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Cost control doesn't matter if he's not good, which in over 600 ABs he hasn't been. He'll need to hit better than a .650 OPS with bad defense to keep a starting role, even over injured 30+ year olds on 1 year deals. It's not like his advanced stats are that great, either. If his BA and SLG lined up with the expected numbers on Baseball Savant he'd be solidly productive (probably a mid .700s OPS), but there's not a lot supporting that in his batted ball data. He doesn't barrel a lot of balls or hit them hard, likely because he swings at literally everything - 1% on chase %, and that's been a trend his entire career.

Man I just can't put Sosa in that group. He's at almost the same numbers he finished last year at (after being hot for the last month of 2024 or so), so it's not like that hot streak carried over. He also seems to make a completely boneheaded play once every other game. I'd rather play him than Vaughn or any of the other complete stiffs on the roster, but he's the odd man out once Tauchman, Slater and Rojas are back.

This damn stupid trade, not really even trying to sign Harper, and trading Tatis are the top 3 most infuriating White Sox moves in the last 20 years.

All joking aside, getting Tauchman and Rojas back plus working Elko in and this team starts to approximate a major league offense.

This division can be had. Detroit only 11.5 up. That's nothing this early.

And here's one of those games where the Sox score a ton

Meidroth must be a pain in the ass for other teams

Vargas is my new crush

"Good job of adjusting by Vaughn" - no, stupid job by the pitcher doing nothing but throwing cutters off the outside corner. Go up with a fastball for Vaughn's usual K swinging at those, or go in with a cutter and get a weak grounder to SS.

Oh good. Vaughn.

Flyball would've scored Baldwin if Sosa could have done anything productive

Can't count on Sosa

Nice job by Burke there. Would be nice to not sweat out every inning and need the pitching to be perfect because they can't score any runs.

That was a pitch to drive to right field Luis.

https://x.com/FutureSox/status/1917623390535352461

Just under that one.

Don't take away the laugh emoji it's all I have

We all knew a GIDP was coming

Because he swing first pitch on a pitcher's pitch two at-bats in a row and hit the ball on the ground, which is absolutely not what the Sox needed at the time. The second time was also right after a 4 pitch walk.

Sosa is just a dumb ballplayer.

Good pitch to get Quero after a very good at bat. About 700 left on base today.

Safe - looked like the sweep tag was late

Sox should get a bonus "pity pool" of at least $5 mil.

If Cleveland can't make something out of him I think our odds are short. Still worth a shot, even if just to eat some innings.

We wouldn't be so harsh on 6 IP 4 R from a starter if this team could score runs consistently. Buehler has done a good job getting out of trouble and making pitches when he needed to, but there are just too many black holes in this lineup that we know if the "good" players don't get it done then there's no shot.