Chicago White Sox

That’s the biggest issue. Another RH bat could certainly help, but Saurez doesn’t inspire much hope right now as a lefty masher.

Casey Mize would be an example.

I think so, but there hasn’t been an update on him in like a month when he was staring to do long toss. Crazy he’s going to miss two full years from his TJS.

This here could totally be right. I just think at minimum they add another $20M+ AAV type SP, even if it’s an older guy on a shorter deal. I’m hoping for a younger, more impactful SP, but Jerry is risk adverse so hard to bank on that part specifically.

He will, but my guess that’s more of a mid season thing if how the rehabs for Adams, Thorpe, Fry (if he alive?), & Berroa (is he alive?) went.

I mean, I just laid it out. At minimum, we’re adding one TOR starter, Newcomb or replacement, and Grichuk or replacement. Those three alone will likely cost you $40M to $45M. That puts the payroll well below the league medium, which is where Jerry normally operates in semi-competitive seasons. It’s possible they add another depth SP or a better backup C than Bart or Quero. Rotation next year should be: Burke Free Agent Castillo Kay / Davis Schultz / McDougal / Sandlin / Thorpe / S. Smith Bullpen should be: CL: Taylor SU: Newcomb* SU: Hicks SU: H. Smith* MR: Brazoban MR: Hudson* MR: Murphy* LR: Kay / Davis

The reality is this team isn’t leading the AL Central without Peters.

He’s also as good of a defensive CF as anyone not PCA or Rafaela.

Yeah, I don’t agree with this take at all. You’ve painted him out to be Bob Nutting, whose primary focus is to make a buck. Jerry wants to win, but is risk adverse and doesn’t want to take a loss. We have seen his spending behavior for years. The payroll will ebb & flow with prior year attendance and the next season’s expectations (see chart below). He is a shitty owner for many reasons, but acting like his primary goal is to make money simply isn’t true.

And they took on quite a bit of money in the Castillo trade.

He doesn’t pay the players if there is a labor impasse. He’s been gifted a dirt cheap lease arrangement for his stadium. What is all the cost he has to endure if there is a long lockout?

I don’t understand these payroll doomer posts. Jerry has almost always rocked mid tier payrolls when semi competitive. When we were actual contenders, we rocked very higher payrolls. How we spent that money sucked, but the reality is he isn’t nearly as cheap in terms of absolute dollars as some here let on. The Sox are sitting on a projected $98M payroll for next year. That’s for 26 dudes included all Arb eligible guys. The median Opening Day payroll in the MLB this year was $170M. I’d be SHOCKED if we were below $150M next year and in a normal year we’d be at the median. Regardless, $50M can get you two SPs including one legit TOR guy plus bring back Newcomb & Grichuk (or replace them with comparable talents). There will be at least one big free agent added next year…no doubt about it.

Get out of here…they will have a ton of money to play with.

Because he murders LHP.

Extend Mune & Vargas. Keep everyone else. Buy pitching in FA. Cook. 1B: M. Vargas 2B: C. Meidroth SS: R. Cholowsky 3B: C. Montgomery* LF: C. Bonemer, LF CF: T. Peters* RF: B. Montgomery# DH: M. Murakami* CA: K. Teel* Bench: UT: S. Antonacci* (LF / 2B / 3B) OF: B. Doyle (CF / PR) OF: RH Vet FA (RF / DH / PH) BC: E. Quero# or RH Vet FA

Changes are hard mid season which is why it’s strange that Getz went out and acquired two projects out of four total additions.

He appears to be in great shape…I’d bring him back on a one year deal. Even if we move away from a platoon DH situation at some point next year because of Bonemer’s arrival, he can still be an extremely valuable role player who can give one of your corner OF’s a rest against LHP.

Is that confirmed?

Sox will be able to add one pitcher on Sep 1st. At this point, you got to think it will be someone who can provide some bulk innings. Thorpe & Sandlin remain the two most obvious candidates to me. Assuming Martin comes back at some point as well, that would theoretically eat up that spot too unless you decide to send Schweitzer back down. We also have to see if Urquidy can sustain even a fraction of what he showed against the Cubs. Personally, I’d like to see Thorpe get a chance in our rotation and bump one of Urquidy or Fedde back to the bullpen. Interesting that tonight’s starter is listed as a TBD given Thorpe should be ready to go if called upon tonight. Probably just the Sox debating whether to use an opener for Urquidy or not.

Difference is almost certainly due to park factors.

We’ve gotten 0.9 fWAR out of the DH spot and that’s 9th overall in baseball.

Fighting in the upper deck at the Rate is legit terrifying given how steep it is up there. Can’t believe that one dude jumped multiple rows and drop kicked another guy in the face.

JFC Benintendi

Moon is more than fucking due for. Abomb

And ideally for Ryan Sloan