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Kristian Campbell would be a terrific headliner in a deal as well He raked across three different levels in 2024

Crochet is a total steal at $2,9 million this year and even arbitration next year should not be anythign that crazy, maybe $10 million or so?

I never thought Abreu made much sense for the White Sox either Sox are years away from fielding a competitive roster, and Abreu's service clock has already started ticking. Prospects the Sox can stash for another season or so would be much more appealing and better medium to longer term

Yep No reason to trade Robert for the sake of trading him at a lesser value this offseason "But what if he gets hurt?" - So what? Dealing him for a mediocre return does not help the club's future either

Sox best bet would be to keep Robert and hope he stays healthy and is productive in the first half He could be a strong trade chip at the deadline for a contender in that case Right now I just do not think the returns would be enough to justify trading him

Sox are in all liklihood stuck with Benintendi for the time being They have to hope he can build off his much better second half and restablish some value in 2025

No question the Sox have to start making better moves if they want any hope of digging out from the mess that the organization is in New manager and coaching staff could be the start of that, but nailing the Crochet deal is the next major step

I like Thorpe, and think he can have a nice career as a starting pitcher His ceiling is likely a #3 at best and more likely a solid #4 due to the below average fastball He is a good prospect, but not the sort of pitcher a club like the Padres would be scared to move Iriarte is still a question mark on if he is a starter or reliever. His stuff regressed a bit and the velocity dipped in 2024. Zavala looked overmatched as a younster vs high A pitching. He has to make more contact if there is a MLB future.

We did Jury is still out on that trade, but does not seem like a great deal for the Sox

Think you are forgetting about the offense just a little bit...

Probably a guy in a teams 7-10 prospect range if I had to guess

The Sox are a disater, and watering down the trade return of your best trade asset would be criminal You have to receive prospects with blue chip upside if you are moving him

Agreed I don't see why they would not consider picking up that option. If he is healthy that is a really reasonable price

Trading Robert while his value is arguably at its lowest would be a bad move I doubt the offers would be all that good right now, why settle? If he has a solid first half he could be an attractiove deadline trade piece

No way Getz waters down a Crochet deal by including Benintendi He's already getting flack for his previous trades and knows he cannot blow this one

I would be surprised if the Sox took back players who have already burned service time as the main pieces in return Logic would suggest prospects who have not had their clocks started yet is in the Sox best interests

I do not see Robert getting traded, as it would likely mean they sold low on him Sox are better off keeping him and hoping that he rebuilds his trade value

I would prefer the Sox target prospects that have more ceiling and that could be stashed for at least a season in the minors while the MLB club is terrible. Abreu a fine player, but is he a guy that moves the needle much? He is way better against RHP (.825 OPS vs .532 OPS vs lefties in 2024) which brings platoon bat concerns.

I mean what is he suppossed to say? Sox absolutely should have him start the season in AAA and prove he deserves to be called up to the majors. Zero reason to rush him.

I really like Crochet, let me start with that I also feel like there is more risk for the White Sox in an extension at this point than reward with him being two years removed from free agency and a limited track record as a starting pitcher Even a theoretical front loaded contract would still likely require opt outs that favor Crochet, and I just dop not see the club being competitive for the next two seasons any way you slice it.

I get the devil's advoate approach used here, but with how putrid the club's offense is and will be moving forward I am not sure how they could justify not cashing Crochet in for position prospects? Why would Crochet want to resign here vs be dealt and sign with a contender?

Vaughn has trade value? I figure the Sox will non tender him

I doubt that from the White Sox perspective^

I really like the Phillies as a trade fit, and it has been suggested they were close to trading for him at the deadline but refused to include Andrew Painter in the package. I still think a compelling package could get done with some combination of their prospects

I totally agree with this^ It is in the Sox best interest to trade Crochet to the highest bidder this offseason There is argably more risk in exploring an extension than potential reward two seasons away from free agency, and the club badly needs position player prospects with ceiling