Chicago White Sox

Very few top 100 prospects have been dealt the last couple of trade deadlines, so unless we’re going after someone akin to Skubal, I don’t think any of those guys would be in scope. Candidly, I’d also prefer hanging onto Carlson a bit longer and let him build up some value. I think we’d be selling low on him. I still think we could add some pitching by trading prospects below the guys you referenced. That being said, we’d some some guys to rebound a bit and a few others to get healthy.

I think he’s ready enough for a shot. His K rate has been insane over his past three starts and the BB rate is now somewhat reasonable. He isn’t going to give you a lot of innings anytime soon, but there is a good chance the ones he does give you are more productive than what we’re getting from Sandlin.

They do?

At this point, I think it’s fair to conclude this is a legit playoff positional group when healthy. If Braden comes up at some point, I’m not sure there are a lot of places to upgrade the lineup. Baring any surprises on the injury front, I think you can hold steady with this group of position players. The pitching staff is what needs to be upgraded and I’m candidly a bit torn on this. Right now, we are two SPs and three RPs short IMO. Schultz should be back at some point and will address one of those two SP spots. He may not be great this year, but we must commit to developing him and treat him like a back of the rotation starter in the interim. That will eventually knock one of Sandlin or Fedde out of the rotation, but who is the other guy is the big predicament. The short term answer may need to be Hagen Smith. It may be risky, but I think now is the time to see what you have in him. Over his last three starts, he has averaged 4.1 innings with 25 K’s (17 per 9), 6 BB’s (4 per 9), 9 hits, & 3 ERs (2.07 ERA). Yes, the control isn’t perfect and he hasn’t been all that efficient from a pitch count perspective, but he’s striking out guys like crazy and not giving a lot of hits/runs. He’s also on Sandlin’s schedule and can immediately swap spots. I think giving him a trial run with Bove right now makes a ton of sense given the teams we face over the coming weeks. Again, it’s risky, but there isn’t really a great alternative at the moment. To me, a Martin, Burke, Kay, Smith, & Schultz/Fedde rotation is about the best you can do for the month of June. The pitching injuries we have faced have been devastating and I don’t see many other potential SP reinforcements until July at the earliest. Maybe with more AAA seasoning Sandlin becomes an option again? McDougal & Smith could be back in AAA by then, but hard to say how soon either can be a major league option given non-health issues. Mason Adams is a bit of a wild card as he’s ramping up in High A, but his update is fairly limited. Not sure we can factor in Thorpe or Bush into even the 2H mix given their set-backs. There is a non-zero chance someone internally steps up and can knock the weakest link out of the rotation, but it is certainly a big risk. As such, one outside SP addition seems needed if we’re being honest with ourselves. The big challenge here is not spending too much prospect currency at the deadline on SP help that can be added in the offseason for just cash. I agree with Getz that we shouldn’t lose sight of the mission of sustainable success, but also impossible to ignore this positional group. We definitely should not go trade Bonemer for Skubal, but I also don’t like the idea giving up several top 10 prospects for a controllable SP. We got to find the right balance that doesn’t deplete the farm system, but provides enough impact to make the upgrade over internal options worth it. It’s a delicate balance that Getz must manage carefully if he wants to play both short-term & long-term games at the same time. Last but not least is the bullpen, but the bullpen will definitely need to be augmented if we’re serious about winning. Taylor, Dominguez, Newcomb, Hudson, & Davis is a good starting point, but we could afford three upgrades over the current unit. I think we can reasonably expect one to come internally, but I think two outside additions will eventually be needed. I don’t think we need high cost options there though, just solid middle relievers who should come at a more reasonable price.

A two game rehab stint seems super short, but what do I know

That’s a bit concerning given what recently went down with Hays.

I guess I can go hang out with my wife and kids now

The bullpen is five deep is the problem. That never works well, but it is a disaster when your starters aren’t going deep like this series.

Ugly swing there

He’s getting there

Same here

That is absolutely terrible luck

Romo seems like he’s do for abomb

Grichuk has been an insanely good pickup. Kudos to Getz for not resting on his laurels and getting the LHP killer.

Fan just took one off the head…hope he’s ok

We could really use a Colson bomb here

Ok pal…lol

As I said in my original post that apparently triggered tray, even with regression he’s probably a good strong side platoon option for CF and +2 win player. His defense and speed are that valuable.

About as angry as you are about ingress/egress at the proposed 78 stadium

Thank you. I love Peters, but the batted ball luck will normalize to some extent at some point.

What in the f*** are you talking about? I watch every game and I’m also not some dinosaur who doesn’t understand how basic statistics like BABIP work. This isn’t very hard pal…Peters a has a .378 BABIP. The highest BABIP in a full season since COVID is .376. If you think Peters is going to post the highest BABIP in baseball over the past six years, especially given his minor league profile, then you aren’t a serious poster. In the future, please keep your little pout fests in the 78 thread.

He definitely looks like he needs a bit more seasoning. I really wish they push Mason Adams a little bit harder given all our pitching injuries. He was basically major league roster before his injury, so really just needs to build up some innings and get the rust off.

Figure what out?

100%. Saying someone will regress doesn’t mean they are bad. Peters has been a godsend for us in CF and looks like a key piece of the future.