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No Teel...no Colson Montgomery. No Bonemer.

Palacios is the greatest Getz crowning achievement development story since…Romy Gonzalez.

https://www.amazon.com/Latticework-Investing-Robert-G-Hagstrom/dp/1587990008 Maybe you SHOULD learn how to connect disparate topics…your investments and the White Sox would be much better off if you just do and think the opposite of whatever Chris Getz’s initial gut instinct is. Nevertheless, despite your protestations that you hardly mentioned it all of twenty two times, I’m sure you will be bringing it up as soon as the Padres are in third or fourth in the toughest division in baseball…how they are doomed to baseball purgatory like Sox fans. At least the Washington Generals paid fans the common courtesy of being generally entertaining!!! And SEC schools are hardly known for teaching accurate history (TN is Crochet’s alma mater).

Because you spent the ENTIRE offseason crowing about all their "irresponsible" contracts and how the White Sox fans were actually better off than fans of the team with Top 1-2-3 record and attendance...when the White Sox are pretty much the antithesis of successful in any way, shape, or form. Believe it or not, I can still follow all the other AL Central teams, fantasy baseball, the Cubs, Royals, Padres and Dodgers without impacting my White Sox fandom errrr "family curse" lol.

Are we really worse off than another Sox lineup already this past week...? Probably!!!

Palacios SUMMARY Career Ba .229 -0.7 bWAR, -0.2 in just 11 ab's this year Career MLB ops=.644 Turns 30 this summer...not even sure why you'd want him at Charlotte, backup to Mitchell and Colas/Fletcher? https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-ten-worst-cleanup-hitters-since-1957/

So going from #8 in major league talent in 2020-21 to #29/30 four or five years later can be spun as some sort of developmental victory? That's kind of like taking credit for Tatis' big league contributions when he never set foot on an MiLB field. Well, at least you're not still arguing White Sox fans are better off than LA or SD fanbases due to irresponsible contracts...so that's small progress.

White Sox with one player in Top 250 Robert #96 In theory, every team would have around 8. https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/article/fantasy-baseball-rest-of-season-rankings-stacking-the-top-250-players-174621384.html

Has to be the worst 4-9 combination for the Sox all season long...no Quero, no Vargas.

Batters CWS B HR RBI SB AVG OPS MeidrothSS R 0 0 0 .235 .644 BenintendiLF L 2 6 0 .273 .769 Sosa, L3B R 1 5 0 .281 .703 PalaciosRF L 0 0 0 .182 .432 Vaughn1B R 2 8 0 .138 .450 Maton, NDH L 2 2 0 .139 .585 ThaissC L 0 3 0 .241 .720 Baldwin2B S 2 8 1 .245 .643 Taylor, MCF R 1 2 2 .184 .586 Batters BOS B HR RBI SB AVG OPS Duran, JaLF L 1 10 6 .235 .646 DeversDH L 1 9 0 .227 .684 Bregman3B R 4 16 1 .321 .929 StorySS R 3 8 6 .299 .767 Gonzalez, R1B R 0 3 0 .409 1.071 RefsnyderRF R 0 0 2 .250 .544 Campbell, K2B R 3 6 1 .302 .900 NarváezC R 0 4 0 .182 .500 RafaelaCF R 0 8 4 .211 .520

Dairy Queen nationally as well...

The true sign is succeeding with guys outside the first round...and we don't even do that well (first rounders). Robert and Jimenez were two of the most highly sought after Latin American talents in the past decade...hard to say even those were clear wins right now with how their careers have turned out.

Might depend on who pitches for Boston...

Because all the Dodgers posters asserted those two guys were "decent" prospects but not dynamic athletes...that they were packing in?across the board carrying tools that would translate into fWAR or bWAR at the major league level. And that neither was going to end up a major league SS, but instead 2B/3B.

Okay, Jeral Perez...over 600 at-bats, his MiLB numbers would indicate a roughly 27 HR hitter over 600 at-bats. Based on his start to 2025, you're talking 41 at this pace, 3 every 44 at-bats. 20 years old. Prospects TLDR: Perez is a stocky 2B/3B prospect without a ton of physical projection. Some aspects of his hit tool are good (he's short to the ball, contact is top-hand driven), while others are bad (he lacks great barrel control), and his defense is also a mixed bag. Scouting Report. 2025. Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 50 | Run: 45 | Arm: 50 | Field: 45 | Overall: 40. After signing with the Dodgers for $397,500 out of ... Let's hope he's the next Jose Ramirez (well, minus punching out White Sox players, lol)

25. Guaranteed Rate Field — Chicago, IL Woof. It’s the worst ballpark in active service in the majors, but getting to it is easy. The Chicago White Sox fans are long-suffering but generally quite kind. Imagine you went to the dentist, but somehow, there was a baseball game happening. That analogy best describes the physical sensation of going to Guaranteed Rate Field. The Dodgers mercifully do not visit Guaranteed Rate Field in 2025. Pros: You get what you pay for. A stadium with a dedicated public transit stop does deserve some praise. Cons: Just about everything else. The stadium is a decaying, unloved monument to Jerry Reinsdorf’s greed. I have never experienced such apathy radiating from a place. https://www.truebluela.com/2025/4/17/24120766/dodgers-stadium-guide-ranking-2025-elizondo-adric Don't be fooled...they only ranked 26 stadiums, total, and The Oakland Coliseum was #26, which doesn't exist any longer as an MLB ballpark.

To be fair, they were the #15 payroll team in 2023 (roughly $180 million), and entered 2024 theoretically competing: 19, White Sox, $117,773,333 ; 20, Royals, $105,219,570 ; 21, Nationals, $95,371,429 ; 22, Tigers, $95,073,933. Obviously now they're all the way down to 29th, barely ahead of the Marlins...at least until they dump Luis Robert, although the Marlins might also be trading Alcantara, so it's a close overall race for the very bottom. (One could actually argue the Rockies have the worst situation, overall, because they have the most competitive division in baseball, all things considered.)

It's ON!!! WestEddy vs. SoxTalk Board vs. Dan Hayes Conveniently enough, we play at Minnesota early next week.

Would have been MUCH MUCH better off if we 1) traded Robert for a haul after 2023, and 2) didn't sign Benintendi, but hindsight is always 20/20 ofc. Really, it's just scarier to think that they ACTUALLY believed they were entering 2024 with a team that could actually compete in the AL Central.

Sure why not...but not the type of hitter to put up eye popping power numbers.

https://www.milb.com/player/joe-perez-669309 3B, 2nd round pick of the Astros (pick #53 back in 2018 out of high school in FL), turning 26 this year...made it up for ONE major league at-bat so far in his career

Martin Perez (1-0, 1.59 ERA) going tmrw night against TBA...50/50 Red Sox prospect Hunter Dobbins will be recalled from Worcester. SAT 3:10 Rematch of Shane Smith vs. Garrett Crochet SUN 12:35 Tanner Houck (gave up 12 runs in his last start) against Sean Burke MON 10:10 AM Walker Buehler against Jonathan Cannon (Lucas Giolito Nightmare Patriots' Day Massacre Game) SOX @ Twins (TUES through THURS) SOX @ A's/Sacramento (FRI through SUN)

Anything can happen in a playoff, as Rose has already learned the hard way at Augusta. Just one loose approach shot and you're dead. It's not like he even played the 18th poorly, McIlroy just hit an incredible shot with all the pressure on the world on him. Rose was basically playing with "house money" having made up a 7 shot lead. Roughly 75% of the time, you'd expect that would be enough for Rose to win with where things stood approaching the last two holes, Rose in the clubhouse and Rory tied with him.

Knights trying to outdo the White Sox parent club...have now lost 8 consecutive games.

You're just providing MORE ammunition for JR never to sign ANY player for over $75 million, lol... Although how the Machado deal has worked out for SD isn't exactly one of them right now. Not yet at least.