Chicago White Sox

Why don’t you ask the owner of the site or is he also below you?

Sheets is on the 40 man roster.

That Cespedes comment sure was interesting.

Regarding the offense vs. RHP, a lot of it will come down to Abreu. If we get the Jose we saw last year against RHP, then I think we should be in decent shape. The weak points would likely be Anderson & Robert and both those guys should be close to league average worst case scenario. Don’t get me wrong, I wish they had added more of a power bat they could slide into the middle of the lineup against RHP, but Eaton should be productive in his own way if healthy. Definitely could use a depth piece who hits from the left side, but I still think that’s a lower priority than our pitching needs.

And to get this thread back on track, just not optimistic we’ll see much movement between now and year-end. Maybe I’m wrong, but seems like the Sox basically shut things down over the last two weeks of the year.

Don’t like what? Genuine baseball discussion on a baseball message board? Attack TLR when it’s relevant, but there was literally zero reason to bring him up in this thread. You’re turning this site into your personal b****fest blog and that sucks for the rest of us trying to have actual back and forth baseball-related conversation. If the average poster was acting like you were, they’d probably be warned by now, but apparently you feel you should play by a different set of rules.

Can you please stop polluting every thread with constant TLR whining? As an admin / mod, you of all people should be held to a higher standard and it’s starting to get ridiculous. Most of us are in agreement the hiring sucks, but at the very minimum let’s keep attacks against La Russa in relevant threads so the actual baseball discussion doesn’t have to suffer.

Our biggest need IMO is another SP. I think we could potentially survive without another bat or any more bullpen additions, but we are without question a starter short at the moment and need a halfway decent one. I’m praying we sign one of Paxton, Richards, Quintana, or Kluber and don’t go totally cheap just because Kopech will be on the mix at some point. Too much can go wrong to not have six legit starters to start the season. After that, I’m prioritizing the bullpen over adding another bat. No doubt in my mind Hendriks should be the guy as he’s potentially a game changer who moves everyone down a spot and gives you what should be a lockdown pen come playoff time. If he gets too expensive, I’d like to see us pivot to someone like Yates who still has the potential to be an impact reliever. As for the offense, give me the best left-handed bat that can be had on the cheap. We don’t need to sign someone like Brantley who will require a eight figure salary and a multi-year commitment. LaStella or Miller are both attractive options to fill the role. A guy like Schwarber could work as well if we go with a more affordable reliever. Hell, I wouldn’t be opposed in bringing back Mazara if we’re really tight on money. Regardless, the bigger ticket items should be for the pitching staff and not the offense. And I will be in the minority here, but I want to give Collins a look in the backup catcher role. It’s a risk no doubt, but I don’t think he’s been as bad behind the plate as people make him out to be. I would definitely sign a more proven AAAA type catcher to sit in Charlotte just in case, but I expect Grandal to handle 75% of the starts next year and feel that Zack can handle the rest.

I hate playing spelling nazi, but Vaughn is such a simple name I have no idea how it keeps getting spelled wrong.

For the love of god the name is Vaughn

It’s already released in China?

If you’re argument is “let’s pretend budgets don’t exist” then why not add Springer instead?

I don’t think Lopez has any options left.

What did he say?

Who is Eric?

I’d rather have Hendriks, Richards, & LaStella if those are my two options.

So you’d be upset with Kluber on a one year deal then?

Then what are we spending our money on?

Wait what? In this market? Plenty of dudes will be taking one year deals. Weren’t you just clamoring for Kluber? Paxton will be taking a one year deal. Richards could be an option.

Ok, but why commit to 2022 when there will be starters taking one year deals?

Zero reason to add another starter to a multi year deal at this point if you have any hopes / plans of extending Lynn.

I think they go to a 14 team playoff format next year.

Yup, unfortunately the weird posting times are due to sleep deprivation and not being in China like caulfield.

I think it depends on the amount of off-days, but realistically the #4 starter is probably getting two starts Max as you won’t need them in the Wild Card round and will likely skip them whenever possible.

It depends on his innings obviously. And I think Cease takes a major leap next year under Katz and cements himself in that #4 spot.