SouthSideGeorgia

His chances to start are dwindling. Sox need to consider a move to bullpen soon. By the end of this season, Burke will either have to be on 40-man or Rule 5 eligible. He’s got good raw stuff… maybe as a reliever. Lord knows we need some bullpen guys.

Seems like an AAA-promotion could be made for Mason Adams, Tim Elko, maybe Wilfred Veras (but he’s only 21). Also Andrew Dalquist and Garrett Schoenle from the bullpen.

https://twitter.com/sportsmockery/status/1808896070694416705 on Quero and Baldwin

Ky Bush promoted to AAA Charlotte

White Sox are a large market team running their GM and owner decisions like a small market team, without receiving any of the advantages a small market team gets, and all the disadvantages of a large market team. Nice… ?

Trade Maldonado and Benintendi…. how?!? ?

So, can we expect major promotions from Birmingham to Charlotte to occur in late June/ early July for the second MiLB season?

Does anyone think major promotions will occur in late June / early July? Charlotte is about to become much better for the second half season. At least I hope…

And I thought Andrew Vaughn looked short as a 1b… ?

Any thoughts on the White Sox future at 1b? Does that player exist in our farm right now, or do future trades or free agency locate the guy that replaces Vaughn/Sheets? It doesn’t seem too long ago that we were heavy on unathletic 1b-types that had potential power, but were limited everywhere else in the field but DH. Now I can’t seem to clearly see one in our system unless you go to Kannapolis (Ryan Galanie, 0.355 ba, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 1.040 ops). However, first base may be the easiest to locate someone from another position. Does anyone think Billy Baldwin or Wilfred Veras in AA could position switch to 1b? I really don’t know, but I am tired of the duo of Vaughn/Sheets for 2025. If even we can drop one of them and get a replacement there would be nice.

Not much homework done there if Fedde is not even mentioned.

Glad to see this because Eder’s stat line is ugly today. But those definitely shouldn’t count against him, but they do.

Extremely preliminary 2025 payroll, with a ton of assumptions. Laugh away… ?? I wouldn’t fixate much on the lineup, since I went high and assumed any Farm player was making about $800k.

I’ve got the 2025 Sox around $74 million in payroll. Assumes no major or minor free agent signings, option buyouts on Moncada, Eloy… trades this year of Fedde. Estimated arbitration numbers are considered, and farm players load up the gaps on the 26-man. So obviously, not too realistic but the best I can do at this point to estimate. Also, the $74 million includes Brebbia and his $6million. They may not take the option or he could get traded this season maybe. Includes Kopech who could be gone. His arbitration number should be lower as a reliever next year, I assume. And I have Andrew Vaughn as the 26th man and his arbitration number (as much as I wanted to leave him off). All that said, I can see us as low as $60 million if the belt is very tight and we refrain from signing even placeholders.