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They aren't in rookie ball, besides rehab innings, so unless you're counting Kelley's whopping .2 IP as he's returning from injury, sure. But that's also the thing - with the minor league restructure and COVID, Kelley (and the other two) didn't get rookie ball like Ball (who also got college) did. Instead, the three of them are pitching at a level where they're 3 to 2 years younger than league average, which also less pro experience than Ball. So yes, Mr. 70-grade power is more disappointing. We've seen from Adolfo that big power can only get you so far. You're right that MLB pipeline has him ahead of Sheets in their 1B rankings - Ball is 8, Sheets is 9. Sheets isn't a top prospect. This guy was touted as the 1B of the future by Nightengale and Bernstein almost immediately, but he was only available because he's been a disappointment. Anyone local thinking they can bet that on an A-ball dude is forgetting guys like Josh Vitters or Jake Fox. I'll give you some of ours to be fair - Viciedo and Josh Fields were heralded and busted, and Casey Gillaspie was a former top prospect who flamed out hard.

If we're doing that, then there's a lot of Sox minor leaguers I'd take over a 24th round 1B. He's younger than the average, but average includes all the filler. Just like Kelley, Thompson, and Dahlquist have been disappointing - and they never got rookie ball and entered this season at 19 or 20 years old - this dude has been more disappointing.

Do you think we can get him for Cease?

What about Keuchel at 2B???

*sees thread is hot* Man, it's a discussion about the foodies, not even a rumor from the foodies.

Two theories:

Carey Schueler, Ron Schueler's daughter, was picked in the 43rd rounder. Brandon Bossard's son was picked in the 31st. Reinsdorf's grandkid was taken in the 40th round.

lolwut

It almost makes me wish we still had the super long drafts so the 40th round vanity picks would be included.

Semi-related, but if there's one team I'd enjoy seeing Adolfo on that's not the Sox, it's Colorado.

The reason for listing the offensive WAR and HR was that teams with high WAR contributions from their offense tend to make it to the World Series. 7 of the teams weren't in the Top 10 in HR, all but 2 weren't in the Top 10 in WAR. Re: the happiness factor - thank you for clarifying and yes, I concur. But I also think we have plenty of internal power that's been hit hard in aberration of a season where the Sox would really have no business being where they are. They shouldn't have the 4th best offense in baseball without Eloy, Robert, Madrigal, Grandal (himself having one of the most extreme statistical years I've ever seen), Moncada battling a hand injury, Abreu not-in MVP mode, an A-Ball-to-the-Majors 1B-turned-LF, and a rotating cast of minor league signings and Knights. Last year showed that the offense was contagious with this team - heck even the last stretch of games showed that. So reinject Eloy and Robert and see what happens, and yes, someone like Escobar. The point I'm getting at is that power isn't the end-all be-all for this club and they won't ride-or-die by with an Escobar or Gallo acquisiton.

Every time a name like this comes along, I'm reminded that once upon a time the Sox had a dude named Storm Throne.

lmao

HR rankings by World Series teams: 2014: KCR - 30, SFG - 17 2015: KCR - 24, NYM - 8 2016: CLE - 18, CHC - 13 2017: HOU - 2, LAD - 11 2018: BOS - 9, LAD - 2 2019: HOU - 1, WSN - 13 2020: TBR - 8, LAD - 3 Rankings by offensive fWAR: 2014: KCR - 12, SFG - 6 2015: KCR - 9, NYM - 6 2016: CLE - 6, CHC - 1 2017: HOU - 1, LAD - 2 2018: BOS - 2, LAD - 1 2019: HOU - 1, WSN - 8 2020: TBR - 13, LAD - 1 It seems that a much better indicator is the overall quality of offense instead vs. how many jacks you can hit. As for you being unhappy: Either you're happy with wins or you're not happy with wins, unless you're statement meant you're not happy with how they're winning. But you clearly stated that you're not happy with something. This season is an aberration when two of your three biggest power hitters (alongside Abreu) go down and the team keeps winning.

The 2005 White Sox were 20th in offensive production, 13th in RBIs, 18th in batting average, 15th in OPS. They were 5th in home runs. They just happened to be full of magic and scored runs and the correct time all season long. The current iteration is 4th in offensive production, 4th in RBIs, 4th in batting average, 7th in OPS. They are 24th in home runs. If you add a full season of Robert and Eloy hitting missiles, we're not talking about a "pitching and power" team, we're talking about a "pitching and well rounded offense" team, but you aren't happy with winning despite suffering four massive injuries to a lineup, for some reason.

If I add 32, it takes them to 124, placing them 4th, ahead of the Dodgers and behind the Twins.

I want to see what a post-sticky stuff world does + the return of Eloy and Robert. Moncada's not a light-tower power dude. He's a line-drive home run guy, so of course a dead ball is going to sap his home run total, along with a hand injury. We've had a rotating cast of Charlotte Knights and minor-league signings. There are easy things to cite for a power outage and the Sox are still putting up runs.

They did fire the writer of the infamous "chink in the armor" headline about Jeremy Lin. Obviously that guy didn't make the money (or bring in the money) that Smith does, but we also live in a time of elevated awareness around racism against Asians ... and Smith was real, real blatant.

Hot take: No White Sox third baseman will ever again record a song ever approaching the quality of Desastre Personal Here it is again, because it's a bop:

Man is having one of, if not the, greatest seasons of all time. Stephen A. Smith:

Dude's got an 80 grade moustache.

See, I was underwhelmed by the stats page / MLB.com profile but now I'm hyped as fuck.

After the first two rounds it's like everyone is drafting european basketball players. If I recognize them, I like the pick. If I don't, I'm easily convinced one way or another.

The Tigers brilliant maneuvers of being in the correct market got them Ty Madden.