Chicago White Sox

Any particular reason you think it will be him?

I’d love to see Nastrini snag it. He was a top 115 prospect at BA a year ago and he’d be a much more fun follow than either Gilbert or Wilson. But this job may be incredibly short-term with Thorpe coming back in the not too distant future, which would potentially give an edge to the swingman types in Gilbert & Wilson.

I have literally read this post 10 times I have no idea what you’re trying to get at here. Clearly you hate Private Equity, that’s abundantly clear, but what that has to do with Ishbia owning the White Sox is beyond me.

So who are we thinking will open the season as the 5th starter? I got Davis, Cannon, Perez, & Burke as locks. That leaves the following as options: Bryse Wilson Shane Smith Jario Iriarte Nick Nastrini Tyler Gilbert Mason Adams I’ve been thinking Wilson would be a gimme all spring with Thorpe out, but now I’m starting to think that someone else could snag this role. As much as I’d like to see an actual kid grab that spot, I have a weird feeling that Gilbert somehow ends up the victor. Just feels like Smith profiles better as a multi-inning reliever and Iriarte & Adams could probably use more time in AAA. Nastrini is a little bit of a wild card here and his Statcast numbers yesterday were pretty decent. I could see him making a case for some sort of Opening Day role. But right now, my money would be Wilson or Gilbert and I’m sort of leaning towards the lefty given we actually went out and traded for him.

Seems like they should trade some of these guys for Robert.

It’s refreshing to see a GM who actually values plate discipline, good swing decisions, and high OBP’s. That’s the one common theme of the majority of the prospects Chris has acquired. And while we certainty need power and guys who can impact the baseball, at least high OBP can provide a reasonable floor as a starting point.

That was destroyed

I wasn’t able to watch this game, but love seeing the box score.

I don’t remember scouting reports saying he threw this hard. How do his secondaries look?

He throws that hard???

Is this a serious post? Please tell me you aren’t this sensitive.

I’m sure he did but not as blatantly stupid as Trump does. Remind me about those tariffs that were supposed to be implemented…

Why do we care? Not sure how that’s relevant to the topic at hand. If Getz doesn’t believe in Canario like 28 other GMs, then he shouldn’t give up assets for him. He’s the GM…it’s really that simple.

If they lose 120 games again you and everyone else will have their pitchforks and torches ready to go. You keep ignoring that no credible GM is going to hand 600 plate appearances to a player they don’t believe in simply because they are young. And it’s very clear Getz doesn’t believe in Canario or he would have offered something more than cash for him. And beyond the job security element that you don’t want to acknowledge, there is some value in having a few spots in the lineup with higher floor veterans. Again, I too would prefer a younger player get the opportunity in RF, but there isn’t anyone worthy of the job. A Tauchman/Slater platoon is a perfectly fine cheap placeholder until something better presents itself.

They could and they will be cut if they struggle. But until someone actually forces the issue, you might as well throw them out there and hope they can provide league average production on the cheap. Unfortunately we don’t have any OF prospects in the upper minors who look like they are even replacement level.

Getting 2 wins out of RF vs. the -2 we got last year would certainly be a good start in avoiding that.

Losing 120 games again would also be stupid if you’re Chris Getz

3pm would likely be after the sale deadline…I believe it to mean something

What time today? Let’s go down this rabbit hole

There is no way the drop in payroll has been shifted to infrastructure. A small amount sure, but the general decrease is driven by a reduction in revenue and not capital allocation.

Updated 26 man roster projection: Lineup: 1B: Vaughn 2B: Rojas* SS: Baldwin# 3B: Vargas LF: Tauchman* CF: Taylor RF: Fletcher* DH: Sosa CA: Lee Bench: BC: Thaiss* IF: Amaya OF: Slater UT: Drury Rotation: Perez* Martin Cannon Burke Wilson Bullpen: CL: Anderson SU: Varland SU: Berroa MR: Clevinger (🤮) MR: Booser* MR: Murfee MR: Gilbert* LR: Smith

I just hope we get some leak today on how much ownership he’s assumed…I’m guessing we don’t hear much until the league approves unfortunately.

I wasn’t referring to you, but thanks for always being respectful 😘

They’re just trolling. Unfortunately, there are still people who get joy making dumb comments on message boards and riling up the posters there.

DeLoach had an option last year and was a consensus top 16 to 25 prospect for the Mariners. Not suggesting that is overly valuable, but he was more than just a throw in. And one year later, he can’t hold a 40 man roster spot on a team completely devoid of OF talent.