They'll win 60/lose 60 and RIcky will probably lose another 20.
Winning the Central will be hard but I'm more interested in how the individuals will do. I think that will depend on a few players having breakout seasons.
Maybe it's me bit it seems the FA market was quite diluted among teams this year.
My brother was photographing a birthday and met Yolmer Sanchez. During the discussion Yolmer broke it to him he was no longer a White Sox. Yolmer is hangin' around the Phoenix area.
How they handle Collin to me is a mystery. Something tells me the organization has no confidence in his skills as a catcher. The asking price for McCann should be way high. Oddly this organization which was weak at catcher is now the strongest.
I still think the team would be better off without RR. The worst hitter in the lineup batted 4th. I could see him batting Madrigal 4th who is not even close to being a power guy. He's not a manager to take them further.
If I had to choose between him and Ventura I would ask for death to be another option.
Of course the Cubs always going with name didn't always work either. Baker couldn't take them to the next level and Pinella didn't realize he joined a circus.
Still I think Ricky will take them to the usual land of underachievement.
Cubs ditched Ricky - Sox keepin him so far. Cubs have always taking who runs the club far more seriously even though that worked for them once. We have the only manager in baseball that batter the worst hitter 4th.
I don't want to trust all of this talent to the current coaching staff.
I think the Sox will contend in 2020 but how one defines contend is a different story.
While it could be a defensive improvement, we know Anderson can hit AL pitching, not so sure how long it would take for the other guy. The Sox have a poor history of veteran NL talent working out for them. Shark is just another example.