And That's a Double White Sox Winner

[Heads22]

Yolmer

Giolito

McCann

Colome

And the rest

[chitownsportsfan]

Sox have quietly played .500 baseball for about a month now.  I'm not sweating the RD on a team with SP this bad.  That said, the money clearly has to be spent on pitching.  Ideally in 2022 guys like Lopez and Dunning are your 6th and 7th starters (for example, just build that depth again).

Position player wise holy shit if McCann is actually a 3 WAR catcher that's massive.

[mqr]

4 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Sox have quietly played .500 baseball for about a month now.  I'm not sweating the RD on a team with SP this bad.  That said, the money clearly has to be spent on pitching.  Ideally in 2022 guys like Lopez and Dunning are your 6th and 7th starters (for example, just build that depth again).

Position player wise holy shit if McCann is actually a 3 WAR catcher that's massive.

Yup. They absolutely must add at least one good pitcher, and several bargain bin guys to stash for depth. 

Theres competition in the very near future IF the FO plays this right. 

[Tnetennba]

 

[mqr]

Apparently Giolito didn’t know it was a 6:40 start. Would explain the hiccup. 

[flavum]

1 minute ago, mqr said:

Apparently Giolito didn’t know it was a 6:40 start. Would explain the hiccup. 

Ha, I made that joke in the game thread.  Thought it was a joke.

Seriously though, how is that not communicated explicitly on Monday what they were going to do tonight? Giolito must not have been paying attention yesterday.

 

[mqr]

1 minute ago, flavum said:

Ha, I made that joke in the game thread.  Thought it was a joke.

Seriously though, how is that not communicated explicitly on Monday what they were going to do tonight? Giolito must not have been paying attention yesterday.

 

Yeah I wanna be mad at Ricky and co but it really feels like Lucas just spaced out in a meeting or something

[JUSTgottaBELIEVE]

There’s a clear path to second place in the division by the end of this week. Indians are fading hard and come to town Thursday...

[mqr]

Just now, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

There’s a clear path to second place in the division by the end of this week. Indians are fading hard and come to town Thursday...

The white Sox are better than the Indians. That’s more of an indictment on the Indians than praise of the Sox, my opinion of them is loooooooooow

[JUSTgottaBELIEVE]

Just now, mqr said:

The white Sox are better than the Indians. That’s more of an indictment on the Indians than praise of the Sox, my opinion of them is loooooooooow

Yep and pretty much no one predicted the Sox would be better than the Indians this season. Shows how quickly things can change in this league.

[Richie]

27 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Position player wise holy shit if McCann is actually a 3 WAR catcher that's massive.

It's wild to think about, but it's a valid thought at this point. If James McCann has actually figured this whole hitting thing out... that's one helluva unexpected development. Especially seeing as he's always been a stud behind the plate. 

[TBrown54]

22 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Sox have quietly played .500 baseball for about a month now.  I'm not sweating the RD on a team with SP this bad.  That said, the money clearly has to be spent on pitching.  Ideally in 2022 guys like Lopez and Dunning are your 6th and 7th starters (for example, just build that depth again).

Position player wise holy shit if McCann is actually a 3 WAR catcher that's massive.

I wouldn't mind them building an offense.  They had a star in Sale with Quintana a capable #2 or #3 and Kenny and his crack staff wasted both of them.  Sale should have won at least one Cy Young and Quintana was good enough for at least one All-Star team.  No run support.  It was painful to watch.

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

19 minutes ago, TBrown54 said:

I wouldn't mind them building an offense.  They had a star in Sale with Quintana a capable #2 or #3 and Kenny and his crack staff wasted both of them.  Sale should have won at least one Cy Young and Quintana was good enough for at least one All-Star team.  No run support.  It was painful to watch.

Speaking of Q i never see anyone mention his name as a possible FA acquisition by the Sox for 2020.

[wegner]

I'd love Q back as a veteran presence.  That's a great idea.

[mqr]

41 minutes ago, TBrown54 said:

I wouldn't mind them building an offense.  They had a star in Sale with Quintana a capable #2 or #3 and Kenny and his crack staff wasted both of them.  Sale should have won at least one Cy Young and Quintana was good enough for at least one All-Star team.  No run support.  It was painful to watch.

...are you blaming the FO for sale not winning a Cy Young?

[bmags]

Q for player-manager

[Quin]

31 minutes ago, bmags said:

Q for player-manager

Co-sign 

[BigHurt3515]

1 hour ago, mqr said:

Apparently Giolito didn’t know it was a 6:40 start. Would explain the hiccup. 

That is also on the bullpen coach, pitching coach, and starting catcher for the game

[Lip Man 1]

Perfect Tuesday for me. Sox took a DH (I know it was the Royals but still) and the Cubs got hammered again.

Even Yolmer did something baseball worth besides acting like a clown!

Only downer, Eloy 0-6. My God he's down to around .206. And Yonder that "terrific" clean up hitter is now at .176 LOL.

[Lip Man 1]

1 hour ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

There’s a clear path to second place in the division by the end of this week. Indians are fading hard and come to town Thursday...

Cleveland just scored five in the 9th at Boston which should pick them up a bit.

[poppysox]

8 hours ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

Yep and pretty much no one predicted the Sox would be better than the Indians this season. Shows how quickly things can change in this league.

When in a rebuild...finding a player who wasn't on the radar (McCann) is really BIG.  Tilson has also been a pleasant surprise.  Perhaps two pieces of the 25 man puzzle.

[poppysox]

8 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Speaking of Q i never see anyone mention his name as a possible FA acquisition by the Sox for 2020.

Count me in.  He's is a very competent piece of the puzzle.  Not dominating but takes the ball every 5 days.  More than half his starts are quality.

[TBrown54]

8 hours ago, mqr said:

...are you blaming the FO for sale not winning a Cy Young?

Yes, they averaged 74 wins per year between 2012 and 2016.  Those teams could not hit.  FO has no excuse for such lousy teams, no playoffs, and declining attendance for past decade.        

[SCCWS]

8 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Cleveland just scored five in the 9th at Boston which should pick them up a bit.

I have been saying for a while that Boston still has a big hole in their pen. They are using the new approach where the closer comes in for the 7th, 8th or 9th depending  on the situation. last night he came in for the 8th and then the pen blew the 9th.  Maybe we cantake advantage of DD  in a trade for  Colome

[Flash]

4 minutes ago, SCCWS said:

I have been saying for a while that Boston still has a big hole in their pen. They are using the new approach where the closer comes in for the 7th, 8th or 9th depending  on the situation. last night he came in for the 8th and then the pen blew the 9th.  Maybe we cantake advantage of DD  in a trade for  Colome

What would be a realistic expectation for Colome? Red Sox have a strong LH hitting 1B prospect in Tristan Casas (who might obviate any interest in Vaughn in favor of Abrams).