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https://www.fangraphs.com/players/luis-castillo/15689/stats/pitching You don't sink all the way to 0.4 from previous heights for no reason (and lose your rotation spot with that $108 million contract.) SEA was the #1 run suppressing environment on the planet for at least three years running. And he will be 34 at the beginning of next season...yet seems to possess the very opposite of Chris Sale's fountain of youth.

2008 turned out as well as possible, all things considered better than 2012 Manny Ramirez/Youkilis...or 2016 with Frazier Shields Rollins Latos Or the constant procession of Alomars

Band-aid solutions with big name vets on the decline. KW Specials

6-1 too much to expect to take over division with a stranglehold this early

Now the argument will be turned around to starters are unimportant. They can just turn McDougal Hagen Shane and Noah into a super pen....despite not really producing any major league relievers from draft to pen in 2026 except for Pallette. Hagen Smith will be deemed a "development victory" despite an unsustainable 10 walks in 11 ip with a 1-5 pick. You can probably add 2026 pick Volchko with his unorthodox delivery.

No. 1 Milwaukee Brewers (BYE) No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers (BYE) No. 6 San Diego Padres (NL Wild Card No. 3) at No. 3 Atlanta Braves (NL East winner) No. 5 Philadelphia Phillies (NL Wild Card No. 2) at No. 4 Chicago Cubs (NL Wild Card No. 1) Why would that be an easier path? Avoiding the Dodgers until the NLCS? Now it's the DBacks by 1/2 games but SD the slight favorite...

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/07/31/chicago-white-sox-tampa-bay-rays-tristan-peters-chris-getz-carlos-rodriguez-will-venable-andrew-friedman All told, 7 transactions with Rays since 2025 Following up: White Sox can't stop making small trades wi...There’s a 12-year-old tweet from Sam Miller that comes to mind every time the Rays make a trade … … and it’s come to mind a lot of late, because the White Sox can’t stop trading with Tampa Bay. Tuesda

Vargas was just 24-25 and a year removed from Top 100 lists, Castillo on the descent side of his 30’s and paid far more than his production level. 2022-23 were his last objectively strong/solid seasons. Two totally different trades. It doesn’t automatically mean that they have the Midas touch all of a sudden. Especially with pitching.

Burke as of today

Tyler Davis

Lane C An actual star. See Machado 2019 Harper Z.Wheeler, etc. Unfortunately, Skubal is it for for FA. But there's always Sato and two Japanese starters.

spotrac2026 Chicago White Sox Payroll TableAn updated look at the Chicago White Sox 2026 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.Well, technically 13.7%

sodomagic being considered for Sept recall Boston Smith has only been in the Mariners organization for about two minutes (give or take a month or so), but he's already become one of our favorite prospects. At the time of the Luis Castillo trade, we thought it was too good to be true that Smith was included as part of the return package, and since then he has only gone on to reinforce this sentiment. A player who saw a meteoric rise through the White Sox's minor league system, has been even better since arriving in the Pacific Northwest.

AB AVG HR RBI SB OPS 338 .293 31 80 10 1.066

It's just ugly...no matter how you look at it. "Saving" on the Dominguez deal doesn't exactly free up more $$$ to spend in FA in October/November or after the lockout is resolved.

Moncada/Grandal...TA isolated by himself...then Keuchel as well as Meat and Potatoes Kelly Graveman in the pen. Not sure what to say about Jimenez's lack of seriousness about conditioning and improving his craft as a player after everything came so easily in the beginning.

Benintendi has been a disaster in terms of fWAR value over $75 million, but he's always been great against the Twins and hasn't actively hurt them at DH this year.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/luis-robert-jr-reflects-beautiful-010000130.html Robert was also very complimentary towards Venable for the "fun environment" Venable had created in a recent article.

Prosek was the guy picked up...Thome was almost an automatic.

Depending on what DET MIN CLE do in free agency...

According to MLB's research, the Royals are just the second team to ever appear in the postseason in a full season a year after losing 100 or more games. The other team to accomplish that feat? The 2017 Minnesota Twins. (The Miami Marlins also did it in the COVID-shortened 2020 season.) And all three times in the AL Central haha. At least it's not the AL West!!!

Dustin Harris 15/53 this year .282 looks like SD will fall 1/2 game behind AZ, who always seems to rally whenever Ketel Marte is out

Blue Jays facing CLE next on Lake Erie/(Canada)...

White Sox would be first team to make playoffs off two consecutive 100 loss seasons...Ofc the new record will/would be three seasons, barely.