Edited March 22, 20242 yr by Sleepy Harold

Gonna guess this is due to Fletcher’s struggles

1 minute ago, fathom said:

Gonna guess this is due to Fletcher’s struggles

All these dude's flat-out competing and they're still adding on March 22

The Chicago Castoffs with another monumental acquisition.

Edited March 22, 20242 yr by The Mighty Mite

Definitely the missing piece. 

3 minutes ago, Quin said:

All these dude's flat-out competing and they're still adding on March 22

That's Pedroball baby!

3 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:

The Chicago Castoffs with another monumental acquisition.

We are many disgraceful things, but at least the Sox were never named the Chicago Orphans.

Dumbest name in sports history.

8 minutes ago, fathom said:

Gonna guess this is due to Fletcher’s struggles

Fletcher just homered. Message sent.

I am starting to think someone needs to take Chris Getz aside and introduce him to the concept of counting to 40.

4 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:

The Chicago Castoffs with another monumental acquisition.

He's probably just as good as any other position player Getz acquired and he couldn't get a deal until Spring Training was about over.

Doing everything they can to not see Gavin Sheets in the OF or on this roster. I love it. 

this year’s gonna be great

7 minutes ago, thedoctor said:

this year’s gonna be great

Major League….the Grifol way 

10 minutes ago, Vote4Pedro said:

Major League….the Grifol way 

“hell, this guy’s dead”

we’re getting close to that

Getz signing all these veteran depth guys now who would have been useful to the contending Sox teams of previous years is the new Kenny signing washed up former all stars/future hall of famers.

1 hour ago, fathom said:

Gonna guess this is due to Fletcher’s struggles

Yep, they have zero faith in him right now.

Kenny always gets his guy 

Career .725 OPS, so not horrible, but also not anything to celebrate.  I don’t really get it, but they have committed to dumpster diving for nearly washed up marginal players, so it is on brand.

wasn't one of the biggest complaints about last season that there was no minor league depth? every major league team will deal with injuries and the White Sox were historically bad last season in terms of their call-ups. I'm reminded of this fangraphs article which shows that the Sox opening day roster compiled over 100% of the team's total WAR. as in, the call-ups and trade acquisitions produced negative WAR.

with that in mind, I don't see how it could be viewed as a bad thing for a team to sign a player to a minor league deal who hit .730ish OPS and 10 homers last season. it's sort of like, why wouldn't you do that? 

We would have the greatest bench of all time if it was 2019.  Instead, we are starting most of these relics a year or so after most of them should’ve retired.

Chicago White Sox - bringing you yesterday’s mediocrity… tomorrow.

1 hour ago, nrockway said:

wasn't one of the biggest complaints about last season that there was no minor league depth? every major league team will deal with injuries and the White Sox were historically bad last season in terms of their call-ups. I'm reminded of this fangraphs article which shows that the Sox opening day roster compiled over 100% of the team's total WAR. as in, the call-ups and trade acquisitions produced negative WAR.

with that in mind, I don't see how it could be viewed as a bad thing for a team to sign a player to a minor league deal who hit .730ish OPS and 10 homers last season. it's sort of like, why wouldn't you do that? 

Part of the problem with many of these guys is that if you don't call them up early in the year, they're likely to ask for and be granted their release. The White Sox are such a mess that right now Grossman has a decent shot at a starting OF spot, but you can't call up all of the guys they've signed, there's not enough space for them. Where are they actually playing these guys, how do you decide in the next 7 days if Robbie Grossman is ready to go? 

I wanted this dude in 2021. And he would have been a good signing. Better than the ghost of Adam Eaton

14 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

Part of the problem with many of these guys is that if you don't call them up early in the year, they're likely to ask for and be granted their release. The White Sox are such a mess that right now Grossman has a decent shot at a starting OF spot, but you can't call up all of the guys they've signed, there's not enough space for them. Where are they actually playing these guys, how do you decide in the next 7 days if Robbie Grossman is ready to go? 

Well Moose and Pillar were just released and I would bet Grossman is going to Charlotte for the reasons you just gave.

3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Well Moose and Pillar were just released and I would bet Grossman is going to Charlotte for the reasons you just gave.

Well this makes a fair amount more sense then.