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Can you really trade Cease for a 2B???

Can anyone really imagine JR rewarding Robert with a massive extension if he can continue to improve upon his 2023 performance?

Pony up JR… “– The Minnesota Twins, who are without a TV contract, have begun implementing budget cuts, costing prized pro scout Billy Milos his job. Milos, 55, who has been with the Twins for 29 years, is widely considered perhaps the best scout to find unheralded talent, particularly among the independent leagues. The Twins used nine independent ball players this past season. Milos was the one who recommended the Twins select future Cy Young award winner Johan Santana in the Rule 5 Draft. He also signed All-Star pitcher Pat Neshek, and signed Nick Anderson, Randy Dobnak and Buddy Boshers from the independent leagues. Teams should be scurrying to find a spot for him in their scouting ranks.” yahoo sports Nightengale’s Notebook

Sure, lots of drugs here in China where it’s a death penalty offense. Brilliant stuff. I’m on drugs because watching OU games is a way of honoring my father who died 23 years ago…I know 10x more about the Sooners than the White Sox, but it’s just a weird obsession i guess.

My father went to OU, making that my second favorite college team automatically, and I watched every single one of his games as a Sooner as a freshman. If I grew up in Wilmington, I would be certainly be talking about UNC QB Maye instead. So sure...we can go back to the Great Outman debate and who gets credit for discovering him and acquiring him on behalf of the White Sox instead. Did Jason Benetti have a weird Massey Lopez obsession...or are they simply Chicagoland products that would seem more relevant to local fans more likely to tune into the broadcast? Also, what about your weird obsession for putting Trevor Bauer behind bars for life based on incomplete or fabricated or non-existent evidence???

Feels like mid 2025 is the latest projected Quero arrival time...he's not the kind of generational talent they should be obsessing over service time with.

Need to clear out the Japanese pitchers as well as potential options...and one Cuban FA.

More than likely, only about 5-10% of the really hard core Sox fanbase even know of this transition. Still no numbers because there's no MLB guarantee/split contract?

Ron wins the Internet on Thanksgiving Eve. Shouldn't you be putting the turkey in the oven?

Because they're refusing to consider Ohtani. White Sox West...well, actually a much more exciting team at least with Rodriguez.

Why the F--K would Perez get any DH at-bats? He's as much of a DH as Selby ever was...2-3 games in his entire career comprise 50% of his production like Trayce Thompson this year for LAD.

Granderson and Cliff Floyd still out there...

So we should now start a separate possible trades thread? But it is not only that, it’s about the entire direction of the franchise from 2023 to 2025…so there should be a catch all thread about organizational positioning and philosophy? Do the White Sox even have a better one than SoxMachine? Plus, we already have the Tim Dierkes MLB Trade Rumors FA’s thread. An MLB team named another new manager too…but that’s not worthy of a thread either, but a trade that will never happen because of the risk of it completely backfiring on Chris “Risk Aversion” Getz makes it about as realistic as Trevor Bauer to the Sox.

Same category of?

Just goes to show how bad the last two seasons have been that I could care less who will be drafted first in 2025 because its practically guaranteed the Sox will get the fifth or sixth pick and then 10th in 2025. Book it. He’ll either turn into Gavin Sheets or honor his commitment to Oklahoma State instead. https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=530129

Blame James Fox. https://www.futuresox.net/2023/11/16/could-mlb-draft-lottery-present-conflict-for-white-sox/ He wrote Ethan in his article. Pretty sure I had Jackson as title but maybe I was trusting a FutureSox writer too much, lol.

Jalen Hurts Baker Mayfield Kyler Murray Caleb Williams Only notable failure was Spencer Rattler.

Have to include the catcher’s spot…which is also pretty darned ugly at the moment.

Should be able to get 16-18 data analysts with how many are willing to work for free or as interns just to get a foot in the door…

https://soxmachine.com/2023/10/the-white-sox-bridge-to-2025/ Some interesting ideas they claim would get team to 80-82 wins...no way they spend $30 million on Gio and Flaherty combined. Anderson trade to ATL already out the window. Eloy traded. Gary Sanchez acquired. Terrible terrible bench. No Bryan Shaw.

In 2024, the White Sox will have the 4th pick in rounds 2-20 due to their 61-101 record last year. Their first round pick won’t be known until the conclusion of the draft lottery. There’s a very good chance that the Sox land a top three pick and choosing in the top six is extremely likely. There is some question as to whether that’s the best outcome though. If the club lands a top six selection for the upcoming draft, they are ineligible for the lottery next year; similarly to this year’s Nationals. The highest the club would be able to pick would be 10th overall in the 2025 draft. With rumors of more parts being sold off in the near future and the likelihood of winning not being a huge priority, it’s expected that the 2024 White Sox won’t be very good. There’s a real argument to be made that falling out of the lottery and choosing 7th overall in the 2024 Draft could ultimately be the best case scenario for the organization. This outcome would keep them in play for a top six selection in the 2025 draft and the club is expected to be one of the worst teams in the big leagues next year. The 2024 draft class also doesn’t appear particularly strong. The best player in the class is a college first baseman. Two of the more exciting college prospects project as second basemen in the big leagues as well. The high school class appears to be underwhelming at the moment. Many of the college pitchers also present significant reliever risk. If the White Sox land a top five draft pick in December, they’ll very likely choose a good player next July. Falling out of the top six spots and remaining eligible to land Ethan Holliday in 2025 definitely doesn’t seem like a worst case scenario at this point though.

Not to mention the way he left Oklahoma...bringing along teammates and recruits/commits and acting like he was already too big for Flyover Territory, it all left a terrible taste in the mouths of many Sooners fans. He's already worked his way across the entire country from MD/East to So Cal/West. At USC, they turn on you in a heartbeat, first the LA Times then the boosters alumni fanbase...OU and even Texas fans are much more loyal and forgiving.

Like mutual fund active managers churning the portfolio at the end of the quarter...but in the end, they're not actually any better because now they're relying even more on Crochet and Banks, which somehow could be worse than 2023 because...well...things just seem to be getting worse by the month since the ASB and then FoD RF corn walk-off in August, 2021.

Grifol to the Fukushima Wastewater/Tritium Treatment Team??? Whatever it is, it will suck unless it's Dylan Cease-related.

Ventura was/is one of the most famous players in the history of NCAA baseball at Ok State...Golden Spikes winner, every possible award and accolade that one can accumulate. Montgomery is from a relatively rural Indiana high school and has already missed significant chunks of playing time. The Andrew Vaughn Experience should be enough to pump the brakes...and Colas/Sosa (pretty much any prospect in 2022) as well.