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Well, I've written only about 100 or so times about Bellinger in different ways...obviously he's one of the two White Sox players of the game so far, by virtue of saving a Correa homer (and implicitly saving Eloy, who somehow would have ended up injured on that type of jump.)

Wasn't it all the way out in Cali? Business interests there...?

Worst case with Bellinger, you're only out that $18.5 million or whatever. Best case is that you can trade him for a good return at the deadline or extend him on a team-friendly deal...although that's not going to be an easy one for the Sox to pull off.

Moves for the sake of moves...we're doing SOMETHING at least. We care about our fans' feedback, etc.

JR is happy at least that you're gambling on baseball... Andrew now in the 660s range for OPS but at least the one DRS tonight.

Would like to see just one legit prospect at the AAA/AA level, like the Guardians and Twins have.

Eloy would have killed himself there... somehow. Correa has been pretty woeful so far, nothing going his way this year.

Except as a platoon DH and part time 1B. We already recognized long ago Sheets should never ever be in the outfield. And Haseley at the very least earned another start...he must feel discouraged. I guess it's because Sox PR is hyping Larry errr Gavin up yet again as the next Palka-esque hope of the franchise. Ridiculous. Not even 1987 Orioles fans would buy that one.

How many of the players added today will even be on the 2024-25 roster? If you're not building at this point for the future... what the heck are you doing? It's like putting a Band Aid on a fractured femur. We already went through 2016-2019 and found or discovered who exactly...Narvaez and McCann? I mean... maybe they luck out with Gregory Santos this year?

Thought it was going to be an Anheuser Busch influencer... probably not the wisest move unless decreasing sales by more than 27% was the goal.

Seems like it might perfectly apply to the AL East this year... a real/genuine division if ever there was one.

McGuire at least always hustled and can stop an opponent's running game. Two essential qualities for 2023 MLB baseball... seemingly. Sheets and Eloy in the outfield... we already know how that "opportunity" ends up for the Sox pitching staff.

Boiler Room 2

1. Pirates: Dylan Crews, OF, LSU I don’t see how you don’t take Dylan Crews. I know a lot of people think they’re going to cut a deal, but there hasn’t been a college bat like him in recent memory. He compares to Adley Rutschman from a performance standpoint. 2. Nationals: Paul Skenes, RHP, LSU It’s hard to pass on the college starter who has done what he’s done this year. 3. Tigers: Walker Jenkins, OF, South Brunswick HS (NC) I think they go with the high school player, with a similar offensive profile, over a guy like Wyatt Langford. Plus he’s a left-handed hitter. 4. Rangers: Wyatt Langford, OF, Florida Back to back years of performance in the SEC. It’s hard to pass on that. 5. Twins: Max Clark, OF, Franklin HS (Ind.) They’re the team that moved up big time in the lottery and they get to take advantage of it by taking the guy who’s been one of the top high school talents in this class for two years. 6. A’s: Jacob Wilson, SS, Grand Canyon I think the hitters will go before some of these pitchers go. 7. Reds: Jacob Gonzalez, SS, Mississippi In the past, they’ve taken the college or junior college performing bat with strong approaches. 8. Royals: Thomas White, LHP, Phillips Academy (Mass.) They took Frank Mozzicato and this guy is better. 9. Rockies: Chase Dollander, RHP, Tennessee I think this is an arm and they took Gabe Hughes last year. 10. Marlins: Arjun Nimmala, SS, Strawberry Crest HS (Fla.) He’s the youngest player with the most upside at this point in the Draft and there’s buzz about him going in the top 10.   Jonathan Mayo MLB.com Things really looking up for Pirates Rangers Twins... Minn can pair with Brooks Lee

https://www.mlb.com/news/top-150-draft-prospects-list-led-by-lsu-teammates-dylan-crews-paul-skenes

Or Robert? That's going to be ONE way for them to try to save face.

Okay... no baseball activities and limited to DH from the time the elbow issue was diagnosed. Harper is worth his entire contract to many Phils fans for last year alone... same with Wheeler.

Keuchel Lynn Grandal Abreu Hendriks/Kimbrel... is what it actually amounts to.

They need for Colas to at least be a 2-2.5 fWAR player to have any hope of competing in the future...as the monor league outfield cupboard is pretty much a barren wasteland.

Bryce Harper coming back from DL today after nearly half a year off... good timing.

Greg... shouldn't that same sentiment about not rebuilding have been applied to the Epstein Era Cubs, 2015-16 Royals, Astros, Braves, Pirates this year, Padres, Guardians, Twins, Orioles; teams that all pretty much went into complete teardown mode before achieving success? For example, Red Sox and Giants and Rockies tried to play it halfway and look where they are at now...

Phillies really looked dead in the water around 2019-20 when Haseley was yet another busted first rounder and Schwarber/Castellanos were just fever dreams on the horizon. Really felt like Aaron Nola was the only keeper at that bleak time. Lost decade wandering in the desert after their previous WS title.

Reinsjerk pretty much described every Sox free agent signing going back to Adam Dunn in 2011... Other than McCann Rodon Cueto Andrus, all Hahn's guys were/are significantly detrimental to team finance busts. Some will argue Grandal Robertson and Hendriks too...but none of those guys were providing 1 fWAR for $7.5-8 million (for each) contract dollar spent.

https://www.thegoodphight.com/2021/10/23/22731117/2021-report-card-adam-haseley Cohen: "Is it time for the White Sox to shake things up and promote multiple Knights’ players? I make the case for Victor Reyes, Zach Remillard and Sammy Peralta." Yes? PUKE!!!

Minnesota @ Cincy (Reds should be favored) @ KC ???? (who knows, lol?) Houston (uh, oh) Cleveland (uh, oh) Kansas City (first series where they might be favored) @ CLE @ DET LAA Detroit @NYY