Jose Abreu

You're right, but at least (for once) the opening week Soxtalk overreactions are about how good someone might be and not whether someone is a bust

I'm standing by my offseason "Kopech will be the team's best starter as soon as 2023" take, my god he looked amazing. And I can't believe I'm saying this, but aside from thinking he should have had someone warming earlier in the 5th given that Keuchel got shelled in the 4th, I really liked the way TLR managed the pitching in this game. And that's not a thought I've had about a White Sox manager in years

Actually his 2nd, he got one in Detroit in 2018 that the beat writers seem to have overlooked

Don't have a great feeling about Keuchel against this lineup but TLR chose a great lineup himself to put out against a LHP whose weakness is allowing home runs

Exactly, I've been saying this for years -- for as much as Madrigal gets (or got) praise for his high baseball IQ, instincts, work ethic, and so on, Luis Robert has all of that and even more. He has some of the best instincts I've ever seen on the diamond

I remember it as Heuer + Madrigal + Kelley but could be wrong

I'm glad this is no longer the minority opinion. God I wish that Corbin Burnes trade went through

25, apparently

And the injuries will probably skyrocket too. It's gonna be a real struggle for every team other than maybe the Dodgers to find competent arms to get them through the season. The White Sox having a bunch of multi-inning relievers is very helpful in that regard

Yoan Moncada has a 7 fWAR season

Including Steve Cishek. On paper, we should crush their bullpen this weekend

I’m assuming he’s talking about TLR’s comment yesterday saying he would choose Leury to start in LF if he had to decide at that moment (but Vaughn will be in the lineup)

Over/under 3.5 articles from NBC Sports Chicago praising the White Sox for "standing pat" in July despite being tied with Minnesota because Eloy is all they need

Grandal

Anderson

Vaughn

Moncada

He has looked very sharp in ST but let's see if he can throw strikes consistently in the regular season before we get to this level. I just want a sub-4 ERA season with 150+ innings

Yup, Eaton batting 2nd has been reported since the day he was signed. I hate it but I've accepted it

I know you're trolling, but I genuinely hope you realize that this isn't what people are upset about. It isn't that you can't comment on someone's ability to handle a second language, it's that you don't do it out of the blue and for no reason. It's like calling someone fat and then getting defensive and saying "but it's true!" when there was no reason to even bring that up. But maybe that example will be lost on you since you probably wouldn't have an issue with that behavior

Absolutely. While his efficiency probably can't get any better, his turnovers would go way down with a true point guard on the roster

You won't get a response to this, I tried. Just a bunch of whataboutisms that don't even address the fact that he went out of his way to make the comments for no reason

At the very least, it's extremely disrespectful to criticize the English speaking skills of foreign players for seemingly no reason. If you have some justification for it other than repeatedly defending it through downplaying and sarcastic concern, I'd love to hear it.

Finally