Man, you wonder if he pans out, but his trajectory has tracked as a player type who can. A young OUTFIELDER from the minors for the White Sox! Not sure this is allowed.

On 6/9/2026 at 10:08 AM, WBWSF said:

Going to the game tonight and I hope Braden is in the lineup. Here's hoping he can help the team get into the 2026 playoffs. i can't find anything about Joe Rock. Is he a starter or relief pitcher?

Relief pitcher they converted to a SP in Charlotte. He got 4 starts but pitched only 9 innings giving up 10H, 4 earned runs, 4 BB, 13 K.

With all that in mind maybe he pitches in relief for the Sox. He did good in a very small 7.2 relief innings with the Rays last year.

I don't mean to get ahead of myself, but it appears we've found our all-star, gold glove RFer for the future.

xDAWG and Character Above Replacement off the charts

12 minutes ago, ron883 said:

I don't mean to get ahead of myself, but it appears we've found our all-star, gold glove RFer for the future.

I don’t know why you stopped. HOF baseball Mt Rushmore legend

2 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

xDAWG and Character Above Replacement off the charts

Hairstyle coming under criticism lol.

Can now afford a big league fade.

15 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Hairstyle coming under criticism lol.

Can now afford a big league fade.

I think Brooke’s hair looks nice.

On 6/9/2026 at 12:54 PM, WhiteSox2023 said:

I understand Sandlin going back down but if we thought he struggled…

Joe Rock

24 IP

40 K (The Good)

21 BB (The Bad)

1.79 WHIP (The Ugly)

Fake name fake news.

7 minutes ago, pcintelligence said:

Fake name fake news.

He’s actually a porn star, not a pitcher.

32 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

He’s actually a porn star, not a pitcher.

Too bad he's not as cool as Stone Pony who is both

11 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Too bad he's not as cool as Stone Pony who is both

Joe Rock and Stone Pony star in “Hardball”.

That could work…

2 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Joe Rock and Stone Pony star in “Hardball”.

That could work…

...And proves the old adage, a good man is hard to find, but a hard man is good to find.

2 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

...And proves the old adage, a good man is hard to find, but a hard man is good to find.

I bet Stone Pony is still making residuals off of his Playgirl pictorial in 1983.

5 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

...And proves the old adage, a good man is hard to find, but a hard man is good to find.

Not for me.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

51 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

...And proves the old adage, a good man is hard to find, but a hard man is good to find.

To each, his own

Some of us here opined that it was too early to bring up Braden for a number of reasons (like his tendency to hit ground balls). Oh did he prove that wrong with a single, two doubles and a memorable walk-off home run. Ron was right but beyond that, let's not understate or minimize the significance of this. For those of us that recall, the White Sox have been seeking a solid RFer with hitting prowess and defensive skills to play RF....since Jermaine Dye. Now we finally got our guy. Braden is a switch hitter who can hit from both sides with power, including to the opposite fields. This kid is a beast in the positive sense of the word and adds to an already surprisingly good offense.

9 hours ago, tray said:

Some of us here opined that it was too early to bring up Braden for a number of reasons (like his tendency to hit ground balls). Oh did he prove that wrong with a single, two doubles and a memorable walk-off home run. Ron was right but beyond that, let's not understate or minimize the significance of this. For those of us that recall, the White Sox have been seeking a solid RFer with hitting prowess and defensive skills to play RF....since Jermaine Dye. Now we finally got our guy. Braden is a switch hitter who can hit from both sides with power, including to the opposite fields. This kid is a beast in the positive sense of the word and adds to an already surprisingly good offense.

This reminds me of the time Yermin Mercedes won the AL MVP with one surprisingly solid month, so much so that a local deli sandwich was named after him...

Let's see how he holds up for 6-8 weeks of everyday at-bats first before expectations reach unrealistic proportions.

We all remember the first four months of Gordon Beckham as well. Of course, Braden is a much more dynamic type of player with an effervescent personality...but you just never know.

14 hours ago, WestEddy said:

...And proves the old adage, a good man is hard to find, but a hard man is good to find.

Not the little Gold pill hype again...

21 hours ago, WestEddy said:

...And proves the old adage, a good man is hard to find, but a hard man is good to find.