Chicago White Sox

Anyway…Keith Law sure did like our draft. I don’t always agree with his takes and he certainly has some strong biases, but the dude is a great talent evaluator and really knows position players. As such, it’s good he endorsed our haul.

I’m not sure why we’d be against Rule 5 eligible prospects if they are close to major league ready.

Wilson getting the job done!

Ugly looking peripherals at the moment and I think there too many other arms in front of him to warrant much discussion with opposing teams.

Thorpe is still under 50 innings pitched, which right or wrong, is the methodology BA uses. I think he’s slotted appropriately if deemed eligible.

Weird that Vargas is heating up again, I thought he we condemned to bust status after that cold streak 🤷

Here are my odds of players being traded: Robert = -9900 Houser = -9900 Slater = -400 Tauchman = -300 Wilson = -150 Taylor = +100 Alexander =+200 Eisert = +350 Civale = +500 Gilbert = +700 Lee = +800 Martin = +900 Sosa = +1200 Rojas = +1900 Altavilla = +5000 Benintendi = +9900 Definitely seems like 5 to 7 is possible and I wouldn’t completely rule out one surprise player (Lee, Martin, or Sosa) being traded.

I know Burke remains inconsistent, but he’s a very productive starter over his last nine starts. Still a work in progress but has shown significant signs of improvement.

Yup

That might end up being true, and honestly, I’m very open to a lot more platooning than Rick Hahn ever did. I’d still give Baldwin a shot against LHP until we are more serious about winning though. I not quite ready to write him off as a platoon guy yet.

I think he’s a prototypical Dodgers UT guy in that he plays everyday, but can move around based on the needs of the team.

It would be insane if they didn’t, especially post deadline when we should have gaping holes in the OF.

Dude will be a 2 to 3 win guy with some growth and enough playing time.

Baldwin is fucking legit guys.

I actually think it’s a pretty good list. There’s eight top 100 caliber prospects at the top of it (including several high ceiling ones) plus a bunch of other arms (many who could be SPs) and infielders. Honestly, this is the deepest I ever remember a list being, although the list will be radically different by the end of this season with graduations. I think the relief prospects are simply ranked too high and should be in the 20 to 30 range. The real problem is the lack of power and OF talent. I get the notion that up the middle prospects can “play anywhere” but at some point you need guys with legit power that can fill holes at 1B, DH, & LF. I know it won’t be a popular opinion, but it’s an area we have completely underinvested in since the rough patch where we took Collins, Burger, Vaughn, & Sheets with 1st and 2nd round picks.

I have no idea how Iriarte can be top 10 at this point.

Just saw his numbers the other day…insane how much things clicked for him this year. Don’t think he was ever on the table Cease though.

Rosenthal has claimed the Sox are willing to eat money to enhance a Robert return.

He’s actually had a real solid season and should be movable. He’s one of the guys who could push us above my over-under target of five players moved (corrected from six).

I’m sure you’re right on it just being old fashioned Rick Hahn fluff, but I will be mad if someone like Slater is still around come Aug 2nd. Doubt that will be the case, but just want my pitchfork on ready in the unlikely event it does.

lol…it’s definitely what I would do as I don’t really care about the 1/1000 chance our starting catcher goes down with an injury and we lose our DH for a game.

I do agree that we should wait and see how they handle playing time after the deadline before assuming too much. I like Sosa despite his flaws, but there is reason to believe he doesn’t fit the Getz mold and Harold’s commentary seems to support that. As such, they could be showcasing him a bit to prove he can handle 2B without being a total disaster there.

If he doesn’t work there, he doesn’t really work anywhere. Dude gets the most of his natural raw power, but he does not profile as a legit 1B / DH in my opinion.

Yeah, not a bad lineup. Would like to see the following post trade deadline: Meidroth, SS Teel, C/DH* Vargas, 1B Benintendi, LF* Sosa, 2B Montgomery, 3B* Quero, DH/CA Robertson, RF* Baldwin, CF#

Robert is getting traded guys. I don’t want to try to police what people can post about here, but debating the merits of extending Robert is an exercise in futility. Jerry doesn’t want to pay him, the front office has lost confidence in him, and he now has Scott Boras as his agent. Unless he gets injured or suspended in the next 10 days, he will not end the season on the White Sox.