caulfield12 Posted Friday at 06:03 AM Share Posted Friday at 06:03 AM They want to legitimately compete...stop pretending Mead Vargas Sosa and Quero are 1B men!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted Friday at 12:49 PM Share Posted Friday at 12:49 PM 7 hours ago, fathom said: Take Roch and let him become an all star SS. If Carlson becomes a legit top 50 guy, trade him in two years. Give me Roch at SS and Colson at 3B I had several people in my replies yesterday suggest moving Colson to 1B in the long term. I can’t say that thought ever occurred to me, but it’s interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted Friday at 01:02 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:02 PM 11 minutes ago, ChiSoxFanMike said: I had several people in my replies yesterday suggest moving Colson to 1B in the long term. I can’t say that thought ever occurred to me, but it’s interesting. I guess I don’t get why it’s interesting. If you take a guy who can play a competent SS or plus 3B and you put them at 1B, you are not optimizing their value. At that point, you either trade them or someone else to ensure they are in the right spot on the field. Now, if Colson needs to move to 1B due to health issues (back) that’s a different story, but I’d call that unfortunate moreso than interesting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted Friday at 01:07 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:07 PM 4 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I guess I don’t get why it’s interesting. If you take a guy who can play a competent SS or plus 3B and you put them at 1B, you are not optimizing their value. At that point, you either trade them or someone else to ensure they are in the right spot on the field. Now, if Colson needs to move to 1B due to health issues (back) that’s a different story, but I’d call that unfortunate moreso than interesting. Interesting in that he has the size and power to play 1B, and that scenario would mean that Carlson, Antonacci, Roch etc are all really good. But yeah, I would prefer Colson to stay on the left side. I think 3B is probably the ideal spot for him in the long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Friday at 02:16 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:16 PM If all of these guys do miraculously make it, there are plenty of OF spots up for grabs too. A guy like Carlson could translate to CF, Monty to a corner, and Bonny is already being mentioned as a future LF. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted Friday at 02:18 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:18 PM 1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said: If all of these guys do miraculously make it, there are plenty of OF spots up for grabs too. A guy like Carlson could translate to CF, Monty to a corner, and Bonny is already being mentioned as a future LF. Yep, chances are if you are athletic enough to play SS, you could transition to another position with less difficulty. Which is why drafting the SS position repeatedly is not a bad idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Friday at 03:11 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:11 PM 52 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Yep, chances are if you are athletic enough to play SS, you could transition to another position with less difficulty. Which is why drafting the SS position repeatedly is not a bad idea. Yeah, if no other trend continues, taking high end arm talent and super athletic SS's at the top of the draft should be it. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted Friday at 03:51 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:51 PM 9 hours ago, caulfield12 said: They want to legitimately compete...stop pretending Mead Vargas Sosa and Quero are 1B men!!! I’ve never seen first basemen written out like that and it nearly broke my brain. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted Friday at 04:27 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:27 PM 10 hours ago, caulfield12 said: They want to legitimately compete...stop pretending Mead Vargas Sosa and Quero are 1B men!!! Not this year they don’t. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted Friday at 04:40 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:40 PM 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: Yeah, if no other trend continues, taking high end arm talent and super athletic SS's at the top of the draft should be it. even if those are mediocre they often become trade bait who works every 5th day Not many position players get the TJ virus that keeps them out for a long time. Somewhere there is logic and there's baseball logic and they contradict. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted Friday at 04:44 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:44 PM 10 hours ago, caulfield12 said: They want to legitimately compete...stop pretending Mead Vargas Sosa and Quero are 1B men!!! Why would the Sox ever break that tradition? Soon fans will be creaming for a bad pitcher to play 1B. They need to change baseball for Sox fans and put down 8 bases down RF line so they can all play. I'm not a fan of putting people who are weak at catching a baseball there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted Friday at 06:26 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:26 PM if Bonemer, and Carlson both do work out and end up as decent big leaguers as well as Cholowski being who we thought he was, I think you absolutely keep Carlson at SS the you figure out where Bonemer, Roch, and Colson can be best suited at between LF, 3B, and 1B do we really think Vargas and Meidroth are long term solutions given the talent that's right behind them in the system, I wouldn't be surprised if Meidroth and Vargas are packaged up in a trade in a year or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted Friday at 07:05 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:05 PM 38 minutes ago, joejoesox said: if Bonemer, and Carlson both do work out and end up as decent big leaguers as well as Cholowski being who we thought he was, I think you absolutely keep Carlson at SS the you figure out where Bonemer, Roch, and Colson can be best suited at between LF, 3B, and 1B do we really think Vargas and Meidroth are long term solutions given the talent that's right behind them in the system, I wouldn't be surprised if Meidroth and Vargas are packaged up in a trade in a year or two Roch beats Carlson to the big leagues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted Friday at 07:36 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:36 PM 1 hour ago, joejoesox said: if Bonemer, and Carlson both do work out and end up as decent big leaguers as well as Cholowski being who we thought he was, I think you absolutely keep Carlson at SS the you figure out where Bonemer, Roch, and Colson can be best suited at between LF, 3B, and 1B do we really think Vargas and Meidroth are long term solutions given the talent that's right behind them in the system, I wouldn't be surprised if Meidroth and Vargas are packaged up in a trade in a year or two I can see that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted Friday at 07:49 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:49 PM 43 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Roch beats Carlson to the big leagues Can I get you thoughts on Antonacci? He had an impressive AFL obviously. Showed his great OBP skills. Will his lack of power really limit his potential offensively? I'm wondering how his great plate discipline will translate given his lack of XBHs and power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted Friday at 08:24 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:24 PM 33 minutes ago, ron883 said: Can I get you thoughts on Antonacci? He had an impressive AFL obviously. Showed his great OBP skills. Will his lack of power really limit his potential offensively? I'm wondering how his great plate discipline will translate given his lack of XBHs and power. I think he's left-handed Chase Meidroth. He might have a bit more power. He'll get on base a ton and is probably a 2B defensively. I'm not sure you can have both players but Antonacci is fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Friday at 08:25 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:25 PM 1 hour ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Roch beats Carlson to the big leagues By a solid amount too. Say a year/year and a half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted Friday at 08:32 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:32 PM 3 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: I think he's left-handed Chase Meidroth. He might have a bit more power. He'll get on base a ton and is probably a 2B defensively. I'm not sure you can have both players but Antonacci is fun. Seems like a fair comparison. Being lefty with a tad more power potential is a pretty good advantage over Meidroth, if he develops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted Friday at 08:45 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:45 PM 12 minutes ago, ron883 said: Seems like a fair comparison. Being lefty with a tad more power potential is a pretty good advantage over Meidroth, if he develops. Meidroth can play SS which is an advantage over The Chairman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac9001 Posted Saturday at 03:41 AM Share Posted Saturday at 03:41 AM I don't think there's ever been an MLB team that said we have to much depth up the middle. I'm still not convinced we have any regulars on the current MLB roster that won't just fall off a cliff. As impressive as Colson was last year I'd be equally unsurprised to see a 40% K-rate next year as I would a 30+ HR season. The other guys could all put in 70 wRC+ seasons and make these decisions relatively easy. If they just keep drafting short stops with the first 3 picks for the next 3 drafts I'd be fairly content with the strategy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted Saturday at 05:48 AM Share Posted Saturday at 05:48 AM On 12/11/2025 at 10:33 PM, Sox and a Prayer said: For chicagoans who want to see him live, UCLA is at Iowa in March, at Michigan St. In May, and the Big 10 tournament end of May in Omaha. Thanks for the info. I was going to Key West in March, but that Iowa game is too much to resist. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted Saturday at 06:09 AM Share Posted Saturday at 06:09 AM Do the Sox have the money to give him a proper signing bonus, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted Saturday at 07:07 AM Share Posted Saturday at 07:07 AM 57 minutes ago, greg775 said: Do the Sox have the money to give him a proper signing bonus, etc? Of course. Minor league signings and bonus money is a pittance compared to MLB feee agency. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted Saturday at 07:33 AM Share Posted Saturday at 07:33 AM 10 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: Meidroth can play SS which is an advantage over The Chairman. Great point. Meidroth is a good defender at 2B and can also play SS. Pretty darn important as a super sub. The Chairman of the Board isn't as good defensively to my knowledge. He doesn't get too much burn at SS, probably for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted Saturday at 08:20 AM Share Posted Saturday at 08:20 AM 2 hours ago, zisk said: Thanks for the info. I was going to Key West in March, but that Iowa game is too much to resist. I'd check the weather reports ten days in advance....50/50 getting games in that time of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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