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    MLB 2024 Draft Lottery - Sox pick #5

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    I thought this draft wasnt that great, so honestly id rather have a 5 pick that doesn't result in a huge miss than have a top 2 pick that busts. And it would be so white sox to win 85 games next year and end up getting a 13th pick next year regardless of tonights results 

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    DeJong to Sox

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    Seen this week:

    Cubs plan on making an aggressive offer on Ohtani

    White Sox sign 2017 all-star SS to replace Anderson

    This team really knows how to move the needle ahead of winterfest! Warm that stove Chicago, Getz is making moves while Northside just dreaming!

     

     

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    Bummer to ATL

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    Bummer will be a great piece for the Braves. That being said, the inevitable 2 walks and a bloop made watching him regularly the absolute worst stress out of the bullpen. Nicky can be a very solid SS stopgap until Colton comes in and shift to 2nd if any of our young guys still struggle. Ultimately he should be our infield super sub. Soroka is interesting. coming off injuries...THIS should be his first full health/built up strength season since his dominant 2019. I saw him pitch multiple times that year when I lived in Atlanta and his sinker is what was devastating. Coming out of 2023 he was trying to focus on a faster FB (that isn't his game). With some fresh looks from our pitching staff, I am hopeful he can at least be a solid starter and stay somewhat healthy. Everyone is a flier, let's see what happens. The A pitcher Riley Gowens has some nice scouting reports and could be interesting in a year or two. 

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    Benetti to Tigers

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    Jerry knows how to kick us when we are down. He is honestly the only thing that gave me any entertainment during last years abysmal in game performances. 

    I get that he missed out on some games because of national priorities, but unless they have a good backup plan, this is just a bad decision and the timing is so white sox

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    Marcus Thames named Hitting Coach

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    2 hours ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

    I have no idea who Marcus Thames is so it should be a fine hire. 

    If they want to hit better get better hitters.  

    Do you even baseball? He was on the Tigers during the Sox world series win and competitive window in the 2000s. 

    Yes...they need to get better hitters...but this is NOT the FA class to really help that all that much unfortunately outside the top 3-5 players (which they will never sign)

    For those that question the 3rd team in 3 years narrative...his last two clubs fired their manager and he bolted assuming he would get replaced. Oh the irony here...

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    TA willing to Move to Second Base

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    1 minute ago, Balta1701 said:

    I mean, literally this puts Vaughn and Sheets both as potential OF starters again, and I kinda agree with the idea that neither of them should ever, ever, ever start in the OF again.

    Just bad roster building no matter how Hahn tried to defend it. Colson HAS to hit if they keep Robert or we are gonna have so many holes in 2 years

    TA willing to Move to Second Base

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    1 hour ago, Balta1701 said:

    And even if they were, is it a good idea? They are already close to their payroll limit. If they spent another $25 million a year on Swanson, where does that money come from? Last year they signed Benintendi and Clevinger and had to backload both of those deals already, they basically spent $25 million total the entire offseason by doing so. Would they have gone into this season with a $210 million payroll that is only a few million from the luxury tax, and would they have all of a sudden been well over .500 from signing Swanson?

    16 mil less to Benintendi + 9 million more for Swanson would have been so much better and just use a bandaid for the outfield. But that also was relying on Colas being a starter...which unfortunately doesn't look the case (and is brutal for the rebuild)

    Chicago sport ball teams

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    Cubs honestly is the biggest black eye here. YES, the Sox were supposed to be the contenders, but by mid may their season was clearly over. 3 weeks ago the Cubs had a 92% chance to make the wild card and they burned in historic fashion. It has all been swept under the rug because the Bears are laughably awful. But wow, being a Sox, Bulls, Hawks fan right now is absolutely brutal...outside of the Hawks potentially having a superstar in 3 years. 

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    TA willing to Move to Second Base

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    Imagine if there are 4 to 5 marquee shortstops available and a need for a 2B on the team...Oh wait, that was last offseason and the Sox flubbed it completely while Swanson had a pretty damn solid season and everyone outside of Correa still performed about as expected. Sox could have moved Tim to 2nd last offseason, signed Swanson to SS and then shifted Colson to 3B to plan to replace Yo long term and been set for years. Instead they will bandaid this all, rush Colson and not have an internal 3B option for the next several seasons with a middling Yo Hoping to just stay healthy for 130+ to match that escalating deal. 

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    Liam TJS

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    1 hour ago, scotty22hotty said:

    pay him his 15M next year just to be an ambassador for the team. people like liam don't come around that often.

    Love this. Helps heal this absolute kicked dog feeling ive had for hours. Man. Take the optimism on this board in 2021 to now. Im a broken man and liam was probably my favorite white sox player. 

    Will the Sox tear it down/rebuild for multiple years, or try to "compete" next year?

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    1 minute ago, tray said:
    Bob Nightengale via Twitter:
     
    "The White Sox certainly could be major players in free agency this winter after shedding about $25 million in their three trades.
     
    Catcher Yasmani Grandal's $18.25 million salary is also coming off the books after the season."
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    That is starting to look like it may be their plan.

    So they have money for 2 players...but now have 4 mammoth sized pitching holes....still no 2nd baseman, a 3rd baseman with a back problem and no starting catcher ready until 2025. Great plan. 

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