McGuire/M.Maldonado come on down.

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8 hours ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

I know this will be unpopular, but I wouldn't waste trade capital on a catcher, especially for a rental. I'd prefer they burry Quero in the 8/9 spot and hope the lineup gives him enough protection that we see a resurgent 2025 version of him. Losing Teel will suck, but it's not like they had him all that long this season to begin with. Just focus on pitching and bullpen help, IMO.

I agree. If anything, maybe a RHH backup that doesn't cost much.

57 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

McGuire/M.Maldonado come on down.

Why tf would the Angels get top prospects here. lol

20 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

Why tf would the Angels get top prospects here. lol

Skubal then defeats the Tigers in the World Series

9 hours ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

I know this will be unpopular, but I wouldn't waste trade capital on a catcher, especially for a rental. I'd prefer they burry Quero in the 8/9 spot and hope the lineup gives him enough protection that we see a resurgent 2025 version of him. Losing Teel will suck, but it's not like they had him all that long this season to begin with. Just focus on pitching and bullpen help, IMO.

Seems to be more popular than you thought haha. But I completely agree as well.

2 hours ago, CityFan53 said:

Go get Tyler Stephenson and either Brady Singer or Nick Lodolo from Cincy.

That's another good shout.

Lodolo and Stephenson, the first ask will be Bonemer.

And then you have Lodolo through just 2027, but no certainty over next year.

Really can’t even think about parting with Bonemer unless it’s team control through 2027 AND 2028.

Just not even sure what type of fallback position the Reds would even accept.

Probably both Hagen and McDougal…Sandlin and McDougal isn’t enough, either. Not with how good and durable Lodolo was in 2025.

35 minutes ago, Rowand44 said:

Seems to be more popular than you thought haha. But I completely agree as well.

Yep. Go with Quero and Romo (or DFA him and give Turner a shot) and hit them 8th (I would say 9th but I like the idea of a 2nd leadoff hitter in the 9 spot when the lineup flips)

1 hour ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

Why tf would the Angels get top prospects here. lol

Here's my trade proposal:

White Sox get: Good, under-the-radar pitcher
Other team gets: some Sox prospects

Like and follow.

6 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Here's my trade proposal:

White Sox get: Good, under-the-radar pitcher
Other team gets: some Sox prospects

Like and follow.

There’s no such thing as good/young/“under the radar”/cost controlled with all the advances in major league front offices and analytics the last 10-15 years.

It’s pretty funny in the seasons that the Sox are good and we get to this time of season and invariably GreenSox gets super freaked out about trading anyone and everyone and ultimately falls into “doing nothing is best” on repeat

We can revisit the Quero/Romo crowd's opinions in the playoffs when they are both still really bad at the plate. That'll be a fun revisit. Can talk about 2027 then and the looming short season/no baseball.

12 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

There’s no such thing as good/young/“under the radar”/cost controlled with all the advances in major league front offices and analytics the last 10-15 years.

42 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

It’s pretty funny in the seasons that the Sox are good and we get to this time of season and invariably GreenSox gets super freaked out about trading anyone and everyone and ultimately falls into “doing nothing is best” on repeat

Yep. At some point you do need to trade.

I am not saying don’t trade. I just think getting another starter is a way higher priority than catcher. We can’t go into a playoff series with only two reliable starters. Anthony Kay or Eric Fedde should not be starters in a 7 game series.

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Remember Jerry Krause was called "The Sleuth" for his secret scouting. He would sit up in stands with a hat on and keep a low profile. Poor Jerry, eating a hotdog with mustard stains on his shirt would always give him away.

53 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

There’s no such thing as good/young/“under the radar”/cost controlled with all the advances in major league front offices and analytics the last 10-15 years.

A couple catchers are on this list:

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-trade-deadline-candidates-with-rising-stock