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On 11/10/2025 at 10:38 PM, Lip Man 1 said:

"With three starter spots up for grabs, it’s on Getz and the front office to fill out the pitching staff with more known quantities than years past."

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/11/10/pitching-should-be-a-prioirty-for-white-sox-this-offseason

Shane Smith, Davis Martin and then ????? 

Cannon, Burke, Thorpe, a veteran or two? Is Grant Taylor moving to the rotation? Is Schultz up by mid-season?

They have more options than they did 2 years ago, but it's still lacking in higher end quality. 

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1 hour ago, spiderman said:

Shane Smith, Davis Martin and then ????? 

Cannon, Burke, Thorpe, a veteran or two? Is Grant Taylor moving to the rotation? Is Schultz up by mid-season?

They have more options than they did 2 years ago, but it's still lacking in higher end quality. 

Getz just now said Taylor isn’t starting 

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I read on southside showdown an article suggesting the Sox sign 3 former pitchers. Lucas Giolito, Jose Quitana, and Chris Bassitt. I dont think Gioloito left on the best terms and Bassitt may not eat enough innings, but Quintana? Yeah.

Any thoughts boys?

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20 minutes ago, soxrwhite said:

I read on southside showdown an article suggesting the Sox sign 3 former pitchers. Lucas Giolito, Jose Quitana, and Chris Bassitt. I dont think Gioloito left on the best terms and Bassitt may not eat enough innings, but Quintana? Yeah.

Any thoughts boys?

Quintana? Yes. Ive also seen Hendriks is seeking a deal. Is he done? Probably yes. But a cheap deal for him with closing experience on a team that blows an astronomical amount of saves i think is worth exploring. Would be a nice story if he accumulated any worth. But as I said, i don't know that there's anything left there. 

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41 minutes ago, soxrwhite said:

I read on southside showdown an article suggesting the Sox sign 3 former pitchers. Lucas Giolito, Jose Quitana, and Chris Bassitt. I dont think Gioloito left on the best terms and Bassitt may not eat enough innings, but Quintana? Yeah.

Any thoughts boys?

While that'd be great, they aren't spending that type of $. 

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2 hours ago, Tnetennba said:

Q, Bassitt, and Gio will have better option that to come back here. 

They'd have an increased likelihood they'd get traded to a contender. But Giolito is not coming anywhere near the Sox. Jerry is never going to bring back the team's former MLBPA representative, and one who they squabbled with over Arbitration.

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2 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

They'd have an increased likelihood they'd get traded to a contender. But Giolito is not coming anywhere near the Sox. Jerry is never going to bring back the team's former MLBPA representative, and one who they squabbled with over Arbitration.

I think the other 2 will also be out of their pay range.

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Honestly what Getz said doesn't surprise me. I don't see how anybody could have expected anything different and if Levine is right for once, if they do move Robert the payroll could be embarrassingly low. 

But I'm sure JR isn't losing any sleep over that factor. 

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40 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Honestly what Getz said doesn't surprise me. I don't see how anybody could have expected anything different and if Levine is right for once, if they do move Robert the payroll could be embarrassingly low. 

But I'm sure JR isn't losing any sleep over that factor. 

They will be clearly last in all of MLB...especially if the Marlins can trade Alcantara for prospects instead of merely salary relief.

They also could extend Stowers and/or Ramirez, for example.

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43 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Honestly what Getz said doesn't surprise me. I don't see how anybody could have expected anything different and if Levine is right for once, if they do move Robert the payroll could be embarrassingly low. 

But I'm sure JR isn't losing any sleep over that factor. 

They'll lean on "rebuilding" and "development" and add a few C level free agents, I'm sure 1 or 2 will be tagged with the "veteran leadership" tag and it will be another similar season to last. 

And in some regards, based on where this organization is at, plus the upcoming CBA issues...I can understand that general philosophy to a degree. There isn't one free agent name that screams "this guy would be a perfect addition, they must do anything in their power to sign them" 

But, as a fan...we're entering the 4th season in a row where the there is virtually no path for the team to even play .500 ball. I'm tired of that, and want to see them make a real effort to improve. Signing a 31 year old Cedric Mullins and a 32 year old Ryan O'Hearn doesn't really accomplish that for me. But I know not to expect anything significant, they've given no indication of that. 

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On 11/12/2025 at 4:39 PM, fathom said:

Getz just now said Taylor isn’t starting 

Unless he's going to be a high leverage/closer, I don't get this. Maybe for next season, it's not a big deal, but I don't like turning high end prospects into middle relievers.

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3 hours ago, Tony said:

They'll lean on "rebuilding" and "development" and add a few C level free agents, I'm sure 1 or 2 will be tagged with the "veteran leadership" tag and it will be another similar season to last. 

And in some regards, based on where this organization is at, plus the upcoming CBA issues...I can understand that general philosophy to a degree. There isn't one free agent name that screams "this guy would be a perfect addition, they must do anything in their power to sign them" 

But, as a fan...we're entering the 4th season in a row where the there is virtually no path for the team to even play .500 ball. I'm tired of that, and want to see them make a real effort to improve. Signing a 31 year old Cedric Mullins and a 32 year old Ryan O'Hearn doesn't really accomplish that for me. But I know not to expect anything significant, they've given no indication of that. 

Agreed.

It's hard to disagree with the approach if they're on this 5+ year plan to become competitive.

We're heading into Year 4 and they may lose 100 games again, probably 90 if it's better.

I think White Sox management is getting away with not putting all resources into turning these around much quicker in the city of Chicago. This is crazy. They want to be thought of as some small market team with little resources. They're happy to play the fans as fools and not commit to building a team that can win and compete in a winnable division

I'm a Sox fan, but it's hard to be treated like an idiot. 

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On 11/6/2025 at 10:46 PM, caulfield12 said:

Sosa in RF.

Yikes.

Bad enough on the infield.

Just not a dynamic, fast-twitch athlete.  

Benintendi has to play LF passably if you want to have any hope of getting back at least 1/3rd of his contract in a dump at some point (looking less and less likely as teams just wait for him to be waived/released).

I would just see if Sosa can play 1B to lessen his defensive deficiencies.  Maybe he figures out how to take a walk every now and then eventually.  I don’t care about Jerry’s money, but Ryan O’Hearn does dick for this team.

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