Chicago White Sox

Oh boy

Or how about keeping him in after the leadoff walk

This is not good

Good point...just insanely frustrating watching this team blow opportunity after opportunity

I can’t believe how many jams this dude has gotten out of

Please don’t GIDP Grandal

I think I’d pull Lucas and go Heuer, Bummer, Hendriks to end this.

Nice effort Tim

For fucks sake

We need to get one or two more here

Timmy walk!?!

Slowing bat? His hard hit rate and average exit velocity are both career highs right now. Why do you think he’s losing bat speed? Because of one fly ball that he thought was gone that faded at the warning track?

Probably both...lol

This one seems like it’s bound to blow open at some point.

Good hustle Leury!

Lamb > Leury

Don’t agree on the defense part

lol...I missed that gamethread unfortunately

And that’s why you don’t anger the baseball gods declaring Eaton was the better signing than Joc in April.

I’ll take it!

Good start Timmy!

When does Parkman start assuming something is physically wrong with Gioltio?

Good for him...hopefully it lasts which has always been his problem

Unless they plan to make a major shakeup, I’m not sure where you can add on the positional side, at least when it comes to the starting lineup. If things go well, we’ll have Abreu, Eloy, Vaughn, & Mercedes all fighting for three spots. Everything else is pretty much locked in right now. I think adding to the bench is a must though, with a versatile left-handed IF being the priority. Engel returning will help our outfield depth, but we’re paper thin in the infield. That leaves the pitching staff as the primary source of upgrades. If everyone stays healthy and they can manage Kopech’s workload, adding to the rotation could become a luxury. A 1-2-3 of Giolito, Lynn, & Kopech could be pretty insane come October and that leaves Keuchel facing Rodon for the #4 spot. While adding someone like Scherzer would be awesome, I still think we should be saving our best chips for a controllable starter that can help us from 2022 to 2025 rather than go all in on 2021. I wouldn’t be opposed to adding another high-end reliever. The core four of Hendriks, Bummer, Heuer, & Crochet look legit, but there are some question marks after them at the moment. I think Marshall will be fine, but we may need some insurance in case Foster continues to struggle. None of that may be sexy, but I’d rather not blow my prospect load on rentals with an uncertain future for our pitching staff.

If the season were to end today, I’m not sure how he’s not our #3 starter behind Giolito & Lynn. To me, that might be the best 1-2-3 in baseball...we just need to make sure Kopech doesn’t burn out before then.