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ChiSox59

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  1. I guess the logic might be that at $950k he might actually clear waivers. I hope so, but he definitely wouldn't have been my choice to cut, especially for another soft tossing lefty. Feels like Wilson was a good first half away from being a trade asset, with next to no risk if it didn't work out.
  2. You'll never see me complain about minor league deals, but FFS, play the fringe young controllable talent at the big league level.
  3. I want nothing to do with Amaya. Rojas isn't a SS. Colson shouldn't sniff the big leagues until he earns it, but no earlier than mid May. Early season Sosa, Baldwin and Meidroth can make it work until Colson takes over.
  4. The prospect they got for Banks is actually very interesting.
  5. Which is completely worthless to the Sox. Dude was on the team last year, and they lost the most games in the baseball history. Sox would win more games with Crochet in 2025, but they'd still be a terrible 110+ loss team. Sitting on that asset while it depreciates (and has significant risk of injury) is outrageously stupid. I don't care if Crochet wins the CY in 2025; in fact, I hope he does. It doesn't change anything.
  6. Not following the logic here. There is no scenario where 6 years of service is better than 7 years of service minus two weeks. The remote chance of a draft pick may change the calculus ever so slightly, but not enough for a team in the Sox position IMO. Colson was terrible last year in a hitter's paradise; doubt that something will click enough in 1 offseason for him to take the big leagues by storm. Also, if Colson comes up and is Alex Rodriguez (whether that is in April or May), there is plenty of reasons he could see the end of that control is a Sox uniform. Are you suggesting the Sox wouldn't be relevant by 2028/9 and would be looking to deal him anyway? And if that is your position, why in the world would would you trade 15 some games of a rookie for 162 of a prime player? It makes no sense.
  7. Idk for sure, to be honest. I would assume since he signed a 1 year mlb deal, the Sox owe him his mlb salary (which is basically league min) even if he is optioned, or DFA (and not claimed).
  8. You should always plays the service time game with anyone other than fringe guys, IMO. Will never change my position on that.
  9. I think it is possible. To be fair to AV, he was dealt a tough hand. No minor league development due to covid. Getting thrown into a position he hadn't played since little league at the big league level. Dealing with failure he'd never dealt with at the big league level. Everything that has transpired with the Sox since mid-22. Couldn't be easy. I do think he has more in there. He's probably never going to reach his draft day projections, and his lack of athleticism and defensive ability really makes him a bat only player, but I do think he's a big leaguer. He's definitely a guy that had the Sox non-tendered him, I wouldn't be shocked at to have seen him go elsewhere and turn into .280/.335/.440 type hitter. Could still happen after 2026 too, I suppose. Would sure be nice to see him have a really nice first half and move him with a 1.5 seasons of control.
  10. I believe this is correct. By avoiding arb, you're signing them to a guaranteed contract. Same would go for Penn Murfee, who may didn't have penciled into the pen, and close to the chopping block. Though his deal would be a much cheaper one to swallow.
  11. I am all for pointing and laughing at the O's. I got a lot of joy out of watching them go 0-5 in the past 2 postseasons. And they still don't have the pitching to compete in the playoffs. But let's also take a step back and realize how good of a position player foundation they have. They may not have a top tier farm anymore, but when you have Gunnar Henderson, and Jackson Holliday, and Jordan Westberg, and Adley Rutschman, and Cody Mayo, and Heston Kjerstad, and Colton Cowser - do you really need an elite farm system? That team is going to be good for a long time.
  12. I get why most are done with AV. But its not like Sox have any other great options between 1B/DH after Vargas. May as well give him one more shot to turn into a tradeable asset. $5.85M is nothing in baseball terms. If he sucks again, you simply non-tender for 2026 and move along.
  13. That's pretty cheap. Please turn into a real trade asset this year.
  14. Murfee or Ellard is my guess. I don't think they cut Colas just yet (maybe that is just a hope).
  15. Yeah, like I said, it won't be pretty defensively. But it probably won't be with Colson either if we're being honest.
  16. No, don't do that. Just play the fringe guys we have FFS.
  17. Why not Sosa? It won't be super pretty, but he's primarily playing SS in winter ball, and both him and Meidroth (still waiting for that name to come naturally) need at bats. I feel like Sosa and Baldwin are a fine stop gap at SS for a couple months or less while Colson earns a promotion. Then whoever of those 3 that are not hitting go to AAA, or bench in Sosas case. Sox gotta give Sosa some extended run and 3B isn't really an option at this point.
  18. I wouldn't be surprised or shocked. I just think it's a short sighted and stupid decision and he hasn't remotely earned it.
  19. Not to mention, Colson was ass in AAA last year. He hasn't earned it. I doubt he's on the Opening Day roster. White Sox will White Sox, but I don't see it with this one.
  20. Not exactly an exciting list, but you probably just listed like 40% of opening day bullpen. Berroa was a big part of the Santos return, and is actually pretty interesting. Marinaccio was recently claimed and has a 3.22 big league ERA in over 120 innings; he might be the closer. Varland was recently claimed too, and was actually pretty good out of the pen end of last season. I don't care much for Ellard, and he's probably who they cut for Perez, but the org liked him enough to give him 25 big league appearances last season, and was serviceable. The point isn't really that these guys are not cuttable, but 3/4 guys you listed are literally guys this regime brought in very recently.
  21. I also just don't like filling the roster with mid-30s fluff that isn't going to return much, not because they couldn't be useful, but because they take super valuable 40 man spots. If there is one advantage the Sox have over the league is their spot on the waiver order. Tough to take advantage of that if your 40 man is full of dudes you've recently acquired and prospects.
  22. Montgomery shouldn't sniff the big league roster on Opening Day. To start, I think the infield will be Rojas 3B, Sosa SS, Meidroth 2B, AV 1B, Vargas DH (with some 3B and 1B starts), and Baldwin mixing in at SS, 2B a few times a week, maybe a little 3B too.
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