MLBTR Offseason Outlook on White Sox

[WestEddy]

1 hour ago, Sleepy Harold said:

Cohen for pope?

Rudy

[fathom]

1 hour ago, Lukakke Appling said:

Ol’ Cohen seems pretty jazzed about it. I can’t think who else it might be about. 🤔

Wonder if he just got Tucker stolen from him

[WhiteSox2023]

2 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Stolen from us

You’re having even bigger wet dreams than @Chicago White Sox these days, I see.

[WestEddy]

Heyman says that Cardinals and Mets are also interested in Griffin Canning. Paywall. No link. New York Post. 

I'd imagine the Sox would look elsewhere. They don't seem to like to be in a crowd when they're pursuing a player. 

[fathom]

28 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Heyman says that Cardinals and Mets are also interested in Griffin Canning. Paywall. No link. New York Post. 

I'd imagine the Sox would look elsewhere. They don't seem to like to be in a crowd when they're pursuing a player. 

Want nothing to do with him anyways 

[ChiSoxFanMike]

Either of these guys could be interesting for the Sox.

[WhiteSox2023]

9 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said:

Either of these guys could be interesting for the Sox.

If Ward was a bit younger, he’d be a nice target.  Solid minor league numbers but the dude is turning 28 next month and hasn’t made the majors.

[ChiSoxFanMike]

1 minute ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

If Ward was a bit younger, he’d be a nice target.  Solid minor league numbers but the dude is turning 28 next month and hasn’t made the majors.

In his defense, it’s really tough to get playing time on the Dodgers. Could immediately get at-bats in LF or RF here. 

[WestEddy]

1 hour ago, ChiSoxFanMike said:

Either of these guys could be interesting for the Sox.

sounds like FanGraphs thinks Ward is a platoon AAAA bat. I can't find anything substantial on Bobby Miller. 

Los Angeles Dodgers Top 52 Prospects | FanGraphs Baseball

21. Ryan Ward, LF

Drafted: 8th Round, 2019 from Bryant University (LAD)

Age	27.8	Height	5′ 11″	Weight	200	Bat / Thr	L / R	FV	40

Tool Grades (Present/Future)

Hit	Raw Power	Game Power	Run	Fielding	Throw
40/40	55/55	50/50	45/45	50/50	30

Ward is the Crash Davis of our times. He’s spent the last three years marinating at Triple-A, where he comfortably set the Oklahoma City Comets franchise home run record and became an annual presence on the target lists of scouts with PCL coverage. Buried on the Dodgers depth chart, he probably would have debuted for a couple dozen other clubs by this point, and who knows how agonizingly close he’s been to a ring-netting cup of coffee with Los Angeles.

Power is Ward’s best skill, and he’s able to bring plenty of his above-average raw into games. While he uses the entire field, he’s also gotten better at identifying which pitches he can turn on and drive. Befitting a power bat off the bench, he swings a fair bit, but he’s not recklessly aggressive either. He’s average in a corner and has played a little first base, so there’s a bit of defensive versatility here. The quality of his at-bats declines considerably against lefties: He doesn’t see their spin well, and ideally would never face them. He’s on the Quad-A/platoon buffer, and for his sake, we’re hoping 2026 brings more clarity about which side of the line he belongs on.

[fathom]

I’m shocked Miller hasn’t ended up on the Sox the last few years