Jose Abreu

Velander I can see. Giolito has been better than Odorizzi though

Me neither. I think it unfairly benefits the Red Sox/Yankees etc.

Under the new format, all that matters is being top 3, since that's what gets you to the next round. Moncada is 8th for 3B, despite probably being the 4th best 3B in the AL and the 3rd best who is healthy. whitesox.com/vote

Eloy Jimenez

From a value standpoint, if Beer is actually limited to just DH, I don't know if he's as untradeable as the raw numbers may suggest I don't want us to trade Abreu, if my username doesn't give that away, but the writing is on the wall. Vaughn is going to mash as a 1B and Collins/Burger/FA will probably end up DHing.

I wonder if Houston would take Abreu and Leury for Seth Beer

Up to 2.2 fWAR, slashing .294/.348/.508/.856 with a 129 wRC+, and an xwOBA/wOBA ratio that suggests it's not a fluke. A small part of me misses arguing with people who thought he was a bust after one average season.

We have a 3 man rotation right now, no matter how bad Lopez is, I think he’s staying put

Renteria laughs at the idea of Dylan Cease being called up rather than using some bullpen days

Still not a fan. Leury and his .681 OPS at leadoff while Tim rots in the 7 spot isn’t worthy of praise

He's listed as starting for Charlotte tomorrow

I love that McCann is calling for a slider-heavy game today. The Royals have seen Giolito so often, it's a great idea to mix things up.

These seem to be getting a lot of praise but I think they're hideous. A weird cross between the Bengals and Michigan Wolverines

Jose Rondon

Totally fine with Alonso being out for Rondon. But the order sucks, and this explanation makes it worse

It's like the only thing he ever posts

Another great lineup from Ricky

Probably, but I fear Vizquel will be even worse so I'm indifferent

Rios was solid, but Moncada is also on pace to crush both of those marks this year. He’s on pace for ~5.3 fWAR

Robert-Jimenez-Vaughn will be a pretty good 3-4-5. Surround them with Moncada and Collins and it'll be close enough to a LHH middle guy

Ha, I get why he's there but that's really funny. He's literally a man amongst boys there.

I wanted Harper more for off-field reasons but still think Machado would have been the better fit. You'd have him instead of Yolmer Sanchez, not Moncada. Plus I'm still confident in a long-term OF of Jimenez/Robert/one of Gonzalez/Basabe.

Dietrich isn't just a one year wonder. I mean sure, this is the one year that he's playing at an MVP level. But he has always been a solid hitter. Even if he isn't the absolute monster he is right now, he at least has a track record of being a versatile player with decent offense

You don’t think he’d cost Rutherford so you’d offer them a better prospect instead?