Chicago White Sox

Meidroth is also one sexy MF. I mean look at that pic above. My wife absolutely despises the White Sox, but even she asked if she switch her hall pass to Chase after seeing him in person at Fenway. Keep him around and watch attendance skyrocket as the ladies come in droves.

Braden has power, but pounds the ball into the ground. A 59.5% GB rate isn’t going to work and many of us were concerned that they called him up when they did given this was a major issue in the minors as well. Zero excuse for him not being a 20+ HR guy eventually, but there is certainly work to do there. Antonacci looks like a guy who could eventually give you 15 HRs. Obviously you’d love more from LF, but the broader offensive production works. This is also a spot that Bonemer could eventually slot into and that would greatly improve the overall power of our OF. Peters is the tricky one. If he can be close to a league average bat, I don’t really care about the lack of HRs all that much given his defense. And to his credit, he does hit a ton of doubles which helps boost the ISO some. I try not to overreact to slumps & regression and think he’ll he fine eventually, but he’ll certainly need a platoon partner at minimum.

Currently at 3.0 fWAR on the season, which is a 4.3 win season pace. That fWAR ranks 2nd overall on the team behind Vargas and is the best in the AL amongst all 2B. His 121 wRC+ ranks 2nd overall amongst AL 2B. Yes, a lot of blue on his Statcast page, but don’t ignore that 87th percentile squared up rate. There is a reason this kid has 11 bombs already despite below average raw power. He’s an intelligent hitter who has two elite skills and still trying to find the appropriate trade-offs to optimize his output. He’s currently ranked in the 92nd percentile for OAA and is constantly making great plays out there. Him and Colson are absolutely fantastic at turning double plays. In the event of injury, the kid could slide over to SS and give you average defense there. He is heady player who does the small things on the field that make a big difference. The kid is also the heart & soul of the team. He plays the game with an intensity second only to Pyscho Sam. Every time there is a big moment he’s the first one out there to celebrate with his teammates. To say he brings the fire would be an understatement. His role in the clubhouse is a key part of this team exceeding expectations this year. Ultimately this kid is an absolute stud. Hands down Chase is my favorite player on this roster and last night’s clutch performance only cemented that for me. At this point, it’s not Meidroth who should be worried about Roch’s eventual arrival. IMO, he should be our starting 2B for the next five years and I could give two fucks if the haters disagree.

Quero is 23 years old and could benefit from an offseason program and more development time in Charlotte. I’m ok with a Teel & Bart platoon to start the season with Edgar in AAA serving as the #3. Romo just can’t be part of the plan. I get the pitching staff must love throwing to him and he’s probably a clubhouse guy, but the dude can’t hit a lick and isn’t elite behind the plate.

Bart is a solid backup catcher…I don’t understand where are this hate is coming from in regard to him. Lee is despised by his pitching staff and has been condemned to Charlotte. Haase should probably be called up, but won’t be nearly as good as Bart. We’re now stuck with Romo until Teel returns no matter what.

Way too early to make calls on any of the trade additions. That being said, they need to have a plan with Castillo. Nothing seemed seemed different about him tonight….obviously it’s only been a handful of days. But this idea that a change of scenery will magically fix him up is ridiculous. I don’t buy that’s our “plan”, but we need to see something change soon. Oh f***…I didn’t realize Bart fractured his fucking hand. Good fucking god is that disastrous.

That dumb send home cost us the game. And it could have been a huge momentum builder had you won it. Jirschele should head south back to Charlotte and not west back to Chicago.

Fedde with a nice start!!

He might finish the season with a BA below .100

Romo is so fucking bad

We need a rare Romo base hit here

Embarrassing swing by Colson there

Murphy gutted that one out…kudos to him for giving his all.

Errant send call last half inning looming large right now.

Good first out.

How many outs have we made at home plate as of late?

Yup, context matters and that was a terrible decision to send him

Fire the fucking 3B coach right now

One more time Chase

good work Peters!! Yup

good work Peters!!

Murphy revenge game!!

You’re bringing in a dude with bases loaded two outs in the 11th??

I chose a bad day quit drinking

Romo with a miracle challenge there