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If there is, you just DFA this guy. There is literally no harm in cycling through guys at the back of the 40 man. It’s something the previous regime was terrible at.

I’m sticking with Eloy. But man, it’s close.

Has anyone found audio / video to the beat writer scrum after the press conference? Ive heard some bits and pieces on the CHGO podcast, but would love to listen to the whole thing. Thanks in advance to anyone that shares. My biggest takeaway from the presser was how drastically different it was than Pedro's. Basically no frills. All over video conference. No put a jersey on. No rah rah. No Jerry. To me, it means the Sox (or at least Getz) can read the room. Not surprised, just found it interesting. Looking forward to the next chapter.

I wish Yoan the best. He was always Charmin Soft, but the talent is there. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see him but put him 3+ WAR season in 2025 IF he can play 120+ games. Huge if though, obviously. I bet he gets more than most think to. I'd say 1 year $5-7M with some attainable performance incentives. He'll certainly have a lot of play for, and is still a well above average defensive 3B.

I do hope guys like Sizemore, Jirschele, Bannister and Sisson are retained, at least somewhere in the org. Would be kind of a drag to lose Jirschele after giving him a short term promotion. I think Bannister is a given to stay, and I’d be surprised if Grady isn’t in the staff.

This is a good post. It’s hard to be excited about the White Sox, but this is a really good move.

Nice hire. I hope Grady gets a prominent role on his staff.

Yes please

If they elect not to keep AV, fine. But don’t turn around and give his $5-6M to 40 year old Carlos Santana or washed up Josh Bell. Just let Vargas play 1B.

Tim Elko is a right handed bat, and had comparable numbers in AA and AAA to AV in the majors. And he’s like 8 months younger than AV. Tim Elko isn’t the answer. He also doesn’t even need to be added to the 40 man until Dec 2025. No reason pencil him in; he’ll likely get his chance next season anyway.

He’s nothing to get excited about and I dislike the arb estimate. I’d try to settle around $5M, and if he doesn’t like it non tender. They don’t have any better options though and signing someone comparable from the FA market will likely cost more.

Intriguing enough stats. I’d rather roll the dice on him than pay $5M for some shitty vet reliever.

The Sox paid Stassi the MLB min of $740k, btw.

I don’t see the harm in DLS. Need to eat innings rest of season in the pen, and if he looks solid in his audition, he’s controllable through 2026.

It appears Matt Thornton shrunk a few inches and now throws with his right arm.

Kick change. Great thread here from Brian Bannister. https://x.com/artofbaseball/status/1824870916259754194?s=46&t=ZsD-oMA2yHZYnWZDZsTK_w

If you could guarantee me that attaching Beni with Crochet meant JR would market the team for sale within the next 18 months, I’d gladly accept that. Unfortunately it doesn’t work that way, and doing so would be so fucking stupid that I refuse to believe it’s actually under real consideration.

It wouldn't have been terrible in hindsight, but he would have been blocked to start the season. The reality of the situation is the Sox aren't going to improve as a team until they start valuing defense, OBP and more athletic players. This is a big reason why moving on from Burger never bugged me. I did like the guy though. He's super easy to root for, and its obvious this fanbase appreciated him. I just don't think he is the type of player the Sox should be trying to acquired or hoard.

I mean, you had to play Eloy if he was healthy this season. So that means you're playing Burger at 3B where he is terrible if/when Moncada get's hurt, or you're playing him at 1B and sending your past #3 pick to the bench. Burger, AV and Eloy are far too similar to all be on the same roster. You can make an argument the Sox traded the wrong guy, but Eloy had negative trade value last summer, and the sox obviously were not ready to give up on AV.

Cheap DH offense on a team that already had a few DHs. Free swinging, low OBP, no glove, bad bodied RHH aren't going to help the Sox become a better team. Eder has not been good, but focusing on his 16 innings in AAA to conclude that is what he is moving forward is stupid.

How so? There was basically no scenario where Eloy was on the 2025 roster at $16.5M, and the O's aren't picking that option up even if he's Hank Aaron the next 6 weeks. Sox traded 2 months of Eloy. He may eventually put it together (well, stay healthy), but time with the Sox simply ran out because he was always hurt, and got expensive.

Jake Burger is not the solution to what ails this team. Trade hasn't aged well to date, but its not a trade that is going to sting long term.

Call me crazy, but I’d rather just roll with AV than Josh Bell. No reason you couldn’t hand both, tho.

I’d bet he’ll be on the staff tho. Bench coach perhaps. Obviously well respected in the org and by the players.

Booooooo