August 17, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said: Pick outside the top 10? https://www.mlb.com/news/draft-rule-changes-with-new-cba
August 17, 20232 yr 46 minutes ago, LittleHurtCG said: Why would you tear everything down and keep Robert? You gotta move Robert if you are planning another tank job. We're having very different outlooks on tank job. I'm saying punt 2024 and let their current prospects — the ones they already had, drafted, and traded for — work towards 2025 and 2026. Robert's age and contract line up with that. Same with Vaughn and Colas. I was fine selling Cease because he's regressed, I don't see them paying him, and it was a seller's market.
August 17, 20232 yr Hey kids, today's lesson is irony. A sobering thought is driving Sox fans to drink. Heavily.
August 17, 20232 yr There's a legit possibility that the entire left side of the IF gets DFA by next June. The only thing that might prevent it is Montgomery and Ramos not being ready yet. They're stuck with Moncada and they're going to pick up TA's option even if they shouldn't. Edited August 17, 20232 yr by baseballgalaly
August 17, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, baseballgalaly said: Mike Shirley also just drafted Jacob Gonzalez Did he?
August 17, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: Did he? Obviously the scouting director has a lot of input on the 1st round pick, no?
August 17, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: Did he? I was waiting for this post. Do I want to know who Shirley would have picked?
August 17, 20232 yr 15 minutes ago, DirtySox said: I was waiting for this post. Do I want to know who Shirley would have picked? Probably not.
August 17, 20232 yr 33 minutes ago, baseballgalaly said: There's a legit possibility that the entire left side of the IF gets DFA by next June. The only thing that might prevent it is Montgomery and Ramos not being ready yet. They're stuck with Moncada and they're going to pick up TA's option even if they shouldn't. Dream scenario is those two are resurgent in their contract years, then get traded for pitching while Colson and Ramos tear up Charlotte. But Pedro must prioritize the wins!
August 17, 20232 yr 11 hours ago, Texsox said: It will be great. We've hit bottom, now it's time to rebuild. New faces, new stories. It's a return to 2017 when we had a highly rated farm system. This front office did it once, they can do it again. Howz that workin out now? Not so good. Farm system ratings don't always tell the story with many organizations, usually the ones that seem to have more losing seasons than winning seasons.
August 17, 20232 yr 11 hours ago, Texsox said: It will be great. We've hit bottom, now it's time to rebuild. New faces, new stories. It's a return to 2017 when we had a highly rated farm system. This front office did it once, they can do it again. Sarcasm???
August 17, 20232 yr Sox scored enough runs to win a lot of games this season but the bullpen pitchers blew way too many leads. A new Manager, pitching coach, 5 decent starters, 4-5 bullpen arms, and a legit Closer could bring the team closer to contention. Bummer should not throw another pitch for the White Sox. Let that game against the Cubs be his last. Edited August 17, 20232 yr by tray
August 17, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: Did he? We're so lucky here at Soxtalk to have an insider that provides absolutely no inside information, but always jumps at the chance to let people know that they are an insider. A true asset to this forum.
August 17, 20232 yr 36 minutes ago, Paulie4Pres said: Sarcasm??? Prolly. But every once in a while I look for a reason to believe. I got a few years left, do I want to continue a 50+ year investment?!
August 17, 20232 yr 30 minutes ago, tray said: Sox scored enough runs to win a lot of games this season but the bullpen pitchers blew way too many leads. A new Manager, pitching coach, 5 decent starters, 4-5 bullpen arms, and a legit Closer could bring the team closer to contention. Bummer should not throw another pitch for the White Sox. Let that game against the Cubs be his last. That 11 players by my count. Yep, they are that close.
August 18, 20232 yr 54 minutes ago, Texsox said: That 11 players by my count. Yep, they are that close. And with a budget likely receding to the $160 million mark...and nobody would be all that shocked if it was $140-160 million or even down into the $130's.
August 18, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Texsox said: That 11 players by my count. Yep, they are that close. Yes, basically an entire new pitching staff with a few exceptions.
August 18, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, tray said: Sox scored enough runs to win a lot of games this season but the bullpen pitchers blew way too many leads. A new Manager, pitching coach, 5 decent starters, 4-5 bullpen arms, and a legit Closer could bring the team closer to contention. Bummer should not throw another pitch for the White Sox. Let that game against the Cubs be his last. This organization called Aaron Bummer untouchable like 2 weeks ago.
August 18, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: This organization called Aaron Bummer untouchable like 2 weeks ago. How can a reliever with a 6-8 ERA pretty much for the entire season be deemed untouchable...?
August 18, 20232 yr 58 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: How can a reliever with a 6-8 ERA pretty much for the entire season be deemed untouchable...? Maybe it's meant in a "he's untouchable because no one will try to touch him" kind of way.
August 18, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, Quin said: But Pedro is doing his weird "we must compete with the old guys" dance, so here we are. Jerry's dime, Hahn's dance floor, as Chet Chit Chat would say. Hahn makes the decisions, Pedro is the one who faces the questions publicly. He may agree with the call, but doesn't have much of an option, IMO.
August 18, 20232 yr Keep in mind that our organization is such s%*# that imo NOBODY worth a crap will really want to play for us. So I think we are going to suck for way longer than anyone expects. And that is probably optimistic.
August 18, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, DirtySox said: I was waiting for this post. Do I want to know who Shirley would have picked? Do you actually trust that Harold is an insider ? Lately all I've been seeing lately are posts on Ken Williams Jr having an important roll in Sox minor league development. I brought that up a week maybe 10 days ago and it seems like all of a sudden I see a bunch of posts about him. Harold said he wasn't a part of the organization any more to my post. I responded that he was still listed on whitesox.com among the employed. After that I didn't hear anything. It's only because of Harold that I still really don't know if KW Jr is still around. Who knows for sure ? Someone show me something that says he isn't part of the organization anymore besides the usual misinformation we get from Harold. He says something then says nothing to support it. I think in most cases why hint at something if you can't give the whole story ?
August 18, 20232 yr 12 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Do you actually trust that Harold is an insider ? Lately all I've been seeing lately are posts on Ken Williams Jr having an important roll in Sox minor league development. I brought that up a week maybe 10 days ago and it seems like all of a sudden I see a bunch of posts about him. Harold said he wasn't a part of the organization any more to my post. I responded that he was still listed on whitesox.com among the employed. After that I didn't hear anything. It's only because of Harold that I still really don't know if KW Jr is still around. Who knows for sure ? Someone show me something that says he isn't part of the organization anymore besides the usual misinformation we get from Harold. He says something then says nothing to support it. I think in most cases why hint at something if you can't give the whole story ? There have been more times than I can count where he’s PM me information before anyone else had it that ended up being accurate. I absolutely trust he knows stuff
August 18, 20232 yr 8 minutes ago, fathom said: There have been more times than I can count where he’s PM me information before anyone else had it that ended up being accurate. I absolutely trust he knows stuff Same. Believe what you want folks. Also look at it from his perspective. Probably not good for business to be putting super specific information out on the public forum for all to read.
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