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Some fans think Braden Montgomery needs to have a few hundred more ABs in AA before he comes up to the majors. Will that be the case with Roch or will he have a shorter runway? I am not sure Colson Montgomery wants to shift to 3B or that he profiles as the prototypical third basemen. Vargas has the cat quick reflexes to play the hot corner. If he has a good offensive year, he may cement 3B has his starting position. Nevertheless, if Roch proves to be an offensive force, the Sox will be compelled to plug him in at some position. Never forget, Andrew Vaughn was supposed to be an offensive juggernaut.

Maybe give Schriffen a fvking break. He is a nice young man who admittedly is learning on the job. OK, he doesn't fit the parameters of what you think you wanted to see as Benetti's successor. So what.

I recall going to see the 1977 White Sox and the excitement that team brought to our fan base. The one thing that drove record attendance was the amount of HRs they hit (192, I believe). Comiskey Park was showing signs of age at that time, inside and out, but that didn't hold back fans from attending...we loved our White Sox and we loved HR. Of course, Sox fans either recall or have read about that magical season, which leads me to proffer the following question. Which players on this years roster are going to hit HRs, and how many?Can this years White Sox energize fans like the '77 hitmen did? Here were the HR totals for players on the '77 White Sox. Oscar Gamble: 31 Richie Zisk: 30 Eric Soderholm: 25 Chet Lemon: 19 Jim Spencer: 18 Lamar Johnson: 18 Jorge Orta: 11 Jim Essian: 10 Ralph Garr: 10 Can the 2026 White Sox line-up achieve similar results?

I imagined that Getz has put a for sale sign on Benintendi so to speak, just looking for a team that will pick up perhaps half of his remaining Contract. Quero has had an amazing ST, but maybe Getz would consider a trade for him, if the right deal was offered....like a TOR starter. Quero is an amazing catcher, but he may have one flaw - he looks like he is slow on the bases... but that is just from my own observation. Maybe he is faster than he looks. Not hoping they trade him but some have mentioned that they do not like having both catchers in the line-up in case of injury or substitution, and the Sox have others who can DH from either side.

Very good, thank you. Maybe Acuna as the lead-off man though with Baldwin hitting in the 9 spot. My own roster has Braden starting in RF because, IMO, he is way better than Baldwin, especially defensively, right now. Also Braden can hit, from both sides. I am so psyched about this season. We have a lot of players that are going to hit. Let's go.

Meidroth will not be replaced by Sosa, but eventually he might be by a player like Antonacci who can play good defense and has some power. Sosa is a back-up infielder and DH who will get a lot of ABs once again because he is a proven hitter with power. Always exciting to see him come to bat because he hits the ball hard.

Last season Meidroth had 12 errors, one of the worst at his position. A notable error occurred on May 6, 2025, when a pop-up hit his head, contributing to a 4-3 loss against the Royals. Meidroth should not be worried about losing the 2B job to Sosa. Sosa is going to get ABs at 1B, 2B and DH because he was one of the best hitters last season, and one of the clutch hitters. Sosa also has a strong arm where Meidroth doesn't. But Meidroth was just not very good last season. That is why Antonacci could come up at some point in 2026, especially if he continues to hit the ball and Meidroth becomes a weak out. And yes, HRs are an important offensive metric, especially the way MLB has evolved. Think how 3 pointers changed college and pro basketball. You have to have them, and a lot of them to win.

After the endless mocking of Getz for referring to Acuna as a switch hitter, that trade might end up being one of the best moves he has made. Some fans thought the Sox should never have re-signed Luis Robert, but Getz got that contract covered plus Acuna, who could end up as an excellent player.

Means nothing. There is a CF in Milwaukee that barely got his feet wet before coming to the majors and pounding the ball.

I hope so, but in 2025 with the Mets he hit for a .234 BA , no HR and .567 OPS in 175 ABs. OK but not that great. There is a lot of fan projection going on with almost every prospect, and he is no different. As Dennis Green said, "go ahead, crown his ass," but I would like to see more of him before I agree with your assessment. Maybe he is the next Rickey Henderson, but I doubt it. There is a lot of hype about this guy so let's see if he can live up to it.

If Everson Pereira is the starting CFer and Acuna, Sosa and/or Ant are options to play 2B, what do the Sox do with Meidroth ? I guess it may take a few months to iron those decisions out. Ant is one player who is really gunning for a roster spot. Max effort.

Everson Pereira. Baldwin had some issues catching fly balls last season in LF and I just wonder if he has proven he can defend a much larger field in Center.

- RF - Braden Montgomery. If he struggles, maybe send him for a brief refresher to AZ, like the Sox did with Colson last year. This player is part of the young core so why wait, let's go now. - CF - I think Everson Peraira arguably has the right combination of defense, speed and power for CF....but who knows for sure since he has been sidelined with the oblique. - LF - Bennintendi by default, dammnit - 3B Miguel Vargas sticks at 3B. I think this could be a break-out year for him. - 2B I am thinking now ...maybe I would prefer Acuna Jr. or Sam Ant. at 2B over Meidroth. Sox need at least some power from 2B. I saw Sam jack that HR 417 ft yesterday and I am thinking why not him ? -1B / DH - Murakami and Sosa. Need both of them in the line-up almost every game.

I don't have free tv for this.

Of course, 3B requires a different skill set than SS, like quick reflexes at the hot corner and charging in on a bunt and making that throw. I don't know that Colson would even want to play 3B. Colson is a tall shortstop that has range and plays a decent SS. Maybe don't fix what isn't broken,

Sox 9 up 9 down against Glasnow, then Braden leads off against one of the Dodgers starters, with a single. Braden can pitch which is irrelevant except to say that he has a gun for an arm in RF.

Which is another reason I will be psyched to see Braden in RF. He's better defensively in RF than any other option the White Sox have right now. And he's going to hit with power. I am impatient,watching talented athletes have to go through the grind of mastering every successive level of the minor league hierarchy before being promoted. If the best predictions by the experts have the Sox finishing with a 90+ loss season, what difference will it having a few blokes serve as placeholders?

I'm not sure where on the diamond that certain players end up, especially after Chowlowski enters into the mix. My own opinion is that Shortstop and 3b require unique skills and that not every infielder can become proficient at both positions. IMO, Miguel Vargas was the only infielder we had last season that showed us that he can play the hot corner - lightning reflexes coupled with quickness. After Roch comes up, a few infielders might need to show they have the ability to play OF. Not enough starting infield spots for all these players. For example, if Baldwin is the starting CFer, where does Acuna play...2B? or does he even make the 26 man roster.

If Braden Montgomery rakes in ST, does he have a shot at making the opening day 26 man roster ? I was hoping so because he looks to have all the tools needed to be a great defensive RFer - quickness, speed, and a strong throwing arm. Braden reminds me some of Jermaine Dye when he patrolled RF for our '05 WS champs. IMHO.....Braden has more upside than some of the players that are currently competing for OF spots...like Kelenic, Acuna and Baldwin.

"I know the "fans won't drive" thing is going to be repeated ad naseum like soil samples and ingresses" Environmental testing and soil borings confirmed the issues that some anticipated. Stop repeating the old arguments that you lost. Oh sure, ingress and egress is no problem at the Chicago Fire site. Maybe build another stadium on the surface parking lot shown in the approved plan. No, that ship has sailed. And why even suggest that when Rate Field is right off the expressway and the White Sox 35th street train stop and is the White Sox historic home for over 120 years? Why do you keep banging on Bridgeport? I doubt you know much about it. The area to the West of Rate to Halsted has really gentrified over the past several years. You would have to drive or walk through there to get it. Did you go to the Ramova for Sox Fest? No. But you know all about Bridgeport. And I doubt you have driven down to the Chicago Fire site based on your oversized opinions on this site (want to compare the amount of your posts to mine? Talk about ad nauseam.)

They would be happy to sell it I am sure based on all of the buildings that still need demo (and haven't been) at whatever paltry amount they paid for it. A lot of work and huge costs ahead for whatever entity develops that. Boarded up buildings that should have been taken down when that facility closed decades ago.

I would think Tinley Park, in the heart of the White Sox South side fan base, might be better than a NW suburb. The 280 acre former Tinley Park Mental health property currently owned by the Village of Tinley Park would be one option. Needs some demo and environmental clean-up but Tinley only paid $1 for it. https://www.tinleypark.org/government/current_projects/state_campus_property.php Perhaps a deal for the Credit One theater property beginning in 2030 might also be brokered. Both locations right off I-80 and easily accessible to most Southsiders. Then the former Nascar race track property on Laraway in Joliet. Or better yet, just build it at the site of the White Sox historic home on 35th, site of two World Series championships and hopefully another. "Go ... you ... White Sox" (Andy the Clown).

Ingress/egress for vehicles at the Fire Stadium site is quite restricted, at least as depicted on the site plan approved by the Chicago Plan Commission. The main access is from Roosevelt directly into a parking garage connected to the stadium. No ingress across the Metra tracks onto Clark, only a single Southbound right turn only lane for egress. (you can't cross Clark street there). The Wells street access from the North is a single narrow lane thorough a congested area. From the South, the Wells/Wentworth connector might be the best way to access the site, if as presented in this approved plan, they follow through with the surface parking lot plan. Google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/W7V839RC5ErfqRcE7

Now that ESPN has taken over MLB.TV, I am not certain how to proceed in order to get WSox games unless I subscribe to CSHN... I have T Mobile but I am not sure how a VPN could get around that when the area code of your phone obviously reveals your appx location.

Wait a second. You have driven this topic single-handedly and the amount of your posts dwarf all others. You have cast your negative opinion about Rate field often, comparing it unfavorably to Wrigley Field, once complaining that fans cannot "make a day of it there"..when the fact is that most Wsox games are night games. WSox fans, like Bear fans, arrive prior to games and enjoy tailgating there . For some, there are bars within walking distance of Rate Field and there is a bar attached to the stadium. Fans who want to continue drinking or eating late night can get in their cars and go downtown or wherever they want. It is clear that you don't know much about Rate field and/or dislike it for whatever your reasons. I am among those who actually go to games and enjoy that experience. The 500 level view that you subjected yourself to standing up and leaning over a rail in order to watch a game was unfortunate. That is one of the worst places in the stadium to watch a game. Cheap seats are pretty bad at almost any stadium, including Wrigley. I plan on going to the Opener and have my tickets. I am meeting several friends on the CF outfield concourse which is accessible to anyone who has a 100 level. One cool thing about Rate is that fans can walk all the way around the park and enjoy meeting fans, eating, drinking and talking baseball there. You cannot do that in Wrigley where you pretty much need to stay in your seat throughout the game. As far as the Fire stadium at the 78, I could care less. My prediction about extra costs associated with environmental remediation and special underpinning was right on the money. I I don't know how those costs will be absorbed and whether or not taxpayers will be on the hook for them but whatever, there is going to be a lot of risk to recover those costs. To start with, 30 dump trucks in and out with environmental waste every day for 4-6 weeks and then bringing in stone and solid fill is going to be a large number. And remember the 30 million that contractors lost when UIC pulled out of there for reasons that one can now imagine. The main issues with developing the 78 site, especially for a stadium or stadiums is not limited to environmental clean-up, underpinning foundations, and associated costs. Ingress/egress to that site for a large number of vehicles will be a challenge. I looked at the proposed Fire site plan and wonder how that plan - funneling most vehicles into a large parking garage from a proposed ramp down from Roosevelt) will work. That said, I have the best wishes for Mansueto , the Fire, and Chicago soccer fans. As far as the rest of the site, it will be brownfield forever. Maybe Auchi would consider donating it to the City of Chicago in order to make it into a dedicated green space - a North extension to Ping Tom Park, but on second thought, no way he would. Not that guy.