They want to legitimately compete...stop pretending Mead Vargas Sosa and Quero are 1B men!!!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

  

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.  

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

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 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.

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. 

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 hour ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

Roch beats Carlson to the big leagues 

By a solid amount too.  Say a year/year and a half.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Do the Sox have the money to give him a proper signing bonus, etc?

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.

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. 

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.