Crazy how they were able to stay healthy during the WBC then fall apart 5 days into the season. Hard to feel an attachment to a team when you never see the same players play. Grifol far from impressive handling things so far. Same old crap. 

It’s just comical that after all the joking about it, of course Yoan has a lasting injury from the WBC.

Officially official lol

Let the Nick Solak era begin!

39 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Let the Nick Solak era begin!

I kind of wanted this guy last off-season. Not a bad flier to take. 

1 hour ago, 35thstreetswarm said:

I feel like the White Sox lineup is good when its players are playing, and bad when our best hitters are out.  It's pretty much that simple.

Are they good players if they never play? ?

1 hour ago, Vote4Pedro said:

Officially official lol

Rick Hahn making moves like a man trying to save his job.

Social media team making graphics with so much green. I know it's to support Liam, but, man.

the White Sox social media posts announcing a player is coming off of the disabled list... is sponsored by a hospital. 

this org is all cringe. 

Moncada hurt again no way, it’s the 6447776 time.

1 hour ago, Vote4Pedro said:

Officially official lol

Over under on how many times Jason mentions Solak is a "local product" tonight?

He'll milk it and be out a month. 

Sox may be able to trade him if they pay a large part of his salary next year but that's still going to be difficult to do. 

I didn't care for the WBC when it was first announced and I care even less for it now.

Grifol has already publicly stated he thinks Moncada's back issues were caused by the halfway round the world flights from Arizona to Taiwan, from Taiwan to Miami and then from Miami back to Arizona.

But hey it's more important to play for a country in a meaningless made for TV tournament than playing for the team that's paying you millions of dollars. 

And once again the Sox play shorthanded for a week, "hoping" his back got better.

Nothing changes. 

3 hours ago, BigHurt3515 said:

Nothing like playing a man down for a series just for us to realize he needs an extra 5-10 days off

Sox have had this "philosophy" from back in the Jermaine Dye days.

17 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Over under on how many times Jason mentions Solak is a "local product" tonight?

If i were a bookie, I’d go with 2.5

Just now, Lip Man 1 said:

Sox have had this "philosophy" from back in the Jermaine Dye days.

Made more sense back then when DL was 15 days

1 hour ago, Timmy U said:

Let the Nick Solak era begin!

Yeah this seems like having the possibility to be a way better than average waiver claim

3 minutes ago, FourEyesShottenhoffer said:

If i were a bookie, I’d go with 2.5

I didn’t realize Sox claimed him when I responded here. Going to have to bump that to 4.5

Matt Foster see ya!!

Solak has been assigned to Charlotte.

Didn't know much about him but Jim Margalus of Sox Machine did a deep dive into today's moves.

Don't expect miracles from Solak is basically what he writes. Guy is defensively challenged and outside of a small stretch with Texas can't hit: 

https://soxmachine.com/2023/04/white-sox-reinstate-eloy-jimenez-from-il-shelve-yoan-moncada/

Edited April 14, 20233 yr by Lip Man 1

31 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

He'll milk it and be out a month. 

Sox may be able to trade him if they pay a large part of his salary next year but that's still going to be difficult to do. 

I didn't care for the WBC when it was first announced and I care even less for it now.

Grifol has already publicly stated he thinks Moncada's back issues were caused by the halfway round the world flights from Arizona to Taiwan, from Taiwan to Miami and then from Miami back to Arizona.

But hey it's more important to play for a country in a meaningless made for TV tournament than playing for the team that's paying you millions of dollars. 

And once again the Sox play shorthanded for a week, "hoping" his back got better.

Nothing changes. 

Enough of this crap, Hahn has to go.

I agree on the WBC, bad idea when the guys should be in ST getting in  baseball shape and working on fundamentals.

 

 

Edited April 14, 20233 yr by The Mighty Mite

They need to role with Burger at third and hope something clicks defensively.

The so-called core is rarely on the field together so they are not even a thing. 

11 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:

Enough of this crap, Hahn has to go.

I agree on the WBC, bad idea when the guys should be in ST getting in  baseball shape and working on fundamentals.

 

 

 

42 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

He'll milk it and be out a month. 

Sox may be able to trade him if they pay a large part of his salary next year but that's still going to be difficult to do. 

I didn't care for the WBC when it was first announced and I care even less for it now.

Grifol has already publicly stated he thinks Moncada's back issues were caused by the halfway round the world flights from Arizona to Taiwan, from Taiwan to Miami and then from Miami back to Arizona.

But hey it's more important to play for a country in a meaningless made for TV tournament than playing for the team that's paying you millions of dollars. 

And once again the Sox play shorthanded for a week, "hoping" his back got better.

Nothing changes. 

Because normal ST had been leading to such great health outcomes for our players.

14 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said:

They need to role with Burger at third and hope something clicks defensively.

Burger is an issue defensively no question. But unlike Moncada I get the sense Burger at least wants to play and to try to provide for his family. To me that's a big deal even though Moncada has far more talent. But what good is it when the guy is supposedly always hurt?

3 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Burger is an issue defensively no question. But unlike Moncada I get the sense Burger at least wants to play and to try to provide for his family. To me that's a big deal even though Moncada has far more talent. But what good is it when the guy is supposedly always hurt?

Now Moncada doesn’t want to provide for his family. Lol.  

The WBC is far more entertaining than anything MLB offers. I don't blame the players for playing.