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  1. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Yea, Conforto is available because he’s hurt. And I bet Conforto won’t come as cheap as you seem to think. No thanks
  2. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    How relevant is the larger sample size for a guy that’s missed an entire season due to injury and hasn’t performed better than an average starter since 2020? ”Convenient” to look at a larger sample size that really doesn’t matter much today. Are you friends with Scott Boras?
  3. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Give me Nimmo if you’re going to upgrade the OF. Not some guy coming off a major injury that hasn’t been better than an average starter in 2-3 years.
  4. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    That’s great. By the time next season rolls around, he will be 3 years removed from his last big season. Coming off a major injury in which he missed an entire season. What makes you think he will return to that form? What makes you think he will return to that form in the White Sox organization? Since they’ve had such great success with these types of signings in the past.
  5. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    And for everyone citing Conforto’s career numbers just keep in mind past performance is not indicative of future results. We’re talking about a guy that put up 1.4 fWAR last season and 2.0 fWAR the season before. By next season he will be two years older than his 1.4 fWAR season and coming off an entire year of absence due to injury. If you drew the line in the sand at 1.4 fWAR for next season, I’d say betting odds are on the under. That doesn’t move the needle for this team. They need a real upgrade if they are adding an OF.
  6. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    As of right now they aren’t. OF is full as is unless the Sox dump one of their controllable assets. Cespedes and Colas are minor league OF depth at a minimum and potential 4th/5th OF next season at best. Again, I don’t see Conforto being anything other than a marginal upgrade at best.
  7. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Conforto had an fWAR of 1.4 last season. Everyone here complains about Josh Harrison and he’s at 0.9 fWAR a little more than halfway into the season and presumably much cheaper than the contract Conforto will sign. Can’t have it both ways. If you want a real upgrade that will actually be noticeable, Conforto ain’t it.
  8. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Why? Colas will be 24 and hitting very well in A+/AA. No reason he shouldn’t be ready this time next year. Cespedes will be 25 and hasn’t torn up AA but he’s at least held his own and should provide plus defense. Certainly enough to be a 5th OF type next year.
  9. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Sheets is a DH against RHP and should be rarely used as a backup 1b/OF. Engel and Pollock should see ~80 games next year. Robert and Vaughn should see 130+ games (really they should hardly sit if they’re healthy). Not counting on Eloy for much but if he gives 80 games between DH/LF that’s probably about all you can expect. Colas and Cespedes should be ready by Memorial Day 2023. Doesn’t leave room for another marginal upgrade unless you’re dumping two or three of the guys above. If you’re adding, it needs to be a clear upgrade at a starting position. Conforto, with all the uncertainties around him, isn’t that imo.
  10. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Yea, I don’t see it. Not for what I would consider a marginal upgrade at best. You’ve got Eloy, Vaughn, Robert, Engel, Sheets, and Pollock fighting for 4 spots with Cespedes and Colas on the way next year. If you’re adding another OF, it better be a significant upgrade. It doesn’t have to be Soto, but at least someone on Brandon Nimmo’s level at least.
  11. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Agreed. Sox need someone to help THIS season. As in, someone that they can plug into the lineup within the next two weeks for the last two months of the season. I know it won’t happen but I’d be all for a Soto acquisition. The window is this season and the next two seasons anyways. Go for it.
  12. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Huh? Conforto will be 30 at the start of next season.
  13. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    I’d bet a combo of Engel/Vaughn outproduces Conforto in RF next season. And they’d be cheaper too. Cespedes and Colas are close as well. They should provide plenty of corner OF depth next year.
  14. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Doesn’t matter. He should be up by Memorial Day 2023. Run Engel/Vaughn out there in RF for the first 6 weeks if you have to. Still a better option than a guy that is now a 1.5-2 WAR player (maybe) that had an entire season off due to injury and will be overpaid based on past performance.
  15. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Agreed. He’s unlikely to contribute anything to the team this season and next season I expect Colas to provide similar production at a far cheaper salary.
  16. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    So Montgomery-Colas-Schultz-Vera plus Burger-Martin-Sheets get it done? I think I’d do it.
  17. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    And Sox remaining strength of schedule is #29. Twins #19, Guardians #20. The division is still very much there for the taking considering this is the healthiest the Sox have been all season.
  18. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Kelly throwing a lot more strikes last few outings. If he finds that command, he’s going to be very valuable to this team in the second half.
  19. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    He’s looked very good over the last few outings. Might be getting healthy finally.
  20. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    https://mobile.twitter.com/everything_sox/status/1548763718271602690?s=21&t=15P-bq0bJMT1eNW0nHnQhQ
  21. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    It will cost them an extra $4M to pick up the option. In what world is that pricey? This isn’t the 90s.
  22. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    So that extra $4M to pick up the option for next season looks like a steal
  23. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    How much does 1 WAR cost in the open market these days? Because he’ll do at least that.
  24. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    I realize this was sarcasm but picking up that option for next season doesn’t look like a bad idea at all.
  25. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    If Moncada returns to his former self, I’ll put TA/Moncada/Robert/Abreu/Vaughn against any other team’s top 5.
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