Chicago White Sox

I’m in utter disbelief at how bad this is. I have been stuck circling lofts for 40 minutes now and still not finally at the ITT overflow lot. Guarantee I will miss at least three innings and that’s if security is light.

This parking situation is a shitshow…I’m going to miss half the game at this rate. f*** this organization.

It’s hard to show because a lot of post hype prospects never get a second chance after initial failures. Vientos doesn’t really apply to what I’m talking about though.

My kids grew up as “Sox fans”…they just have no reason to care anymore.

lol…and he’s back!

I like those odds!!

I wouldn’t recommend looking at his past 30 day splits. That .666 OPS looks pretty fucking awesome in comparison.

Also, was planing to wear my Robert jersey as a final send off but the guy is such a wimp that I have pivoted to my 20 year old Jenks jersey. Real heroes deserve to be honored, not ones afraid to play through a little groin pain a week before the trade deadline.

I’ll be there with my Cubs fan wife and our three kids who could give two fucks about the White Sox. Should be a blast! At least give me a win baseball gods for enduring this suffering.

He’s out again??? Now I’m starting to get worried about getting anything for him.

Robert + Sosa for Vientos would be terrible.

I’m more than ok with pursuing that market inefficiency. I also think power is a massive need for us. I’m just not convinced Vientos is the answer. Part of that is the player, part of it is the fit. I get Robert is a flawed asset, but I’d prefer going in a different direction when trading him.

Yup, Clifford might end up at 1B, but at least LF remains possible at the moment. Vientos should not be playing 3B. Even Mets fans agree he is more of 1B or even DH type.

Athletic writer mentioned Tauchman as a possible trade target for the Astros. Given his extra year of control, I’m not moving him for anything less than a 40 FV prospect. The Astros have a pretty bad farm system, so that could be someone as high as back end of their top 10. A guy I would target from them would be Joseph Sullivan. He’s a 23 year old, LH hitting OF who just hit AA. Despite above average speed, he’s more of a corner OF type. That being said, he’s put up some big numbers in High A. He’s gone from a contact oriented approach to more of a three outcome one, which shows in his K, BB, and power numbers. Obviously far from a sure thing, but I think this would be a good gamble to take in a Tauchman trade.

Is it? Is Vientos even good? He’s a one tool, slow, RH hitting 1B / DH who is hitting worse than Robert right now. His success last year was driven by a 92 percentile barrel rate, which has fallen off a cliff. Can he get back to that elite level? To me, his 2024 season feels like a total outlier. Maybe there is some underlying issue that can be corrected, but I am not excited about acquiring a project 1B / DH type who has four years of control left and will further limit our flexibility in the infield.

Even if he’s a 1B / DH?

Ugh… not feeling this Bob nugget:

Feels like you’d have to swap Vientos and Vargas. Personally, I think Vientos is a great fit for us. Would prefer one of their non Benge OF prospects.

Is Vientos hurt this year? His bat speed has plummeted vs. 2024.

Definitely felt a piece light at the time of the deal, but honestly it feels decent with the benefit of hindsight. Will be interesting to see how Albertus does as he’s almost a bonus at this point.

I agree on Crawford, but Robert should be able to land 45 FV type prospect, which could easily be a top 10.

No way…you need to go down multiple tiers when it comes to Houser. I’d target someone like Eli Lovich who is very young and has interesting corner OF tools but hasn’t come close to putting things together yet. He’s the type of prospect with some ceiling who might be gettable for Houser.

This opens up a 40 man roster spot right?

Finally, the move we were all waiting for.

The article cites spotty StatCast metrics but his xERA is 3.95 or right around the middle of the pack due to strong barrel and ground ball rates. There are reasons to believe he can be a valuable SP moving forward, even if the the 2ish ERA is far from sustainable. A weak SP market would definitely help his value though.