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They didn't replace Rodon and pitching is an issue but I feel much better after the additions of Pollock and McGuire. The offense is ridiculous.

Yeah me neither. They aren’t trading Vaughn. That would be idiotic. They don’t have much to trade though.

Maybe. I doubt the Sox wanted to do Ramos and Thompson for 1 year of Manaea. I thought this would involve Burger or Sheets or it wouldn’t happen

Truly investing resources into scouting and development matters. Signing teenagers instead of older Cubans every year matters as well.

The 19-year-old infielder that the A’s got would be a top 5 prospect in the Sox system. Sox equivalent is like Jose Rodriguez or Kath/Montgomery I’d think. Sox likely weren’t doing that for a 1 year guy. Teams just aren’t interested in Sheets and Burger it seems. Shocking I know.

Agreed. He doesn't have the innings base to ever start now. They should try to lock him up long-term for reliever money at this point.

Okay cool. Thanks

There's a report that the Yankees have scratched Clarke Schmidt. If that's the piece for a potential Sean Manaea trade, the White Sox do not have an equivalent.

Yes. Yes it would have

I usually post this sooner but here we go. Now that it seems the White Sox will have their full compliment of draft picks, the order is below. First Round 1. Orioles 2. Diamondbacks 3. Rangers 4. Pirates 5. Nationals 6. Marlins 7. Cubs 8. Twins 9. Royals 10. Rockies 11. Mets (Comp for Rocker) 12. Tigers 13. Angels 14. Mets 15. Padres 16. Guardians 17. Phillies 18. Reds 19. Athletics 20. Braves 21. Marlins 22. Cardinals 23. Blue Jays 24. Red Sox 25. Yankees 26. Chicago White Sox 27. Brewers 28. Astros 29. Rays 30. Dodgers 31. Giants 32. Rockies (Compensation for Story) 33. Reds (Compensation for Castellanos) Competitive Balance Round A 34. Orioles 35. Diamondbacks 36. Royals 37. Pirates 38. Guardians 39. Rockies 40. Padres Second Round 41. Red Sox (Compensation for Fabian) 42. Orioles 43. Diamondbacks 44. Pirates 45. Nationals 46. Marlins 47. Cubs 48. Twins 49. Royals 50. Rockies 51. Tigers 52. Mets 53. Padres 54. Guardians 55. Reds 56. Athletics 57. Braves 58. Mariners 59. Cardinals 60. Blue Jays 61. Yankees 62. Chicago White Sox 63. Brewers 64. Astros 65. Rays 66. Giants Competitive Balance B 67. Marlins 68. Twins 69. Athletics 70. Rays 71. Tigers 72. Brewers 73. Reds 74. Mariners 75. Mets (Compensation for Syndergaard) 76. Braves (Compensation for Freeman) 77. Blue Jays (Compensation for Semien 78. Blue Jays (Compensation for Ray) 79. Red Sox (Compensation for Rodriguez) 80. Astros (Compensation for Correa) If Michael Conforto signs, the Mets will receive pick #76 and everything else slides down. The Dodgers will receive a pick after the 4th round for losing Corey Seager. Third Round 81. Orioles 82. Diamondbacks 83. Pirates 84. Nationals 85. Marlins 86. Cubs 87. Royals 88. Rockies 89. Angels 90. Mets 91. Padres 92. Guardians 93. Phillies 94. Reds 95. Athletics 96. Braves 97. Cardinals 98. Blue Jays 99. Red Sox 100. Yankees 101. Chicago White Sox 102. Brewers 103. Astros 104. Rays 105. Dodgers 106. Giants Forfeited Picks: Texas 2nd and 3rd, Boston 2nd, Philadelphia 2nd, Seattle 3rd, Angels 2nd, Tigers 3rd, Dodgers 2nd and 5th, Twins 3rd.

They don't have to spend this much $$ on the bullpen. They're just choosing to. They should be doing both. Nobody would care about signing Kelly and Graveman if Conforto was in RF and Manaea was acquired. They didn't finish the job, which is the issue imo.

One point of mine on this is it comes with the territory of spending all the pool money in early rounds. If you overslot in 1-4, the best value in rounds 5-10 is college relievers essentially. Sox have used Weems, Horn and Moore in deals recently. Sousa will be in the big leagues. Bilious probably will be too. Shilling would be. Gil Luna and Caleb Freeman could be soon as well. I wasn’t a fan of the Crochet pick because I’d just always take position players that high because pitchers break. Then they rushed him and he’s basically forced into a bullpen role on a contending club. I’d argue the Sox have done a solid job finding future relievers that have value. They have to hit on their early overslot picks though for it to matter.

He throws 100 mph but he walks lots of guys. I’d think Sousa gets first crack.

I mean they have one of the best teams in baseball so I'm going to enjoy that. I wanted an upgrade in right field but they don't really need a "major" transaction do they?

No. The White Sox just don't have the players to even get close. The rumor is that San Diego would move Robert Hassell, Luis Campusano and Jackson Merrill potentially. That's an absolute haul.

I got the same DM as Dave a few weeks back. So weird

I think Gavin Sheets as the headliner for Sean Manaea made lots of sense if the White Sox then signed Conforto or added a different LHH outfielder. I'm not sure they can trade Sheets right now without doing that because they have to get more left-handed. It's imperative. Also from what i've heard, Sean Manaea would love to be with the White Sox and likely returns to the midwest in free agency regardless. This trade isn't up to him though obviously.

I’m assuming that teams will still get a pick for losing free agents, they just won’t forfeit one. Could be wrong though.

No but when I do projections I'm not going to factor in possible injuries. On paper, I'm not sure anyone is better than them in the AL regardless of how bad I think they handled this offseason.

Are you assuming that Jimenez, Robert and Grandal miss large portions of the season again?

2nd baseman stats? He didn't hit for enough power but he put up a 4.f fWAR season. He was the third best 3B in the entire sport last year.

In theory, this should help the White Sox attain the #1 seed which would be significant. Also, I'm not sure Houston is definitely a tier above. Carlos Correa is a huge loss and McCullers is hurt.

The White Sox would lose their 2nd round pick. There’s no chance they give Conforto a short term deal imo.

Not as confident as I was earlier but rostering him makes very little sense. I’m not sure honestly. I’d imagine he gets moved still.

They’re pretty solid. I think the Sox would mash their pitching though.