Chicago White Sox

Well sure, we’ll have to add more than just a starting pitcher and they most definitely will. Your plan on tanking for another couple seasons would simply end up with perpetual rebuilding.

Uh, kind of hard to plan for car accidents dude. If you’re going to rip the Sox at least pick one of the many items that is fair game.

We can’t afford to waste another year of our young core. We need to start going for it next year and that means adding a quality starter to anchor a young rotation. Honestly, I’m still kind of upset we botched this offseason because with a couple of impactful veterans we may have had a chance at the second wild card spot.

Wheeler meh, but you like Bumgarner? Wheeler would be my priority next offseason assuming we’re afraid to do what it takes to land Cole.

We’ll definitely need to add a pitcher this coming offseason, but at this point I’d rather wait for Wheeler (or theoretically Cole) to fill that void. With Giolito’s development this season, I think the following rotation could actually be pretty damn good next year: Wheeler Giolito Cease Kopech Lopez The key here is to get Cease up here by mid to late June. Let him get a half season of development in and be better prepared to play an integral role on the 2020 season.

Must win game!

What I’m saying is his K rate of 21% is higher when looked at on an at-bats basis, which I factored in to offset the impact of HRs.

He kind of looks like the kid from rookie of the year in that picture.

My guess is Giolito & McCann make it and Tim wins the 25th man vote.

There is a players’ vote for all the reserves so that may help us.

Lol...Eloy? Now you just straight trolling.

So is Hansen officially a reliever going forward? Doesn’t appear they are really stretching him out.

Which provides me optimism. He was actually pretty good in the second half of his AA stint last year which means he’s capable of making the necessary adjustments to succeed at that level.

I agree on Madrigal. His path to the majors may take longer than expected, but at some point his natural ability will overcome our shit development staff and he’ll be a useful player.

Awesome! I did not know that.

Wasn’t Tilson a Cubs fan growing up? He is from Winnetka...

Stop trying to pat yourself on the back Coop.

Glad I decided to ignore that chump!

I accept these terms.

People are panicking way too much on Madrigal. The sad reality for us is Chris Getz and his player development staff suck and that means it will always take longer for guys to figure shit out. The fact that Madrigal still has elite bat to ball skills means he’s some moderate adjustments away from being a high average hitter. That won’t make him a star but hopefully a an above average regular when you factor in plus defense and very good base running ability.

Maybe my math was wrong, but I was accounting for HR’s and adjusting K % based on at-bats and not plate appearances.

If you expect his BABIP to be ~.250 and he’s striking in 21% of his plate appearances, his batting average should be ~.200. He’s probably had some bad luck but not likely a ton.

This may be the funniest video of how much D&D botched this last season:

His expected batting average per Statcast is .242 and I’m assuming that doesn’t account for the shift so you’re pretty much on the money.

He does seem good with the fans. That being said, it’s pretty clear he’s a total clown and a complete asshole in the locker room.