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Trout has to go to a big market playoff contender that can at least afford most of the risk of assuming the remainder of that contract. That much should be obvious...and a decent farm system as well to choose from.

There's another reason for Roch. 3B is becoming a dead zone for big league power hitting. Colson Roch Vargas Bonemer gives you a crazy/insane amount of options over there... Just like Teel/Quero was supposed to provide a "niche advantage" to the Sox. Or LHP pitching development, etc.

Well they definitely have four Top 100 outfield prospects in AA/AAAA they're not ready to bring up yet. "It's a bad time to be a good outfield prospect in the Los Angeles Dodgers' farm system. Forget the major league depth that the team has already accrued (hard as that may be to do with a group led by Kyle Tucker, Teoscar Hernández, and Andy Pages). The organizational depth chart is a who's who of top prospects: Josue De Paula, Zyhir Hope, Eduardo Quintero, Mike Sirota, Kendall George, Ryan Ward, and so many more." Now there's James Tibbs as well...SF to Boston to LA, high draft pick.

Charlotte numbers hocus pocus. You can't even get much for KLee Leasure and Gonzalez combined.

White Sox have the second best WC record by 1/2 game. But Cleveland added 1/2 game to their Central lead against the woeful Angels at home.

Before that it was Outman...or Peterson.

Pages has the best fWAR in mlb. Then you have Tucker and Teoscar. Doesn't even count Edman and k*** Rodriguez. That said, Ohtani's in a terrible slump now.

Dude wants an opportunity to play...less dysfuctional than the Astros.

Benetti crack?

No point to bring up Gonzalez and just park him on the bench. He's not going to replace Meidroth or Antonacci at this point...or Vargas at third.

Success of Murakami and Okamoto mitigates against that somewhat, though. Now if you said don't spend $125 million on Itoh after the Imai debacle in Houston, would tend to agree with steering away from pitchers. Roki Sasaki right now has a 5.76 era as we speak...taking baby strides. Devery just blasted his supposed best pitch the splitter out of the park at 102.7 and over 400 feet. Imai has a way out of his Astros' deal after season, but the asking price would have to come down pretty dramatically. Imanaga in line for a big deal if he can maintain a low 2s ERA for the second half when he tends to wear down and lose crispness on his pitches...error margin tighter in the low 90s. I guess it also depends on how close Sato and Mune are...he's kind of new blood on the Samurai scene, Seiya Ohtani Mune Kondoh Okamoto and Yoshida the old guard in terms of intl experience. Japanese manager waited too late to commit to Sato over Kondoh imo, and tried Rotating Sato with Okamoto at third base when they were in Japan inearly wbc pool play.

Schwarber has joined party now...new thread title?

Doesn't have the classic Top 60-75 milb prospect pedigree...had to earn his way up the ranks on merit

Mara's going 8th now in some mocks. Not an Ament TN fan? Flemings Hou? Quaintance the ky player Philon is super athletic twitchy, will get compared to Sexton since same school...his frame is still super thin though, absorbing wear and tear of 81 games another big question mark more quick than explosive leaper ala Morant coming into league 15. Chicago Bulls (via Portland)Labaron Philon, 6-4, Alabama sophomore guardAfter selecting Wilson in the lottery, it’s time for the Bulls to find their actual point guard of the future — and not the filler that ended last season. Philon is a shifty, score-first point guard who blossomed into one of the best guards in college basketball as a sophomore. He doubled his scoring output with buttery floaters, a deceptive handle, and a feel for running an offense, while also beginning to shore up the shooting questions that once clouded his projection. But Philon is also a below-the-rim athlete and is listed under 180 pounds, so his slight frame remains the one thing standing between him and stardom

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX201605100.shtml That game ... blowing an 11-5 lead when five games up at 23-10 was the death blow. Albers took the loss. Todd Frazier had a good game.

Seiya would be the cheaper alternative...and be a direct hit on the Cubs as a bonus. If anything, too left handed (including Benintendi). That's where it became a struggle as Sato actually hit 2nd for Team Samurai after replacing the aging Kondoh. Antonacci 2B Sato/Seiya Suzuki RF Cholowsky 3B Murakami 1B Vargas DH Colson SS Bonemer LF Braden Montgomery CF Teel/Quero/Romo C That lineup scores the most runs and outside less pressure on the younger players. The only ?'s are Braden in CF (would be at least average or slightly above defensive line there) and not 100% sold on Antonacci yet as a leadoff man. But that's a blueprint that leaves Quero Carlson fourth OF and ? on the bench. Sato/Suzuki RF Murakami 1B Cholowsky 2B Colson SS Rotating DH Vargas 3B Bonemer LF Montgomery CF Teel Catcher

25 years

If they agree to a posting...he's currently heading for a $175-225 million deal. The expedited timelines due to the expected Dec 1st lockout and the lack of premium position players available (might be zero $100+ million guys at this point) and his prime age of 27 make him theoretically the most fascinating player to watch after Tarik Skubal (looking at $300-350 million if he bounces back successfully this year). Would be RF for White Sox, moving Braden Montgomery over to CF. This would give the Sox a Top 2-3 mlb lineup. Antonacci 2B Murakami 1B Cholowsky 3B/DH Colson Montgomery SS Vargas DH/3B Braden Montgomery CF Sato RF Teel Catcher Bonemer LF Or you move Cholowsky to second base, leave Vargas at 3B and rotate your DH...with Antonacci Quero/Romo Billy Carlson and fourth OF on the bench. Just BaseballTeruaki Sato Looks MLB-Bound in Superstar Form | Just Bas...A 2026 surge has established Teruaki Sato as the best player in Japan, and the NPB superstar looks bound for MLB.

And when will you officially believe? The propagandists want everyone off the fence as soon as possible. Defined positions must be declared. Will they sign Seiya Suzuki or Imanaga, for example, before Dec. 1st...?

Chicago White SoxTrade candidate: Erick Fedde (FA) Likely need: Prospects Despite playing in the AL Central, the White Sox already seem like one of the few teams we can confidently identify as looking to trade away major leaguers at the deadline. That leads us to the pending free agents, including Fedde, lefty reliever Sean Newcomb, backup catcher Reese McGuire (already gone) and outfielder Austin Hays ($8 million mutual option for 2027). None projects to have particularly high trade value, although Fedde received a lot of trade interest in 2024, when the White Sox sent him to the Cardinals in a three-way deal with the Dodgers that netted Miguel Vargas. (Dominguez and Kay other names to watch.)

When they start signing REAL free agents again to fill in some holes In the outfield, a number of roughly similar players will sort themselves out during the season: Daulton Varsho, Seiya Suzuki, Randy Arozarena, Ian Happ, Taylor Ward, Trent Grisham and, likely looking for a shorter-term deal, George Springer. The depth of the 2026-27 free agent market is starting pitching. The leading names behind Skubal and Peralta are: Trevor Rogers, Michael King (opt-out), Kevin Gausman, Tatsuya Imai (opt-out), Kris Bubic, Jack Flaherty, Zac Gallen, Shota Imanaga, Casey Mize, Nick Pivetta, Brady Singer, Shane Bieber, Brandon Woodruff, Nick Martinez (mutual option), Matthew Boyd (mutual option) and Clay Holmes (opt-out).

When the various power ratings/rankings have the Sox at #15 or higher....right now, 20.

Same reason Mune changed his Japanese habits when he had to adjust to mlb pitchers' adjustments to him after the first week or so. If they keep pitching him away to prevent pulling balls in the air...he'll have to drive those balls opposite field into the gap or occasionally over the fence so pitchers will respect his plate coverage. Carlos Quentin 2008 a good example.

We will all believe it when we see it.