Timmy U

I will stick strictly to the theme of the thread and speculate about the White Sox and Aaron Judge: I wonder which team he will be playing for when the Sox see him. I predict the Giants.

I wonder if voters will consider his time in Cuba. His career there is legendary. One of the best of all time.

One huge difference: Yordan Alvarez. Cubs didn't add significantly during their run. Alvarez came up as an unheralded youngster and is now set to compete for MVPs

Count me in the group that would prefer Cueto to Clevinger. Guy was always one of those Cleveland guys who was command over stuff. You lose a little off that, you lose a lot. Also, he seems like a complete tool. If I am going to root for a .500 team, I would like to actually like the team.

Caleb Freeman and Luke Schilling also have the potential to pop up. They both were injured most of last year. I personally think that Kohl Simas ends up in the pen, and there's a good chance Kelley ends up there as well. The team's pitching depth is really bad, so almost anyone who gets off to a good start has a chance of being pressed into bullpen service.

I think you're better off either signing folks at the top of the market like Judge or Correa or bargain shopping the leftovers like Cueto last year. The real sucker's bet is the consolation prize shelf of mediocre yet cromulent-seeming players that are often priced for that "fill multiple needs" approach. Case in point, the Wheeler signing aged way better than the Keuchel signing. Better to spend more upfront than waste it all on the back end.

I don't necessarily endorse getting Bellinger, but the Sox need to sign at least one pitcher and probably an outfielder from the Bellinger, Conforto, Benintendi, Nimmo group. I know Hahn says he's going to solve their problems via trade, but I just don't see the assets to do that. Right now, this team has more money than players and should act accordingly. Especially since they have quite a bit of cash coming off the books in the next two years.

Major League.

I assume it's hitting coach given the ML Field coordinator news we got earlier. I'm more Charlie Romero curious when it comes to Sox MiLB hitting coaches, but I literally know nothing. Maybe they're going to hire Andy Barkett and make Johnson his assistant? Whoever it is has one hell of a big job ahead of them.

Playoffs?! Playoffs?!

I hope this means Lenyn Sosa will be given a fair shot. He struggles at new levels, but we saw what he could do once he adjusted to AAA. Unless they’re going to get Trey Turner or something, I say at least make him part of a mix and match.

This trade makes so no sense for Seattle. It’s a good risk for the d-backs.

Wishing Micker nothing but the best. Hope he gets a shot with somebody.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/11/jon-jay-to-join-marlins-as-first-base-coach.html Machado to Marlins, it's a lock.

Okay, now I understand my mistake. November 15th is the deadline to set rosters before the Rule 5. Sox have significant housekeeping to do imho.

Oops. Trusted/misread the wrong source. Further research indicates it is being held on the last day of the Winter Meetings Dec. 7th. My apologies.

Rule 5 is November 15. Lotta guys about to get released.

Shouldn’t Colas play right and Conforto play left?

Wow. The only OF defense as bad as ours is in the WS. The big difference? Their bad fielding outfielders hit the damn ball out of the Monday to Friday ballpark.

He didn’t. He left Nashville for Elmhurst. Big difference.

They had no idea they couldn’t stay on the field when they signed them. The only one who really missed significant time in the minors was Robert. The rest of them were relatively healthy.

Huh? Katz was the asst. pitching coach for a very successful Giants staff. That's exactly the profile of somebody you'd hire as your pitching coach. I'll grant that he's the guy who fixed Giolito during an offseason after having been his HS pitching coach, but I have a hard time seeing how that can be counted against him.

This inning is a perfect example of why the Sox don’t score more runs. Lead off double, long fly out, medium fly out… no advance. Corpseball 2.0

Holy ****! We know the Sox are the dumbest org in sports, but this is a new low. I would say the odds of TLR wanting to prove the doubters wrong and go out on a high note are about 50/50. If he were looking out for his health, he wouldn’t have taken the job in the first place.

Traditionally, the Sox have not been willing to pay top dollar for 16 year olds nor have they been willing to engage in the sort of dirty tricks/exploitation for which the DR in particular has become famous.