Credit to Vargas and Sox coaching staff. It's not every day a random back end top 75 type guy turns into a 5 WAR star.

35 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said:

i saw TRADE and fedde and vargas casually scrolling and almost fell out of my chair...

Yea I saw TRADE and thought we made an acquisition for a SP or something… then I quickly saw Vargas and knew it was rehashing time.

1 hour ago, EloyJenkins said:

i saw TRADE and fedde and vargas casually scrolling and almost fell out of my chair...

We REALLY want Tommy Pham back

27 minutes ago, Quin said:

We REALLY want Tommy Pham back

Schriff in the back like “no I don’t”

4 hours ago, Colome's Hat said:

Will go down as one of the great trades in White Sox history. And we got Fedde back and he has been a contributor this year. IMO, Vargas has been the first half AL MVP.

Maybe. That third baseman from Tampa Bay might be the new Mike Schmidt. Vargas has been really great as well.

6 hours ago, SoxBlanco said:

What a great thread. Props to anyone who wants to chime in and call themselves out here.

Count me in. MV got better last year, but I didn't think he had this much talent going forward. He's

also a great team mate. The fans love him too. He is giving 110% everyday.

4 hours ago, WestEddy said:

I was suspended at the 2024 deadline, so I wasn't able to comment.

That's funny

19 minutes ago, zisk said:

Count me in. MV got better last year, but I didn't think he had this much talent going forward. He's

also a great team mate. The fans love him too. He is giving 110% everyday.

He's the opposite of Moncada

26 minutes ago, zisk said:

Maybe. That third baseman from Tampa Bay might be the new Mike Schmidt. Vargas has been really great as well.

Vargas is 10th in the AL in position players' WAR. He's got some work to do if he wants in on the MVP convo, end of year.

9 hours ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Even if they didn't like the trade there were still a few early believers in Vargas. Shoutout to:

@Jake

@bmags

@Chisoxfn

@PaleAleSox

@ChiSoxFanMike

@Y2Jimmy0

@greg775

You guys get to claim OG status of "Miguel Vargas Fan Club" Sorry if I missed anyone, skimming through quickly between work calls.

Thanks for looking that up. Before when I was able to post (I can only post when I am in an establishment using their internet; mine won't take me to soxtalk successfully) I was considered somebody who knows very little about baseball. I wrote: "Vargas might be what Moncada wanted to be. He's young and looks good in a uniform. Getz called him one of the brightest young bats in the game. This trade might be OK cause those guys the Sox gave up were nothing to lose sleep over. Sox are due to have a prospect excel. Maybe Vargas will be the answer in the corner outfield."

You gotta admit I was spot on. Vargas is hitterish and is doing well. How bout that bomb in the all star game?

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by greg775

Vargas was like 155-165 pounds when they acquired him.

He hardly looked good in a uniform at that point…he looked more like a malnourished refugee.