buckweaver

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/03/yankees-right-handed-bats-everson-pereira-optioned-minors.html What would it take for both the Sox and Yankees to make a trade for Robert this week? Any chance for common ground?

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/mlb/news/gavin-sheets-failed-to-fit-on-the-roster-despite-attracting-chicago-white-soxs-interest-at-one-point-report/articleshow/118086675.cms The question...is it a good source?

This dickish comments made in response to your quickly sharing relevant information are perfect examples of why many chose not to post. Thanks for sharing good info. on a cold winter day.

Might the low payroll be seen as a positive for a prospective new owner? Let's hope.

I've had a similar thought...particularly as we get closer to ST. What about bringing the top 5-6 FA's in together and make a proposal to be the 2025 face of the White Sox...at least competitive and a contender if we get lightning in a bottle? Today that's Santander, Alonso, Bregman and a couple pitchers. Of course it won't happen, but it's fun to think about on a snowy January. Thanks for starting this thread.

Welcome, Jeff. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Replies like, "And if Jeff Bolker states it in a thread named after himself, it has to be true." illustrate why so many lurkers don't bother to post very often. Good luck to you if you want to fight the good fight. If not, though, this is still the place that often has White Sox news first.

I simply don't find the negative banter and back-and-forth personal attacks here all that interesting. I check in because, in fairness, this site posts White Sox news/information more quickly than anywhere else.

I've been here a long time but seldom bother to post because of the constant know-it-all negativity...even in good times.

Don't sell this group short. Even when the team was good, Soxtalk sucked.

Chris Getz through this season.

I'd like to see Pedro gone and Getz assume managerial duties for the remainder of the season so he can see who these guys are and establish some kind of clubhouse culture that ought to trickle down to all levels of the organization. Getz takes a beating on this board. But he's ours. I hope he takes the bull by the horns, puts his stamp on the organization and is ultimately successful.

B/c Getz is the one who decides the other 15 percent and hires the new manager.

Hearing a report of the Bob Nightengale's comment that Pedro will manage out the season b/c he's paid for, and why pay someone else... I have a serious thought. If I'm the chairman, I'm telling Getz to fire Grifol and take over managing the club for the rest of this year (at no extra pay) in order to do a full evaluation of environment, talent, coaches, etc. Or perhaps Getz suggests it to J.R. Of course it's unorthodox. But desperate times...

I find this hard to believe. What do you know other teams do for their "kids" that the White Sox organization does not?

Makes it even better. We can use the DH for Nicky Three Strikes.

Let's make two moves. Someone named Woo-Suk Go was released by the Marlins. I need to hear..."Batting leadoff for YOUR Chicago White Sox, Woo-Suk Go," followed by all 1,112 in attendance chanting the name as a cheer for the entire team!

La Stella, Moustakas available now for minimum...both released. Do either of these make any sense?

I like the optimism and share it most days. One point of clarification on the '83 team. Some would argue the spark that brought the turnaround was a 1-for-1 trade of second basemen... Tony Bernazard to Seattle for Julio Cruz after the Sox were 28-32 at the 60 game mark. Not sure a 1-for-1 is out there for us this year, but one never knows.

The team I'm doing the comparison to is the Tony La Russa-managed 1983 "Winnin' Ugly" team. That team was five games under .500 for April and May (20-25), then went 79-38 for 99 total wins and the AL West title. After 52 games played, that '83 team was 25-27, the same record the 2022 version has now. Perhaps Rick Hahn makes a swap for someone like Julio Cruz, who provided a needed spark that year. I hope so.

Indeed! And thank you. This place is littered with AH's who want nothing more than to gnash their teeth about the team that's supposed to bring them enjoyment and act as if they know the ins and outs of running a major league baseball franchise. Let's have a little fun and lighten the eff up.

Anyone who regularly peruses Soxtalk realizes the vaunted Bronx Bombers just managed one run across 18 innings of a double-header loss in the House That Ruth Built to the worst team in baseball. I'm sure their fans are calling for the firing of Dillon Lawson by tonight at the latest and that Aaron Boone is certainly on the hot seat if his team doesn't take care of the Orioles and Rays in the coming days.

I still think Jose will hit. The weather has mostly been atrocious and he is a slow starter. But I'm a little concerned about his 1b defense. He just doesn't seem as adroit as in years past. I have no data to back that up...just my eye test. Perhaps I'm wrong.

Among the best White Sox teams in my lifetime (first to make the playoffs) was the Tony La Russa-managed 1983 "Winnin' Ugly" team. That team was five games under .500 for April and May (20-25), then went 79-38 for 99 total wins and the AL West title. If replay was in effect then, the Sox would have had 100 wins...a Carlton Fisk homer called a double (I think against the Orioles, but I could be mistaken) would have been overturned, and the Sox would have won that game (famous for Tony pulling 3b out and tossing it during a heated argument) that went into the books as an extra-inning loss. Our team hasn't been much fun to watch the past two weeks...but I'm hopeful and cautiously optimistic. Baseball is a streaky sport.

The two choices offered in this poll represent what I hate most about Soxtalk. I check in here because this site generally has Sox information first. But the negativity and incivility make what's supposed to be a fun part of life too often just caustic and mean-spirited. It's really a shame.

I think that's too simplistic. Every player on an affiliated minor league team is a terrific baseball player who's been the best of the best in high school and/or college. They deserve a livable full-time wage, decent living conditions and good nutrition. Also remember that many of these guys are very young...some kind of life coaching/mentoring would be money so very well spent. I don't argue with the owners thoughts about reducing the number of minor league teams...from a pure financial perspective, if only one of four makes it the the majors, it makes sense to reduce the total numbers. But I do argue with the poor overall treatment of minor league players re. pay and conditions. To say poor treatment is incentive to move through faster isn't grounded in reality. I've long wished the MLBPA would take in affiliated minor league players, but they aren't able to take care of even the lowest paid major leaguers, so I don't see it happening. There has been some discussion of a minor league players union. I hope it happens.