Chicago White Sox

Honestly, a lot of Sportings News articles feel like they are AI generated.

Not with the White Sox it isn’t

Steamer 600 projection: 107 wRC+ | 2.8 fWAR (as a rookie) That is the highest fWAR projection on the team and the 90th overall amongst positional players

AAA Statcast data for Meidroth: Ag

Like the poll says, how good can Meidroth be if he hits his 99th percentile outcome?

Lucas Giolito FIP timeline: Pre Katz: 2018: 32 starts | 5.56 FIP Post Katz: Pre Ban: 54 starts | 3.43 FIP Post Ban: 68 starts | 4.02 FIP To suggest all of Giolito’s improvement since 2018 was entirely driven by spider tack is simply untrue and any White Sox who actually watched him pitch and saw the mechanical and repertoire changes over time would know that.

Why do you continue to act like only the Sox used spider tack?

He’s got a 93 wRC+ against RHP the last three seasons, which is pretty good for a catcher making just above league minimum. No idea how his defense is or if he’s good working with pitchers. My guess is those traits must not be good based on his salary and this trade.

I hope not. Waiting at least until May if not June to call one of them up.

Enjoy the new name all!

Meidroth constantly on base should help some no doubt.

Kiley McDaniel did say Meidroth has a 70 grade hit tool / 70 grade plate discipline and that sometimes guys like that turn into surprise superstars. I personally think he will be a poor man’s Jose Ramirez if he can fatten up a bit and add some power.

You seem to be cheering for this to happen.

He should but is easier said than done for a guy like him.

His aggressiveness is a bigger problem when teams aren’t going to pitch to him because there are no other threats in the lineup. Having a real bat (or two) beyond him would make a big difference IMO.

I agree, although it’s a bit concerning that he will once again have no protection at all.

That’s an absolute fucking embarrassment. @Y2Jimmy0 - Have you heard any rationale for this?

Is the confirmed or just your speculation?

Then why did he decide to run the Sox into the ground?

No other team can offer the size of our metro market while having almost zero pressure to perform right away, outside of maybe the Angels. But it doesn’t matter because we are joke of an org and the dude won’t be signing with us.

I don’t disagree, but at the end of the day we’re a top 3 metro market, who can offer him a zero pressure environment where he can develop in the majors, and can provide him the opportunity of being the face of the franchise. We won’t get him because we have allowed ourselves to become a joke, but a competent owner and front office could at least squeak themselves into the mix here.

Crawford is an athlete right now who doesn’t run great routes and hits a lot of grounders, but also has great tools and held his own as a 20 year old in AA. He is still a work in progress, but I personally think the upside is worst the risk.

And yet Ohtani chose the Angels over the Dodgers in the same exact situation. I think the reality is this dude is passing over tens of millions of dollars by not waiting two years…his mindset is very different than the average MLBer. It’s really hard to predict what he will do, even if it’s incredibly unlikely he signs with us.

They would do it you’re saying? Would you do it though oldsox?

I’m probably bigger than most here on Crawford and it would be hard for me to say no. Doesn’t draw a ton of walks and is still a work in progress in CF, but has all the physical tools to be really good CF. Still only 20 years old and was fairly productive with the bat in AA. Abel is just a roll of the dice at this point, but could worth the gamble as project for Bannister.