Chicago White Sox

Article in the Sun Times today with Katz sort of suggests it

100% what they should do. Unfortunately it sounds like they’re taking the Kopech approach.

Definitely sounds like he will be building up as a starter in the majors

Is this normal to have such few leaks at this point in time?

Who is 17th?

IMO, they are treating this year as a lost cause and evaluating things. I’ve said it before, but Getz has been acquiring placeholders to make sure our most major league ready prospects have to earn their shots at roles. SS: DeJong | Montgomery 2B: Lopez | Sosa & Popeye CA: Stassi | Lee RF: TBD | Colas SP: Flexin | Nastrini & Eder I personally think it makes a lot of sense. Winning the Central next year is simply not realistic, even with a few more impactful additions. And we need to move away from the Hahn concept of rushing prospects to fill major league roles before they are ready. Colas is obviously the most recent example of this, but Vaughn is probably the most costly in terms of long-term implications. I do hope we add a Kyle Lewis caliber player and give them a shot at the RF job, but it’s smart to leave a path to significant playing and not fully block Colas.

Rushing, Sheehan, Pages still gets it done.

I don’t think I would. Vaughn put up a 103 wRC+ last year in his third major league season. I want to believe it’s suddenly going to click for him, but what reasons do we have to feel that way?

Is this a Heyman article? If so, I can’t stress enough that he is a Boras shill. And the Yankees being a threat for Snell (or Montgomery) is good for driving up the price for his guys.

Vaughn was barely above league average last year…gun to head I expect Busch to better than that.

But also a better hitter most likely

Zero reason to panic until the Orioles & Yankees actually add starters.

Touki & Crochet also came to terms, so no one actually going to an arbitration hearing.

It’s wild that he’s our second biggest off-season additional from a salary standpoint, just above Maldonado.

Former Royals got to take care of one another

Seems like I could build a package around Mayo & Kjerstad…lol

They refuse to use the word rebuild and at Getz’s press opener Jerry pointed to a desire to win & win quickly being the reason for doing no due diligence and hiring Getz in the first place. Not saying this plan will work, but no doubt they will start adding some B & C tier free agents next year and hope they get lucky.

There is zero chance our owner is supporting a four year rebuild. The goal will to be competitive in a s%*# AL Central by 2026 and he will want two pieces in a Cease trade that can help by then.

Firing Haber and hiring Lin already paying off!

For perspective, Ferris got a $3M signing bonus in the same draft that Pallette got $1.5M. We simply don’t have a comparable prospect with lots of time before needing protection outside of Schultz. And to fathom’s point, Schultz is a far better prospect.

They have nowhere for Busch to play and he’s eroding value in AAA. This is a pretty smart trade all things considered.