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Disagree. At full strength, the Sox are as good as anyone.

The plan is to add. No idea if this changes things.

If Grandal can make it back by September, the White Sox are fine. They'll win this shitty division regardless. If it's a season ender though, they probably can't win a title anymore

Low dollar signing but you never know

This isn’t really what Heyman said fwiw. Filiponi isn’t correct. Sox aren’t trading Vaughn.

AZL played already today. Cristian Mena is a sleeper in the system. Struck out 8 over 5 IP. Wilfred Veras (3B) and the cousin of Tatis had 3 hits in AZL win.

Cespedes has a shoulder injury of some variety. He’s being held out of outfield work for that reason but they wanted him to get at-bats as soon as the Visa issue cleared. Seems fairly minor.

I've added a few more this week. Probably 4-5 more before the draft on Sunday 7/11

Joey Gallo is the best fit IMO. He'd be so perfect.

I don't think much happens until after the draft. Front offices are consumed with that right now.

Oh FFS

I disagree. Abreu needs an IL stint IMO

No it is. I thought you meant that Sox fans should want to model the Brewers. My bad.

The White Sox don't get the extra draft picks or international space that the Brewers get.

This isn't true. The Rangers insisted on a Vaughn/Kopech type at the deadline and talks went nowhere.

Yeah.

He's the best player on the team, yes. He's a top 20 player in the league in fWAR. Gonna put up a 5 WAR season.

His OBP and defensive ability have made him a top 20 player in the sport despite not hitting for enough power. He's really good.

Pitching and young athletes is my best guess. They aren't trading for guys with 1-2 option years though. They're brutal.

Big media is on it for a reason. I heard that they loved Montgomery like 12 weeks ago. It seemed like a reach at the time. Shirley loves Indiana guys. The kid is transitioning to baseball full time. He's 19 which is an issue for lots of teams but the clubs who like him think the Corey Seager comps are legit and most of those teams believe he can stay at shortstop. Also, it's not that early. These teams wish that they could've drafted already. The amateur scouts are already scouting for next year due to the calendar change that nobody really wanted other than MLB.

I don't think it was both and from what I've heard, that's not what Arizona is looking for in a deal. Also, the White Sox aren't opposed to eating money. I believe they'd prefer to take Escobar's contract and give up less in return. Twins need to go 57-29 to win 90. They're cooked. They could cause the White Sox some problems though.

Getting on base is very important.

Kelvin Maldonado? Yes

Rookie ball starts tonight in Arizona, Florida and the DSL. I wrote about the White Sox affiliate in Arizona: https://www.futuresox.com/2021/06/28/2021-acl-white-sox-preview/

Arizona people don’t think this deal is close fwiw