WestEddy

2026 is Crochet's walk year. 2030 is Thorpe's, if he stays in the majors. We may be a .500 team in 2026. We really should be "competitive" before 2030.

While he didn't install a error-proof defense, DeJong is a step up from TA, and Lopez is a step up from what they had last year at 2B. Moncada is better than anybody who could cover his innings in his absence. Vaughn is not good.

Lee's actually a good baserunner.

I have no idea who this guy's source is...

Since May 8th, he's OPSing .820 w/9 HRs.

You didn't like J.B. Shuck?

Sox Notes from SoxMachine: https://soxmachine.com/2024/06/pregame-notes-constant-white-sox-trade-rumors/ * Sox not fooled by 3 win streak. Will trade everyone * Benintendi not as big a joke as you think * Steven Wilson expects his velo to tick up in 2nd half

I agree that they've been shallow in previous years. This season, they do have 3-4 viable options (Julks, Colas, DeLoach, Fletcher) to slot in youngish outfielders for extended periods. So the only reason that looks logical to me is that they're trying to get them on a run to trade them.

Benintendi and $38m to the Nats for Patrick Corbin.

The stat allows pitchers know what pitches they throw are being squared up, and which aren't. That's valuable information.

The MLB definition of "barrel": https://www.mlb.com/glossary/statcast/barrel

You know what Greg? Nobody is marketing to you or me. I'm 60, I'm guessing you're within 10 years of me, on either side. Baseball is either trying to get parents to drag the kids out to the park, or trying to get you to bet money on some HR/W parlay.

That may be true, but at this point, the guys they're paying $12-24m for, and then they're done, maybe they're just trying to showcase their bats for a trade. And this year, I say, all the more power to them. ?

Seth Keener with a no-no through 6 at Kannapolis.

Closer to it when we play the Rockies than when we play the Yankees and Dodgers.

Maybe they'll finally claw back some wins now we're not playing 60% of our games against sure playoff contenders for a month.

Have you ever heard Caribbean Series announcers? Soccer announcers? This isn't golf.

Looks like they might have dialed "Cal Quantrill" into the Trajekt machine and figured him out, a bit.

Wait - this is from the SoxMachine article I posted.

Just posting what Grifol said. Discuss.

Speas was DFAed to add Grossman. Traded to Oakland for cash considerations.

Where we going?

SoxMachine pre-game notes https://soxmachine.com/2024/06/pregame-notes-eloy-jimenez-running-at-between-75-and-83-percent/ * Eloy's somewhere between 75-83%, as per Grifol * Shuster's throwing changeups * Orlando Cepeda has a White Sox connection