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Daraka was a longtime Kenny Williams guy but he worked on the pro side. Nothing to do with Mike Shirley.

Harold wasn't Garrett Guest. Also, sounds like external candidates are lining up for this job. No.

I did say this. I don't think they'll add him to carry him on the 40-man on all winter and I'd be shocked if he could play a below-average CF. The bat is real though and they likely have to find a spot.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's Haugh and Jarrett Payton in the morning.

I think it's a bottom 1/3 system right now. Probably around 20-22 or so. Yeah it's tough to sustain with just draft picks and trades. We do aggregate rankings. We all rank 30 players and assign prospect points etc. The top 10 was the same. Bergolla at 11, Davis 12, Adams 13, Wolkow 14 and Smith 15. You can believe whatever you'd like though in 2026. He was on the just missed list. The DSL is fake.

I get it. I think he's more of a 3rd catcher, bench bat type. Maybe LF.

He was at #15 on the list.

I'm sure they'll start Burke, Castillo and Kay vs the Reds, right? Martin would be up Friday and they'd need someone for Saturday

I don't disagree with you but it's difficult. It's been like 3 draft classes essentially because they get barely anything out of the international market. What position do you think Boston Smith will play?

Here you go: https://www.futuresox.net/2026/08/10/chicago-white-sox-2026-mid-season-top/

Smith was going to be 15 for us on FutureSox list that comes out tomorrow. Gabe Davis was 12 and Mason Adams was 13. They have two top 25 prospects in baseball but the system really isn't very good otherwise right now.

So what would you have done with Dominguez? Paid for him and Castillo? I'm just confused as to what fantasy land alternative is being proposed. Of course they aren't considering that. He's the 15th best prospect in a bottom third system. It's fine. This is insane.

Fair point. I'd prefer that Seranthony Dominguez not be on the Sox anymore so I was fine with that part of the trade. We'll take Castillo and give you a middle of pack prospect if you also take Dominguez just seems fair to me, personally.

LOL good question. I saw him twice in Milwaukee and he homered both times. Saw him twice previously at The Rate and he homered the first time. He didn't homer against Hunter Brown that night but he obviously hit another last night. So I've seen him 5 times and he's hit like 4 homers.

I'm guessing they see it as Castillo being worth around $13 million next year which is basically what they're paying without Dominguez on their books. So you're saying take all the money on Dominguez and Castillo and keep Boston Smith? Apologize for what? I think Boston Smith is an interesting prospect. Was going to rank 15 for us. He's the 15th best prospect in a bottom 10 system right now. He can hit but I'm not sure if he has a defensive position and now he's in the ultra inflated PCL. I think he's probably a big league bench bat in the end.

I guess I just feel like the return was fair and reasonable and don't really see an issue with it.

This is fair. We tread lightly and walk the line of being too critical due to these guys being non big leaguers. Their families all follow us and listen intently etc. I'm the managing editor of FutureSox. I love prospects or I wouldn't do this. I can't wait to trade prospects to win a title though. I got frustrated by my mentions and tweeted something snarky. I can be better about that.

They did take on the whole contract. Are you saying that they could've kept Boston Smith if they also kept Dominguez? I don't agree if so.

You're insufferable. I'd probably shrug it off and laugh honestly.

This is fair. I don't care how much Castillo makes. I care about how much Jerry Reinsdorf would be willing to spend on the 2027 team. Castillo at $23 million with Dominguez at $10 million is different than Castillo at $23 million and Seranthony Dominguez off the team with no salary committed. That was my basic point. I'm shocked that anyone took Dominguez. I'm not excusing him for anything but I do think the deal was fine. Am I GetzBot now? Technically no. But this is a Jerry Reinsdorf org and every last cent matters. I actually think it's the opposite. They weren't willing to trade good prospects. They took on plenty of $$.

Are you insinuating that I tweeted that because the team told me to? I was watching the game and Boston reminds me of the Astros while they were cheating right now. That's it. That's the whole story. I have no idea whether Davis Martin was actually tipping pitches or not. The White Sox likely wouldn't see Boston again until the ALCS potentially though so none of this really matters.

Singling on that nasty sinker from Brazoban was insane. Something stinks here.

Has nothing to do with praising or liking the trade. I totally understand not liking the trade or thinking they should've done something more or different. Be honest in the assessment though. Not mentioning Seranthony Dominguez is disingenuous. They took on Castillo's money but they got rid of Dominguez and his salary within the scope of the deal. It's like $12-13 million for Castillo in 2027 essentially and he'd probably get close to that on the open market still. Keith Law didn't write it. It was someone named Johnny Flores Jr. I couldn't find him or I would've tagged him.

Doyle has minor league options.

Yeah. Live at 8.