Lip Man 1 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Says three more years before they are contenders but likes the direction right now: https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/darrin-jackson-considers-white-sox-chances-of-contention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydBannister1983 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 2 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said: Says three more years before they are contenders but likes the direction right now: https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/darrin-jackson-considers-white-sox-chances-of-contention .500 in 2026? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 39 minutes ago, FloydBannister1983 said: .500 in 2026? No way 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBWSF Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 DJ must think that White Sox ownership is not going to improve the team this off season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 (edited) 7 minutes ago, WBWSF said: DJ must think that White Sox ownership is not going to improve the team this off season. Duh. They're not going to spend much this offseason or next (prior to lock out). Edited October 27 by Bob Sacamano 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 1 hour ago, FloydBannister1983 said: .500 in 2026? Slight possibility because they did have a decent second but I think they would need a few more pieces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 18 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Duh. They're not going to spend much this offseason or next (prior to lock out). Yeah, it’s pretty hopeless from a payroll perspective for a while. I just hope none of main guys goes backwards, although there is a decent chance a someone will. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Oh good, I thought the headline was about DJ’s future role with the Sox, in that they wouldn’t be keeping him around. DJ is just about the last thing still around from when I was a younger fan. And it wouldn’t have surprised me for them to send him packing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted October 27 Author Share Posted October 27 3 hours ago, WBWSF said: DJ must think that White Sox ownership is not going to improve the team this off season. It's very clear they aren't save for more bargain basement pick up's perhaps. And it's even possible JR orders another payroll cut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 50 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: It's very clear they aren't save for more bargain basement pick up's perhaps. And it's even possible JR orders another payroll cut. I think it's been strongly hinted at that if they keep Robert, Getz has about another $10M to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 So he is talking about 2029 essentially. Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBWSF Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 8 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: So he is talking about 2029 essentially. Interesting. If thats true that is really terrible.Even hard core fans like myself are tired of losing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 3 minutes ago, WBWSF said: If thats true that is really terrible.Even hard core fans like myself are tired of losing. I said 2030. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 5 hours ago, FloydBannister1983 said: .500 in 2026? They won’t even go .500 in meaningless Spring Training games. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxrwhite Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 As much as I like DJ it is impossible to expect honesty from a man in his position. He has been a broadcaster for the Sox for 17 years. He played for them. He travels with the team. His paychecks come from them. How could he possibly say any thing like " they suck and as long as management is who it is i don't see them ever getting very good". I expect him to be biased. He should be biased, but he can not speak truly honestly, he just can't. So take it for what it is. Another Sox fluff piece. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 9 minutes ago, soxrwhite said: As much as I like DJ it is impossible to expect honesty from a man in his position. He has been a broadcaster for the Sox for 17 years. He played for them. He travels with the team. His paychecks come from them. How could he possibly say any thing like " they suck and as long as management is who it is i don't see them ever getting very good". I expect him to be biased. He should be biased, but he can not speak truly honestly, he just can't. So take it for what it is. Another Sox fluff piece. You don’t think saying that “they’re going to suck for 3 years” isn’t being honest? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 7 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: You don’t think saying that “they’re going to suck for 3 years” isn’t being honest? That's exactly what I was going to say. My own thought is they'll win in the mid-to-upper 70s next season and competing for the division in 2027. They might be "really good" in 2028. He has them two whole years behind that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falstaff Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 2025 was the first signs of hope. I am not expecting miracles but 10-15 more wins in 2026 would be realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 2 minutes ago, WestEddy said: That's exactly what I was going to say. My own thought is they'll win in the mid-to-upper 70s next season and competing for the division in 2027. They might be "really good" in 2028. He has them two whole years behind that. There's no injection of talent from the minors this year and Colson's might be one of the most unpredictable future trajectories that you can come up with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 11 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: There's no injection of talent from the minors this year and Colson's might be one of the most unpredictable future trajectories that you can come up with. Antonacci, B. Monty, Schultz, McDougal, and they get Thorpe and Adams back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 28 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: You don’t think saying that “they’re going to suck for 3 years” isn’t being honest? Yeah, I was shocked he put a number to it, especially 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 (edited) 27 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Yeah, I was shocked he put a number to it, especially 3 years. Yeah a lie would be: this team is going to be competitive the next 3 seasons haha that would be a lie people working for the team would say. Edited October 28 by Bob Sacamano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 35 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Antonacci, B. Monty, Schultz, McDougal, and they get Thorpe and Adams back. Not in the first half of the season. What is their starting rotation? There's only two guys right now you can even count on to fill a spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 (edited) 2 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Not in the first half of the season. What is their starting rotation? There's only two guys right now you can even count on to fill a spot. They played .430 ball after the ASB. That rounds up to 70 wins over 162. Next season's rotation probably looks something like Shane Smith, Davis Martin, Gomez, Grant Taylor and a wily, cheap veteran. Burke probably competes for a spot, too. I contend that the same team develops further and adds 5+ wins to their 2nd half performance level. You seem to be implying that they won't be able to run a pitcher out there who can do better than Jon Cannon's -0.5 bWAR. That was a weird rule change where MLB stopped letting baseball teams add players in the off-season. Edited October 28 by WestEddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 (edited) 12 minutes ago, WestEddy said: They played .430 ball after the ASB. That rounds up to 70 wins over 162. Next season's rotation probably looks something like Shane Smith, Davis, Gomez, Grant Taylor and a wily, cheap veteran. Burke probably competes for a spot, too. I contend that the same team develops further and adds 5+ wins to their 2nd half performance level. You seem to be implying that they won't be able to run a pitcher out there who can do better than Jon Cannon's -0.5 bWAR. That was a weird rule change where MLB stopped letting baseball teams add players in the off-season. Finding a decent veteran starter for $5 million will be another fun roll of the dice. Relying on Gomez? I don’t see how that is even the rotation of a .500 team. Also, while some guys will continue to develop, other guys will no doubt experience a sophomore slump. Edited October 28 by WhiteSox2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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