Sleepy Harold Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Starting to throw again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royoung Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said: Starting to throw again? He has been throwing for weeks. This means he is going to pitch for the AZL Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, royoung said: He has been throwing for weeks. This means he is going to pitch for the AZL Sox. Should have said throwing in games, but good to know, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Excellent news!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footlongcomiskeydog Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Very nice. Hopefully the kid can start next year in Birmingham, be up in Charlotte by early June, and make his mlb debut during September call ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox1917 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Dunning has all the makings of a very solid #3 starter for years behind Rodon & Kopech. Those three at the top of the rotation, plus Lopez & Giolito (if Gio can figure it out) are going to be a very strong rotation in 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHatesShe Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Substitute Cease for either Lopez or Gio and I think it looks better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footlongcomiskeydog Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 10 hours ago, ChiSox1917 said: Dunning has all the makings of a very solid #3 starter for years behind Rodon & Kopech. Those three at the top of the rotation, plus Lopez & Giolito (if Gio can figure it out) are going to be a very strong rotation in 2020 Is Rodon even going to be on the Sox in 2020? Some people around here think the Sox should trade him since he somehow no longer fits the Sox "competitive window" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Stuff Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) 58 minutes ago, footlongcomiskeydog said: Is Rodon even going to be on the Sox in 2020? Some people around here think the Sox should trade him since he somehow no longer fits the Sox "competitive window" The Rodon situation is a lot harder to navigate than Sale. We couldn’t build a winning environment around a top 5 pitcher in the game, so he gets traded. Nobody knows what Rodon is yet due to his injuries. If he’s injury free the rest of this year and next is he a top 10 pitcher? If he’s a top 10 pitcher do we maximize his trade value if the team is still garbage? Boras is going to get Rodon paid if he reaches top 10 status, and nobody has faith we’ll be the team giving him that deal. To me, I hope Rodon stays healthy and reaches his ceiling the rest of the year and next so we can maximize his trade value. Then trade him at his peak. The return should be just as good as Q’s return. Edited August 17, 2018 by DH in the NL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwolf68 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) Don't like the idea of moving Rodon, he's the only pitcher the Sox have that has proven, even in a small sample size, he can be a top of the rotation stopper. Unless the Sox don't intend on competing for the next 5 years then let Rodon anchor the staff. Getting a bunch of prospects in 2 years won't really help win in 2 years and it would cost us an outstanding SP that could help us win in two years. That's my view. I know the Sox association with Bora$$ is tenuous at best, but Rodon's stuff is legitimately Top 10 in all MLB. Edited August 17, 2018 by kwolf68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 At some point you have to dig in as the White Sox. If you are perpetually selling off your top players to fit into your "window", you never hit your window, and you are perpetually rebuilding. The Pirates and Royals did it for decades before they finally struck gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 If Hahn gets to the point that he wants to trade Rodon, then you fire Hahn and let the next guy do it. If he can't get the team to at least think it is competing before Rodon becomes a FA, then we need new management. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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