South Side Hit Men

Hocus Pocus, Kopech works out of it,

They really should just shorten it to Mal

Sox best chance next inning with Pillar, Maldonado and Lopez due up is to bunt down the first base line and try to barrel over their pitchers. Meanwhile, 0-2 HBPs hurt.

Vaughn called out on a pitch clock violation after falling a ball off his hands. This after that last pathetic umpiring at bat he had to face with the one legitimate strike strikeout.

I'd like to see him get a chance at the rotation either later this year, or work up to it so he can join in 2025. Last year was his first as a reliever.

I do like the pace of this game, all games should ideally be 1:50-2:20.

He can throw 100 more of the same quality, and it isn't going to overcome this deficit.

Hey Now!

Are there even 30,000 in person today?

I hope Ohtani bet the under in this game.

Hard to hit with these calls. https://www.mlb.com/gameday/746821/play/29

Been enjoying the radio (and dual radio/TV with Harry/Jimmy) since 1977. Always the better announcing crew.

Can't imagine Jerry doing this.

He went 81 his last ST start, should be his target plus each outing.

Lowest scoring Game White Sox Regular Seasons (Post DH Rule / Lowering of the Mound, 160 + GP): TBD 2024 Record TBD, Getz + Grifol 586 1976 64-97, Hemond + Richards 587 1980 70-90-2 Hemond + La Russa 598 2013 63-99 Hahn + Ventura New Stadium Low

The only offense we'll see when 6-1 are up.

Can he? Not sure Benintendi is any better than Eloy out there, just less dumb.

Can't see listening, but others have written he was having trouble catching Crochet in ST starts. Think everyone involved in that decision (Getz, Pedro, Tony) needs to explain what the thought process was, because I haven't heard a single person on Earth say that was a good signing, especially after the Max Stassi trade.

Eloy's third out. Yes, you're likely either fouling or popping out with that location

Players on the MLB 60 Day IL don't count against the 40 man roster.

They really shouldn't go down a platoon route beyond protecting Fletcher's confidence, since it doesn't appear he has any chance vs. LHP, and may not have much vs. RHP over extended MLB at bats. There is really no room for Grossman, Pillar and Sheets. Of the three, I rather have Pillar, primarily because he can cover CF. Grossman really only makes sense if they have little confidence in Fletcher to allow him to play everyday in AAA. Still rather see Colas play regularly here, not sure if he will ever be given another chance by Getz and Grifol.

See this as more of "I need to cut $55M from payroll this year and field 26 players" type of roster construction, but they will need to acquire/develop talent if they are to be competitive in the future. The Sox will need to DFA or 60 Day IL 1 or 2 more players in April. One for certain if they will promote Nastrini to the rotation and 40 man as expected. The second if they plan to bring Grossman up. At this point Fletcher or Pillar can go to Charlotte to accommodate Grossman. Sheets is redundant as well, but he was giving out hot dogs yesterday, so think he is staying up as he has been since 2022. Sox will be good if Getz and or Grifol don't cling to these veterans they brought in, but merely have them here as placeholders for better options.

I see this as more of a long term project given the lack of depth of talent in the entire organization. Beyond continued development and acquisition of prospects over the next few years, the keys will be whether Getz will be effective in reshaping the organization including player development, and whether Jerry will spend any money or just go into bottom of the league payroll mode like he did from 1986 until the end of the old park. He didn't lift payroll much even with record attendance the first two years of the park, but did raise it in time for 1993, so several years after he started demanding a new stadium.

This post covers construction of the current 26 man active roster and 40 man organizational roster as of March 28, 2024. 40 Man Roster + 4 MLB 60 Day IL Acquisition Chart: 22 acquired by Chris Getz; 22 Rick Hahn 11 Free Agents (11 MLB) (9 CG; 2 RH) 6 International Free Agents (1 MLB; 5 MiLB) (0 CG; 6 RH) 17 Trade Recipients (11 MLB; 6 MiLB) (11 CG; 6 RH) 8 Draft Selections (7 MLB; 1 MiLB) (1 CG; 7 RH) 2 Waiver Claim (1 MLB; 1 MiLB) (1 CG; 1 RH) MLB Level: 26 Active Roster + 1 Injured List. [11 FAs; 1 IFA; 11 TR; 7 DS; 1 WC] 4 Additional Players on 60 Day Injured List (13) Pitchers RH Tanner Banks (32) Drafted 18th Round 2014 CG John Brebbia (33) Free Agent signed 1/26/24 RH Garrett Crochet (24) Drafted 1st Round 2020 CG Erick Fedde (31) Free Agent signed 12/13/23 CG Chris Flexen (29) Free Agent signed 12/30/23 RH Deivi Garcia (24) Waiver Claim 8/10/23 CG Tim Hill (34) Free Agent signed 12/28/23 RH Michael Kopech (27) Traded for Chris Sale 12/6/16 RH Jordan Leasure (25) Traded for Lance Lynn 7/28/23 CG Dominic Leone (32) Free Agent signed Minor League Contract 2/13/24, White Sox selected his contract on 3/28/24. CG Bryan Shaw (36) Free Agent signed Minor League Contract 2/18/24, White Sox selected his contract on 3/28/24. CG Michael Soroka (26) Traded for Aaron Bummer 11/16/23 CG Steven Wilson (29) Traded for Dylan Cease 2/27/24 (13) Position Players RH Korey Lee (25) Traded for Kendall Graveman 7/28/23 CG Martin Maldonado (37) Free Agent signed 1/5/24 CG Paul DeJong (30) Free Agent signed 11/28/23 CG Nicky Lopez (29) Traded for Aaron Bummer 11/16/23 RH Yoan Moncada (28) Traded for Chris Sale 12/6/16 RH Gavin Sheets (27) Drafted 2nd Round 2017 CG Braden Shewmake (26) Traded for Aaron Bummer 11/16/23 RH Andrew Vaughn (25) Drafted 1st Round 2019 RH Andrew Benintendi (29) Free Agent signed 1/3/23 CG Dominic Fletcher (26) Traded for Cristian Mena 2/3/24 RH Eloy Jimenez (27) Traded for Carlos Quintana 7/13/17 CG Kevin Pillar (35) Free Agent signed 3/24/24 RH Luis Robert Junior (26) International Free Agent signed 5/27/17 (4 + 1) MLB Injured List CG Shane Drohan (25) Rule 5 Draft 2023 60 Day IL RH Matt Foster (29) Drafted 20th Round 2016 60 Day IL RH Jimmy Lambert (29) Drafted 5th Round 2016 60 Day IL RH Jesse Scholtens (29) Minor League Free Agent signed 12/20/22 60 Day IL CG Max Stassi (33) Traded with cash for minor league player to be named later 12/9/23 10 Day IL MiLB Level: 13 Players [5 IFA; 6 TR; 1 DS; 1 WC] (10) Minor Leagues - AAA Charlotte CG Prelander Berroa (23) Traded for Gregory Santos 2/3/24 CG Bailey Horn (26) Traded for Matthew Thompson 2/27/24 CG Jairo Iriarte (26) Traded for Dylan Cease 2/27/24 RH Davis Martin (27) Drafted 14th Round 2018 MiLB 60 Day IL CG Jared Schuster (25) Traded for Aaron Bummer 11/16/23 CG Alex Speas (26) Waiver Claim 10/3/23 RH Jose Rodriguez (22) International Free Agent signed 2/13/18 RH Lenyn Sosa (24) International Free Agent signed 7/2/16 RH Oscar Colas (25) International Free Agent signed 1/25/22 CG Zach DeLoach (25) Traded for Gregory Santos 2/3/24 (3) Minor Leagues - AA Birmingham RH Josimar Cousin (26) International Free Agent signed 5/25/23 RH Jake Eder (25) Traded for Jake Burger 8/1/23 RH Bryan Ramos (22) International Free Agent signed 7/2/18