Sonny Gray is definitely off the table.

Someone like SFG’s Mahle…although Toronto could put Bieber and Scherzer out there if things go south if they’re looking for bigger names.

Ofc going from SFG to GRF might not lead to the most desirable results.

Need sinkerball/splitter guys.

1 hour ago, Rounding_Third said:

Sox wouldn't have to hold or pay him in a possible shutdown in 2027.

If there's a lockout, nobody's getting paid.

All we need is pitching, right?

However, I've said it before and will say it again. We've had so many pleasant surprises or pleasant performances from guys in the everyday lineup aren't we set there? Even Peters is hitterish. The two Montgomerys are a delight and my faves like Antonini and Meidroth and Vargas are dandy. Our catchers named Teel can hit (bring up Quero please and send the other guy down). Even Beni is hitterish and you wait, he'll be one of our postseason heroes when we beat the Yanquis. Muni is such a great find. He is legit star.

This may seem outlandish but I don't even think we need pitching. Not in this day and age. Trading for a starter? Dumb cause they only go 5 1/3 anyway. Just keep getting the most out of this staff and continue to develop our young studs.

It's amazing how legit the Sox have become (cue the Vargas blast in all star game). I don't want to derail this thread but I even love Getz now. He's proven he has a clue. That sweep of the A's was nice and makes me think I should purchase mlb and start learning more about this ballclub which lost me during the tank. Peace out.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by greg775

1 hour ago, WestEddy said:

If there's a lockout, nobody's getting paid.

Nobody knows now what an agreement before and/or after a shutdown would look like.

9 minutes ago, Rounding_Third said:

Nobody knows now what an agreement before and/or after a shutdown would look like.

Okay, you got me there. Generally, the owners have granted some service time. I'm pretty sure that if baseball players aren't playing baseball games, they're not being paid $200k a game afterwards.

3 hours ago, Whisox05 said:

Nobody wants the clubhouse cancer Soto and the 600 or so million left on his deal. One of the greatest hitters of his generation, but a bum in the field and a clubhouse downer unlike Manny and Miggy and Papi, the other 150+ wrc+ type bat only types to come before him. If you're that good of player, being a s%*# leader is a huge drawback, as the org will play favorites and mets fans complain about it.

Mets are one of the worst run FOs in pro sports, honestly the White Sox might be better given the resources available the last 30 years.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by chitownsportsfan

5 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Nobody wants the clubhouse cancer Soto and the 600 or so million left on his deal. One of the greatest hitters of his generation, but a bum in the field and a clubhouse downer unlike Manny and Miggy and Papi, the other 150+ wrc+ type bat only types to come before him. If you're that good of player, being a s%*# leader is a huge drawback, as the org will play favorites and mets fans complain about it.

Mets are one of the worst run FOs in pro sports, honestly the White Sox might be better given the resources available the last 30 years.

Lindor is available too? That would be a shocker…

Soto didn’t help the Padres THAT much and cost them Wood Abrams Gore. Very similar to Devers in many respects in terms of a positive/negative clubhouse presence.

Everyone has noted how happy/together the Sox team is…look no further than Boston moving away from Marcelo Mayer and going with the always smiling and optimistic underdog story Anthony Seigler (their Antonacci) at second base.

Brewers might have made a mistake there, but already had Turang and preferred to add David Hamilton at third for Durbin.