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At this point, both Thompson and Engel are quite safe on the MLB roster. There is legit no one to take their spots.

Palka is literally dreadful at RF. Like...so bad.

I wouldn't count your chickens just yet. Conceivable we don't see Eloy until next May.

That's a fair point. I just really respect Vizquel as a player and felt he had the intangibles to be a good manager. That being said, I have watched exactly 0 innings of WS this season and can't speak to his management abilities at all. Look, I'd love a younger seasoned MLB manager. But those don't exactly grow on trees, and the good ones usually aren't available.

Omar Vizquel would be pretty cool. Rick seems like a great guy and someone I wouldn't mind having around as bench coach, but I hope the Sox upgrade when they're ready to compete.

Give me best bat available.

Who, exactly? Charlie Tilson and his OPS in the .550s is the only guy on that Charlotte roster with a potential MLB future. Tito Polo maybe next in line, but he's been pretty bad in AA this year. There are no good OF in the Sox upper minors, and I really prefer not to see Eloy this year.

We are scary short on any sort of OF in the upper minors. No outfielder besides Tilson on that Charlotte roster will ever have any business on a major league roster. I suspect we'll see Saunders in Chicago before Delmonico and Avi are back.

Sad state of affairs for the White Sox upper minors CF depth. Wish Cordell wasn't hurt.

Totally agreed. I am not trading him for peanuts. But I think Hahn could get someone to give something worthwhile for 1.75-1.50 seasons of Jose. If not, may as well just hold onto him.

This. Really all there is to it.

I don’t believe it currently, though the time he spent on the DL in 2016 would count against his service time. Not 100% sure if last season did or not, but guessing not.

Great analysis.

I hate day games.

YAY

Hah. Good for Gordon. He's actually been pretty good with the bat in AAA so far this season.

Yoan makes this team so much more watchable.

Between Rodon, Giolito, Lopez, Fulmer, Hansen, Cease, Dunning, Adams, Clarkin, Stephens, Guerrero, Puckett, I am pretty certain they can find 5 very good rotation options. The ones that don't stick in the rotation join Burdi, Hamilton, Johnson, Vieria, Fry, and Bummer in the pen. There is a world of depth and talent there. I just listed 18 guys that the Sox control long term and are all legit major league prospects. The pitching is the least of my concerns.

Why do you post so much?

The Sox did not sign Soria

The only guys I think we'll see out of that group are Kopech and Stephens. I'd personally put Stephens in the rotation soon. Rotation spots are going to be hard to come by next couple years and he's already 26. Let's see what he's got at the major league level.

I'd be for something like this. Carlos is going to be getting close to FA by the time the Sox are making things interesting. I used to think that was going to happen 2019, I now think its 2020, with an eye on being a really good team by 2021. Rodon is a FA after 2021.

This. Those are the only 2 I see with potential to be in this pen in 2020. Maybe Rondon, but I doubt it.

Dear lord. So ugly. I'd be happy to never see Engel again. Just sent him to AAA already. I don't even care who plays CF, whether its Leury or Trayce or Tilson or some waiver claim. Just don't want to see him anymore.

lol, thats pretty bad.