Chicago White Sox

Thanks for sharing. It’s really too bad he’s going to be out for an extended period of time just as he was hitting his stride.

Seems like the Britton market will need to settle before we can move Soria. I’m still optimistic we’ll get a decent piece for him (FV 45 type prospect) and I wouldn’t be surprised if Hahn tries to replicate the Kahnle trade from last offseason and combine multiple assets to get at least one pretty good prospect.

Yeah, I think they’re saving Alvarez (or Tucker) for a substantial controllable piece. I think the best we could do for Abreu at this point in time is a guy like Hector Perez as the centerpiece and a couple high upside lottery tickets. I’m not sure that’s enough for me to move him.

Guy just can’t stay healthy. I feel like his entire body has been injured at some point. It’s really unfortunate too because we have him signed to a dirt cheap extension. He’d actually be a pretty valuable trade asset if he could pitch a full season.

Seems like Carlos Correa’s back issue might be the bigger reason the Astros have interest in Abreu or at least that’s what some of their fans are speculating. Adding Jose would allow them to shift Gurriel to 3B & Bregman to SS in the event that Correa is out longer than expected. I could definitely see Luhnow trying to buy low on Abreu, just doubtful they’d offer up anything interesting enough that would get us to bite. Could explain the “inclined to hold” positioning they are taking via the Nightengale tweet.

Nate Jones with a setback and being shut-down for two weeks. Looks like we can exclude him from any trade proposals.

No, just trying to draw out the coward who hated on the post...looks like it worked.

Lol...some message board coward can’t actually reveal himself...not surprised.

What fucking pussy confused faced this post? Is that you Tommy Longo??

Bryce Bush is a fucking stud.

Close thread.

If I can get a top 100 positional prospect for him that fits a position of need and is relatively close to the majors, I’m moving him and not looking back. For example, I’d move Fry in a heartbeat for a guy like Austin Riley. I just don’t that being a realistic ask at this point in time and Riley in particular seems off limits. Short of that, hold onto Fry and have him help anchor what could be a dominant pen in the coming years. If the Sox can add one proven veteran, I think we have the pieces internally to build something special in no time. A trio of Burdi, Hamilton, & Fry along with said veteran is a fantastic starting point. Beyond that we’d still have Jones, Bummer, Fulmer, Vieira, Covey, & Stephens as potential bullpen options. That’s a pretty good group of young, cheap, high upside arms IMO.

The injury curse is now affecting former Sox prospect as He Who Shall Not Be Named is going to miss the rest of the season!

This should good give us a good sense of the reliever market. I’ve been skimming through an A’s board and they generally seem a little worried about the potential price. At first glance it does seem like it may be a bit of a seller’s market this year.

You’re saying they actully carted Zangari off for a hand injury? That seems pretty extreme.

I mean, he had pitched one inning in the last 13 days, I’m sure it’s just rust:

Not one single person has suggested Soria has the same value as Hand.

By me saying Kahnle has eye popping stuff does not mean I’m saying Fry has mediocre stuff. Kahnle had one of the highest average velocities when we traded him and power pitchers are typically more attractive for October. Fry definitely has good stuff for a lefty, but Andrew Miller he is not. Maybe his breaking pitches can make up for that and he can still be a dominant reliever, but I don’t think right now he’s as easy of a sell as Kahnle was last year.

I’ve said on this very forum that I’d expect a 15% BB rate from him in the majors. I’m definitely not expecting him to retain his current 21% BB rate. That being said, I do think K rate will maintain or get better with improved umpiring. I also think that his power numbers will improve by playing in a bandbox with a juiced ball. And catching prospects typically see their offensive development lag behind a bit while they focus on the defensive side of things. I actually think that you expecting his most positive trait to regress and everything else to remain the same or get worse is somewhat unreasonable for a player like him.

Basabe with a walk and a double. Fangraphs really blew their assessment of him in their rankings.

But a guy like him has also likely been the victim of poor minor league umpiring, so I wouldn’t assume his K rate will automatically get worse.

I thought drawing walks was like the #1 thing that translated to the majors ?‍♂️

Cease with a rough first inning. Not surprising given he’s pitched like one inning in the past 13 days.

Oh god, did Zangari get injured? He was just pinch hit for in the middle of an at-bat.

RBI double for Eloy.