Chicago White Sox

I want another Baldwin bomb here.

I personally think Robert ends up healthier with the Mets and/or other future clubs. I do think the White Sox are partly to blame for his struggles.

I’m just going to say it. If the rotation can surprise a bit (and I can think there is a non zero chance they can), this team will be sniffing at that last playoff spot.

Nothing against Acuna, but I really hope Brooks pushes for significant playing time in CF. Huge organizational weakness and his bat would really play there.

Brooks is a lock for the roster. His second half with the bat was simply too good to ignore. The only question is can he take a step forward with the glove in the OF and stake claim to an everyday role.

Brooks bomb! What a fucking stud!

Can’t wait to see Chase’s sexy new body regularly achieve 105+ MPH EV’s to shut up all the haters

Sacks packed with Sox

The hate is strong in this one

Nope, kid is fucking cooked. If you ain’t fixed before your first full minor league season as a prep pick then it’s officially game over man.

Oh f*** yeah…add some bulk to Chase and he’s Jose Ramirez

Fegan has a great article over at Sox Machine that talks through our big four pitching prospects with Brian Bannister. I’d highly recommend everyone give it a read. If you do, also check the comments as Fegan has some nuggets on Sean Burke that talk through how adding a sinker last year caused his slider to go backwards.

Feels like Thorpe will be moving to the 60 day DL at some point. He’s going to be at least three weeks behind Bush’s rehab and Ky just got moved to the 60 DL.

Losing weight is good news if his leg injuries have been affecting his defense. His glove is a far bigger problem than his bat right now. None of this probably makes a difference, but for spring training fluff I’ll take it over the alternative doing nothing different.

I saw that but wasn’t sure if he just meant the minors rather Charlotte

Sox beat reporters don’t ask tough questions

Both nuggets promising news.

I assume that Schultz, Sandlin, Cannon, & Davitt are locks for the AAA rotation to start the season (assuming Burke & Fedde grab the last two spots with Sox). After that, there are a lot of possibilities. I could see Smith and McDougal starting the season at either AAA or AA. Candidly, I don’t see a lot of value in rushing our top pitching prospects to Charlotte. Just feels like AAA is far less important for pitchers in general and Charlotte specifically is very tough obviously. I think McDougal probably deserves to be in AAA and maybe even Smith after his AFL stint, but I could see the Sox protecting them a bit and letting the lower tier prospects like Schweitzer, Murphy, & Riley get the first crack at the remaining starts in AAA.

I agree with you. It shouldn’t automatically be swept under the rug as a verbal miscue. And if it was and it happened four times, it makes you question why he was so desperate to hype up Acuna’s “versatility” (which might be even worse).

KW was ripped apart for Barry/Berry, he was ripped apart for the Durham/Adkins trade, and I believe even his comments on Nestor Molina after the Sergio Santos trade. I can understand an executive not knowing all the details on a throw-in, but it’s a very bad look to not the handedness of the centerpiece of a trade you just made and a guy who will be one of 26 players on your OD roster. Like every single person on here knew Acuna was RH just from casual rosterbating. It’s a bit more important when you are actually in charge of building a major league roster.

You can have the opinion it’s no big deal, but calling it a “verbal slip” seems like quite the stretch. I heard just one of the interviews live and had to do a double take because I was so confused by what he said. After hearing it all four times, I think the default assumption should be he actually thought Acuna was a switch hitter. Maybe that isn’t the case and he was just on auto pilot trying to hype up a player he recently acquired in a trade some view as a salary dump, but candidly that feels very unlikely. Regardless, I think this should be viewed as a red flag at minimum and I personally have lost a slight amount of faith in Getz.

He’d be crazy to address it. There is no good reason for being confused on this four times and trying to walk it back will come off even more ridiculous. If it were me, I’d avoid the media for a couple of days and bank on the Sox beat writers other than Fegan lacking any backbone.

I’d assume that “payroll flexibility” at this point means we have a few million in the budget for in-season additions (think Houser signing last year). Honestly, I think the roster is mostly locked in other than working through the zero option guys (Sosa vs. Mead | keep Lee or 2 catchers) and possibly adding another arm to the LH bullpen mix. IMO, Benintendi is here to stay until someone comes out and demands his playing time. Braden could be that guy later this year if Andrew’s defense remains a complete drag on his overall value.

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Really embarrassing look for Getz.