WestEddy

My main focus was to point out the layers of failure people are suggesting. Yes, the 2016+ Hahn/KW rebuild was abysmal. I know what the goal is, but they made the playoffs twice. There was no previous focus on development of pitching or hitting, there was no focus on spreading out talent in the international arena, no plan for developing the high schoolers they punted on the early rounds to sign in late rounds. That's why the original rebuild "failed". There was nothing behind the main 10 or so guys.

Fangraphs has us down for 6 45+FV starting prospects in our top 10 prospects this spring. That doesn't even take into account the advancement of guys like Adams, Schweitzer and Grant Taylor. I don't think we're really that far away.

And I still believe that. Unless some tragedy occurs, Schultz and Taylor look real. That's about 16-17 guys who have dominated their leagues at points this season. A rotation is 5 guys.

The 2016+ rebuild was a disaster, yes. Teams do rebuild from close to nothing. I believe Getz > Hahn/KW. Shirley > Hostetler. We now seem to have a system that seems able to develop pitching. While the hitting prospects aren't spewing out, our ability to develop has been recognized at least a few years back. We can certainly get better. If you honestly believe that the White Sox can't draft and develop, at this point, that Getz will flub every single trade, JR will launch good players to stay low-cost, and that nobody currently in our minor league system are viable major leaguers, why do you even pay attention?

You don't think they can develop 5 reliable starters out of Schultz, Thorpe, Cannon, Bush, Adams, Schweitzer, Keener, Gordon, Taylor, Martin, Eder, Gowens, Carela, McDaniel, Batista, Peppers and Burke? In the next 3-6 years?

They already have their entire 2027-2030 rotation in the system that includes a couple TOR studs. If they can't assemble the offensive side of a competitor with the trades of Crochet, Robert and Fedde, along with 3 more drafts where they're picking top 10, that would be extraordinary. Even for the White Sox.

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.