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The worst is how they are saying they filled a major need by signing Rich Hill and Homer Bailey as if they are ace level pitchers.

March 26th is so far away

I dont see the urgency in trading Vaughn just yet. EE is signed to 1 year and Abreu will most definitely move to DH in a year or 2. Vaughn is not blocked and will probably be up next year.

With the Nats out on Donaldson it looks like its between the Twins and Braves

Well said.

My comment was from years of PTSD in the 2000s when we would go 4-14 every season against the Twins due to their ridiculous dome and cheap hits. Their lucky hitters slapped the shit out of us and I will always hate the Twins more than any other organization in baseball because of it.

Watch them turn into gold, its only fitting. God I hate the twins so much

those projections really surprise me. I know his BABIP was insane but i figured it was mostly due to him murdering the baseball. I dont see why it should drop to the .330 level.

Essentially Eloy's rookie season which was still pretty damn good. I would be happy if Robert put up a 3 WAR season like in your first scenario.

I figured we were due for a huge rookie campaign!

Offense: 1. Robert .295 AVG, .340 OBP, .538 SLG, .878 OPS 2. Moncada .310 AVG, .370 OBP, .544 SLG, .914 OPS 3. Abreu .260 AVG, 325 OBP, .460 SLG, .785 OPS 4. Grandal .234 AVG, .369 OBP, .470 SLG, .839 OPS 5. Encarnacion .253 AVG, .338 OBP, .512 SLG, .850 OPS 6. Eloy .292 AVG, .348 OBP, .589 SLG, .939 OPS 7. Anderson .305 AVG, .332 OBP, .434 SLG, .826 OPS 8. Mazara .286 AVG, .329 OBP, .489 SLG, .818 OPS 9. Madrigal .294 AVG, .342 OBP, .391 SLG, .733 OPS Special note: Abreu will bat 3rd for the whole season and Soxtalk will go crazy. Pitching: 1. Giolito 18-6, 3.11 ERA, 209 IP 2. Keuchel 13-12, 4.19 ERA, 198 IP 3. Cease 10-7, 4.08 ERA, 154 IP 4. Lopez 12-5, 3.88 ERA, 172 IP 5. Gonzalez, 9-12, 4.49 ERA, 179 IP Kopech 4-6, 4.21 ERA, 88 IP Rodon 6-3, 3.39 ERA, 92 IP Special note: Lopez and Cease have themselves great seasons but struggle with pitch counts. Bullpen and bench will put up average numbers, Colome is going to falter but Bummer becomes a good closer. 88 wins.

Get ready to be mad for the first month

Until Robert and Madrigal come up, not that I want it this way but its likely: Leury Moncada Abreu Encarnacion Grandal Eloy Anderson Mazara Mendick

i hate batting Robert 8th just because hes a rookie but thats what RR will do for sure. So many lost ABs during the season

yuck on many levels

why trade for a reliever when there are good free agent options still available??

Jerry promoted the White Sox social media intern to assistant to the director of player development. Expect the announcements to be delayed for a while longer.

A 3 win improvement from last season is too low unless 'everything goes wrong' scenario is our top 5 WAR guys going down with injuries.

My guess is Alonso being gone

I would like a big reliever either through trade or the FA market. There are limited options in the pen that i feel absolutely confident in.

Hmm

With an automated strike zone I wouldnt mind having Collins as our backup but man is his framing bad. How does Mercedes look behind the plate?

That is my lineup as well, although you know Abreu will be batting 3rd.

Twins didnt get him, so theres that

What am I missing? His first 5 years look pretty good to me