22 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

You'll next have to convince everyone the Sox are actually good enough to compete and might even have a realistic shot in the Central.

But that's likely an argument for down the line.

Sweeping the Angels at home does not a season make.

Even the pessimists would expect 2/3 at home against the LAA.

Beating up Soriano was the real surprise.

One day, by mistake, you will make sense.

"Getz got rotten lemons, and he crafted a lemonade-cider invention that is going to redefine the industry."

WestEddy

April 30th, 2026

Signature worthy.

But shouldn't lemonade take slightly less than 2 3/4th's years to stir up?

With Robert Burger and Crochet to trade?

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https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/mlb

Angels White Sox Rockies Nationals combined add up to be about HALF the odds of the 26th place Marlins making the playoffs...

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48639562/mlb-2026-new-york-mets-april-month-misery-soto-lindor-mendoza-lowest-moments

25. Chicago White Sox (Last: 30)

Weakness: Outfield

As a group, Chicago’s outfielders rank 28th in the league in fWAR (-0.3), with the fifth-lowest slugging percentage (.341). None of the team's three most often-used outfielders—Andrew Benintendi, Luisangel Acuña and Tristan Peters—has been close to league average offensively. The trio has combined for five extra-base hits, and while Benintendi has four of them, he’s also been one of the game’s worst defenders over the last four years.

Manager: C

Will Venable deserves a lot of credit for the culture he’s established and his rapport with the young players. His in-game decisions, however, have left a lot to be desired this season. There’s very little consistency in the White Sox lineup, which seems more focused on handedness than actual statistics often, and his management of the bullpen has frequently raised questions. Other things like seemingly not knowing the pitcher’s spot was coming up in a winnable game against the Athletics, simply haven’t helped the White Sox win more games this season. I’m not all the way out on Venable yet, and I think he has some good qualities, but I expected more from a manager who was supposedly in tune with the analytics and well-respected around the league at the time of his hire. Venable is just a second-year manager, so he’ll be learning how to do his job alongside his young core, and mistakes are bound to happen. We’ll see if more success and better processes come with more experience.

Southside Showdown

Grading the Chicago White Sox’s performance after first f...

The first full month of the 2026 MLB season has come to an end, and it’s been a mixed bag for the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox currently sit at 14-17, in th

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Chris Getz is basically Smithers in the Simpsons and Reinsdorf is Montgomery Burns.

Grade, incomplete. They tanked. We will see soon how good he did.

8 minutes ago, Chick Mercedes said:

Grade, incomplete. They tanked. We will see soon how good he did.

Soon, defined as 2028-2030.

1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:

Soon, defined as 2028-2030.

If he had the green light to spend on top of the tanking phase where the MiLB rosters were reworked on up into the MLB one, things could look a lot different for him.