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https://www.mlb.com/news/michael-lorenzen-exits-with-injury-against-guardians?partnerId=it-20240828-10889170-mlb-1-A&utm_id=it-20240828-10889170-mlb-1-A&lctg=34656683 But at the end of the night -- just before Tuesday turned into Wednesday -- the Royals moved into a tie with the Guardians for the American League Central lead with a 6-1 win at Progressive Field. And by clinching the season series -- 7-2 with four more games to play -- Kansas City also owns the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Guardians had held a lead in the division since April 13. On June 25, the Royals were 10 games out of first place.

Sal Perez +129 Witt +177 Pasquantino +108 DeJong +155 Basically, Lugo, Wacha, Ragans and Singer have all been above average starting pitchers. All at 129-136 ERA+. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/2024.shtml Bullpen hasn't been all that great. McArthur their closer with 18 saves and pretty pedestrian-sounding numbers.

They sold parking and concessions tonight, right? Guess they probably still lost money based on the costs of all those workers just to show up and wait around for a couple of hours at least, security, etc.

Well, Generation X is more like Greg's typical experience, but I was also a spoiled only child (mother stayed home and then she just worked part-time at a cafeteria, Hardee's, etc.) and my father always got home around 3:30-3:45 as he had a carpool to work at the Rock Island Arsenal at 6:00 a.m. and came back earlier than most dads. Never missed a single sporting event in my life, except things like cross country that were right after school...and he even made it to the end of the meet when they were close and not "away" meets. Both parents always (run, _________, run!!!!, my mom) came to Little League through elementary and middle school (soccer/basketball)...then in high school until I got a girlfriend that I dated 3-4 years and eventually decided I'd rather be with her than play, haha. We had actually met in a Catholic church's gym when I hit her with a spike accidentally and asked if he she was okay. No we don't blame my parents' generation (born in 1929 and 1936) for all of the problems of the modern world...or the "Greatest Generation" that fought and survived WWII and Korea.

Well, we witnessed a miraculous recovery from Rodon with his back against the wall in 2021. Tim Anderson...not so much

Ranks right up there with Maldonado Lopez basically the entire ATL trade for Bummer. Shuster has been only one to come close to performing pretty decently.

Statistically Fedde was Top 20ish in all of MLB.

Like the Gio arbitration...

In fairness to Vargas, imagine going from arguably the best team in baseball to inarguably the worst and how much of a shock to the system it must all have been to process.

Not to mention all the opportunities pitcher that could be part of the future would have enjoyed to prove themselves. Seems like ever since Leasure fizzled out Grifol just went to the veterans, period...as far as high leverage spots.

Yet most former players in their prime years are playing much better away from the cesspool. Not shocking at all from a human psychology stand point. Then you have had the constant trade rumors....losing most of his teammates and returning to the field before he was 100% ready, just like his last major groin injury.

Oscar Colas...come on down. I can't imagine why any Hispanic player would want to be anywhere around the White Sox now, if you throw in Robert's darkest thoughts about quitting the sport. Grandal Moncada and Eloy just about imploded...and Abreu very nearly with the Sox for his nadir. Then you have Vargas looking like a lost/abandoned puppy.

We were promised the second coming of Branch Rickey...hitting the ground running since he already knew the ins and outs of the Sox system.

Guess that would be South Atlantic/Florida....etc.

Here we go again. Just based on his injury history the last five years alone, they were playing with fire.

AA happened. His new home stadium happened, as opposed to more hitting friendly A ball environs.

Get rid of all Michigan connections in the front office...

Salma Hayek is, or at least can be, very entrepreneurial and a business hustler when she sees the right opportunity.

Erick Fedde, RHP, Cardinals Projected: 1.4 fWAR, 4.86 ERA Actual: 2.7 fWAR, 3.39 ERA In March, Fedde was a former first-round pick with a career 5.41 ERA who had just returned from a successful KBO season (20-6, 2.00 ERA, 0.95 WHIP.) What was going to come of his shot-in-the-dark two-year deal with the White Sox was a complete question mark. He returned to MLB critically having swapped his curveball, against which he allowed a .504 slugging percentage in 2022, for a sweeper (.148 BA, .296 SLG entering Monday), and with a newfound ability to limit his baserunners. 2017-22 vs. 2024 Hard-hit rate: 42.5% -> 36.2% WHIP: 1.52 -> 1.18 BB/9: 3.8 -> 2.6 Despite ZiPS overshooting his actual K/9 rate, projecting 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings (he's at 7.7), Fedde's proven to be one of the best chances any team took last offseason. Players that improved the most over 2023/projection models... MLB.comhttps://www.mlb.com/news/players-beating-2024-expectations

Royals just one game behind the Guardians, Twins looking to be 2 back That "poor" record by the Guardians against the White Sox might easily come back to haunt them now down the stretch... Boston just 5 games over .500 and fading.

You mean like Jimenez and Sheets and Burger?

What they do with Crochet and Robert is much more important...since no adding through FA except at the margins and no future Frank Thomas or Robin Ventura to rely upon until the 2026 draft. Meanwhile another version of Jacob Gonzalez on the way next year at #10. Yay?

Toronto and Detroit are just mediocre but hardly disasters yet...Nationals feel like the new media darlings, Pirates, Reds, etc. KC's rise from 106 losses and eventually a new stadium seemingly, that's pretty darned close to the opposite of the Sox in one of the smallest markets, with Cags on the way as well to supplement an anticipated Sal Perez falloff.

https://whitesoxdaily.substack.com/p/2023-draft-inside-the-white-sox-war Maybe we can start emailing all these scouts and ask them what the heck is going on? Usually the Sox email addresses are first initial/last name at whitesox or chisox.com. The Jacob Gonzalez internal assessment really stands out...but not in a good way. Like Nick Hostetler and Z.Collins going at 1-1.

Panic is really setting in about avoiding the all time loss record and how that will doom the marketing department efforts in the off season...since only additional pay roll cuts are forthcoming.