Non-White Sox Off-Season Hot Stove

[tray]

IMO, Sosa is probably going to hit about 20 more HR than Meidroth and should hit for a higher BA.  

I might be wrong but that is my opinion from watching the WSox last year, 

If it was up to me, I'd take the extra 20HR and live with a few more errors.  A lot of teams put a premium on HRs , likely because HRs win a lot of games. 

To me, Meidroth is Madrigal 2.0, not a mighty mite like Pedroia, and for being a small player, he did not prove to be a very good base runner. Shriff loved the guy but I didn't, maybe because of the Madrigal experience.

[Lukakke Appling]

32 minutes ago, Johno said:

Can we push Sosa on them?

Kim was their starting SS, so I don’t imagine Sosa is of much interest. 

[Chicago White Sox]

9 minutes ago, tray said:

IMO, Sosa is probably going to hit about 20 more HR than Meidroth and should hit for a higher BA.  

I might be wrong but that is my opinion from watching the WSox last year, 

If it was up to me, I'd take the extra 20HR and live with a few more errors.  A lot of teams put a premium on HRs , likely because HRs win a lot of games. 

To me, Meidroth is Madrigal 2.0, not a mighty mite like Pedroia, and for being a small player, he did not prove to be a very good base runner. Shriff loved the guy but I didn't, maybe because of the Madrigal experience.

You are completely ignoring walks and OBP, which is another big edge for Chase over Sosa.  I also think the Madrigal comp is a very poor one.  Nick was tiny while Meidroth is fairly average height (neither offer much power).  Meidroth is also one of the most selective hitters in baseball and Nick was one of the most aggressive.

[Bob Sacamano]

Too bad we couldn’t combine the 2: Chenyn Sodroth

[Lukakke Appling]

26 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

You are completely ignoring walks and OBP, which is another big edge for Chase over Sosa.  I also think the Madrigal comp is a very poor one.  Nick was tiny while Meidroth is fairly average height (neither offer much power).  Meidroth is also one of the most selective hitters in baseball and Nick was one of the most aggressive.

Meidroth also plays smart baseball, whereas Madrigal plays ….baseball?

[Lip Man 1]

17 minutes ago, Lukakke Appling said:

Meidroth also plays smart baseball, whereas Madrigal plays ….baseball?

And both are a lot 'baseball-smarter' than Sosa. That's for sure. 

[WhiteSox2023]

1 hour ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Too bad we couldn’t combine the 2: Chenyn Sodroth

I prefer Lenchase Meidrosa.

[tray]

3 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

You are completely ignoring walks and OBP, which is another big edge for Chase over Sosa.  I also think the Madrigal comp is a very poor one.  Nick was tiny while Meidroth is fairly average height (neither offer much power).  Meidroth is also one of the most selective hitters in baseball and Nick was one of the most aggressive.

Not sure that Meidroth is really 5'10" as listed in his bio, but whatever. He walks more but just from my memory of last years games, he was not a very good base runner. 20 more HR. I'll take that every day and every way. You can't make a 20 HR deficit up that easily with walks, dinks and dunks and smoke and mirrors.  But everyone has their set of favorite players and for some reason Sosa is not on many of them. He isn't a favorite of mine, but I am one who values the long ball and I just don't see where the WSox pick up 20HR  over what they expect from the rest of the line-up. And while Sosa sucks on D, once again, he led the team in HR last year. 

[Chick Mercedes]

As much as we talk building culture around here, baseball smart and defense should be a premium. Try and get something for Sosa and help our new manager establish a baseline of expectations for playing good baseball.

[tray]

16 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said:

And both are a lot 'baseball-smarter' than Sosa. That's for sure. 

I just don't see why some want to trade Sosa. We don't know if Sosa might be better than Murakami at first in which case they might split time between 1B/DH. I'd like to see both in the lineup.

[GreenSox]

I don’t see the urgency to trade either Meidroth or Sosa.  Neither is fully fleshed out and neither will bring a whole lot in return.  Sure if we can find a similarly situated OF, parcularly CF; but more likely, this is when thev start dumping young players for middle relievers and other assorted dullards.

Same thing with our catchers, unless someone offers something interesting for Lee.
I think some OF work for Sosa would be wise. 

[Chicago White Sox]

3 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

I don’t see the urgency to trade either Meidroth or Sosa.  Neither is fully fleshed out and neither will bring a whole lot in return.  Sure if we can find a similarly situated OF, parcularly CF; but more likely, this is when thev start dumping young players for middle relievers and other assorted dullards.

Same thing with our catchers, unless someone offers something interesting for Lee.
I think some OF work for Sosa would be wise. 

For Lee, he’s out of options and you’re losing him for nothing if you don’t carry three catchers.  It’s a pretty cut and dry situation depending on their plan for the bench.

For Sosa, it’s a question around playing time.  If you can play him in LF some, that would really help out a ton as DH at-bats are going to be hard to come by.  But you certainly don’t move him unless he can net you something of real value.

[WestEddy]

The Yankees have let free agent outfielder Cody Bellinger know that their 5 year $160 million with multiple opt outs is their final offer. They will not engage in a bidding war should another suitor jump in and are prepared to make alternate moves

— Phill (@MeekPhill_) January 19, 2026

[chitownsportsfan]

Officially three weeks until pitchers and catchers report. Anybody have any data on how this years FA compares to prior years? Seems every offseason we slide more and more towards extremely late signings. I'm not a "the economics are broken" guy but it can't be healthy for the sport as a whole to have so many late signings. 

An arbitrary deadline will never happen but this is probably the result of only a half dozen or so of the (usually) same teams swimming in that top FA tier. As the Yankees just did in @WestEddy post these teams have the leverage to wait and not engage in back and forths -- as suitors are limited.

[WhiteSox2023]

1 hour ago, WestEddy said:

Hello Cashman.  You can have Luis Robert for 1-year and $22 million or 2-years and $40 million.

Edited 2 hours ago by WhiteSox2023

[JoeC]

20 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Too bad we couldn’t combine the 2: Chenyn Sodroth

 

18 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

I prefer Lenchase Meidrosa.

I was thinking Lase Meidrosa, but that sounds awfully sultry.

[CWSpalehoseCWS]

1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Officially three weeks until pitchers and catchers report. Anybody have any data on how this years FA compares to prior years? Seems every offseason we slide more and more towards extremely late signings. I'm not a "the economics are broken" guy but it can't be healthy for the sport as a whole to have so many late signings. 

An arbitrary deadline will never happen but this is probably the result of only a half dozen or so of the (usually) same teams swimming in that top FA tier. As the Yankees just did in @WestEddy post these teams have the leverage to wait and not engage in back and forths -- as suitors are limited.

There certainly feels like there are a lot more guys this year without homes right now. Just the SP market alone you have Valdez, Gallen, Giolito, Littell, Bassitt, Verlander, Scherzer, Paddack, Gonsolin - granted, most of these names aren't 'stars' but they should likely be a part of some team's rotation.

[WhiteSox2023]