WhiteSox2023

This is the second time this Acuna rumor has popped up. Can someone explain to me Getz’s obsession with this no bat scrub? He put up only a .751 OPS in the minors for cripes sake. The only thing he has going for him is youth. He turns 24 in March. There’s a reason he is in every Mets trade rumor and they are probably dying to trade him. I’d rather roll the dice on younger prospect than this guy.

Basically, an exact redo of Fedde, whom they wisely sold high.

Yes, supposedly. So it could just be Pereira in CF and Baldwin in RF instead… at least until Montgomery is called up to bump Baldwin back into a utility role.

Didn’t more people get added/announced as the date got closer last year?

Only thing I can guess is that he struggled as a starter in the minors with the Mets in 2023 and 2024, finally had success as a reliever last year, so they don’t want to mess with him. But I agree with you, he seems like the perfect candidate for a cheap rebuilding team to try as a starter again.

And Ishbia can’t take over the team as owner until 2029 at the earliest.

Would have expected it to be just a one year deal. I guess if he breaks out, he’s a good trade chip like Fedde and if he bombs, he’s just an expensive reliever for another year. The scary thing is that this guy had even less success than Fedde in the majors (as in zero success) prior to his reinvention overseas.

More hyperbole. I don’t believe anyone said or expected the Sox to sign Cease. Certainly not me, but you appear to be referring to my recent comments on some of Getz’s free agent acquisitions. Even though Manoah is likely to be bad because he hasn’t been the same guy since his TJ surgery, $1.95 million for a potential starting pitcher is less than half of what Getz gave to a player everyone knew was a terrible 2B in Nicky Lopez at $4.3 million two years ago. Also, it is almost a third of the money Getz gave to a mediocre reliever in John Brebbia at $5.5 million, which was just as bad of a signing for a rebuilding team. Yes, Getz essentially lit $9.8 million dollars on fire when he signed these two players and they delivered a combined -0.4 bWAR in 2024. Regardless, what @caulfield12 said in his previous post pretty much nailed it: ”Shopping at the Dollar Store consistently just leads to more extended poverty.” What is the strategy here and where is it leading to? Because it looks like another non-competitive season to me.

Where are you seeing this?

Fenwick beats East St. Louis, 38-28. Awesome game. ESL loses after gaining 322 total yards in the first half of the game. What an upset. “Fenwick shocks East St. Louis to win the 6A state title“

Damn, thought Getz had him all locked up… 😶

True. I was thinking how all of this weather mess could have been avoided had they played these games in a dome, but then I couldn’t think of a domed football stadium in the Chicagoland area. I can only think of the Bridgeview Sports Dome which is still set up for soccer, not football.

Lopez was worth 0.2 bWAR that year. Remillard also had a 0.2 bWAR. I doubt either guy getting those at bats would have prevented the Sox from setting the loss record.

The rebuilding Rockies just signed both Nicky Lopez and John Brebbia to minor league deals. Two players that the rebuilding White Sox signed for $9.8 million dollars. So what should the strategy be for rebuilding teams? Because our GM seems to be all over the place with his strategy.

At least the Rockies got both of them on minor league deals. Getz essentially burned $9.8 million combined on both players in his fireplace.

The Rockies are the White Sox of the west.

$20 bucks doesn’t buy much these days but it sure seems funny for HS football.

$15 dollars for parking at NIU and $19 dollars per ticket. Did Jerry take over the IHSA?

Thanks, thought it was at WIU when I read Hanson Field in the article.

Apparently the Prep Bowl was just held on Friday. St. Ignatius beat Morgan Park at Hanson Stadium. https://chicago.suntimes.com/high-school-football/2025/11/28/st-ignatius-prep-bowl-chicago-morgan-park Gone are the days of a packed Soldier Field. Sad… Wikipedia has a list of all of the Prep Bowl results over the years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Prep_Bowl

Just being honest. They don’t really look like they want to play much, and the games go south quickly when they are in. It’s probably because they are undersized compared to the first line players. I guess that’s why they are backups. But everyone has a role, and theirs is to make sure the starters don’t get injured in blowouts by allowing them to sit out the fourth quarter or longer.

Yeah, the years of the majestic Prep Bowls at Soldier Field and 50K+ fans in attendance are over. They actually still have the Prep Bowl but it’s been some mediocre teams most recently. Professional and college sports being televised all over have ruined those epic days. It is what it is. I know that both of my son’s knees were sore and now he has four more days to ice them and recuperate so that is a good thing for the OL, CJ Gray, and both RB’s. The BR backups, especially OL backups, are absolutely awful so you wouldn’t want to see them. My guess is that BR will barely have their football players in class Wednesday morning. Maybe morning classes, but they will have the bus running to DeKalb early. It’s at 2.5 hour drive from BR. And remember, to these kids, this is the biggest game of their lives. They haven’t been to college yet. They only know Pop Warner, BGYFL, and HS sports.

Curious what you mean by this. How would the day they play the game have any impact on screwing them over for the state title? These kids play on Thursdays and Fridays. This will be on Wednesday, and the kids get another half week of rest which I know is good for my son’s sore knees. They would have likely gotten screwed more by a snowy/sleety field with bullshit plays and injuries due to kids slipping. That nightmare far outweighs them playing on a Wednesday as opposed to a Saturday. It’s local Chicagoland high school football. They don’t need prime time. Not that many people are watching.

Can I make a mockery of this website’s article? This dude would be the worst Rule 5 pick ever. https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-might-take-a-big-swing-in-the-rule-5-draft/