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I am a true believer in Davis Martin and feel his early 2026 was not a fluke. If healthy I believe his ceiling is higher than most want to give him credit for. His K-BB% was an absurd 27% in May and learning about his lingering calf injury you have to think that had a large play in his declining peripherals. His April was fantastic as well. I am not expecting him to replicate his April-May numbers for a full season, but this is a SP that you throw back out there in 2027 to see what you have. He is a lock in my eyes and I expect him to be a staple in the rotation as long as hes able to stave off nagging injuries.

Can anyone give me the rundown on what the hell happened to Oppor this season? How did he go from his 2025 to what we saw in 2026?

What other options are there outside of Grichuk and Robert to be a platoon bat against LHP? We will certainly need one for next year. Grichuk will likely look for a starting spot. I am assuming they keep Bonemer down in the minors for a bit to "check all the boxes". The Guardians might not want to offer Adell ~9 million, but again I assume he would want to start. He would be a solid option. Do they go with Doyle until Bonemer comes up?

I doubt Bonemer sticks to CF, I feel this is to give him as much OF experience as possible before figuring out which corner OF spot he is best suited for. Either way if he can be a viable LF, RF option while subbing in occasionally at 3B and even SS that is a huge win for figuring out where he can play. I hope they don't go this route, but if they don't extend Mune and are cheap in FA again you could have a DH rotation open up in 2028.

Is it ridiculous that I am seeing Robert as a good option for us? In my heart I hate it, but on paper it does make sense. - Historically a good bat vs LHP that can replace Grichuk - Likely will settle for a cheap 1 year deal to rebuild value Obviously I expect him to hit the IL multiple times throughout 2027, but he likely won't require a long term commitment and will give Bonemer more time to develop before they call him up. Would 1 year, 5 million with incentives get it done? Vs RHP: Antonacci, Peters, Braden (Benny DH) Vs LHP: Robert, Peters/Doyle, Braden (he needs reps vs LHP), (Antonacci DH)

Curious if there are any others here who play this. If you aren't familiar with it, its a statnerd's dream of a baseball game. If you like excel spreadsheets, simulations, and baseball I recommend grabbing the game on Steam since its 50% off. I played through 2026 and 2027 so far. In this parallel universe, the White Sox lost to the Phillies in 6 games in the World series in 2026, and narrowly were defeated by the Red Sox in the 2027 ALDS. If there is any interest I can break down how 2027 played out including how individual players performed.

I just went ahead and looked at Orioles fans thoughts in 2024 when Fuller got canned. The general sentiment was for a more small ball, contact approach. Looking at how the last two years went for them, i bet they regret it. I also saw this Fuller quote about RISP in 2024: “(They) dont need to hit a home run. A single here is just as good as a home run, because we score the guy, and we get a guy on first base and we keep the momentum going”.

Thank you!

Sox 4 wins in the postseason Yankees, RedSox, Cubs, Dodgers - 0 wins we won.

I am too for the same reason. Id still root for the Brewers however. Im tired of everyone laughing at the AL central

The Rays offense struck out 9 times against Gavin Williams in 5ip. He didnt even come close to throwing as hard as he did against us, with his velocity going from 99 in the first to 95 in the 5th.

Rays done if they cant score here

Petey Halpin having a great postseason

His fastball is at 95 now

Williams fastball taking a big dip? Hes 96-97 with it today mostly, with some being 98. 8ks thru 4ip against one of the lowest K prone lineups in baseball