July 31, 2025Jul 31 Candidly speaking, they should add to the team this offseason. Too many young players on the roster now to throw away a full year of service time on all of them.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 Kudos to Getz for not showing to be a pushover desperate placeholder at his job. Other teams are sharks, and he did not give in on garbage packages. Could serve key in future dealings.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 10 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: No, I think they may add bench player(s) and pitching. But no big free agents. They will spread it around on a few mediocre players as they always do. How many holes do you see that they would spread it around on? They basically have a full lineup of positional players now in place. They can probably fill 4/5 of a rotation with ease. The bullpen certainly needs help, especially if Taylor ends up staying there. But realistically, they’d have like $45M to spend after Robert if they just want to maintain the current payroll.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 9 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: How many holes do you see that they would spread it around on? They basically have a full lineup of positional players now in place. They can probably fill 4/5 of a rotation with ease. The bullpen certainly needs help, especially if Taylor ends up staying there. But realistically, they’d have like $45M to spend after Robert if they just want to maintain the current payroll. I’ll believe it when I see it.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 9 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: I’ll believe it when I see it. So negativity for negativity sake…got it
July 31, 2025Jul 31 8 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: So negativity for negativity sake…got it No, historical basis.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 10 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: I’ll believe it when I see it. I think they will certainly spend some but I don't think JR wants any long term deals past the CBA and it's hard to sign good players on 1 or 2 year deals unless they are coming off a bad year and are willing to sign a 1 yr prove it type deal.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 1 hour ago, reiks12 said: If they pick up his option after he throws down 3 WAR i wouldnt mind it if they just kept him All possibilities are alive and well. Pick up his option for 20 million or release him for 2 million. Sign an extension of his contract just like we would do with any FA this offseason. He is playing like he wants to play with these new kids all around him. I'm tired of worrying about Jerry getting his money's worth...not my problem. With a few key acquisitions this off-season, this team could be strong and competitive.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 All I’m saying is you can’t be mad that they don’t spend and then also be mad that they didn’t do a salary dump. It’s one or the other.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 11 minutes ago, poppysox said: All possibilities are alive and well. Pick up his option for 20 million or release him for 2 million. Sign an extension of his contract just like we would do with any FA this offseason. He is playing like he wants to play with these new kids all around him. I'm tired of worrying about Jerry getting his money's worth...not my problem. With a few key acquisitions this off-season, this team could be strong and competitive. I'd settle for 70-92 personally. We're a long way away.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 Right now, this is the projected positional group for next year: Lineup: 1B: Vargas 2B: Sosa SS: Meidroth 3B: C. Montgomery* LF: Benintendi* CF: Robert RF: Tauchman* DH: Quero CA: Teel* Bench: IF: Mead OF: Robertson* UT: Baldwin# BC: Lee Honestly, add one legit corner OF and move Benintendi to the bench / part time DH role and I’d be good with that lineup in a transition year. With further growth from the kids, it could be decent. Obviously I’d be open to other upgrades, but I’d probably give the kids one more year to see who takes steps. You also would have Ramos and possibly Antonacci as contingency plans at some point in the year. As for the bench, Robertson would move down to a AAA depth role with Andrew demoted. Mead competes with Vargas and Sosa at 1B & 2B respectively. Baldwin fills in everywhere and gets more playing time when there are injuries. Lee sits on the bench and dreams of one Teel / Quero get injured mid game so he can save the day. Honestly, I’m not sure any major upgrades are needed there. I just don’t see where you “spread the wealth” here.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 23 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: How many holes do you see that they would spread it around on? They basically have a full lineup of positional players now in place. They can probably fill 4/5 of a rotation with ease. The bullpen certainly needs help, especially if Taylor ends up staying there. But realistically, they’d have like $45M to spend after Robert if they just want to maintain the current payroll. It's definitely the case that between the currently under contract outfielders — Benintendi, Robert, Tauchman — plus 2 rookie catchers and ~5 young infielders, it's not obvious where the Sox would spend any substantial free agent dollars for position players going into next season. That's not to say the Sox will be a team without holes, just that the team is so young it's not so clear where the holes will be and you want to give those guys a chance to show what they can do. Of course if they want to go grab Kyle Tucker or something I guess I won't complain. And there's always room for more pitching even if long-term investments in pitching at this stage seem ill-advised.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 14 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Right now, this is the projected positional group for next year: Lineup: 1B: Vargas 2B: Sosa SS: Meidroth 3B: C. Montgomery* LF: Benintendi* CF: Robert RF: Tauchman* DH: Quero CA: Teel* Bench: IF: Mead OF: Robertson* UT: Baldwin# BC: Lee Honestly, add one legit corner OF and move Benintendi to the bench / part time DH role and I’d be good with that lineup in a transition year. With further growth from the kids, it could be decent. Obviously I’d be open to other upgrades, but I’d probably give the kids one more year to see who takes steps. You also would have Ramos and possibly Antonacci as contingency plans at some point in the year. As for the bench, Robertson would move down to a AAA depth role with Andrew demoted. Mead competes with Vargas and Sosa at 1B & 2B respectively. Baldwin fills in everywhere and gets more playing time when there are injuries. Lee sits on the bench and dreams of one Teel / Quero get injured mid game so he can save the day. Honestly, I’m not sure any major upgrades are needed there. I just don’t see where you “spread the wealth” here. Honestly, without significant additions, it looks like another 90+ loss season.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 9 minutes ago, Jake said: It's definitely the case that between the currently under contract outfielders — Benintendi, Robert, Tauchman — plus 2 rookie catchers and ~5 young infielders, it's not obvious where the Sox would spend any substantial free agent dollars for position players going into next season. That's not to say the Sox will be a team without holes, just that the team is so young it's not so clear where the holes will be and you want to give those guys a chance to show what they can do. Of course if they want to go grab Kyle Tucker or something I guess I won't complain. And there's always room for more pitching even if long-term investments in pitching at this stage seem ill-advised. Exactly my point in my last post you probably haven’t seen yet. But the lineup is mostly full and actually has some depth behind it. Doesn’t mean you couldn’t upgrade, but we’re not going out and signing 1.5 win players to block guys like Sosa, Vargas, etc. Pitching is a different story as I think it would be prudent to add a legit veteran SP (even if of the rebound variety) and some relievers, but I pray to god the org realizes now that allocating 30% of your payroll to the bullpen is a bad resource allocation strategy.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 10 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Honestly, without significant additions, it looks like another 90+ loss season. You think a team full of mostly youngsters is not going to get better?
July 31, 2025Jul 31 Author 10 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: You think a team full of mostly youngsters is not going to get better? Depends on your definition of getting better. In theory they should but this is still a team that is going to lose a ton of games in 2026. Going 70-92 in 2026 is progress based on numbers but still no where close to "contending" is it? And then of course comes the lockout in 2027.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 13 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Honestly, without significant additions, it looks like another 90+ loss season. That's under the assumption that the young guys, who haven't been playing like a 90 loss team for a little bit, won't get any better at all.
July 31, 2025Jul 31 13 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Exactly my point in my last post you probably haven’t seen yet. But the lineup is mostly full and actually has some depth behind it. Doesn’t mean you couldn’t upgrade, but we’re not going out and signing 1.5 win players to block guys like Sosa, Vargas, etc. Pitching is a different story as I think it would be prudent to add a legit veteran SP (even if of the rebound variety) and some relievers, but I pray to god the org realizes now that allocating 30% of your payroll to the bullpen is a bad resource allocation strategy. Welcome home Dylan Cease!
August 1, 2025Aug 1 Author 9 minutes ago, baseball_gal_aly said: The money will be spent* *Part deux I'm sure it will be. As history shows though it will be spent mostly of retreads, has-been's, injury-prone guys and stiffs on their last legs. JR doesn't believe in paying for game changing, superstar talent.
August 1, 2025Aug 1 11 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: I'm sure it will be. As history shows though it will be spent mostly of retreads, has-been's, injury-prone guys and stiffs on their last legs. JR doesn't believe in paying for game changing, superstar talent. We'll get a few Benintendis to plug some holes. Besides, that only gets them to the high 70s in wins, if even that many. Edited August 1, 2025Aug 1 by baseball_gal_aly
August 1, 2025Aug 1 Again… why are people making “the money will be spent” jokes in a thread about the team leaning towards overpaying a player with a high ceiling when they could have easily done a salary dump today?
August 1, 2025Aug 1 9 minutes ago, Nardiwashere said: Again… why are people making “the money will be spent” jokes in a thread about the team leaning towards overpaying a player with a high ceiling when they could have easily done a salary dump today? Getz said they're looking to add this winter.
August 1, 2025Aug 1 10 minutes ago, baseball_gal_aly said: Getz said they're looking to add this winter. That sounds like good news to me.
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