TheFutureIsNear

I’m all for holding onto all the top young guys- Vaughn, Kopech, Cease, Dunning, 2020 picks, etc... but I feel like there was an opportunity (or 3 or 4) to improve this team’s chances in the playoffs with a minor move or 2 for the bullpen. Wouldn’t have had to give up anyone that factors significantly into the team next year either. But is what it is, not going to get upset. We still have a very young team with a very bright future. And in 1st place now. All is well in the White Sox world right now as far as I’m concerned. Just hope the trigger finger isn’t as stiff in the next year or 2 when a move is needed to be made to be true WS contenders/winners

So if there was never a trade agreed upon we are left with the fact that our coach is just incompetent? I was at least holding out hope that there was a reason Cisheck was used in a high leverage situation yesterday. Nope, just bad coaching...awesome sadly that’s my biggest takeaway from all this

I still think Heuer and Collins will be moved in a deal. Maybe not what we were all hoping/expecting, but something will get done

A lot of names...but I feel like that’s not that much for Clevinger

I want to find the possibility of getting a SP and RP package for Collins, Stiever and another fringe guy like Sheets, Rutherford, Gonzalez, Yermin...maybe nothing worth while out there but that’s about the max I’m willing to give up right now unless someone like Clevinger is on the table.

Cischeck needs to be a serious DFA discussion. He’s done nothing for us. Another bullpen arm should be a priority today as well. Without bummer we are a pretty glaring 1 arm short for 7th/8th

Yeah I really don’t want to give up much more than Collins and Stiever. That probably won’t get us Bauer, Lynn, or Ray though so we’ll see. We should have been in on someone like Taijuan Walker. Unless it’s Bauer, I’m not sure I feel like Ray or Lynn are locks to be dominate post season pitchers that make us instant WS contenders anyway. Another solid starter that can give us a consistent 6 innings with 3 ER or less would very helpful. We’ve got a great thing going with the young talent on this team, don’t force a trade to try and rush it along in this weird shortened season.

Horrible coaching all around. Foster had no business going out for 2. He was lucky no one took him deep in the 1st. Yet some how coaching staff can’t see this

Why is our coaching staff absolute garbage at evaluating their pitchers? Foster hasn’t had good stuff all night. Shoulda been happy he got out of the 1st inning. The bullpen is fully rested. Go to someone else

Foster doesn’t have his good stuff tonight. 1 and done. Get Marshall up

Don’t hesitate Ricky. Get Gio up

Draftkings prop bet...I’m also in NJ where sports gambling is legal

Have a bet on Robert HR and Sox win at +600. Just had a feeling about him today...let’s go Sox

Purely hypothetical...if you could trade Vaughn for a TOR starter with 2+ years of control would you? Basically keep the lineup how it is except replace EE with a resigned McCann next year. Collins steps into a lesser version of McCann's role this year.

got ya, thanks Yolmer and Goins on the roster seems a little redundant. I liked Collins on the roster for the sake of having a 3rd C to get McCann’s bat in the lineup more with Yaz at DH (or vice versa). He’s been heating up a little so guess Ricky is sticking with EE as full time DH.

Wait, so they left Gonzalez on the majors roster? Even after Dyson? I swear if Eloy hurt himself....

Exactly. Can’t have Eloy in LF in key late inning defensive situations. Plus as others have said, he’s a weapon on 2B in extra innings.

Back but without announcers...Ill take it

Worst coach in baseball...going back out for the inning was dumb. No pen up is criminal. Fire this idiot

Please just don’t ground into 2. Fly ball, that’s all you have to do Mazara

Gotta put both contract and past success aside and put McCann in the lineup more. EE isn’t what he used to be. Collins looked more than good enough to me to be relied on as an Incase or injury backup C if McCann/Yaz are DH’ing.

Ok maybe Edwin is more washed than I thought...he got 3 pitches essentially down the middle that should have been hit to the street and he didn’t put any in play.

Get Foster up ASAP

Tell him to just stay in the stretch next inning? Maybe it was just 1st batter jitters but he was obviously throwing much better out of the stretch

Mazara should be given a very short leash while Engel is still hitting. Not sure there’s a single thing Mazara is doing better than Engel right now EE at least has a much better track record and has shown some flashes. Although McCann is getting harder and harder to keep out of the lineup. EE should maybe get 2 days off a week with Yaz and Abreu aalternating getting a day off a week. Keeps the older guys fresh and McCann gets 3 starts a week