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Andrus HoF.

Actually surprised they didn't blow the rundown. Wasn't that great because runner at second now.

There's no way Hahn will admit it was a failure. Same reason we'll see Anderson and Moncada. Stubbornness.

That's pretty much inarguable based solely on Loiaza Contreras 2005 bullpen and rotation. Danks and Floyd. Marte Jenks Santos Matty Thornton. Sale and Q.

Not sure we would be that much better off with Devers and Benintendi and their current contract extensions.

The weird thing is not so long ago we had the hardest throwing bullpen in baseball...at least by average velo.

If he was really that elite he would have been able to overcome it. Bill and Ted of San Dimas might as well be the team psychologists if they're going to turn him around. Stone worrying Benetti with gambling talk lol.

Kopech badly needs a change of scenery trade. Confidence is shot. Doesn't seem like he even wants to be out there.

Starting suspension...reduced from 6 to 5 games.

Kopech has the same look on his face as Ryan Gosling when they first offered him the Ken role...

Might need four new starting pitchers next season.

Only eight more months of Moncada...or less.

That will shift a lot though. Look where Andrus Jones' son is right now. If they're rushing the rebuild...might as well have the high pick next year...especially if it's a collegiate hitter.

So pretty much four players who actually should be in the 2024 starting lineup. And Andrus putting Anderson/Benintendi/Lenyn on notice lol. 100 career homers. 2024 contract guaranteed.

It should also be noted that Torkelson now just trails Vaughn 740 to 739 in OPS...which means Torkelson has been on a relatively tear to get there from the 600s. Riley Greene mid 800s and Carpenter at 862. White Sox with only Vaughn and Robert in that +700 ops category.

Sosa in the lineup batting 9th. Potential for two Lambert's in the game. Battle for third overall draft pick in 2024 with the Sox two games behind or ahead depending on perspective.

He missed the franchise unprecedented two consecutive playoff appearances in 2020/21.

Hence the near 4 FIP…

Didn't count 3-4 starting pitchers because in true Sox fashion no way Scholtens will hold up long term.

This reminds me of how here in China the government just decided to stop publishing the horrific youth unemployment numbers. Of course, that brought even more attention to the problem...not less. Not really much of a solution. (Ignoring it and one day the problem will go away...unless you're Japan lol.)

That explains Heyward? If you had Trayce Thompson...it would be 3 homers and 8 RBIs in one single game. More than half a season's worth of production. Pollock makes sense because cheese had the most favorable platoon at bats versus being forced into everyday playing time out of position on a team where he was never comfortable in the clubhouse. Kimbrel has done better with the Phillies fwiw.

How can a reliever with a 6-8 ERA pretty much for the entire season be deemed untouchable...?

Boyer has a lot more say/power/influence than he used to...maybe even more than Hahn, in terms of how "everything" organizationally is run, when you start incorporating marketing/public relations/media presence and perception

Would you really have expected him to get behind another rebuild with half the farm system compared to what they had when it was a legit rebuild in 2017-2019?