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Giolito was as good as gone after he became union rep and then the $50000 arbitration fight. Divorce was probably the third issue, wanting to be closer to home and family. Wouldn't be a shocker at all to see him staying out there ala Jon Garland.

Hopefully the MLB playoff rosters are filled with ex Sox players to keep the focus on Rick Hahn while he’s out on the golf course and/or giving advice to Brian Anderson at NW.

Better yet, they did it to cover for the embarrassment of the Crosstown Cup, like it didn’t even happen. Otherwise, Hahn was going to have to stay hidden away forever under house arrest like the Chinese foreign minister. So now the media can go back to Bellinger’s extension/trade and Stroman’s ERA after he got that blister in London and has recorded something like an 8+ ERA over his last six starts or so.

The Guardians Twins Marlins Brewers TB AZ Reds…not quite sure any of them are what one would describe as desperate, though. Ohtani situation is so uniquely Arte Moreno. There’s actually a reasonable amount of calm around the Yankees.

Hahn can at least write a book and do MLB seminars on different ways to fail at rebuilding…you would think he would have learned something from all this failure. Undoubtedly TLR will get the lion’s share of the blame. And injuries. And Hostetler. Certainly no honest reflection on any of his mistakes, other than Shields/Tatis.

Who gets to be new pitching coach with Katz probably returning to the West Coast…? One good thing out of all this is that at LEAST finally realized Seby and Perez were not the future at catcher.

Oppenheimer award winner with that level of precise insight...and critical thinking. If only we could have gotten his best buddy Eduardo Perez...but he would never leave ESPN for this burning pile of garbage.

Unfortunately the Cubs were smart enough to notice Carter Hawkins first and brought him over to Wrigleyville in an attempt to emulate his Indians/Guardians success... Cliff Lee, CF Sabathia, Corey Kluber and finally Shane Bieber. Those are the headliners fans remember for winning Cy Young's. https://sportsnaut.com/cleveland-guardians-keep-producing-cy-young-winners/ That doesn’t count Trevor Bauer, who was acquired as a minor-leaguer from the Arizona Diamondbacks in a three-team trade in 2012, debuted with Cleveland in 2013 and won a Cy Young with the Cincinnati Reds in 2020. Or Bartolo Colon, an original Cleveland signee and workhorse ace for the team before winning a Cy Young in 2005 with the Angels. Or Tim Lincecum, the San Francisco Giants’ two-time Cy Young winner, who was drafted by Cleveland in 2005 but did not sign, eventually drafted and signed the next year by the Giants. Or Clevinger...haha.

When Syndergaard/Thor starts for them, which could come as early as Game 2 or Friday (assuming they're skipping a final rehab start he was supposed to make for the Dodgers), they will be on their 14TH starting pitcher of the season. FOURTEEN. Imagine if the White Sox had to go their 14th starter in 2023...what that record would be at this point. They would definitely be challenging the A's and Royals for the very worst record in baseball, if not below them. The only starting pitchers (off the top of my head) that the White Sox have drafted and developed to the big leagues in the last decade plus are Chris Sale, Chris Bassitt (Round 16, pick 501), Hector Santiago (Round 30, pick 915), Daniel Hudson and Brandon McCarthy. When you look at the Sox future rotations, we're basically going to start off 2024 with two guys, assuming Clevinger is jettisoned. And a good amount of SoxTalk posters have little to no faith or confidence in Michael Kopech at this point for a long list of reasons we don't really need to delve into here. From ascending to descending order of 2023 starts IL Bieber 4th Round-Pick 122 overall Tanner Bibee 5-156 Logan T. Allen 2-56 IL Cal Quantrill 1-8 (acquired from Padres as part of five player Clevinger deal, along with Josh Naylor) Civale 3-92 H. Gaddis 5-160 IL Battenfield (originally drafted by HOU at 9-286) Gavin Williams 1-23 (#1 prospect) Plesac (released, but still eligible for 2024 Sox rotation) 12-362 Xzavion Curry 7-220 IL Triston McKenzie Comp Bal Round, Pick 42 Toukki Toussaint 1-16 (with White Sox as we all know) Thor/Noah Syndergaard Compensation Round A, Pick 38, draft pick by the Blue Jays originally Starter #15 would have been their #3 prospect in Daniel Espino who's been injured for much of this season, hence the trade of Amed Rosario to plug in the gap for Bieber Just for good measure, we can throw in former starter/now reliever Eli "Captain" Morgan at Round 8, pick 252. So, instead of worrying about dumping Hahn for Mike Chernoff or Antonetti, we should be picking off all their scouts who scouted and selected these guys, especially since the departures of Giolito and likely Cease (this year or next) would tell you how highly unlikely it is we see JR authorize a $100+ million pitching contract while he's still running the club. Which means, quite simply, you have to get them from the draft or international signings.

A lot suggested Eloy would be a good MIL fit for Wiemer but that might be a no go for Hahn...

What does it say about Burger for Elly de la Cruz?

Hahn is going to brag about getting a jump on the market...before other big name pitchers like Snell became available over the weekend. That said....seems Ohtani definitely won't move now, same with Stroman.

Thought it was ChatGPT Now Hahn finally comes out of hiding to crow about his "haul" of prospects to move the Sox closer to the #20-24 range of MiLB systems.

Cuban Connection revived lol...

https://www.milb.com/player/edgar-quero-700337 718 ops in AAA right now Pretty sure the same hometown as Yasiel Puig lol.

"Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 50 | Run: 40 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 55 Signed for $200,000 in February 2021, Quero has gone from Cuban U-15 standout in 2018 to top catching prospect in a hurry. Because he was almost 18 when he signed, he skipped over the Dominican Summer League and made his pro debut in the Arizona Complex League in 2021, playing well enough to get bumped up to full-season ball. He spent the 2022 season with Single-A Inland Empire and took home California League MVP honors after posting a .965 OPS. A switch-hitter with more power from the left side of the plate, Quero barrels up the ball consistently from both sides. He has an advanced approach with excellent plate discipline, drawing a ton of walks in the early stages of his pro career. He has the chance to be at least an above-average hitter when all is said and done, and his ability to tap into his raw pop took a nice step forward in 2022, with more over-the-fence ability to come as he continues to figure out when to attack pitches in the zone. Quero moves well behind the plate and has a solid arm, but there’s still work to be done on other facets of his defensive game, from his receiving to his game-calling. He’ll be just 20 for all of the 2023 season, leaving the Angels optimistic those skills will sharpen, giving them a potential big league starting catcher as a result." mlb.com scouting system report #9 ranked catcher in the minors currently

Angels have Bottom 3-5 farm system right?

What's the core of CLE after Jose Ramirez and Gimenez?

Kelly has to go...or Graveman. Roster is way too expensive still with all these cutbacks looming.

Not sure he's even better than Cespedes. We tried Tatis family, Yoenis' family, Franmil Reyes' family...not working out so well. $2.5 million for Yogurt Sanchez vs. $65k for Elly de la Cruz.

Well at least Clevinger is progressing for a return after the deadline...

Still better than Beckham will be...

3 hours and 18 mins giving JR huge revenue from majority Cubs' fans for two days...

Negative TV rankings like the Astros had in the heart of their rebuild years with just Altuve.

Lost in the game notes is Zavala being run out of the building and hitting a cool 495 OPS. Colas at just 516.