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Right now everyone in the East is chasing that franchise...even hired Theo Epstein to assist Breslow and close the gap.

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2024-mlb-farm-system-talent-rankings/ White Sox creep up to #18 1. Orioles 2. Brewers (can see why they still believe they can compete) 3. Rangers 4. Cubs 5. Tigers 6. Padres 7. Rays 8. Mets 9. Yankees 10. Dodgers

Could now be #17-18 with two announced trades today... Assuming Santos clears his physical.

Look at his assist total that year. His arm always much stronger and more accurate in RF. CF slightly above average.

Eaton 10x the prospect coming up in AZ with Pollock and Peralta. Check out his fWAR the season before he was traded.

Due to straining facial muscles saying "Hi Mom!" to the camera.

Yeah and Kolek/Aiken taken before Rodon the same. That said...speaking of first rounders, till struggling to embrace the Burger trade months later.

Tigers and Royals at least trying...

White Sox still trying to set a record for lowest ROI on three Top 5 picks in Madrigal Vaughn and Rodon.

Sometimes you can pile up a ton of outfield assists because of everyone challenging your arm...will have to wait and see with the eye test.

Like Stiever, although Mena more potential clearly.

DeLoach is much more well suited for LF. Not aspiring for that particular outfield will get us very far...after Luis Robert is traded.

Plus with the terrible Sox system the perception of Mena was probably skewed upwards...but shuffling the decks to this extent (seemingly) isn't bringing in any future impact players.

Everyone will have a problem with his age...seems more like a 4th/5th outfielder on a playoff team. "Strong as Fletcher’s offensive numbers have been to this point in his career, defense is the outfielder’s true calling card. In ranking Fletcher as Arizona’s #11 prospect last season, MLB.com described him as a center fielder with strong reads off the bat and solid routes in the outfield that he pairs with an arm strong enough to handle right field."

See Burger trade for Eder. Would love to hear where Getz was on moving him vs. Anderson/Hahn in those trade talks.

David Epstein/Getz types across the board. All grinders/overachievers like Madrigal lol.

Except he bought them all post peak other than Crochet. Not when Herrera Davis and Holland were all younger/cheaper. https://www.mlb.com/news/trio-of-royals-relievers-signing-names-under-best-ever/c-98921730

Makes a lot of sense. Him and Crochet...hopefully he's willing to be flexible and embrace whatever role he ends up in.

Also the heart of the Royals' approach in 2014-15 relied on having one of the best lockdown pens in the history of the modern game. Follow...the Royals, not money here. For an emulation of similar blueprints.

Assuming you get big improvements from Benintendi's cratered work last season. That can't as easily be blamed on his wrist issues.

Well they have to try to win some games (Grifol) and this whole pitching/defense thing won't work as well if starters are never rewarded with the encouragement of occasional victories. Being as bad a pen as last year...well, hard to do but the sheer talent level is not even comparable. But who knows...so unpredictable.

Seems every possible player with a bad rep or intimations of a bad rep (Santos) gone now...just Eloy and Moncada currently remaining.

Just like Benintendi...and properly grindy if anything like his brother David of Angels' fame. At leather there's some competition now and potentially younger players incoming.

Leasure or Berroa the closer now?

DeLoach is an average runner and has improved to be an average defender in the outfield. His below-average arm fits best in left field, but he can fill in at all three spots. Hope they don't put Benintendi in RF. At least better than Sheets in RF I guess.