Tony

So I'm sure @Two-Gun Pete will still find something to complain about because that's his only shtick, but the fills the backup defensive catcher role.

Of course it is. But it's also possible the hold a decent division lead early and can "wait" to acquire a starter. But it's all a risk. Or you don't have to worry about any of this and just use money to sign whoever you want...but that ship has unfortunately sailed.

This......is not going well for you.

I was told last week the Sox system is very underrated because of all the "really young guys" the Sox have in the system ?

I would say counting on Dallas Keuchel/Vince Velasquez/Reynaldo Lopez as your "depth" is the worse mistake, but we're splitting hairs at this point.

And I believe the Sox at this point has done that to a decent degree, and also aren't done. However, by your logic, that would mean every team would have poor offseasons as my original question still stands...find me a perfect roster. I'll do the assignment for you and tell you there isn't one. Every team has holes. If backup catcher is one the Sox biggest, I'm very confident in their chances in 2022, as well as being confident they can fill that hole rather cheaply if desired.

That....didn't answer my question.

Find me other teams with a "perfect" roster. I'm been hard on the Sox, but if one of your top 3 complaints with the roster is backup catcher....come on.

He has to throw 160 IP this year for his 2023 money to vest, correct? Spotrac says it's already vested but that doesn't seem right

I’m waiting until Opening Day to make a call.

Good breakdown Ray.

I mean, did you really expect anything less from @Two-Gun Pete? What in his posting history would tell you he would reply with anything other than what he sent out?

I thought the same thing. I'd trade Crochet for Manaea today, even with Manaea being a FA at the end of the year. It's worth the risk if Oakland is willing to put in the time with Crochet.

Yeah, I don't think they are done. I think they got one more move coming.

Well played, sir.

He Gawn

Talk about moving the goalposts! Holy Balta!

There was never a way for it to work after the way last season went. He simply couldn't be on this team Opening Day.

TLR is going to have a ton of options to play with. This isn't going to be a team with a "regular" lineup.

Edit, the Sox GOT MONEY BACK! ?

Good move all things considered. If the Sox didn't cover any money on Kimbrel, a BUNCH of people have to eat some shit around here ?

If that’s not a slogan for White Sox Baseball, I don’t know what is!

Not sure that's going to help the argument of them winning a playoff series.

So then this should be a fairly easy question to answer, right? In the last 100 years (1922-2022) the White Sox have won 3 playoff series, and they all happened in 2005. One magical team won three playoff series for this franchise. If I'm going off of the information I have to work with about this franchise, it seems fairly unlikely but I'm hoping for the best. It took COVID to get them into the playoffs in back to back seasons for the first time in franchise history, but they did it. Maybe they can actually win a playoff series too.