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Houston had 6 sub-500 years. The Sox have had 6 sub-500 years and this could be 7. So Houston was smarter by realizing they needed to rebuild.

I posted a while back that I hope the FO is researching for who they would want to be the next manager. But having said that, lack of fundamentals 'should be a mark against the minor league system. Every team makes stupid plays. The question really is do the Sox make more than most. Using FPCT( limited stat) which measures error % the Sox are 29 of 30. But fans who watch most games have a feel for other things like range, throws, cut-offs etc. We are a rebuilding team but fundamentals should not be skewed by youth. It would be by guys playing out of position. or w a team with poor overall athleticism.

We hope................

Why??? So far he is hitting .353. So while he is hot, it gives Eloy RBI chances. Once he cools off, then they can move him out of that spot.

It should be noted that in his last 10 games in Charlotte before being called up he hit .200. So he was slumping at AAA and then got called up. He had a real solid April but May and June ....not so much. He will be back In fairness to the kid, 50 games in AAA is just getting your feet wet for many.

I don't. Luckily for the Sox, the Central is awful. Both Tigers and KC are 30 games below .500. This year we are on pace to win 76 obviously helped by a shitty division. But the flip side is it is also a division where we can jump up very easily. We were w/o the services of TA for a good chunk of time. In addition, the 2nd half should see contributions from Cease and possibly Roberts. Playing in the Central next year could make this 75ish win team an 85 ish win team. This year the W/C looks like 90 will be the finish line

I would like to see them find another young lefty starter. . I think Rodon is the only lefty on the horizon at this point

I am not sure you trade McCann. Many posters have said all year how good he is with the staff. Not sure you then trade him to bring in young arms and hve them working w lousy catchers. Also catching is hard to find and it appears we finally found one. I am all for trading Abrue but I don't agree w Greg that a pure rental w fielding issues will bring 3-4 outstanding prospects. Maybe 1 and a couple of hopefuls. Encarnacion brought Seattle 1 hopeful prospect and $10M salary relief.

I think Wheeler is out for this year. Boston and Yankees are involved so the price will be steep.

Agree or better still he would not have been promoted.

Agree Yoan was young. But he had 1200+ ABS in the minors My point was you cannot make assumptions on 20 or 29 MLB ABS.

Let's not forget that when Moncada made his debut he struck out 12 times in his first 20 Abs which is 60%. He was promptly sent back to the minors

No, more thinking if they move Abreu which I have no clue if they will. Kid is still young to be a DH.

It would be great if when Vaughn is ready for the bigs, Reed is already entrenched at 1st and we use both or trade one. That is much better than hope Reed holds down 1st till vaughn arrives.

Not really. Perfect storm would be Reed tearing it up this year and next and beyond we have to find another spot for Vaughn.

I understand your point. But if this guy is heading for Charlotte, it may not be a good sign for Skole /Merecdes playing time in AAA over the next 2 months.

Agree but also the schedule home/away and strength will impact it it as well.

Not sure that is a gimme. Devers numbers across the board are higher but mainly he puts the ball in play more w a 16% SO rate. I am not sure either will end up .300 hitter but both have had outstanding June production. Devers supposedly has improved defensively but Yoan is better even w less game experience.

I should have said for the White Sox. The Sox at this pace would get 84 wins. Check the predictions pre-season and see how many people had 84. Now the question is do the Sox get worse by being a seller or better w addition of Cease and probably Robert at some point. In addition, more games out of Eloy, Moncada and Anderson in 2nd half.

42-44 is a damn good 1st half.

Actually Martinez has played more RF than LF this year. But I hope they find a left-handed hitting RF to give the order another LH bat especially if Collins struggles.

Actually Martinez will be 32 next month so he will be 32 next contract. He is only 6 months younger than Abreu if he is 32. I understand your position but I think JD gets at least 4-5 next winter.

I have seen numerous posters on here saying they want JD Martinez. Does that mean you would not want him if he hits FA this winter? I think he will get more than a 1-2 year.

I would think Hahn is on the Cubs radar. It appears the Shields trade may not look as bad as Eloy and Cease for Q in a year or two.

They are #1 and #2 in highest ERA in majors for qualifiers