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Does anyone think GIolito would actually accept a $20 million QO to return to a team replacing Lynn and in all probability Clevinger as well...? Because it feels like the immediate trade return with the dearth of quality pitching on the trade market would be more important to retooling than the much lower odds of making the playoffs and and/or benefiting from a draft pick. I guess this becomes a real question if they can survive the month at roughly 4-6 games under .500.

At least Giolito increases his trade value with a QS against the Yankees. Still a long ways to go...even without Judge.

Moncada 690 Benintendi 680

He has hit just a few homers. He's basically Mike Cameron.

Thanks, Sheets.

Pretty pathetic when Pitt and Cincinnati fans are far more excited for their ballclub...the Reds are going for it THIS year in a similar division to the AL Central, bringing up McLain and Elly de la Cruz. Their ownership actually listened to the fans and they are drawing much bigger crowds recently. JR and Hahn? Crickets. “Well where are you gonna go? Let’s start there. I mean, sell the team to who? That’s the other thing – you want to have this debate? If you want to look at what would you do with this team to have it be more profitable, make more money, compete more in the current economic system that this game exists – it would be to pick it up and move it somewhere else. And so be careful what you ask for […] we’re doing the best we can do with the resources that we have.”

By that measure, Tatis is 7.8 fWAR/162, but the most dangerous contract in the history of the sport according to some. The problem is Moncada can't consistently stay on the field now and so much of that fWAR was driven by 2019's offense and 2021's defense. If I'm generous and extrapolate his averages for 2020 and 2023 out to 162, he's at basically 125 games played per season...which means the reality is he's much closer to a 2.6 player after six seasons. And most would take the under moving forward. At any rate, nobody would value Buxton on the open market today at 4.9 fWAR for 162, Mike Trout 9.3 and Acuna Jr. 6.0, for example, by that same metric. Acuna...maybe, but he's the best player in the game today in the absolute prime of his career and 100% over his knee injury now.

They need Anderson with Lux out. They’re not going to move Freeman, Muncy or JD Martinez to accommodate him. Not sure there’s any team besides the Cuban National squad that would bring out his best.

Desperately needed quality starting pitching. Despite sky high batting average, fWAR doesn't love him all that much.

Kenny Williams CF/3B Kurt Brown for not being Barry Bonds

Yet that's the rotaton for the team with the second lowest ERA in the NL. What is it for fWAR (team wise) after tonight? The White Sox bullpen has been loads of awful and just happens to be the most expensive pen in the history of the sport. It's 3.2 for the White Sox and 6.4-6.6 for SD depending on where the numbers land from another shutout.

Let's summarize it quite simply (outside the horrific hitting with RISP and BA) 24/60 games the Padres have scored 1 or 0 runs. That's second worst in the majors to the A's, 32 times. 2-22 record in those games Team ERA is actually 2nd in the NL...and other than Tim Hill (LHR) and Hader having 3 blown saves, they've been surprisingly resilient. In the end, they're going to sink or swim based on their four stars performing up to their contracts. It's as simple as that. Also 21 sellouts already...about to beat club record within the next homestand or two...and that's with one of the most disappointing teams in baseball so far. Obviously sold so many tickets (and created a waiting list) based on last year's post-season and addition of Xander Bogaerts (currently injured).

https://sports.yahoo.com/the-juan-soto-trade-left-big-shoes-to-fill--enter-6-foot-6-center-fielder-james-wood-225351336.html Washington's James Wood, baseball's next great superstar, 6'6" CFer now in AA ball, 1/5th of Juan Soto trade https://www.mlbdraftleague.com/video/james-wood-s-solo-home-run-x2927?t=milb-top-videos https://www.mlbdraftleague.com/video/james-wood-s-three-hits?t=milb-top-videos https://theathletic.com/4378592/2023/04/04/cactus-league-scouting-padres-ethan-salas/ Keith Law on baseball's next superstar catcher, 16 year old Ethan Salas...now 17 in the California League https://www.milb.com/player/ethan-salas-806956 This is why Preller will always have a job in baseball...and the inability to find players like this will be the end of Hahn.

Fwiw, White Sox have usually played the Red Sox pretty tough for much of the last two decades...minus the worst rebuild years. Of course historically, another matter with NY. Against what other team do the Chicago White Sox have the worst record against? The Chicago White Sox have their worst lifetime winning percentage (minimum 100 games) against the New York Yankees, where the White Sox have a 830-1079 record (43.5% win percentage) over their 1,909 regular season games. https://mcubed.net/mlb/nyy/wsx.shtml White Sox have/had a winning record against the Yankees in the 1970's, 80's and 90's. White Sox have a winning record at home against the Yankees (508-470), but 583-386 at Yankee Stadium, a 60.2% winning percentage. 89-64 Yankees over the White Sox during the Hahn/KW years. https://mcubed.net/mlb/nyy/wsx.shtml

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-power-rankings-for-week-10 And the Tigers are in midst of basically giving away their spot just ahead of the White Sox, losing again to the Phillies at home 8-3 at this exact moment in time. What will be the peak for the White Sox this season...from here on out? 21st? Anyone willing to go out on a limb and predict 11-15 or 16-20?

https://sports.yahoo.com/why-the-splitter-could-flip-from-baseball-taboo-to-popular-experiment-for-mlb-pitchers-233752828.html

Severino still throwing in mid to high 90's, just doesn't have as much command of it as he needs after all the injuries and non-action. Hard to develop any type of rhythm in that situation.

The Padres' biggest problem right now is they don't have a true ace like Musgrove and Darvish in recent seasons and they've traded away so much, injuries and/or non performance. Weathers has just been so so. Most Padres' fans probably would undo the Soto and even Hader trades. Certainly Clevinger. Another REALLY bad one was Mariners obtain Ty France, Andres Munoz, Luis Torrens, Matt Brash, and Taylor Trammell for Austin Nola, Austin Adams, and Dan Altavilla. Finally, lots of useful spare parts players like Esteury Ruiz, Suwinski, Marcano or Ruben Mateo who would be invaluable scoring runs in close and tight games now. Those trade throw-ins would immensely help to balance the current roster. Yes, lot of names. Preller always includes a boatload in nearly every deal.

All that said, to argue the White Sox are better positioned is pretty crazy. I mean, personally I would take watching Trout and Ohtani over having 1/2 a star in Robert if you’re both missing the playoffs and talking about pure entertainment value.

Seidler is the type of aggressive, win at all costs owner everyone claims to want... a lot like Mike Ilitch Sr., and that's suddenly now a bad thing lol? Financial responsibility and risk aversion are now things to be cheered for? At least their fans still have hope. https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds And while they couldn't play much worse, they're still in 6th position for a postseason spot and the Phils and Pads last year proved all you need to do is get in. And have significantly more talent than typical teams from the AL and NL Central.

https://www.eastvillagetimes.com/former-padres-top-prospects-where-are-they-now/

https://www.soxon35th.com/2022-mlb-draft-all-white-sox-draft-picks/ Four picks in first ten rounds were position players but the majority front-loaded with pitchers.

Well, except for winning three playoff series and Attendance 2018 18th/26,837 2019 14th/29,585 2020 0 2021 3rd/27,061 2022 5th/36,931 2023 5th/39,947 White Sox haven't been in the Top Ten since 2006, a full 17 years now. Once again, the 27th or 28th biggest media market in the majors. That, alone, is a major success for one of the least winning-est franchises in all of MLB since their inception. They also have a Top 5 ballpark, the weather/lifestyle to attract FA's and $20 million invested in the Gallagher Square area that will bounce back to Seidler. https://ballparkdigest.com/2023/05/30/padres-prepping-gallagher-square-renovations-for-2024/

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/barry-zito-former-giants-athletics-161816188.html

Brito is terrible...kiss of death jinx, lol.