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Major injury most years, but still incredibly productive on a per game basis. He was just plain bad last year along with being injured. Unless you think the 2024 version is here to stay, trading him for two post hype guys who are likely to amount to nothing is the definition of insanity. Just hold into the season if that’s the best you can get.

He said those guys are his RF platoon. Neither are really CF types.

A team full of replacement players should win 48 games. I feel pretty good that we will be a positive WAR team next and therefore should exceed the 49 win O/U assuming normal luck. While the team will still be really bad, there are more above replacement level talents on it than last year.

So let me get this straight, we should ignore Robert’s track record and assume he’s the 2024 version moving forward, while we should ignore Acuna’s terrible 2024 season and Baty’s failures in the majors and assume they will be meaningful pieces?

The difference is selling low with Cease meant getting a consensus top 100 prospect, another guy who some publications considered a top 100 prospect, another top 10 org prospect with actual upside, and a controllable reliever. It sounds like selling low with Robert would be considerably less to the point the risk of FOMO is slim to none at this time.

I’d take the over at the moment.

100%…tons of guys were using it…this is not the Astros’ cheating scandal as much as Balta would like to paint that picture

That’s what I would do. Trading him for Baty or someone like Lux just doesn’t move the needle.

Two post hype prospects for a CF under control for three more years and who put up nearly a 5 win season two years ago would be a bad deal.

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They were using AI for some articles, but I thought it had stopped.

Honestly, a lot of Sportings News articles feel like they are AI generated.

Not with the White Sox it isn’t

Steamer 600 projection: 107 wRC+ | 2.8 fWAR (as a rookie) That is the highest fWAR projection on the team and the 90th overall amongst positional players

AAA Statcast data for Meidroth: Ag

Like the poll says, how good can Meidroth be if he hits his 99th percentile outcome?

Lucas Giolito FIP timeline: Pre Katz: 2018: 32 starts | 5.56 FIP Post Katz: Pre Ban: 54 starts | 3.43 FIP Post Ban: 68 starts | 4.02 FIP To suggest all of Giolito’s improvement since 2018 was entirely driven by spider tack is simply untrue and any White Sox who actually watched him pitch and saw the mechanical and repertoire changes over time would know that.

Why do you continue to act like only the Sox used spider tack?

He’s got a 93 wRC+ against RHP the last three seasons, which is pretty good for a catcher making just above league minimum. No idea how his defense is or if he’s good working with pitchers. My guess is those traits must not be good based on his salary and this trade.

I hope not. Waiting at least until May if not June to call one of them up.

Enjoy the new name all!

Meidroth constantly on base should help some no doubt.

Kiley McDaniel did say Meidroth has a 70 grade hit tool / 70 grade plate discipline and that sometimes guys like that turn into surprise superstars. I personally think he will be a poor man’s Jose Ramirez if he can fatten up a bit and add some power.

You seem to be cheering for this to happen.

He should but is easier said than done for a guy like him.