BFirebird

Love the pick from what I have read. Only seen him play in College playoffs.

What could they possibly be complaining about? If Collins somehow can stick at catcher those are All Star like numbers he has.

Development is not linear and every player is different. Trying to compare what Bryant did is silly and Ptac had a good counter argument in Rizzo who struggled twice before getting it. I think sacrificing a year of control to let both Kopech and Jimenez fail is the best plan. 20-24 is the target window.

What is Giovatella's story? If I remember he was a top pick of the Royals...2nd round? 3rd round? Just didn't pan out I am guessing?

Just a monster....move on to AAA already. Just toying with the AA pitchers at this point.

This is fantastic.....and I am actually remodeling one of my bathrooms right now so it is a very applicable example for me! This is especially poignant because of the way the Sox are going after this...well said 35thstreetswarm. Well said.

Eloy juuuuuuuust missed a bomb to CF. Another hard hit ball though.

Another Collins hit....hard hit single to RF.

Never bad to have too many options.

Or maybe push Anderson a bit.

Thanks for the article. Reading it makes me seem he was peeved to change his stance in the first place. Bit of a misstep by the Sox maybe on that change.

What about like a McCann/Gattis duo? C/DH combo? I guess like they are doing now.

Mendick solo jack. #6

The Milb.tv camera view makes Jordan Stephens look short for 6'1".

I can't believe he is up to .244 now...what a turnaround. How long does he have to hit like this to consider it the new Collins vs a hot streak?

Ah yes...I see the hole in my argument. Once they are on the right path, I totally agree that the Sox should be going for it all the time 100%, but they had to get the foundation right first. You can still draft well, sign international players, scout well when you are good...it isn't like the NBA where the only good talent is top 3-5 players. I definitely agree with you on this point. I guess I left out that they should go for it once the foundation is set during the rebuild. Great point.

If I did...it wasn't intentional. I just meant their young talent is IN the big leagues....the Sox is still coming up, no reason for the Sox to add a guy like Santana/Arrieta yet. Phils are definitely 1-2 years ahead.

Yes, both of them are playing well and will probably be passed by the Nats when they are healthy. Both are doing a rebuild as well, but they are ahead of the White Sox timeline. The Phillies are at least a year ahead of them (Hoskins, Herrera, Altherr, Franco, Kingery, Nola, Alfaro - all young talent in MLB). The Phillies are actually a perfect example of what the White Sox could do to supplement their talent with some veterans when they are ready. Phillies signed Santana and Arrieta to supplement their young talent. At this point the Sox don't know what their holes will be....Phillies did. Braves had some of their vets on their team already (Markakis, Freeman - he is still pretty young, Teheran, Inciarte) and are starting to add their young players in Acuna, Albies, Swanson (when healthy). Braves are probably half/full season ahead of the Sox in terms of their rebuild. Once the Sox add Eloy, Rodon, and Kopech the Sox are not a 100 loss team anymore. Patience is needed with this.....Phillies and Braves are actually great examples that this CAN work. FA's will be added once holes are shown (3B will be one) or if one of the top FAs this year is willing to sign (not holding my breath on that one).

I believe it was more of a philosophy issue. "Going for it" every year at whatever cost, (ie trading Tatis, Jr for Shields) is a bad approach. Hahn should/will be judged based on draft 2016 - on, FAs from here on out, and the trades he made to get the young talent we have now. If multiple postseasons don't come out of this...he should be let go. No doubt in my mind. As far as Kopech goes, getting him big league time this year (July/August or September) is not a bad thing no matter how many games they lose. Same thing with Eloy. Players need to learn at Big League level just like every level of the minors. It is very rare to just plug your young stars in and start winning. Look at the Astros, it took them 2+ years to get everyone up and winning. Cubs are the anomaly.

This. Time to try a new approach. No guarantees of WS...nothing is. But you give yourself more bites at the apple.

Not sure it is anyone's fault. 2006 team was arguably better but just barely missed the playoffs while winning 90+ games. But the reason it was unsustainable is everyone that was good was 30 or older. You can't continually win if your core is 28-32. This is why the Cubs, Astros, Yankees, Red Sox will be good for years. Their core is mid-lower twenties. That is how you build your team to succeed. This allows you to get mid-priced FAs and trade for players like Sale. If your mid-priced FA fails it is your 4th or 5th SP that fails or if it is a position player, they become a platoon OFer. This is much preferred instead of relying on LaRoche to be a starter or trading for Shields. Cubs have made their fair share of mistakes in FA (Heyward comes to mind), but their talent pool covers up the wart.

The rebuild is insane? Have you seen the talent in A & AA? Obviously they won't all work, but wouldn't you rather try to have sustained 5-8 year window to win than pay FAs and try to win now? The Sox have tried the latter....for years. It worked once.

I will take the 2 for 3 with a hard hit ball as an out. I am hoping this good stretch is a trend....he has really been swinging a good bat.

Collins also with a bomb...Barons just lighting up this bullpen in the 8th.

Mendick 3 run bomb to take the lead for the Barons