caulfield12 Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 (edited) https://global.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46714042/mlb-2026-way-too-early-power-rankings-dodgers-yankees-mets-blue-jays 10. Detroit 11. KC 16. Cleveland 27. Minnesota Mets 12th, Phillies 9th, Cubs 6th, Yankees 4th, Mariners 3rd 30. The Rockies set a dubious record with the worst run differential since 1901 at minus-424, 79 runs worse than the 1932 Red Sox (who previously had the worst mark in the modern era). That gives the Rockies a strong case as the worst team of all time, or at least the worst since the 1890s if early baseball is your thing. While the Rockies could no doubt dominate 1890s baseball, the going will be difficult in 2026. What do they even do in the offseason? They don't have a Garrett Crochet to trade like the White Sox did last offseason, so it's probably more scrounging around for players who are blocked elsewhere and maybe finding some free talent. Edited November 2 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 (edited) Too bad we have a scrooge as owner as I think some good free agent signings would get the team close to .500. Edited November 2 by The Mighty Mite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydBannister1983 Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 8 hours ago, The Mighty Mite said: Too bad we have a scrooge as owner as I think some good free agent signings would get the team to close to .500. You have to pay an extra premium to get players to sign with the White Sox. It’s not just “offer the most money” anymore. It’s “offer the most money plus x%”. I’m not sure that will ever allow multiple good signings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 (edited) 17 minutes ago, FloydBannister1983 said: You have to pay an extra premium to get players to sign with the White Sox. It’s not just “offer the most money” anymore. It’s “offer the most money plus x%”. I’m not sure that will ever allow multiple good signings. Eventually with new ownership I think premier free agents will want to play with the Sox, the first thing would be showing the baseball world that the franchise is committed to winning. Edited November 2 by The Mighty Mite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 Bottom 5-6 seems fair, but far too early for predictions before seeing how many other teams make no effort to improve in FA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 The Sox are not in compete now mode, so any FA they sign will not move the needle anywhere but down. If you sign Tucker, Bellinger, Framber, maybe Cease and Naylor, you are tangibly improving your club. Sox aren’t gonna do that. Everyone else is sorta meh, so whether people want to play here is kinda moot. I could see them picking up Tauchman, signing a platoon bat like Lane Thomas or maybe Austin Hayes, then maybe Adrian Houser and someone like Gregory Soto and calling it an offseason. I think they won’t spend until they know what they have in Braden, Hagen, Schultz, McDougal, and Antonacci. If some of those guys, esp Braden, are good enough to be part of the core, I could see them going after a big fish after that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 24 feels right around where they will be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleCoastBias Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 4 hours ago, The Mighty Mite said: Eventually with new ownership I think premier free agents will want to play with the Sox, the first thing would be showing the baseball world that the franchise is committed to winning. Agreed, I view this round of FA as an investment to earn a better perception around the league for when we actually need FAs to sign here in a couple of years. I'd rather get rid of that "ew, I don't want to sign there" stink on some B+ free agents so we aren't out of the running on the better FAs in the (hopefully) near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydBannister1983 Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 (edited) 6 hours ago, The Mighty Mite said: Eventually with new ownership I think premier free agents will want to play with the Sox, the first thing would be showing the baseball world that the franchise is committed to winning. It seems that it should be more than a commitment to winning. There is that lingering survey from last year rating them in the basement of organizations league wide. When a new owner comes in he will have to fire everyone and fix things from the ground up. I think players place a premium on a satisfactory experience more so than just winning. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6406636/2025/06/11/best-worst-mlb-manager-2025-player-poll/ Edited November 3 by FloydBannister1983 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 3 Author Share Posted November 3 Very clear there's a defined bottom 6 and Minnesota by their actions in the last 12-24 months have surely joined as well. Angels 019 Pirates 024 Marlins 025 Rockies 025 White Sox 031 Athletics 039 Interesting thing is Bochy was the one everyone most wanted to play under yet, there's no "transference effect" from Venable being mentored by him in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 9 hours ago, FloydBannister1983 said: It seems that it should be more than a commitment to winning. There is that lingering survey from last year rating them in the basement of organizations league wide. When a new owner comes in he will have to fire everyone and fix things from the ground up. I think players place a premium on a satisfactory experience more so than just winning. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6406636/2025/06/11/best-worst-mlb-manager-2025-player-poll/ No surprises with that poll, Ishbia when he takes over will have a monumental task righting all the wrongs by the Reinsdorf regime. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 4 Author Share Posted November 4 (edited) Note this was written the day the Sox were officially eliminated...many now expect Minnesota to dump more vets to continue clearing payroll/lowering debt load. "White Sox fans will be disappointed to know that this team is still not ready to climb out of the AL Central basement. Significant free-agent additions are unlikely at this point in the rebuild, and there’s a good chance the veterans who stabilized the bullpen will either regress or pitch for other teams next year. The measure of progress in Chicago in 2026 will be the development of several talented youngsters. Fans should be watching Meidroth, Colson Montgomery, Vargas, Sosa, Shane Smith, Burke and Taylor to determine which members of that group can be part of a core that eventually contends for a postseason berth. Additionally, it would be exciting to see Schultz and Hagen Smith make an impact by next summer." https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/chicago-white-sox-2025-offseason-preview-with-reasons-for-optimism-emerging-whats-ahead-this-winter-in-chicago-190136150.html Crazy there's not even a Top 150 fantasy pick...but Teel and C.Montgomery would have to be close. Bullpen too veteran-laden has to start changing this year. Edited November 4 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 4 Author Share Posted November 4 Ranked 27th at Yahoo Sports https://www.yahoo.com/sports/article/way-too-early-mlb-rankings-121915724.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 4 Author Share Posted November 4 (edited) Not sure if Robert is a net positive still at this point, but at least we don't have to watch Fletcher out there in CF again... Edited November 4 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 2 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Not sure if Robert is a net positive still at this point, but at least we don't have to watch Fletcher out there in CF again... Unless of course Robert is traded before spring training begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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