Work on his stance and swing this off-season, I’d love to see him be a right handed Aaron Judge with an open stance and a short quick swing.

4 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

Who's the SS under the trade Colson proposal?

He knows he needs to get straight, so hopefully he makes strides in the offseason. He could start by not swinging for the fences. There's a bigger cost in prematurely dumping young players.

Roch.

4 minutes ago, Green Line said:

Roch.

So you want to bring him up with literally 9 games of MiLB experience? Can we at least act like we learned from rushing dudes through the minors before?

6 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

So you want to bring him up with literally 9 games of MiLB experience? Can we at least act like we learned from rushing dudes through the minors before?

I'm talking about at some point next season. The point is don't keep Colson around to see if he improves. If he starts out bad again next year Roch should be up by summer and Colson benched

7 minutes ago, Green Line said:

I'm talking about at some point next season. The point is don't keep Colson around to see if he improves. If he starts out bad again next year Roch should be up by summer and Colson benched

That's a very quick timeline...should he be able to handle it?

Sure, defensively.

Would rather play Meidroth Antonacci in middle infield for 3-4 months and take more time assessing his readiness with a wooden bat.

Let's see him dominate Birmingham, at the very least.

29 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

Who's the SS under the trade Colson proposal?

He knows he needs to get straight, so hopefully he makes strides in the offseason. He could start by not swinging for the fences. There's a bigger cost in prematurely dumping young players.

That doesn't always work.

Hrniak attempted to turn Sosa into a line drive XB hitter to take advantage of his speed.

Even Meidroth's K totals are way up this year compared to 2024, but he has shown surprising pop as a result.

Edited Friday at 10:24 PM1 day by caulfield12

26 minutes ago, Green Line said:

I'm talking about at some point next season. The point is don't keep Colson around to see if he improves. If he starts out bad again next year Roch should be up by summer and Colson benched

Dude doesn't even have two years of experience. It makes zero sense to dump him when he is essentially a minimum wage player for 2 more seasons.

Tough call on Colson no doubt. I think he will stay. He's very early in his career, he is cheap, and he is a part of the core. When Cholowski or Bonemer are ready should be when Bennintedi's contract is up. I see Colson platooning at DH and playing backup at 3rd, first and short.

For now though, I hope he is World Series 2026 MVP!

IDK how the Sox can keep running him out there, its like a humiliation ritual at this point

According to our radio announcers, they are going to work with Colson during the off season to address his strikeouts and average.

26 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

IDK how the Sox can keep running him out there, its like a humiliation ritual at this point

When you play a very good MLB SS you can deal with a 90 wRC+ hitter, even one that looks as odd at SS as Colson. Certainly as a 25 year old.

4 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

Dude doesn't even have two years of experience. It makes zero sense to dump him when he is essentially a minimum wage player for 2 more seasons.

Nope. Fans gotta have the knee jerk reaction. How he drove in 87 runs is a mystery. Yet we forget he can also catch a baseball. But when has Sox fans ever cared about defense.

Where are the kneejerk reactions on the future hall of famer Roch.

3 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:

Nope. Fans gotta have the knee jerk reaction. How he drove in 87 runs is a mystery. Yet we forget he can also catch a baseball. But when has Sox fans ever cared about defense.

Where are the kneejerk reactions on the future hall of famer Roch.

All these things are good but c’mon, he just broke the single season strikeout record. I don’t think they should dump him at all, but I can see why people would be frustrated with him.

Edited yesterday at 02:56 AM1 day by WhiteSox2023

Just now, WhiteSox2023 said:

All these things are good but c’mon, he just broke the single season strikeout record.

who gives a s%*#? he's at 2.8 fWAR. That's .2 fWAR less than Julio Rodriguez this year. Being a dependable everyday good MLB SS matters, so does 30+ HR. Who fucking cares that 2026 Adam Dunn is not a bad 1B or DH but a good everyday MLB SS? That is all the differences. 20 teams would kill to have a "problem" like Colson as a pre arb 25 year old SS.

5 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

who gives a s%*#? he's at 2.8 fWAR. That's .2 fWAR less than Julio Rodriguez this year. Being a dependable everyday good MLB SS matters, so does 30+ HR. Who fucking cares that 2026 Adam Dunn is not a bad 1B or DH but a good everyday MLB SS? That is all the differences. 20 teams would kill to have a "problem" like Colson as a pre arb 25 year old SS.

Take a look at his second half numbers and tell me you have no concerns. They are putrid. Either he has completely lost whatever the Sox fixed in Arizona or pitchers have figured his ass out.

Edited yesterday at 03:03 AM1 day by WhiteSox2023

4 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

who gives a s%*#? he's at 2.8 fWAR. That's .2 fWAR less than Julio Rodriguez this year. Being a dependable everyday good MLB SS matters, so does 30+ HR. Who fucking cares that 2026 Adam Dunn is not a bad 1B or DH but a good everyday MLB SS? That is all the differences. 20 teams would kill to have a "problem" like Colson as a pre arb 25 year old SS.

K's are not a big deal hitting as they are for pitchers. Lotta Ks in baseball recently. I could see it warranted if he was in his 5th year.

16 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Take a look at his second half numbers and tell me you have no concerns. They are putrid. Either he has completely lost whatever the Sox fixed in Arizona or pitchers have figured his ass out.

Concerns? Sure. Frustrations? Sure. Dump his ass? GTFOH. He is this close to being a 6 WAR superstar SS if he gets his K rate down into the 160/170 range. You don't dump a guy like that until at least you have exhausted his cheap years and he is unfixable

2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Concerns? Sure. Frustrations? Sure. Dump his ass? GTFOH. He is this close to being a 6 WAR superstar SS if he gets his K rate down into the 160/170 range. You don't dump a guy like that until at least you have exhausted his cheap years and he is unfixable

Agreed. I said in my previous post that I would not dump him. That’s crazy.

22 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

Concerns? Sure. Frustrations? Sure. Dump his ass? GTFOH. He is this close to being a 6 WAR superstar SS if he gets his K rate down into the 160/170 range. You don't dump a guy like that until at least you have exhausted his cheap years and he is unfixable

He set the record for Ks. Have any of the guys with historically high K rates successfully lowered it meaningfully?

22 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

Concerns? Sure. Frustrations? Sure. Dump his ass? GTFOH. He is this close to being a 6 WAR superstar SS if he gets his K rate down into the 160/170 range. You don't dump a guy like that until at least you have exhausted his cheap years and he is unfixable

and if he were a backup SS at that time...............still a nice backup

somehow were forget this also also an injury plagued sport

27 minutes ago, ron883 said:

He set the record for Ks. Have any of the guys with historically high K rates successfully lowered it meaningfully?

Yoan Moncada was an MVP candidate going from 217 to 154 Ks YoY

is Charlotte still technically "on this team"?🥲

On 9/25/2026 at 10:44 PM, Melton1972 said:

According to our radio announcers, they are going to work with Colson during the off season to address his strikeouts and average.

That’s what Getz said in an interview on Friday night but he mentioned about commitment from Colson, I found that interesting.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by The Mighty Mite