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Too bad it's not Adell. Now THAT at least would be more interesting based on pure topline bat speed alone.

I think you mean Fletcher too?

Isn't the whole point of a message board to speculate...? I heard all spring long how Meidroth was going to make the team based on last year's MiLB numbers and I disagreed vehemently and consistently based on the eye test. I also argue for Smith on the starting rotation from his second start onwards. Not that it was a difficult call over B.Wilson. Finally Baldwin over Amaya. We will see who is right and wrong.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/03/jordan-montgomery-to-undergo-tommy-john-surgery.html

So where am I wrong?...we know Tauchman and Rojas are likely to start on the IL. We know the rotation and bullpen now. And that Clevinger has made the team. The only choices left are between Amaya Baldwin and Ramos. One of those three will be left out.

https://soxmachine.com/2025/03/white-sox-opening-day-roster-is-getting-closer-but-not-yet-clearer

Moderately excited about Meidroth. What a headline...

The Padres are definitely try to compete (for now) and rostered Maldonado over Campusano one year later. No doubt Getz assumed they would be at least around a 70 win team...not twenty or thirty games below that. And that was with Crochet Fedde and a bunch of mostly veteran relievers. Also, Clevinger obviously had a big fall off from 2023.

The assumption they had made was Meidroth making the team... "The odd man out, for now, appears to be Bryan Ramos. Unfortunately, while he did have a fairly strong Spring, much like Colson Montgomery, he didn’t have a strong enough 2024 season in Charlotte that would qualify as “forcing the issue.” His .755 OPS sounds good on the surface, but in context, that translates to a 98 wRC+ in a hitter’s environment. So, there’s still work to be done. Plus, Ramos spent part of 2024 injured, so working through some consistent, healthy at-bats in Charlotte wouldn’t be a bad idea while the White Sox do some further evaluation at the major league level. If the team decides to move on from Lenyn Sosa, Ramos could make the Opening Day roster – but would likely have to do so as a second baseman." He's also still presumably dealing with that elbow issue limiting his ability to play the field. So he would DH with Sosa at second, Vargas third with Amaya/Baldwin at SS/utility. Then Ramos goes down for Rojas...not sure it's worth burning an option there for 3-5 days...one week tops.

Definitely better on Cease Fedde Kopech Santos and Mena (McCarthy over Fletcher). Almost nothing to show for Bummer deal but wasted money/resources. No return on Soroka. Doing better on Crochet means one of Anthony CF Campbell 2B Mayer SS. Period. Three premium Top 12-15 MiLB position prospects.

https://www.soxon35th.com/building-the-white-sox-26-man-opening-day-roster/ This list has Jankowski with Tauchman on the IL. Subtract Eisert for Clevinger. Gilbert and Anderson as last two in pen. Subtract Leasure here. Vasil and Bryse Wilson spot starters/swing men or long relief. Obviously no Meidroth now. That leaves Baldwin Amaya Ramos. Rojas starting on IL or not? Would go Baldwin over Amaya personally.

Meidroth was never on that roster?

https://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/sort/homeTotal Reinsdorf couldn't care less about the Bulls' record. As long as they are first or second in attendance every year. Ironic that the Mars are the other team up at the top...both SHOULD have pretty disgruntled fanbases, but by and large consistently support their teams through thick and thin.

Feww would complain about averaging more than 800,000 viewers for a 3 am (PST) Dodgers/Cubs game that started so early — but nobody would argue that MLB maximized its potential audience (starting in Japan). Consider how the other “Big Four” leagues begin their seasons. In the NFL, the defending champion hosts its annual Kickoff Game in primetime on NBC. In the NBA, the defending champion hosts the season opener in primetime on TNT (and starting this fall, NBC). In the NHL, the defending champion hosts a primetime game on ESPN. Not so in baseball. For years, MLB did start its season with a primetime, standalone showcase on ESPN, but the league has largely gone away from that since moving the start of the season to midweek. MLB has done good work in creating event programming such as games at Field of Dreams and Rickwood Field, but it has been mostly lax in setting aside the kind of high-profile, season-opening and holiday matchups that are a hallmark of other leagues. That is in keeping with the league’s broader approach that views national media partners less as collaborators in the game’s growth and more as expendable platforms secondary to local television. As long as MLB continues to treat national TV as an afterthought, so too will national TV respond in kind. https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/03/monday-musings-march-madness-cinderella-future-mlb-bob-costas-mnf-foreman/

Manuel Margot an example of a player the White Sox could have picked up on waivers at the last minute instead of guaranteeing Taylor a spot/salary. Signed with the Tigers...where he will end up behind Meadows and Wenceel Perez.

Shouldn't have worried so much about Israel as it turned out...

Nowhere to play with Hackenberg Teel Quero at Charlotte.

https://www.milb.com/charlotte-knights/roster Clevinger still listed here, for the moment. Eder, Iriarte, Nastrini, Shuster, Varland, Owen White, Colson Montgomery, Colas, Fletcher are all on the 40 man. Karinchak listed here, as well as Steven Wilson. Omar Narvaez and Dalbec. Cal Mitchell listed as an infielder instead of as an outfielder. Maton listed as an outfielder. Quero and Kyle Teel the main attractions, as well as Colson. https://www.milb.com/birmingham/roster Jacob Gonzalez assigned here again. Pretty weak infield. Schultz and Wik.Gonzalez two of the starting pitchers. DJ Gladney, Nishida, Tatum, Veras the main outfielders. https://www.milb.com/winston-salem/roster Hagen Smith the main star on this roster. https://www.milb.com/kannapolis/roster Grant Taylor It feels like these bottom two rosters aren't updated at all....which will probably happen in the next 2-3 days in all likelihood. Still trying to figure out what they're planning to do with Braden Montgomery.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/roster No Jankowski, no Meidroth, among others. No Nick Maton. No Steven Wilson. No Tristan Gray. Clevinger will probably be substituted for either Leasure or Eisert. Thorpe will be on the DL, obviously. Waiting for final updates on the Josh Rojas toe (hairline fracture) injury and OD. One would guess that Br.Ramos will quickly be replaced by Josh Rojas when activated. Bullpen is Justin Anderson, Booser, Eisert, Ellard, Gilbert, Leasure, Murfee, Vasil, Bryse Wilson for the moment.

According to a report from Dan Hayes, Ken Rosenthal and Brittany Ghiroli at The Athletic, the Pohlads are “believed” to have an asking price of at least $1.7 billion. The Athletic writes that the Pohlads viewed a $1.5 billion purchase price that was floated by one potential buyer to be “a non-starter” in discussions. Last year, Forbes estimated the club’s value around $1.46 billion. Sportico’s 2024 valuation was more in line with the apparent asking price, as that publication valued it at approximately $1.7 billion. The Orioles, the most recent franchise sold, went for a $1.725 billion purchase price in January 2024. Interestingly, The Athletic writes that Twins executive vice president Joe Pohlad prefers to keep control of the organization. The 42-year-old Pohlad only took over daily operations in November 2022. His grandfather Carl Pohlad purchased the team for $44MM back in 1984. After Carl Pohlad died in 2009, his son Jim (Joe’s uncle) took control. Jim Pohlad turned over operations to his nephew 13 years later. It seems there’s varying levels of interest within the family about selling the team. mlbtraderumors.com

Looks like they couldn't find another team willing to pay enough of Starling Marte's remaining contract to be a bench player on the Mets...

Michael Taylor is the textbook definition of done. And there was no reason to sign him so early when he should have been an NRI like Drury Gallo Dalbec or Narvaez at the end of ST. Plus, Seattle suppresses offense. We might as well argue Rojas is done, too.

1. Roki Sasaki, RHP, Dodgers (1.0) 2. Roman Anthony, OF, Red Sox (1.7) 3. Dylan Crews, OF, Nationals (4.7) 4. Walker Jenkins, OF, Twins (6.2) 5. Jackson Jobe, RHP, Tigers (6.5) 6. Carson Williams, SS, Rays (8.3) 7. Kristian Campbell, 2B/SS/OF, Red Sox (9.3) 8. Samuel Basallo, C/1B, Orioles (10.5) 9. Sebastian Walcott, SS, Rangers (12.2) 10. Andrew Painter, RHP, Phillies (12.5) Consensus Top Ten across all the ranking systems https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-top-prospect-list-comparisons-2025?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage Guys mlb.com pipeline is higher on Max Clark, OF, Tigers (MLB Pipeline: 6, industry average: 18.0) Travis Bazzana, 2B, Guardians (10, 22.0) Marcelo Mayer, SS, Red Sox (12, 23.5) Jac Caglianone, 1B, Royals (22, 42.5) Charlie Condon, OF/3B, Rockies (29, 48.0) Jacob Wilson, SS, Athletics (31, 53.2) Kyle Teel, C, White Sox (32, 42.2) Chase DeLauter, OF, Guardians (36, 53.8) Colson Montgomery, SS, White Sox (39, 52.2) Thomas White, LHP, Marlins (41, 53.3)

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What the heck happened with that instructor with the Green Beret background who was going to be Director of something or other...? Haven't heard a peep about how that worked out. Yes, it's Brian Mahler, see below (it's actually NAVY SEAL, not GB): :https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-launch-front-office-overhaul-as-getz-looks-to-correct-years-of-missteps/ Look, I'm sure Mahler is a smart and successful person in his own right. But it's so classic White Sox to entrust someone who has never worked in baseball to help fix their extensive laundry list of problems. It is the definition of overthinking and cutting corners at the same time. It is the way of owner Jerry Reinsdorf. https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2024/09/17/white-sox-navy-seal-brian-mahler-no-experience-reaction/75265971007/ Director of Acquisition Matt Grabowski Director of Major League Strategy Graham Harboe Director of Sports Science Todd Kubacki Director of Pitching Strategy Rod Larson Director of Leadership, Culture and Continuing Education Brian Mahler