Chicago White Sox

Story scares me a bit. Obviously super talented, but he’s much better against LHP and then you’ve got the whole Coors factor that makes you question his road / home splits. I’m fully aware of the hangover effect, but a 86 wRC+ on the road against RHP is a red flag. I’d still be down to acquire him, but you’d think he’d be one of the more costly rentals out there.

How do we fit both Escobar & Story since according to Bob we’ve already acquired the former?

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It’s sad how much he’s regressed

Leury batting 5th against a RHP while Collins is batting last is something.

Eaton put up a 129 wRC+ against RHP in April and it wasn’t BABIP fueled luck. If he’s healthy, I’m 100% keeping him over Goodwin. And Billy Hamilton is nothing more than a 5th OF who provides value as a pinch runner and late inning defensive replacement. If we go out and add a legit RF then I could see the argument for Hamilton being the better bench option than Eaton, but otherwise our best bet is to keep Eaton well rested and hope he can be healthy for the playoffs.

Hahn would never trade a former top 20 prospect for an overrated Adam Frazier with 1 1/2 years of control. It’s just completely nonsensical.

It’s funny how many Sox fans on Twitter are like “you have to give to get” and support this shitty proposal.

Hamilton & Goodwin aren’t starting caliber players and it’s way too early to make any declarations on Sheets. If Eaton is 100% healthy then he’s far & away the best option in RF against RHP that we currently have. The problem is he’s proven that he can’t stay healthy and an upgrade is necessary.

Add “play Sheets” to this list. In all honesty, it’s great to see the Burger for Yermin swap, Collins rocking a 135 wRC+ against RHP, and Vaughn starting to murder righties over the last four games. We need to add some more pieces prior to the deadline, but at least some of the younger guys have stopped the bleeding for now.

81st percentile whiff rate

Sheets bomb

It’s almost like investing in him rather wasting at-bats on Leury & Hamilton is the smart thing to do.

Agreed, I just don’t think he can stay healthy.

100% healthy Adam Eaton was actually quite valuable in April, the problem is we’re not going to get that guy. That being said, who are the eight outfielders you are referring to?

They’re probably better off waiting until the offseason though.

So Diamondbacks feed Heyman the first leek and the Sox feed him this one. Someone should hopefully blink soon because it’s clear we’re only two teams involved in this dance.

I think so. I’m sticking with Pilkington & Bilous as the eventual return

For Gallo yes, as long as Burger is considered a key piece

I really don’t think you can trade Burger unless it’s for a controllable piece. Each & every day he produces, the more his prospect value increases.

Don’t be hating just because you don’t have access to such privileged insider information!

IF our team is 100% healthy, IF we add no one else, & IF we’re facing a righty: Anderson, SS Moncada, 3B# Abreu, 1B Jimenez, LF Grandal, C# Robert, CF Collins, DH* Eaton, RF* Mendick, 2B That being said, we 100% need to add a 2B as Mendick isn’t going to cut it offensively. And we almost certainly need to add an OF as expecting April Adam Eaton would be incredibly foolish.

Almost impossible to answer this question without seeing who they add before the deadline.

I haven’t seen him play, but the reports I read suggested he’s a strong up-the-middle defender with questionable offensive abilities so I’d say yes. It sounds like he has some decent physical tools, so maybe there is chance he develops into more? Again, being 24 in Low A doesn’t make me overly optimistic and there were some rumors that he showed up to camp out of shape (not sure if those were true or not). Regardless, at some point we need to get aggressive with him.

I’m one of Collins’ biggest fans, but he’ll still need work on his framing in the coming years. Right now he’s in the 1% percentile per Statcast and can’t frame a strike on the corners to save his life. That being said, he appears to handle the staff pretty well and is a plus hitter against RHP (135 wRC+). To me, he should be starting everyday against RHP, with a couple starts a week at catcher and the rest at DH. And he could be super valuable in that role similar to a Mike Napoli or Evan Gattis.