So weird having Sox baseball in October putting my normal AFL watch on the back burner... 😅

The Sox reps in Glendale:

• IF/OF Caleb Bonemer

• 1B Anthony DePino

• IF Colby Shelton

• C Grant Magill

• RHP Mathias Lacombe

• RHP Pierce George

• RHP Nick Altermatt

• RHP Jonathan Clark

• RHP Garrett Wright

4 of last year's AFL participants are currently on the ALDS roster: Braden Montgomery, Hagen Smith, Tyler Davis, and Sam Antonacci

Bonemer is already off to a hot start: 2-5 with a 2B and 3 RBI in his debut yesterday, 2-2 so far today with another double and RBI.

Edited October 4Oct 4 by Autumn Dreamin

Bones with the GWRBI, Altermatt with the 1 out save

Caleb doing Caleb things.

Edited Monday at 02:30 AM5 days by ron883

12 minutes ago, ron883 said:

Caleb doing Caleb things.

Going to get confusing with Bears' QB and Bonemer both on a first name basis in Chicago

7 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Going to get confusing with Bears' QB and Bonemer both on a first name basis in Chicago

Lol good point

13 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Going to get confusing with Bears' QB and Bonemer both on a first name basis in Chicago

13 hours ago, ron883 said:

Lol good point

And Caleb Wilson from the Bulls if he also becomes legit.

3 hours ago, PaleAleSox said:

And Caleb Wilson from the Bulls if he also becomes legit.

Completely forgot about basketball.

The Triumvirate!!!

Arizona Fall League Update: Two White Sox prospects out o...

Now that the White Sox are out of the postseason — and it’s assuring to see the Guardians are capable of tormenting other teams’ bullpens, even a fresh one — it’s time to shift our attention to the us

Bonemer is destroying AFL pitching. First HR today, OPS is over 1100. I'd guess he starts in AAA next year and they hope he's ready by July.

Old friend Boston Smith posting a .411 OPS in AFL after a notable dropoff in his production post-trade.

10 hours ago, Jake said:

Old friend Boston Smith posting a .411 OPS in AFL after a notable dropoff in his production post-trade.

33% K rate for the Mariners AA team and in the AFL. Not too upset about losing him but the Castillo acquisition was a disaster. Wonder if a better player could have been acquired for Smith. I guess we'll never know.

5 hours ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

33% K rate for the Mariners AA team and in the AFL. Not too upset about losing him but the Castillo acquisition was a disaster. Wonder if a better player could have been acquired for Smith. I guess we'll never know.

Certainly a player with much more pristine shoulder imaging at that salary price point

6 hours ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

33% K rate for the Mariners AA team and in the AFL. Not too upset about losing him but the Castillo acquisition was a disaster. Wonder if a better player could have been acquired for Smith. I guess we'll never know.

I keep wondering what starter Carlson + Smith + Mason Adams could have garnered.

18 hours ago, Jake said:

Old friend Boston Smith posting a .411 OPS in AFL after a notable dropoff in his production post-trade.

Everyone who constantly harps about losing him on this site right now:

2 hours ago, Quin said:

I keep wondering what starter Carlson + Smith + Mason Adams could have garnered.

We will be glad we have Carlson when his time comes. We are clogged in the MI upper minors and ML team. When that all thins out, we'll have him ready. he has a ton of potential.

Yea 1 pitcher probably would have won the Cle series; but who's to say that we would have even gotten that? Cubs traded their #1 guy for someone who couldn't make the postseason roster..
We could have also gotten that 1 pitcher with a better use of the pieces we did trade. July trades for buyers are tough propositions.

On another matter, Bonemer will probably be ready out of the spring, at least on offense.

Edited Wednesday at 11:11 PM2 days by GreenSox

On 10/13/2026 at 12:30 PM, Lip Man 1 said:

Arizona Fall League Update: Two White Sox prospects out o...

Now that the White Sox are out of the postseason — and it’s assuring to see the Guardians are capable of tormenting other teams’ bullpens, even a fresh one — it’s time to shift our attention to the us

I need a Desert Dogs cap

3 hours ago, GreenSox said:

We will be glad we have Carlson when his time comes. We are clogged in the MI upper minors and ML team. When that all thins out, we'll have him ready. he has a ton of potential.

Yea 1 pitcher probably would have won the Cle series; but who's to say that we would have even gotten that? Cubs traded their #1 guy for someone who couldn't make the postseason roster..
We could have also gotten that 1 pitcher with a better use of the pieces we did trade. July trades for buyers are tough propositions.

On another matter, Bonemer will probably be ready out of the spring, at least on offense.

I really, really like Carlson.

Roch made him a prime trade candidate.

I see Roch and Carlson on different timelines/generations. Emerson might have made Carlson expendable.

Roch makes one of Colson/Meidroth/Vargas maybe even Antonacci expandable soon enough? A while back, I suggested that the Sox trade Vargas after 27 if they aren't resigning him (that was a very popular suggestion). Roch could fit right in.
Colson was annoying at the end of the season; but he's a good defender and with just a bit more contact.....

Sox even have some other MI that look interesting. Maybe another Meidroth that we don't know about.
I'm hoping Meidroth is the Sox version of Altuve for the next 10 years.

1 minute ago, GreenSox said:

I see Roch and Carlson on different timelines/generations. Emerson might have made Carlson expendable.

Roch makes one of Colson/Meidroth/Vargas maybe even Antonacci expandable soon enough? A while back, I suggested that the Sox trade Vargas after 27 if they aren't resigning him (that was a very popular suggestion). Roch could fit right in.
Colson was annoying at the end of the season; but he's a good defender and with just a bit more contact.....

Sox even have some other MI that look interesting. Maybe another Meidroth that we don't know about.
I'm hoping Meidroth is the Sox version of Altuve for the next 10 years.

We still have plenty of room to get better in the field. No one is "expendable", though I do hope all are "expandable" on their successes.

28 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

We still have plenty of room to get better in the field. No one is "expendable", though I do hope all are "expandable" on their successes.

Right. And as of right now, Vargas is my 1B after next year, barring a Mune extension. Heck, they can even split 1B/DH duties if he is extended since Benintendi will be gone.

Zavala is playing winter ball in Venezuela after a strong close to his AA season (.316/.522/.557 in August and September)

5 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Zavala is playing winter ball in Venezuela after a strong close to his AA season (.316/.522/.557 in August and September)

He had a strange season. Great start and a great finish and I guess we won't talk about what happened in the middle. He played a handful of games in the Venezuelan league last offseason and hit poorly; I assume he didn't get more ABs because he wasn't viewed as playable. So just getting consistent ABs would say a little something although Luisangel ran roughshod over that same league last year.