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Leasure was the name everyone was pointing at going into last spring and he barely survived the season. You've got Varland Ellard Wilson Iriarte Bush Nastrini Berroa Leasure again...and a whole lot less veteran depth.

Just look at how the Guardians covered the losses of Bieber and McKenzie internally in 2024. Heck, just look at their Top 8-9 for innings pitched in 2023 and the only name you will see in common is Tanner Bibee.

But it still doesn't come close to where they stood in 2019. Basically double the number of starting pitching prospects with Cease Gio Kopech Lopez Dunning ... Moncada Jimenez Robert Vaughn Madrigal Burger etc. Right now you still have just four legit position prospects and Wolkow's potential/high bust rate.

See Sox 2B prospects since the Marcus Semien trade. Romy Gonzalez had a better season offensively than any White Sox hitter but is basically a 1B DH PH. Baldwin Meidroth Sosa will battle it out at second. Vargas Montgomery Ramos at third.

It's kind of the same with Crochet...dealing one of the best young LHPers in the game, only to (hopefully) replace him with Schultz and Smith.

Especially with Zavala struggling so badly in 2024.

16. Schultz 25. Teel 30. Smith 37. Colson Montgomery 54. Braden Montgomery 59. Quero Ramos and Inciarte are considered to be outside the Top 100...100% Ramos has fallen off. Thorpe/Iriarte/Grant Taylor the closest to Top 100, Thorpe was previously listed with NY/SD but fell out and/or is ineligible due to big league innings. He would be on the back end anyway. Grant Taylor seems to have the most upside after the Big 2 if he can actually stay healthy. source: mlb pipeline

Baez arm and Soler numbers hitting-wise, but I still think he would be hard pressed to come anywhere near Javy's first 5-6 years with the Cubs... So I've changed to a more athletic Hunter Renfroe but certainly not a burner out there.

ASCHE...otherwise, you'll get a relative of Arthur.

If we get the combination of Soler/Javier Baez career-wise, we're going to be QUITE fortunate.

Major league regulars, or White Sox regulars? For the White Sox, that means a 1.5 to 2ish fWAR at best.

Joining the long long line of first round disappointments with only Sale Anderson Rodon (sort of) and Crochet reaching their potential...and whatever you want to consider Burger based on his slot in the first round. At any rate, he's definitely behind Baldwin Meidroth and Bonemer now.

If Jerry did pass away, his sons are suddenly going to authorize big FA contracts or extensions? More than likely...it would start a period where the team was up for sale and the stadium situation remained in limbo. That said, it couldn't possibly be worse than the present predicament.

Tatis, Elly de la Cruz, Ohtani, Rodriguez and ONeil Cruz are all taller, dynamic fast-twitch athletes. But they are pretty much unicorns.

"I am humbled by this honor -- both because of the list of previous winners but also due to the absence of the names of so many of my co-workers (Haber/Hostetler/Paddy) who should join my name on this year's award," Hahn said in a statement. "I view this award as recognition of excellent work by many across the entire White Sox organization to set us up for a bright future. We don't win this award without what [executive vice president] Kenny Williams has meant to this organization for the past three decades nor without the tireless work and dedication of our scouts, player development personnel, coaches, clubhouse staff and front office personnel to whom I am indebted." 6/18 votes for Hahn to beat out Preller, Friedman and Neander (Rays). SI 2019 AL Executive of the Year

Sounds like a good motto for the 2025 season..."Find out (first) what the f$&k will happen this year."

Tim Anderson lol...Crede-Rowand/Lee/Ordonez/Durham

At least it wasn't 66.6...and coming along with the name Lucifer or Beelzebub.

Moncada as a RHH?

If he did put up those numbers, $175-250 million isn't out of the really of possibility for an extension...

Joe Borchard was all of those characteristics and more... Obviously if he's passed his physical from both the Red and White Sox side, that would constitute due diligence. But there's no real basis for arguing he's worth two years of prime Crochet all alone...not yet. Not without even a single MiLB at-bat to his name.

Now you have two Montgomery's to keep track of with the Sox...

The Yankees have (eventually) gotten Kahnle, Ian Hamilton, Cousins, Tim Hill and Keynan Middleton from the White Sox in recent years for little to nothing in return. Hard to believe Varland could be anything approaching a key piece to a possible deal.

Aren't Cubs' fans up in arms about the lack of direction this offseason?

"It’s for that reason Lin reports the club would seek “multiple controllable players,” including “one or more” starting pitchers. If San Diego were unable to secure enough rotation help from a Cease trade, Lin adds, then they would likely look to flip those players to land other (controllable) rotation pieces." It won't be until the trade deadline because the likelihood of a massive over pay right now isn't that high. There's no way Boras/Cease sign an early extension but they can't give up on the season this early. Do you really think Elias is suddenly going to give up Mayo or Basallo for Cease? And a catcher is less of a need for them, nor do they need a 3B...so Mayo would provide less surplus value at 1B.