WestEddy Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Chase Meidroth leading off, just like he should be on Opening Day. 10/10 lineup don’t even care about the rest. https://t.co/tFZ4cl0LTP — Patrick Nolan (@SoxMach_pnoles) March 7, 2025 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 This looks like a regular starting infield to me (I hope). 1B 2B SS 3B 22-Feb Drury Meidroth Montgomery Vargas 23-Feb Vaughn Rojas Amaya Sosa 24-Feb Gallo Gray Meidroth Vargas 25-Feb Drury Sosa Montgomery Rojas 26-Feb Vaughn Meidroth Amaya Vargas 27-Feb Drury Rojas Gray Sosa 28-Feb Vaughn Baldwin Amaya Vargas 1-Mar Gallo Sosa Meidroth Rojas 2-Mar Vaughn Baldwin Amaya Vargas 3-Mar Sosa Rojas Meidroth Drury 5-Mar ss Vaughn Rojas Amaya Sosa 5-Mar ss Drury Meidroth Baldwin Vargas 6-Mar Gallo Baldwin Amaya Drury 7-Mar Vaughn Rojas Meidroth Vargas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 And I'm guessing this is the opening day lineup if Benny stays injured. LF CF RF DH 22-Feb Colas Robert Tauchman Dalbec 23-Feb Benintendi Taylor Slater Baldwin 24-Feb Fletcher Robert Tauchman Drury 25-Feb Benintendi Taylor Slater Lee 26-Feb Julks Robert Tauchman Gallo 27-Feb Taylor Robert Slater Benintendi 28-Feb Julks Fletcher Tauchman Gallo 1-Mar Slater Robert Veras Drury 2-Mar Colas Fletcher Tauchman Ramos 3-Mar Julks Robert Tauchman Gallo 5-Mar ss Gallo Robert Tauchman Thaiss 5-Mar ss Julks Fletcher Colas Ramos 6-Mar Julks Fletcher Colas Narvaez 7-Mar Taylor Robert Tauchman Sosa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 (edited) 8 minutes ago, WestEddy said: And I'm guessing this is the opening day lineup if Benny stays injured. Shane Smith keeping the same slot in the spring training pitching rotation is interesting, also. LF CF RF DH P 22-Feb Colas Robert Tauchman Dalbec Shuster 23-Feb Benintendi Taylor Slater Baldwin Gilbert 24-Feb Fletcher Robert Tauchman Drury S. Smith 25-Feb Benintendi Taylor Slater Lee Martin 26-Feb Julks Robert Tauchman Gallo Burke 27-Feb Taylor Robert Slater Benintendi Perez 28-Feb Julks Fletcher Tauchman Gallo Cannon 1-Mar Slater Robert Veras Drury S. Smith 2-Mar Colas Fletcher Tauchman Ramos Martin 3-Mar Julks Robert Tauchman Gallo Burke 5-Mar ss Gallo Robert Tauchman Thaiss Perez 5-Mar ss Julks Fletcher Colas Ramos B. Wilson 6-Mar Julks Fletcher Colas Narvaez Cannon 7-Mar Taylor Robert Tauchman Sosa S. Smith Edited March 7 by WestEddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoUEvenShift Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I’m thinking Sosa and Drury start opening day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 27 minutes ago, WestEddy said: This looks like a regular starting infield to me (I hope). 1B 2B SS 3B 22-Feb Drury Meidroth Montgomery Vargas 23-Feb Vaughn Rojas Amaya Sosa 24-Feb Gallo Gray Meidroth Vargas 25-Feb Drury Sosa Montgomery Rojas 26-Feb Vaughn Meidroth Amaya Vargas 27-Feb Drury Rojas Gray Sosa 28-Feb Vaughn Baldwin Amaya Vargas 1-Mar Gallo Sosa Meidroth Rojas 2-Mar Vaughn Baldwin Amaya Vargas 3-Mar Sosa Rojas Meidroth Drury 5-Mar ss Vaughn Rojas Amaya Sosa 5-Mar ss Drury Meidroth Baldwin Vargas 6-Mar Gallo Baldwin Amaya Drury 7-Mar Vaughn Rojas Meidroth Vargas I will be very bummed if we don’t wait two or three weeks to call up Meidroth and throw away a year of team control. Obviously it’s far less egregious of a decision than rushing a less ready, higher ceiling player in Montgomery but it would be super easy just roll with Amaya for a couple weeks before swapping him out for Chase. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) 25 minutes ago, fathom said: I’m thinking Sosa and Drury start opening day With a (likely) lefty on the mound, I agree. Against RHP, this could be the primary lineup. Edited March 7 by Bob Sacamano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 28 minutes ago, fathom said: I’m thinking Sosa and Drury start opening day Lefty on the mound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 7 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Lefty on the mound? The Angels have 3 projected for rotation, along with Kyle Hendricks. I feel like it'll be Kikuchi or Tyler Anderson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Does Meidroth really possess the arm and range for big league SS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 28 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I will be very bummed if we don’t wait two or three weeks to call up Meidroth and throw away a year of team control. Obviously it’s far less egregious of a decision than rushing a less ready, higher ceiling player in Montgomery but it would be super easy just roll with Amaya for a couple weeks before swapping him out for Chase. At this point does the extra year of team control thing even matter? There are so many circumstances that can happen in between that timeframe that make the reality of that rule not really matter. Look at how worried everyone was about that during the last rebuild and how much of it didn't matter. IMO just call the guy up when he's ready. If he's ready on OD, don't dick around with him for 2-3 weeks, have him start. Give the kid some positive affirmation that the club trusts him. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 14 minutes ago, Ducksnort said: At this point does the extra year of team control thing even matter? There are so many circumstances that can happen in between that timeframe that make the reality of that rule not really matter. Look at how worried everyone was about that during the last rebuild and how much of it didn't matter. IMO just call the guy up when he's ready. If he's ready on OD, don't dick around with him for 2-3 weeks, have him start. Give the kid some positive affirmation that the club trusts him. I'm of this mind with Meidroth. I don't think he's the offensive or defensive profile where you have to worry about what he will cost in 6 years. His ceiling is probably 2021 Leury Garcia (which is an awesome player to have), and that was relatively cheap to extend, if Meidroth is still killing it at that level in 2031. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 10 minutes ago, Ducksnort said: At this point does the extra year of team control thing even matter? There are so many circumstances that can happen in between that timeframe that make the reality of that rule not really matter. Look at how worried everyone was about that during the last rebuild and how much of it didn't matter. IMO just call the guy up when he's ready. If he's ready on OD, don't dick around with him for 2-3 weeks, have him start. Give the kid some positive affirmation that the club trusts him. There is no guarantee it will matter, but I can’t really get behind potentially sacrificing 160 games of a player down the road for 20 games right now. That is even more the case when we will likely lose 110 games this year and are multiple years away from competing. I also don’t think there is any draft compensation upside by having him on the OD roster since he’s not a top 100 prospect. IMO, there really isn’t much upside from it beyond a little short-term positive affirmation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 7 minutes ago, WestEddy said: I'm of this mind with Meidroth. I don't think he's the offensive or defensive profile where you have to worry about what he will cost in 6 years. His ceiling is probably 2021 Leury Garcia (which is an awesome player to have), and that was relatively cheap to extend, if Meidroth is still killing it at that level in 2031. It’s certainly less of an issue with Meidroth. Just feels unnecessary to put him on the OD roster and easily avoidable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 5 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: It’s certainly less of an issue with Meidroth. Just feels unnecessary to put him on the OD roster and easily avoidable. I agree with this where C. Monty, Quero, Teel and Mason Adams are concerned. I just feel that Meidroth will be a nice utility guy who can start for a month, and the extra control isn't really an issue. Somebody like Teel could pick up Scott Boras as his agent, and he's gone after 6 years of control. Meidroth is like, if you want him, he's there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 18 minutes ago, WestEddy said: I agree with this where C. Monty, Quero, Teel and Mason Adams are concerned. I just feel that Meidroth will be a nice utility guy who can start for a month, and the extra control isn't really an issue. Somebody like Teel could pick up Scott Boras as his agent, and he's gone after 6 years of control. Meidroth is like, if you want him, he's there. Why Mason Adams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 hour ago, DoUEvenShift said: Those flash storms in spring of AZ are no joke. Camelback has a paved lot, some other stadiums are mostly dirt and I def have a not so fond memory of getting into a rental car in a sloppy ass parking lot on a spring training trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 49 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: The Angels have 3 projected for rotation, along with Kyle Hendricks. I feel like it'll be Kikuchi or Tyler Anderson. Kikuchi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) 7 minutes ago, fathom said: Kikuchi He's their big off season addition and Moreno fancies himself competing with the Dodgers. Sort of fits that narrative...at least more so than Anderson. Edited March 7 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 delayed this one is on chsn as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 18 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Why Mason Adams? Mason Adams is the next live arm up, a la Davis Martin. I think he's a guy you bring along with the focus of getting the extra year of control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) Twins must have gotten upset they were lumped in by Jay Cuda with the listless Sox offense...8 runs yesterday and 8 runs already in the third today. Speaking of offense... Trevor Story .474/1.447 19 ab's, 2 HR 5 RBIs Wow. Edited March 7 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 The start of today's game will be delayed but we expect to play the game, per White Sox. — Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) March 7, 2025 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Looking somewhat close to the opening day lineup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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