Chicago White Sox

Do other teams has much pool left as us?

The entire “core” is playing today but Cease & Eloy and we look like a fucking joke. Burn this s%*# to the ground and start fresh with players who aren’t broken and actually want to win.

lol…I think Moncada got visited by long COVID and back problems, no clue what happened to Kopech though.

The Sox better demote Kopech after this game. And I don’t want to hear the “there is nothing for him to learn in AAA”. The kid is worthless right now and needs to figure his s%*# out in a stress free environment. I get we desperately need innings right now, but I’d rather some scrap heap dude take a beating every five days than do absolutely nothing and expect a different result with Kopech.

Yup, just a horrible signing. I get he’s not a horrible player (yet) but never commit big dollars to very average players. Still pains me that the Cubs got Bellinger for a one year commitment where we felt compelled to go with the low upside, safe player for five.

What do you think has caused the stuff to regress?

Bigger disappointment this year? Kopech or Vaughn?

We should scoop up both Severino & Montas no matter what else we do at this deadline. Perfect guys to target for a team that needs a miracle to win next year.

It’s not getting any easier with Cohen opening a hole in the Mets rotation and having endless amounts of money to spend.

They need to take their time with him simply from an innings standpoint. And these were just intended my guesses of where these guys start. For example, I don’t envision Mena spending too much time in AA next year, but it’s probably where I’d start him. I’d expect Schultz to end the 2024 season in AA, but no reason to rush him there too soon. He’s probably the only arm in the system with a true #1 ceiling so we should take our time with him.

I’d trade them all but not both Burger & Eloy.

I’m 100% open to the idea if Crochet is willing to spend a year in AAA. And honestly, it’s further reason to punt the 2024 season. With the recent trades and this past draft class, we could actually fill out our minor rotations with legit prospects. Let those guys have a year to develop without risk of rushing them to the majors in some Hail Mary attempt to win a garbage division. AAA: Crochet* Nastrini Bush* Burke Thompson AA: Mena Cannon Pallette Kelley Simas High A: Schultz* Taylor McDougal Schweitzer* Adams/Murphy/Vera Low A: Keener Gordan* LaCombe Oppor* Arias*

James Fegan article!?!

He has us 12th currently?

Is this even feasible at this time? Feels like you’d have to option him to build up innings in the minors.

Trade values skyrocketing!

Oh fully agree. The only thing I’ll say is if this was a .500 team and they just missed the playoffs then no doubt I believe they’d run it back depth be dammed. However, I honestly think they know this group is beyond saving and that a hard reset is needed. There is just isn’t path and the guys they’ve added are far more likely to help the 2025 than the 2024 one. I think that is signaling their true plans.

IMO, this is very likely KW negotiating through the media and trying to make the appearance that we’ll try to compete next year to help build up leverage in potential trades of controllable guys. Hahn was incredibly awkward yesterday when asked by Merkin what the direction of the club was. Clearly he did not want to say we’d be going for it next year. I really think bigger trades are coming in these next couple of days.

Same problem as this year, but where is the pitching depth? If you go into the season with only four legit starters (and a very questionable offense), you are pretty much dead on arrival. After this past draft and the last couple of trades, there is going to be a sizable wave of SP prospects that starting hitting the pros in late 2024. I think 2025 is the soonest you can realistically compete because we’ll finally have some real SP prospects in the upper minors who can backfill the major league rotation. Next year needs to be a transition year IMO. See what you have in Nastrini, Mena, Pallette, Cannon, Taylor, Keaner, Thompson, Bush, & Burke if he’s still alive and go from there. Those are the guys who could potentially play a role sometime in 2025, but none of them will be ready for Opening Day 2024.

Fangraphs shows Mena & Veras as being Rule 5 eligible this year.

Isn’t hasn’t, but this level of aggressiveness doesn’t feel like his style and he’s a super sad pout face in all his the interviews. I definitely think KW has been more hands-on at a minimum.

I would have given Graveman away for free just to rid ourselves of his salary for next year. This is a great return for a guy not living up to his contract.

Very satisfied with this trade. Glad they pushed Hahn to the side and let KW handle the wheeling & dealing.