Chicago White Sox

It’s weird…I can’t recall when it first happened, but it definitely wasn’t like that earlier this year

Hell of an at bat by Chase

Hopefully Baz will be out after this inning.

All we need is one little bomb.

I didn’t realize how good Murphy has been this month. 8 IP, 1 ER, 10 K, 1 BB, 7 H, 0 HR, 1.08 ERA, 2.70 xERA, & 1.42 FIP.

f***

Peters was one hell of a pickup

Surprised no HRs yet given the heat

Come through here Chase

Yup

Not good

Because he’s slow AF bro

I may be the biggest Meidroth fan here, but I prefer batting him lower in the order against RHP. I think he’s been trying to do too much when batting in the #5 spot and being the second “table setter” will play better to his skill set.

They said extremely hot days without a team off day, so Venable will use guys in spots we’re not used to seeing (and likely not optimal).

s%*# has gone sideways since Ron cursed us with that gamethread bullshit!

Need to knock Vargas in here

I mean in terms of quality relievers. Things get dicey real fast after Taylor, Hudson, & Newcomb.

He’s another guy that would be interesting if the price were reasonable

I would not say we have “so little pitching”, but rather that we have a lot of “uncertainty with our pitching”. Martin, Burke, & Schultz (if healthy) look like 3/5 of a major league rotation. There are a lot of internal options for the other two spots in Sandlin, McDougal, Hagen Smith, Shane Smith, Adams, Thorpe, & Bush. No doubt we should probably add a TOR starter, but ideally that can be done in free agency. If not, we may need to trade for one, but I’d rather make that decision in the off-season or next year’s deadline than do so right now.

To me, Bonemer is an untouchable. Carlson, Fauske, & Gonzalez are in the next tier where I’m only moving them for a controllable SP and if they are essentially the centerpiece. Hagen, McDougal, & Sandlin would also be in this tier and the same rules would apply. I would not package two of those guys together either. As such, we’d be a long shot for a controllable SP and that’s ok in my book. Almost anyone would theoretically be available, although there are guys I’d try like hell to avoid trading, such as Oppor, Larson, & Wolkow. Again, this will limit what we can do at the deadline, but I think we can still address the rotation & bullpen using our lessor prospects and financial means. And beyond it being year one of our controllable window, I also don’t think it makes sense to pay a premium for a controllable SP ahead of a lockout. Feels like there is risk that part of the control you’d be paying up for could get washed away in a work stoppage. As such, I’d rather keep my best trade chips for the offseason and once things have settled.

We have no excuse not to buy a top-end SP in free agency this offseason. As such, I’d rather keep Bonemer and go with a cheaper SP at the deadline. I truly believe we should not be doing “all-in” trades in year 1 of our competitive window.

I still don’t understand your theoretical here. He already agreed to an opening day payroll based on a certain expected revenue for the season. He came to a specific number knowing a lockout next year was very likely. Nothing has really changed on that front. As such, the additional revenue from attendance being up vs. plan is house money at this point. If had more concerns about next year’s financial situation, he’d have gone even lower with his OD payroll.

32nd percentile runner per Statcast…looked even slower there

Save us Antman, you’re our only hope!

I can’t believe it wasn’t