Chicago White Sox

Just need one meatball

With a pretty narrow playoff field, I really think we see teams load up this year and stack their rosters for October. Sox can’t be complacent because their odds are 95% to make the playoffs. Go get the pieces needed to build a postseason monster.

Because this is the Trade Winds sub-forum ?

Moncada pissed about that Fangraphs top 50 trade value list!

That should be the plan, dependent on cost of course.

We need power though and I really don’t want him as our RF next year. Starling Marte has reverse splits, should come cheaper, and provides much more power. Get him & Escobar and have no holes in the lineup.

Who are you thinking?

They will definitely need to trade for a guy.

Let’s get some fucking runs.

Yeah, let’s DFA him instead of letting him work through shit at Charlotte

It’s pretty clear IMO they are nearing DFA territory with him and were hoping a miracle start might make him tradable.

A runner on 2nd with outs and the next run with a high win probability isn’t always going to be the case in the playoffs. Maybe he’ll get better at fielding with time, but right now dudes can drop bunts on him and there is nothing he can do.

I really hope that isn’t the case.

I’ll keep saying it, but we should be looking at OF upgrade. I get Engel & Goodwin have performed well, but we need to be prepared for when their hot streaks end.

This isn’t directed at you, but everyone should be blamed for the role they play in losses. The offense sucked today and that contributed to the loss. So did La Russa using Crochet in extras when he has proven time & time again that he can’t field his position well. Guys shouldn’t get a free pass because others sucked a little bit more.

Sheets can have value as a left-handed bench bat that can fill in at 1B and the corners. If someone wants to overvalue him then move him, but otherwise keep him around as a role player / depth.

Much appreciated!

Can someone please provide real time updates? My MLBTV is saying I’m blacked out somehow despite being in Florida.

No, purposely making bad decisions to prove a point is very much different than what Ricky did last year.

This isn’t directed just at you, but can we please stop theorizing that the manager is throwing away games to prove some point because he’s somehow incapable of talking with his GM about roster needs.

Using him with a runner on 2nd base and no outs is far from ideal. No idea how Tony hasn’t figured this out yet.

At least Crochet is bringing the heat

Tell me Burger isn’t hurt

Lol...Abreu is gone after the 2022 season, Keuchel after 2022 or 2023, Grandal after 2023, Lynn after 2023 or 2024, & Hendriks after 2024. Not like we have some Miguel Cabrera albatross waiting in the wings.