)????? Birmingham kills Sox hitters, Charlotte kills the pitchers and inflates hitting numbers...not sure how likely an affiliate change is to happen with the travel expenses saved by putting the three teams together in North Carolina.

Is Capra the pitcher more effective than Capra the hitter? That's the existential question.

Bonemer...maybe.

Of the team, lol? We've only got another 2 1/2 seasons of this to go, lol. Then we'll magically be competitive heading into 2028, somehow.

It's impossible to hold 3 PA's against Baldwin when he feels that if he does poorly he might immediately be benched...thus, he ends up pressing and trying to do TOO much. Meanwhile, how many at-bats have we wasted on Capra and Amaya so far this year, with zero future payoff on either of those two guys?

In three at bats? Then what he was doing for three whole weeks of being the best AAA hitters in CHLT just completely deserted him?

6. The Rockies-White Sox troll vote movement is dead. The Colorado Rockies, despite an active two-game winning “streak,” are 15–57 and still on pace to lose the most games in MLB history—a record held by the 2024 Chicago White Sox. Neither the Rockies nor the White Sox, who again have the AL’s worst record (23–49), have many (if any) players worthy of starting the Midsummer Classic. But that didn’t stop a viral movement emerging to vote for starting ASG lineups composed entirely of players from the majors’ two worst teams. Monday’s voting update revealed that it was likely just an internet ruse all along. Catcher Hunter Goodman—the most deserving candidate between the two teams—was the only Rockie to land in the top 10 of votes for his position, placing fifth. The White Sox fared slightly better, with DH Mike Tauchman ranking third—partially thanks to Rafael Devers switching leagues on the eve of the vote update—and second baseman Lenyn Sosa squeaking in at 10th. While it would’ve been slightly amusing to see a couple more Rockies and White Sox pop up in Monday’s update, it’s probably for the best so that the joke didn’t gain any momentum to potentially displace a deserving Phase 2 candidate. https://www.si.com/mlb/2025-mlb-all-star-game-first-voting-update-takeaways

A lot of this is internal indecisiveness about whether Baldwin even has the ability to be more than a super utility player. Still a weird look to prioritize Palacios' opportunities over a legit prospect at the start of the year. Seems to be a case where Venable doesn't trust lthe young player with more fundamentals issues...over a more experienced vet. Sosa is a similar type of player on the field defensively...just can't quite believe in him to make the routine plays that are necessary on a consistent basis.

https://nypost.com/2025/06/17/sports/red-sox-internal-dysfunction-exposed-after-rafael-devers-trade/ https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/inside-the-absolute-s-show-that-led-to-the-boston-red-soxs-trade-of-rafael-devers-220018400.html The coaching staff has grown frustrated with the state of player development, specifically how much emphasis is placed on swing mechanics and hitting data, often at the expense of fundamentals. That imbalance, coaches believe, traces back to the Bloom era and has only accelerated under Breslow. One example cited is rookie Kristian Campbell, who has made a string of routine errors at second base since being called up. He’s not alone; as a team, the Red Sox lead all of baseball with 64 errors, one more than the Colorado Rockies and 17 more than the third-place Los Angeles Angels. Another error came during Roman Anthony’s debut, when he misplayed a ball in right field. The next day, Anthony was sent out to run outfield drills in front of the media. One team source described the message as deliberate: “This is what we still have to teach, at the big-league level.”

What's the incentive? I'm pretty sure the valuation for selling the additional shares is already locked in at $1.8 billion or whatever (maybe those controlling shares are even higher)...while the Sox will most likely will continue to fall in value between now and 2029, JR's guaranteed family wealth for multiple generations of Reinsdorfs is already baked into the pie now.

That's not insignificant money for the Brewers...still. I guess they're really hoping that Vaughn can be decent enough they can justify not having to pay Hoskins $18 million next year. Mid-market teams just can't afford that when they can go out and get a J.Bell, R.Tellez, C.Santana, Gavin Sheets, Domonic Smith type for pennies on the dollar. You only pay that kind of money for 1B/DH for true difference makers like a Rafael Devers or slightly below.

https://www.southsidesox.com/2024/12/28/24330983/2025-south-side-sox-top-prospect-no-84-shane-murphy-chicago-white-sox #84 prospect

Three run 9th inning comeback against Kyle Finnegan tonight. 15-57 now 34-128 pace...getting closer and closer to the 41-121 2024 White Sox, might not break the record (it's not easy to do!!!) Fangraphs projecting 50-112

Team Save Percentages White Sox 7/19 37% Atlanta/Colorado 10/22 45% A's 16/31 52% Twins (only winning team) 14/26 54% Pirates 16/29 55% Miami 15/27 56%

Bringing the hottest hitter in AAA up to play him for 3 days...then demote him again? So on brand for the Sox.

https://www.mlb.com/news/rafael-devers-trade-reactions-mlb-executives https://www.mlb.com/news/rafael-devers-blockbuster-trade-reaction-takeaways