Chicago White Sox

I don’t think this is true at all.

Yeah, I can live with all the lameness that embodies Russell Wilson if it means high end QB for the first time of my life!

Feels like this is going to happen. And if it does, it’s going to be as exciting as fuck to finally have a real QB in Chicago.

Where are you seeing those velocity numbers?

It ain’t over yet! Team Cy Lopez 4 Life!

I think it should be pretty clear to everyone that the front office was eager to pull the Cooper plug in hopes of fixing and/or further developing their young pitchers. I appreciate all Coop did over the years, but it was fucking time for a change and I think we see some quick wins this year due to how out of touch Don was with modern pitching. Hopefully Cy Lopez will be proof of that!

Look at Ray Ray Run = Don Cooper finally confirmed!

Or awesomely right ?

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Bold prediction, but Lopez finishes the year as our #3 starter and wins game 7 of the World Series for us!

Getting fucking hyped

Yes

Yeah, short of injury there is minimal chance he doesn’t catch 120+ games.

I think while all this is true, we also have three guys who should be elite and actually have some depth at AAA. Jimmy Cordero has gone from most used reliever to not making the opening day roster plus we have interesting arms like Burdi, Johnson, & Lambert waiting in the wings. I think we should be able to survive potential regression from guys like Marshall & Foster.

Subpar prospect?

Right now the opening day pitching staff looks like it will be the following: Rotation: Lucas Giolito Lance Lynn Dallas Keuechel* Dylan Cease Carlos Rodon* Bullpen: 9th: Liam Hendriks 8th: Aaron Bummer* 8th: Evan Marshall 7th: Garret Crochet* 7th: Codi Heuer 6th: Matt Foster LR: Michael Kopech LR: Reynaldo Lopez At least initially, I don’t think guys having options will have much impact. Maybe when Fry comes back then Lopez having an option will matter, but until then I think they can roll with the best 5th starter possible whether that be Carlos or Reynaldo.

That’s all fair, but if you’re going to go with a six man rotation at some point, do it during the dog days when there are no off-days.

Team Lopez is making a comeback!

We’ve had this argument before, but going with a six man rotation when there are like six or seven off-days in the first 40 or so games of the season is crazy IMO. Pitchers are a creature of habit and pitching on six days rest is likely going to mess with them, not to mention why give our worst two starters more starts than needed.

My beef with Leury is he isn’t very good against RHP, which takes away some value despite the flexibility he offers. And honestly, with Engel the better defensive OF and equally good against LHP, he’s a bit redundant in some ways. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a nice bench player, but I’d probably rather have a left-handed IF given the rest of our roster construction.

Alright guys, who you got winning the the 5th starter role? Rodon appears to be the favorite based on statements released from the club and their unofficial spokespersons, but Lopez is starting to get some hype in camp. If changes to his arm action are translating to actual results (rather than just spring training fluff), then I’d argue giving him the 5th starter spot since he provides two additional years of control and has historically been far more durable than Carlos.