Jerry McNertney

Actually, like most White Sox fans, I'm in favor of Madrigal at second base. Unfortunately, that gift to the Cubs will live on in White Sox history.

The core 2-5 hitters, Robert, Abreu, Grandal and Jimenez are hitting a lusty .198 combined. It's surprising the Sox are 6-3 with these players doing so poorly offensively.

83-79, first or second in ALC. Probably second behind Detroit.

Rutherford redux.

Rodon is too fragile physically to sign for big money.

It's been five years and it's still too early to tell if it was a good trade for the White Sox. Moncada has been okay, but nothing like his advance billing. Diaz and Basabe, nothing. Kopech is the obvious wild card. If he develops into the stud starter that many still believe is possible, then it will have been a real good trade of Sale.

How about Tadahito Iguchi? He turns 47 today. He may still be young enough.

From my sources, I'm hearing Leury Garcia will be the starting right fielder and the White Sox management is seeking Gordon Beckham to come out of retirement to start at second. It would save a lot of money.

Why spend a lot of money on a good player when you can sign an inexpensive mediocrity like Garcia?

Maybe, the White Sox can sign Jeff Samardzija.

Obviously, the White Sox can't get anything in return in a trade of Kimbrel. The question is, if the Sox pay his entire salary, will any team accept Kimbrel as a gift. That's doubtful.

It's strange to me that the White Sox have better odds than Boston, Tampa Bay, Milwaukee, Toronto and San Francisco.

Now, if only Keuchel could pitch.

Robert is the only other Sox player who would/should have made the list barring injury. Jimenez was bad, there's no right fielder, Moncana was mediocre, Abreu was so-so, there's no second baseman, Grandal was mediocre.

The Astros, Blue Jays, and Yankees all have five finalists each. That shows how far the White Sox have to go to be competitive with the elite teams in the AL. The Sox have too many one dimension players.

Just imagine having Kyle Schwarber as the Sox DH. (White Sox, not Red)

I see Cespedes' top side potential as a 2015-2016 Adam Eaton comp. He might have a little bit of power, maybe 15 home runs a year and a .280 BA with speed. Unfortunately, he hits right handed, and those Eaton comps are a best case scenario.

I didn't want to see La Russa back. I've never liked him, going back to the 1980's.

The Sox were unlucky in that their opening round playoff opponent was the best team in the AL. The Sox would have stood a chance against Boston or Tampa Bay. (not the Yankess)

Kimbrel pitched a perfect 1/3 of an inning last night. That makes the Madrigal "trade" well worth it.

I don't understand all the divisiveness about Madrigal. I felt the "trade" for Kimbrel was actually a gift to the Cubs. One can never assume a player's future health. It's possible that Madrigal's injuries are mostly behind him. I can see him hitting .300+ for a decade or more, maybe a modern day Manny Mota or better. Players who hit .300+ don't grow on trees. If they did, as a GM I would take an orchard full of them.

Say what you will about Reinsdorf, but it's his club. (mostly) He can run it any way he wants, as a fan you can stop buying his product. However, he got a sweetheart deal with the state to stay in Chicago. The park is 30 years old, despite alterations, it's getting at least middle aged, if not old. Also, it's still in a less desirable part of the metro area. I wouldn't be surprised that when Jerry dies, or becomes incapacitated, look for the Sox to move out of Chicago. The population here is shrinking and the question will be does Chicago deserve two MLB teams when growing cities like Las Vegas, Oklahoma City, Austin/San Antonio, Nashville, Orlando, Charlotte have none.

I'm thinking that Sox management felt bad about the Quintana trade, so they just gave the Cubs Madrigal to assuage their guilt.

It never looked good. I'll never understand why Sox management donated Madrigal to the Cubs.

I look at that Houston lineup, and are they loaded. Like any short best of five series the opening two games are usually key. If the Sox win the first two, they'll win it in four. If they split the first two, Houston will win it in five. If Houston wins the first two, they'll win it in four. Houston is a solid but not heavy favorite to win this series. The two teams I didn't want the Sox to play were the Yankees and Astros. Well, the Yankees are gone. If the Sox can get past Houston, I like their chances against either Boston or Tampa Bay.