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This would be considered heresy by most Sox fans, and others could easily outright mock the idea (par for the course on anonymous sports forums) but I'll ask it anyway, not to throw a bomb but just to stimulate friendly (I hope) discussion: Would anyone consider trading Moncada at this point and under any scenario they might envision? Here is one idea but not sure it would be realistic or plausible: What if the Orioles would trade Machado to the White Sox right now for Moncada? The Sox turn around and attempt to sign Machado long term. If that fails, the Sox immediately make Machado available for trade for the 2018 play-off run to teams like the Cubs, Yankees, Red Sox and get trade value back from them. That all assumes Moncada is what he has show thus far - .An average fielder who can make the occasional spectacular play but a terrible switch hitter.

Thanks Joe! I read that WGN is dropping baseball at the end of next year but since this going I am going to add an HD antenna in my attic to pick up WGN .

My way too early 2019 picks for starting players by position (with some R/L platoons): and of course, subject to multiple revisions over the next several months: SS Tim Anderson 2B Madrigal/Yolmer 3B Davidson/Moncada 1B Abreu LF Eloy CF Luis Robert RF Avisail Garcia C- Collins/Smith DH Palka/ Micker Adolpho

"the days of over-the-air free Chicago television sports will end in October 2019. " Over-the-air broadcasts are free to the viewer but the teams still make some money from advertising . Sports franchises also reap the benefit of gaining new fans who don't subscribe to cable. The Sox have a long and mostly unpleasant experience moving away from WGN so I brace myself for what this next move might mean.

OT a bit even on the catch-all: I only have HULU live for TV, no comcast cable. HULU has the games on csn/nbc sports. However I also want to watch our Sox when they are on WGN. My question is, does WGN broadcast Sox games over the air through digital UHF and if so, does anyone get that with an HD antenna ?

That's not what he said . He is commenting on his potential value. If Abreu is not going to bring back an elite level prospect, no reason to trade him. Then why would the Sox want to sign him.? Any Sox fan knows the answer to that.

I prefer games where attendance is low so I can mill around easier, get food and beer and go to the bathroom without waiting in long lines, then get out of the parking lot easily. The worst experience for me was the last time I went to a cubs/sox game which was the last time I will ever go to a cub game. What a pain in the arse. Man some of you guys need to take a chill pill and put your posts in a broader perspective. You have an opinion on a sports team or player....OK, big deal. If you cannot find some degree of friendship and camaraderie with fans of the same team you supposedly root for, you are missing out on some of the best things about being a sports fan. I high five fans sitting around me when someone on the Sox hits a home run. It is pretty much all smiles among Sox fans at GRate so I don't know why some fans get so mean, so dark and so strange when they get behind a keyboard.

The new stadium Globe Life Field will have a retractable roof which will help attendance on hot, humid or rainy days. This is a public/private venture which seems like it is or will become a model for future ventures like that.

Machado will be worth more as the season progresses and teams feel he might be the final piece. It might be possible for a non-contending team to trade for him now, then try to sign him to a long term deal. If he doesn't agree, then trade him in a few weeks when teams will need him even more.

The Cubs and Joe Ricketts got plenty of favors from the City of Chicago including taking part of the streets surrounding the park. And never forget how Arlington stadium was built There are examples too numerous to mention of public financing and favorable tax treatment for private businesses including sports franchises to locate themselves in the city.

Listen know-it-all. Who are you to talk to me or any other poster like that? You know nothing more than anyone else here. You just have another opinion. If Machado is treated fairly and offered what he is worth, he will sign before free agency. The likely outcome now is the Machado will be traded to a contender like the Cubs this year. The Cubs will then do precisely what is suggested - try to sign Machado to a long term deal before he hits free agency.

I would like to see the Sox jump start this rebuild by trading for Machado with a package that overwhelms the O's, and then open the check book to sign him long term before he goes to Free Agency. So, for anyone who might agree, would you consider including Moncada or Giolito or Abreu as a potential centerpiece in a trade for Machado? My guess is that it would take one of them plus another player like Avi or a pitching prospect like Fulmer to get it done....to beat teams like the Cubs who will offer up a substantial package of prospects/players to get Machado.

Moncada should be starting at third base now so he could start getting used it.

5'7" 150 pounds.

If Hostetler implied or rather meant exactly what he said, he probably should have selected Kelenic. 3-4 years? Come on. We need a third basemen with power in the next year or two. We can't wait 3-4 years to play musical chairs with Moncada, Anderson and Madrigal in the infield. "Who's on second" is now the Sox version of" who's on first."

Hostetler said it didn't matter what position Madrigal plays and in any event that decision will be up to Renteria and Hahn 3 or 4 years down the road. 3 or 4 years down the road? Not sure if he was serious about that timeline, but in any case, I do not think that view of the rebuild window is shared by most Sox fans. I see most posters most often referring to next year or the year after for the Sox to compete, not 3-4 years from now. https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/video/nick-hostetler-nick-madrigal-can-play-gold-glove-level

I'm with the anti-Singer contingent. Kelenic would be a great pick.

I just got home and can't find this game on Hulu. Is this an MLB telecast?

I want to know who makes up these ridiculous rules. I would try to get them changed so that the players and the fans are best served.

They got taken by a superior team with superior starting pitching. We can clamor all we want about this or that but it is what it is. We suck badly this year, and it is so awful and even depressing to watch. No one likes getting their @sses handed to them while hearing about how players in the minors need to develop and might make it by 2020-something. That just makes me want to tune out even more.

For whatever reason. It seems that all his pitches are just a little weaker than they were a few months ago. Less zip on the fast ball and bite on the curve. That said, I recognize that he faced one of the best teams and was throwing to one of the worst catchers on a team that does not appear to be trying to win even if they really are trying t win. .

Thank you for posting this player profile. I am easily impressed by these prospect videos so I would not be of much value in the Sox war room. I hope Kellenic gets a good look by the Sox. This kid has some Mickey Mantle in his swing. He must have extremely strong forearms and wrists to generate that kind of exit velocity.

Fulmer has not shown very much improvement since he was Drafted. The trajectory of his development is a flat line, not an upward slope. At times, he tends to look better than he is, retiring hitters by being wild in and out of the strike zone. He has a chance to make it, but the window for major league players is a small one, and his window is partially closed already.

I was trying to be facetious with Harry Chappas..but the plain fact is that MLB does not have too many short guys who can hit for power and average. They are relatively rare. I do not entirely trust the mock Drafts. Even the top ten have really changed over just the past few months. And remember Seth Beer? Or Nander de Sedas? I'd take Nolan Gorman in a heartbeat. Maybe I'm wrong, but understand that I just want the Sox to get a game changer type player in the First Round and that hasn't happened for several years.. 2011 Keenyn Walker 2012 Courtney Hawkins 2013 Tim Anderson 2014 Carlos Rodon 2015 Carson Fulmer 2016 Zack Collins 2016 Zack Burdi 2017 Jake Burger We need to score big time in the first round this year and next. Not sure a diminutive second basemen is what is needed. Has he hit for power with a wood bat? A lot of the College guys end up being Punch and Judy aluminum bat wackers who do not do well against ML pitching with a wood bat.

I do not want Madrigal over some of the prep infield talent for a few reasons. First, I don't think Madrigal has the upside potential that the Sox are finally trying to hit on with their first round pick. Second, the Sox have indicated that they want to start Drafting younger players so that their talent pool is more balanced age-wise. Third, there are some absolutely great prep infielders with potentially high upside available. Fourth, let Tim Anderson have another year or two pan out a SS. If he does not improve defensively, then you have a young player in the minors who has had a few seasons to prepare. Fifth, I think the chances that a diminutive player like Madrigal can become a star like Altuve or Pedroia or even Adam Eaton, belies the plain fact that those players are very much exceptions to the rule. Sixth. We already tried the little guy with Harry Chappas several decades ago.