I feel better about the pitching than I have in a couple years. While Shane Smith and Vasil fell each in their own way , Taylor, Hicks. Burke, Hagen Smith all emerged to provide quality innings. Newcombe was so valuable and Davis Martin had an early season spurt better than any he had in his career . Unfortunately it didn't last.

There are a lot of question marks regarding the starting rotation and now the bullpen but there are also a lot of candidates or you might say trade candidates . Problem is you need frontline pitching now and can't wait for it to develop and you may have to replace, Newcomb and Taylor in the pen which are both big losses. Do you keep Martin, Castillo, Kay, Sandlin, Schultz, Thorpe, McDougal, Shane Smith or invest in the future of some of the younger ones in that group ?

I'd keep the RH OF bat on the back burner and go after strictly pitching now. As always is the question with the Sox and Reinsdorf will they go for a top of the rotation arm? Can't expect a Skubal unfortunately because he's exactly what they need. The rest of the FA starting pitchers can just as easily flop in a shortened season just like so many trade deadline starting pitchers flopped in the 2nd half.

Also because of the potential for a lengthy lockout and the potential for anyone to bust or boom it's just a matter of preference. Outside of Skubal I have no preference on the pitchers to sign , start, move to the pen or trade. What I suspect will happen is the Sox sign a guy or 2 with plenty of question marks like Taira (if there's a lack of bidding) or May and trade a couple of pitchers.

Edited 22 hours ago22 hr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

5 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

It's Wrigley Field, they probably have a trough for bathing

17 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

I heard they have locker room assistants that hand wipe every turd that is cut in the locker room.

Poop

5 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

I feel better about the pitching than I have in a couple years. While Shane Smith and Vasil fell each in their own way , Taylor, Hicks. Burke, Hagen Smith all emerged to provide quality innings. Newcombe was so valuable and Davis Martin had an early season spurt better than any he had in his career . Unfortunately it didn't last.

There are a lot of question marks regarding the starting rotation and now the bullpen but there are also a lot of candidates or you might say trade candidates . Problem is you need frontline pitching now and can't wait for it to develop and you may have to replace, Newcomb and Taylor in the pen which are both big losses. Do you keep Martin, Castillo, Kay, Sandlin, Schultz, Thorpe, McDougal, Shane Smith or invest in the future of some of the younger ones in that group ?

I'd keep the RH OF bat on the back burner and go after strictly pitching now. As always is the question with the Sox and Reinsdorf will they go for a top of the rotation arm? Can't expect a Skubal unfortunately because he's exactly what they need. The rest of the FA starting pitchers can just as easily flop in a shortened season just like so many trade deadline starting pitchers flopped in the 2nd half.

Also because of the potential for a lengthy lockout and the potential for anyone to bust or boom it's just a matter of preference. Outside of Skubal I have no preference on the pitchers to sign , start, move to the pen or trade. What I suspect will happen is the Sox sign a guy or 2 with plenty of question marks like Taira (if there's a lack of bidding) or May and trade a couple of pitchers.

Even Taira's likely getting $50-75 million depending on contract length...

More likely guys like May and Woodruff on speculative contracts...or Korean based former big leaguers/drafted.

3 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Even Taira's likely getting $50-75 million depending on contract length...

More likely guys like May and Woodruff on speculative contracts...or Korean based former big leaguers/drafted.

Mahle or Holmes plus tier below Skubal guys Peralta, Gray, King, Trevor Rogers Nick Martinez, maybe Mize. No idea if Woodruff can actually still be a starting pitcher but might be worth a flyer depending on who else wants him. I Guess Michael Soroka belongs here too. Probably forgetting someone since I had to add Rogers , Soroka and Woodruff since I 1st posted this.

Also Kay, Cannon, Hudson, Bart, Chris Murphy, Acuna, Graham Pauley are all out of minor league options and a few will likely be non tendered around the November 20th deadline Most likely Bart because he's owed too much and Murphy. Maybe Leasure too but he still has an option but is projected to make $1M while he recovers from TJS.

So dates to look at. Nov 20th to see who the Sox and other non tenders are. Dec. 1st. Kaira signing deadline and Dec. 2nd, lockout day.

Between Taylor, Fedde, Trevor Richards and Newcomb that's 250ish innings and 4 multi innings relief guys lost from the BP. So Getz has his work cut out for him and said the BP is 3rd or 4th on his To-Do list.

Edited 12 hours ago12 hr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

I need Taira on this squad. Make it fucking happen Getz.