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This guy out of the blue this year.

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11 minutes ago, Whisox05 said:

This guy out of the blue this year.

Has he said anything that has ended up happening?

11 minutes ago, Whisox05 said:

This guy out of the blue this year.

The fact he thinks it’s even conceivable for white sox fans to not freak out makes me not trust him.

2 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

Has he said anything that has ended up happening?

No. He’s this offseason’s version of Bartolo’s Colonoscopy and the food accounts.

I do appreciate the twitter updates. If that’s all twitter was about it might be worth having.

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7 minutes ago, Lukakke Appling said:

I do appreciate the twitter updates. If that’s all twitter was about it might be worth having.

Its the place to go for news

23 minutes ago, Whisox05 said:

Bowden so take with grain of salt

Stay away. I’d rather bring back Fedde

I really like the way Getz is approaching this offseason. Fix the rotation first, and by doing so, build up some pitching depth that gives you internal options to address the bullpen. If we add two legit SPs, it’s going to create a huge battle for the #5 spot. Martin, Castillo, Kay, Schultz, Sandlin, & Thorpe should all be in the mix and a good chunk of the losers could end up in the bullpen. Honestly, I’d be ok entering the season with a bullpen consisting of four of the guys above plus Hicks, Hagen, Hudson, & Brazoban. Obviously adding another high leverage arm would be ideal, but I’m ok prioritizing other areas first.

And one of those areas is the OF. I am actually fascinated to see what Getz does here. Sounds like the plan is to add a legit everyday corner OF that can either push Braden to the bench against LHP or limit Antonacci’s time in LF. The challenge is there aren’t many options in free agency and the two big OF bats are going to get paid like crazy and cost us a pick. The trade front seems far more likely here although I don’t have any specific ideas off the top of my mind. Regardless, I love that Getz is planning to proactively address an area with some uncertainty and not just assume everything will work out like Hahn used to.

24 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

I really like the way Getz is approaching this offseason. Fix the rotation first, and by doing so, build up some pitching depth that gives you internal options to address the bullpen. If we add two legit SPs, it’s going to create a huge battle for the #5 spot. Martin, Castillo, Kay, Schultz, Sandlin, & Thorpe should all be in the mix and a good chunk of the losers could end up in the bullpen. Honestly, I’d be ok entering the season with a bullpen consisting of four of the guys above plus Hicks, Hagen, Hudson, & Brazoban. Obviously adding another high leverage arm would be ideal, but I’m ok prioritizing other areas first.

And one of those areas is the OF. I am actually fascinated to see what Getz does here. Sounds like the plan is to add a legit everyday corner OF that can either push Braden to the bench against LHP or limit Antonacci’s time in LF. The challenge is there aren’t many options in free agency and the two big OF bats are going to get paid like crazy and cost us a pick. The trade front seems far more likely here although I don’t have any specific ideas off the top of my mind. Regardless, I love that Getz is planning to proactively address an area with some uncertainty and not just assume everything will work out like Hahn used to.

If you’re adding a legit every day OF, that wouldn’t push Braden to bench against just lefties. It would maybe push him to the bench on most days and potentially off the roster for every day at bats in AAA. Less time in the OF for Antonacci also means more bench time, unless they somehow dump Benintendi and can rotate guys through the DH spot.

27 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

If you’re adding a legit every day OF, that wouldn’t push Braden to bench against just lefties. It would maybe push him to the bench on most days and potentially off the roster for every day at bats in AAA. Less time in the OF for Antonacci also means more bench time, unless they somehow dump Benintendi and can rotate guys through the DH spot.

Benintendi isn’t finishing the season on this roster. I’m not even 100% sure he survives the offseason. But I agree that it’s very possible that Braden starts the year in the minors to work on some stuff if we end up adding an everyday OF. It also sounds like they want to utilize Antonacci move in the infield, so he’s unlikely to be getting full time reps in LF.

13 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Benintendi isn’t finishing the season on this roster. I’m not even 100% sure he survives the offseason. But I agree that it’s very possible that Braden starts the year in the minors to work on some stuff if we end up adding an everyday OF. It also sounds like they want to utilize Antonacci move in the infield, so he’s unlikely to be getting full time reps in LF.

While true about Sam, an every day OF that would play LF would put him to the bench more often. Idk I just think if they add another every day OF it’s to replace Braden and have him play every day in the minors.

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