Matt Guerrier

Frank Francisco

Jon Rauch

Nick Masset

Mike MacDougal

David Aardsma

 

I think this just goes to show how "year to year" the bullpen can be, and you can't really fault Williams for letting most of those guys go when he did...if you look back at specific circumstances.

 

Aardsma has started to return to White Sox form (wetting the bed in pressure situations) and it's hard to judge numbers put up by the likes of Mac or Masset in the National League...any more than you can say Clayton Richard would have led us playoffs if we hadn't traded for Peavy.

 

Clearly, the White Sox are in very good position to compete coming into 2010.

 

That said, Linebrink and Pena are going to be the keys, and we're going to have to find one or two more righties down in the pen...especially if we deal Jenks, although I'd say the odds are looking no more than 33% that KW deals him, knowing how weak the bullpen already is and how inconsistent Thornton has been on a year-to-year basis when he can't locate his fastball.

 

As others have noted, the "Williams approach" that we tried bringing in 13 castoffs to compete for the LH relief job in 2006 just doesn't work...especially when you trade the best of them in LHP Javier Lopez to the Red Sox and see him blossom.

 

We have Carrasco, Thornton, and MAYBE Jenks to count on, everything else is a crapshoot. Hopefully KW can once again find one year (or half-year) Takatsu's, Hermanson's, Cotts and Cliff Politte's again.

 

We heard names like Link a lot coming into this season, and they never even sniffed the big leagues. Maybe Nunez or Santeliz can factor in, but I hope KW has bigger and better ideas than Ehren Wasserman or the likes of Russell (yes, I know he's gone now) or Omogrosso for 2010 to fill the void on the RH side. Maybe Hynick can be one of the answers, we'll just have to wait and see.

Most, if not all of those guys aren't good.

Guerrier had something like a 2.25 ERA coming into this series, but he's a lot like Linebrink and Dotel, those numbers look better on paper than in "clutch" situations with the game tied or only up by one run.

 

Francisco has been in and out as the Rangers' closer, but nobody has ever questioned his stuff...it has always been more about his head and a number of injuries have also set him back.

Edited September 2, 200916 yr by caulfield12

Keith Foulke was awesome in his prime.

Keith Foulke was awesome in his prime.

He's still playing?

He's still playing?

 

...What?

...What?

I thought this was a discussion of current pitchers in the league who were once in the Sox organization.

I thought this was a discussion of current pitchers in the league who were once in the Sox organization.

 

I didn't even see the word current, my bad. And technically Foulke is still playing (for the Newark Bears).

Edited September 2, 200916 yr by jenks45monster

Clearly, the White Sox are in very good position to compete coming into 2010.

 

Why does everybody think this? Just because of our rotation?

It adds Peavy which is great but everything else is the same. We're under .500 with this rotation. So Peavy goes 17-3 and we're going to be 9-10 over .500? Hope so.

Why does everybody think this? Just because of our rotation?

It adds Peavy which is great but everything else is the same. We're under .500 with this rotation. So Peavy goes 17-3 and we're going to be 9-10 over .500? Hope so.

Can anyone think of anything that has happened on the Sox this year that has cost the starters wins?

We once had Frank Francisco?

Can anyone think of anything that has happened on the Sox this year that has cost the starters wins?

There might have been a couple games lost in the 9th inning, I can't really remember...

We once had Frank Francisco?

Never a true Sox (same with Guerrier), but we traded FF for Everett the first time around.

Never a true Sox (same with Guerrier), but we traded FF for Everett the first time around.

 

I guess he's the only one that really got away from those 03 trades then.

 

Didn't we trade Rauch for Everett when we got him from Montreal?

Edited September 3, 200916 yr by chw42

I guess he's the only one that really got away from those 03 trades then.

 

Didn't we trade Rauch for Everett when we got him from Montreal?

Yes, the 2nd time around Rauch was traded for Everett. That was after he stormed out of the clubhouse mid-game and KW basically said he'd never play for us again.

I say Sean Lowe should be allowed into the pen.

Never a true Sox (same with Guerrier), but we traded FF for Everett the first time around.

 

Guerrier was originally drafted by the White Sox. I'd say he was a true Sox. Never pitched in the majors, but he was traded for Damaso Marte, so I'd say it worked out for the Sox just fine.

We once had Frank Francisco?

 

Yes, in our minor league system. He was drafted by Boston I think. He never played with us, I don't think.

rockie biddle fits in here somewhere

1. Nick Massett

2. Jaiver Lopez

3. Frank Francisco

4. David Aardsma

5. Scott Eyre

6. Jon Rauch

7. Scott Schoeneweis

8. Damaso Marte

Edited September 3, 200916 yr by SouthsideDon48

rockie biddle fits in here somewhere

 

Rocky Biddle was never a good reliever. He fits into best facial hair bullpen, along with Koch, Hermanson, and Jenks.

I guess we can now add Adam Russell to the list, too.

 

I suppose you could also make a case for Charlie Haeger, although he's viewed as more of a starter.

Rocky Biddle was never a good reliever. He fits into best facial hair bullpen, along with Koch, Hermanson, and Jenks.

i was being sarcastic. and i didnt want to make it green. i wanted to incite a riot.

i was being sarcastic. and i didnt want to make it green. i wanted to incite a riot.

 

Rocky Biddle could never incite a riot with his stunningly good looks.

Could we get Hoyt Wilhelm, Bob Locker, Wilbur Wood and Don McMahon back?