25 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

What did he put out?

it was a very old tweet, someone just bumped and I thought it was new

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by joejoesox

35 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

We are now less than two 1/2 days from the trade deadline.

One thing to think about ahead of the deadline is what is the rotation plan is for 2027. At the moment, you have Burke & Martin as locks and Kay as a solid back of the rotation option. Then there is a massive group of arms who could be in the mix for the other two spots between Schultz, McDougal, H. Smith, Sandlin, S. Smith, Adams, & Thorpe. This latter group includes a former All Star and four former Top 100 prospects, but all of them come with question marks.

Theoretically, we should feel awesome about this group with the breakthroughs of Burke & Martin. Obviously that really isn’t the case as many of these guys have gone backwards this year and the others haven’t had a chance to prove themselves at the majors due to injury recoveries or other factors. I would NOT feel good about starting the 2027 season with two of these guys in my rotation and even moreso not when that would make Kay my effective #3 SP.

As such, one rotation upgrade is an absolute must and two is probably ideal if we’re really going for it. We should have cash to burn this offseason and adding a pricey free agent SP should the priority. No doubt Skubal is who we should target, but obviously that’s super unlikely and not worth planning around. The other best free agent SPs are Gray, Gausman, Ray, Peralta, Woodruff, Holmes, Mize, Singer, Flaherty, Boyd, Martinez, May, Rogers, Ryan, Griffin, & Bubic. King & Burnes also have opt-outs. That’s an incredibly deep free agent class and at our single biggest area need.

Ultimately, I bring all this up for two reasons. First, many of these guys will be available at the deadline (by my estimate, 11 of the 19 guys above). If you really like one of them and plan to pursue them aggressively in FA, why not spend a bit more now at the deadline to bring them into the fold and give yourself an extended sales pitch window. Second, does the depth of this market change the thinking on adding a controllable SP this deadline? If a salary floor were to be implemented, adding a second pricy SP would be the best way to solve it.

In conclusion, I love me some Reid Detmers and think he would slot in perfectly between Burke & Martin, but am now leaning towards going the rental route at the deadline. If I could get him for a pitching heavy package (guys in the group of seven listed way above), I’d certainly do it. But if it requires Carlson, then I think I probably pass for now and save that chip for later. I’d still try to add two rentals SPs this deadline and make sure one of them is a free agent priority.

https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/stats?category=pitchingratios&sort=gbfb&season=2026&seasonType=reg&sortOrder=desc

Webb, Soriano, Alcantara and F.Griffin all Top 20 for gb/fo ratio. You'll also see Martin in that grouping.

R.Ray is pretty much the exact opposite. He has the very worst ratio.

Same with Burke.

Detmers and N.Martinez both feature prominently as flyball pitchers, too.

T.Rogers of Baltimore has the best recent string of pitching going back 40-50 IP.

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by caulfield12

53 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

it was a very old tweet, someone just bumped and I thought it was new

He was literally traded t the Brewers a few days after lol

Rumors!!!

2 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Rumors!!!

Why would the Twins make that trade? Abreu sucks.

Well at least the Twins are currently trying to light the trade fire.

Very strange. Comparable salaries but Larnach has another year of control while Abreu is an impending free agent. Crane fucked up.

2 hours ago, Sleepy Harold said:

Kinda like my s%*# for your s%*# type of deal

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by hi8is

32 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

He still mash lefties?

9 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

He still mash lefties?

yup

5 hours ago, Quin said:

If the Sox trade for Skubal, Ishbia is busting open that checkbook.

Unless he is writing a check for half a billion to him, that would be a genuinely terrible idea.

I think Getz might be thinking the prices are way too high for even rentals, if that's the case I'm good with saving the farm

MLB Trade Rumors

Several Teams Showing Interest In Casey Mize

All the focus is on Tarik Skubal, but the Tigers have more than one big starter to shop. MLB Trade Rumors breaks down Casey Mize's market.

2 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

I think Getz might be thinking the prices are way too high for even rentals, if that's the case I'm good with saving the farm

Why do you think this?

4 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

I think Getz might be thinking the prices are way too high for even rentals, if that's the case I'm good with saving the farm

It’s too early. We won’t see the flood trickle until tomorrow and the gates burst open until Monday.

The Sox will be getting pitching, a catcher, and maybe more.

21 hours ago, Colome's Hat said:

Arsenal landing Vini Jr and the white Sox landing Mason Miller on the same day would go down as one of the greatest sporting days of my life.

Where do you live, brah?

20 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

I think Getz might be thinking the prices are way too high for even rentals, if that's the case I'm good with saving the farm

By that logic, every team is thinking that because nothing has happened.

3 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

By that logic, every team is thinking that because nothing has happened.

Bingo. The sky is not falling.

Doval to the Pirates

Just now, chw42 said:

Doval to the Pirates

BUT THE WHITE SOX ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING!!!! THEY MUST BE STANDING PAT!!!! GETZ THINKS THIS TEAM IS GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN THE WORLD SERIES AND WILL JUST HUG ALL THE PROSPECTS!!!!

41 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Why do you think this?

glass half empty 100% of the time , you know this 😂

I AM YELLING BECAUSE A TRADE WAS MADE BUT I WOULDNT EVEN WANT DOVAL IN OUR PEN!!!!