1 hour ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

It's not like Hagen has a ton to work on or anything!

Don't worry, they super duper promise this is temporary.

Sox love taking their starters and turning them into two pitch bullpen arms. At least he doesnt have command issues which rear their head horribly out of the pen. Ill say i think he's a reliever anyway.

Who have they done with beyond Grant Taylor?

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18 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Who have they done with beyond Grant Taylor?

McDougal.

It occurs to me watching them prioritize moving their top pitching prospects to the pen, are they going to do a Rays type move where they trade a veteran bullpen arm like Newcomb or Hicks or Hudson or please God Seranthony to get a starter. I simply don’t believe Getz is ready to mortgage the future to gain a couple of wins this year.

24 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Who have they done with beyond Grant Taylor?

3 of their top 4 SP prospects have now all been moved to the bullpen. (taylor, McDougal, smith)

46 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

McDougal.

It occurs to me watching them prioritize moving their top pitching prospects to the pen, are they going to do a Rays type move where they trade a veteran bullpen arm like Newcomb or Hicks or Hudson or please God Seranthony to get a starter. I simply don’t believe Getz is ready to mortgage the future to gain a couple of wins this year.

28 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

3 of their top 4 SP prospects have now all been moved to the bullpen. (taylor, McDougal, smith)

I wouldn’t view any of these as long-term decisions except for Taylor, who they feel from a bio-metrics standpoint is better suited for relief.

At this point, there is no real reason to waste time ramping-up McDougal when he can help the major league bullpen this year and has already gotten up to 113 innings just a year ago. I think he can easily revert back to starting next year and not miss a beat. We saw Crochet make a much bigger leap in 2024.

Hagen is a different matter. I’d be trying to stretch him out and seeing if he can show more consistency command & stuff-wise as a SP. I’m a little concerned that he can’t handle starting based on what we’ve seen this year, but I’d prefer giving it more time before settling on a bullpen role. He flashed big time in the AFL and it’s a shame that Bannister hasn’t figured out how to reign him in. He can still be valuable in a bullpen role, but that would be a huge miss based on where we took him in the draft and who we passed on.