Chicago White Sox

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 07:55 PM) I would think Gomez (or Ross Jr.)...just to see if he has anything left, then they move on to the more legit prospects. Isn’t the 40 man roster full at the moment? If so, that would definitely make Vieira the favorite. Plus they may not want eight men in the pen long-term, so I doubt they add another guy without options after calling up Rondon.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 07:27 PM) Is there a service time issue with calling Vieira this early? He has 1 game pitched in MLB with Seattle last year, August 14th He’s missed the first 14 days of this season and you only have to miss 11 I believe to count less than a full season, so we should be good even the one day from last year.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 06:55 PM) Maybe Vieira coming up Speculating or is there a rumor?

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 05:09 PM) Between investing $100 mill on pass catchers this offseason, already having Cohen and Shaheen, still likely being a 50/50 run/pass offense, and assuming Trubisky will be good, Meredith was a luxury not a need. He is probably a 35-40 pass catcher in this offense. They must have been less than impressed with the medicals, too. I politely disagree. KC was like 60% passing plays last year. Shaheen is behind Sims on the depth chart who is a poor pass catcher. Cohen & Gabriel are both midgets and therefore have limitations. Meredith had a role to play in this offense and could have been retained for $3M total (or half of what we paid Wheaton to catch 3 passes last year). Unless there was something seriously wrong with the medicals this was a really dumb move. Depth is important as we saw year when trotted out one of the worst WR groups in NFL history.

Hot take but Davidson is the f***ing GOAT DH!!

QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 12:55 PM) Definitely think Fulmer is a ML starter but what do we think about pushing him back to the 'pen where he could be a star? Obviously the SP depth here is ridiculous as well Give him the innings for now. There’s no rush in making a decision. Even with Rodon coming back at some point and Kopech a mid-season call-up, he can have a spot in the rotation until one of Stephens, Adams, Guerrero, or Hansen says otherwise.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 12:43 PM) Wow this is definitive Yeah, I’m sold now.

Phillies are going to snag Bohm right in front of us just like they did Nick Burdi in the Rule 5.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 10:55 AM) Saw on Twitter - Konerko hit his inside the park home run in Tropicana 18 years ago today. Crazy. I remember my dad came home from work, asked me how the Sox scored, I told him and he thought I was messing with him. I still remember watching that game. One of my favorite moments in Sox history.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 08:55 AM) FWIW, if you take out opening day, Matt Davidson is 4-26, 1 HR, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 8 BB, 12K, .308 slg, .371 opb, .679 OPS. 100% fair response, but that’s why it’s called a hot take. The walk rate has been ridiculous and is making me question my own pessimism towards Matt. I’m hopeful that when the weather heats up the power will return. And I’m not suggesting Davidson will ever be a star (he won’t), but potentially a serviceable DH option. Just two weeks ago he was the one guy on the roster I wish wasn’t on it, so this is as hot of a take as I could come up with.

Now that we're 10 games deep into this lovely season, I'd thought it would be fun to see some takes on players based on this incredibly small sample size. I'll obviously go first with a couple. 1) Carson Fulmer is NOT a starter but should be a very good reliever 2) Matt Davidson has actually figured s*** out & will be a solid DH option 3) Reynaldo Lopez is going to pitch like a legit #3 starter this season

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 12:41 AM) Reminds me why owners never pay for stadiums. They are a bad investment. Threatening to move is a good way to force it on tax payers. Too bad they don't hear "no". The Sox would be in Tampa right now if we said no.

Wow, Basabe 5-5 since I ripped his slow start mid game yesterday.

Not to be a hater, but how many ground balls has Avi hit this year? Doesn’t appear to be getting any more lift and that’s going to be a problem when his BABIP regresses back to the mean.

Apparently the only way to stop Bennetti from telling more funnies is to actually escape an inning.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 02:54 PM) It's going to be nice when Sox pitchers start throwing strikes again and when Sox batters start getting hits again. FIFY

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 02:38 PM) We just look... defeated We still have 15 outs to score four runs and that feels basically impossible at the moment.

What the f*** is happening with this defense?!?!

QUOTE (Anderdale @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 08:52 PM) 3 more k's for collins. Looks like the swing isn't fixed. All swinging too.

Basabe really struggling to start the year.

Tie ball game!

Wow, close call there. Bases loaded Sox.

The defense is f***ing killing us lately...

Looks like we’ll be going to the pen early today. MiGo at 27 pitches already.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 07:30 AM) Living in Tampa area for the winter, I get to see a lot of the Rays. They get good starting pitching and Cobb is good but they are an awful team. Remind me of some of the past expansion teams. A few good young players and veterans and the rest look like AAA material. More amazing, they are going w a 3 man rotation. They went into the year wanting a 4 man and one got hurt so they changed to a 3 man and use days off and bullpen day to get through. This franchise needs an implosion. the Sox should sweep as long as they get by Cobb. Do you mean Archer? Cobb isn’t on the team anymore and was never as good as Chris.