he might be gone a month he might be gone forever who knows!

Oh no

They should have brought Lee up. He can’t be any worse defensively than the others. None of them seem to be able to catch the ball.

Got to trade for a starter now

16 minutes ago, Middle Buffalo said:

They should have brought Lee up. He can’t be any worse defensively than the others. None of them seem to be able to catch the ball.

The pitchers hate throwing to him, and we've seen that experiment fail multiple times already. People complain about Quero sucking, but at least he had a very nice run in the majors last year. Lee is atrocious, and makes Quero look like Johnny Bench when you put their career stats next to each other.

8 minutes ago, fathom said:

Got to trade for a starter now

What would a starting catcher cost the Sox?

Easy to see why he was gutted in this brief interview. Seems like the range is due to the level of the strain still yet to be determined.

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It really sucks because like fathom said you basically have to trade for a starter now. You simply cannot count on him coming back and being his best self this season. It might happen but it very likely will not.

Snakebitten again!

13 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

It really sucks because like fathom said you basically have to trade for a starter now. You simply cannot count on him coming back and being his best self this season. It might happen but it very likely will not.

At least it’s a rare case where getting a rental makes sense… and if they decide to bring on someone with control, they could get creative and deal Teel and Quero this offseason to replace the lost prospect capital.

Let’s just have Quero unlock Sama mode, go on an absolutely legendary tear, and never look back. 😆

Who are some useful catchers that wouldn't cost much? Keibert Ruiz is having a nice year and I bet Washington wants to get out of his salary. Of course, then you're stuck paying him through 2030. Caratini could be a pretty good get. Jonah Heim was picked up off the scrapheap and he's playing pretty well.

I'd trade for nobody though. This team was doing fine with Quero and Jerkoff playing there. Romo has caught 4 shutouts. This team is still rebuilding, don't give up assets for a guy who will only be useful for a few weeks.

24 minutes ago, nrockway said:

Who are some useful catchers that wouldn't cost much? Keibert Ruiz is having a nice year and I bet Washington wants to get out of his salary. Of course, then you're stuck paying him through 2030. Caratini could be a pretty good get. Jonah Heim was picked up off the scrapheap and he's playing pretty well.

I'd trade for nobody though. This team was doing fine with Quero and Jerkoff playing there. Romo has caught 4 shutouts. This team is still rebuilding, don't give up assets for a guy who will only be useful for a few weeks.

I mean, Salvy? Wacha and Salvy might make a lot of sense but you have the division tax

In the old but recent days, teams played the Rockies GM like a fiddle. So did agents. Now they have a real baseball guy running the show, instead of the owner. He spent 10 years or so in Dodger front office. He wants to trade Goodman but will insist on an overpay. So he says. Maybe on August 3rd, he will make a move.

1 hour ago, Kyyle23 said:

I mean, Salvy? Wacha and Salvy might make a lot of sense but you have the division tax

Really like both of those dudes but I'd be surprised if Salvy ever moves. A trade for Wacha is a lot more appealing than for Detmers imo.

18 minutes ago, oldsox said:

In the old but recent days, teams played the Rockies GM like a fiddle. So did agents. Now they have a real baseball guy running the show, instead of the owner. He spent 10 years or so in Dodger front office. He wants to trade Goodman but will insist on an overpay. So he says. Maybe on August 3rd, he will make a move.

Now this guy would be a get. Fits the timeline and can actually hit. Easy to move to DH. Wonder if the Sox could do anything for Brenton Doyle, I bet Colorado would just dump him at this point.

3 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said:

What would a starting catcher cost the Sox?

A lot and find a team willing to give one up.

Forgettabowtit

I wonder if they will ever produce a good homegrown catcher in my lifetime?

38 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:

I wonder if they will ever produce a good homegrown catcher in my lifetime?

You must’ve forgetten about Seby. 🤣

40 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:

I wonder if they will ever produce a good homegrown catcher in my lifetime?

Don't know how old you are but Ron Karkovice comes to mind.

From Merkin's story tonight:

Entering Tuesday, White Sox catchers ranked last in the Majors with a .512 OPS. They're a bottom 10 unit in terms of home runs (9), but they're also last in average (.166) and on-base percentage (.243), according to MLB research.

The larger question, if they had big eyes for the 2026 season, does this injury cause them to chill on the desperation level to land a pitcher. Maybe you feel like there’s just too many holes to fill at this point to go all in to win big. Maybe you’re just a little bit less ambitious this round.

Edited Wednesday at 11:22 AM4 days by Chick Mercedes

2 hours ago, Chick Mercedes said:

The larger question, if they had big eyes for the 2026 season, does this injury cause them to chill on the desperation level to land a pitcher. Maybe you feel like there’s just too many holes to fill at this point to go all in to win big. Maybe you’re just a little bit less ambitious this round.

They have gotten by the entire year with the worst catcher production in the entire league. I don’t think need for a catcher is going to submarine any plans, and I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they let it ride with who they have (even though I I don’t like that) and continue focus on starting pitching and relief

To me, this is what 2020 could have been like if playing a full season.

13 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Don't know how old you are but Ron Karkovice comes to mind.

Doesn't really meet my definition of all star

That seems so long ago

The days are gone where some catchers were household names

13 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

You must’ve forgetten about Seby. 🤣

4 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:

Doesn't really meet my definition of all star

That seems so long ago

The days are gone where some catchers were household names

Of course Zack Collins

few teams are actually strong at catcher

8 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:

Doesn't really meet my definition of all star

That seems so long ago

The days are gone where some catchers were household names

Like Johnny Bench? Not a lot of those over the years.

Tyler Flowers is probably the last catcher the Sox have really developed that was a multi-year starter, albeit not all with the White Sox. That was one of those dudes that KW just could not stand and just ran him out of the organization.