Orlando Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 https://www.mlb.com/news/way-too-early-mlb-division-predictions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Who? 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 As big of a Sox fanboy as I am, we have to see how this offseason plays out before I declare this team a division winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 55 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: Who? Orange peel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarava Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 If Hahn and JR do their jobs this winter, I would pick the Sox to win the division as well. This team is stacked with raw talent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Never heard of this guy but he said something good so I rate him as highly trustworthy in predictions 3 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Says G*d knows who. Impossible to predict before the roster has been compiled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Considering the Twins are down four starting pitchers, but the offseason hasn’t even started...just competing with Minny alone in the FA pitching market will be fascinating, as neither team likes to overspend but both have obvious needs on that front. The specter of losing so often to the Yankees is hanging over everything they do. Even having the regular season they did, they’re going to have to figure out how to convince season ticket holders it won’t end up being more of the same in 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 minute ago, caulfield12 said: Even having the regular season they did, they’re going to have to figure out how to convince season ticket holders it won’t end up being more of the same in 2020. Why would they have to do this? Are season ticket holders really going to jump ship after an awesome o season because they lost in the playoffs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Considering the Twins are down four starting pitchers, but the offseason hasn’t even started...just competing with Minny alone in the FA pitching market will be fascinating, as neither team likes to overspend but both have obvious needs on that front. The specter of losing so often to the Yankees is hanging over everything they do. Even having the regular season they did, they’re going to have to figure out how to convince season ticket holders it won’t end up being more of the same in 2020. It will be interesting. Twins pitching needs quite a bit more work than the Sox. I imagine they’re really hoping Odorizzi takes that QO, and they probably bring Pineda back too. Edited November 10, 2019 by ChiSox59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: It will be interesting. Twins need pitching Needs quite a bit more work than the Sox. I imagine they’re really hoping Odorizzi takes that QO, and they probably bring Pineda back too. Which puts them back in first...Berrios, Odorizzi, Graterol, Pineda and their 40 man roster. Of course, a lot depends there on how well Pineda does off the juice. But that’s 12.3 of fWAR with Graterol at just 0.1 and lots of uncertainty between Smeltzer and Dobnak, one of the top recent candidates to have Rookie of the Year 2 greenlit by Disney. Dobnak put up 0.8 fWAR in under 30 innings, but got slaughtered against NY. Edited November 10, 2019 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 24 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Which puts them back in first...Berrios, Odorizzi, Graterol, Pineda and their 40 man roster. Of course, a lot depends there on how well Pineda does off the juice. But that’s 12.3 of fWAR with Graterol at just 0.1 and lots of uncertainty between Smeltzer and Dobnak, one of the top recent candidates to have Rookie of the Year 2 greenlit by Disney. Dobnak put up 0.8 fWAR in under 30 innings, but got slaughtered against NY. Graterol has never pitched more then 100 innings. He isn’t suddenly going to become a twins rotation mainstay in 2020. If the Twins get 120 IP from him next year in the bigs, that would be an enormous win. And we can all only hope Randy Dobnak is making regular starts for the Twins next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: Who? I believe he is an Indy 500 racer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba phillips Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Another clown writer trying to get clicks by making controversial (i.e. senseless) predictions. He also picked Cincinnati to win the NL Central. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black jack Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Clearly this guy is a visionary genius. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 6 hours ago, Balta1701 said: I believe he is an Indy 500 racer. Helio Castroneves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 37 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Helio Castroneves Good for you figuring it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thxfrthmmrs Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Never heard of him, but he sounds more credible than an Australian baseball blogger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I wish we had a real manager and real coaches because we do have some amazing raw talent. We also have holes that can bury us. it'd be nice to have some great manager figuring things out a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWINFan Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 8 hours ago, greg775 said: I wish we had a real manager and real coaches because we do have some amazing raw talent. We also have holes that can bury us. it'd be nice to have some great manager figuring things out a bit. You are right on two counts: The Sox have some real raw talent and there are plenty of holes. More than a manager, we need a FO to make some right decisions even though I share your doubts about the coaching staff. Regardless, predictions about the White Sox are meaningless until this off-season plays itself out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 9 hours ago, NWINFan said: You are right on two counts: The Sox have some real raw talent and there are plenty of holes. More than a manager, we need a FO to make some right decisions even though I share your doubts about the coaching staff. Regardless, predictions about the White Sox are meaningless until this off-season plays itself out. I hope behind the scenes that Coop is truly still the best coach. Because if our staff remains the same (maybe add one "pretty good" starter one reliever in free agency knowing our cheap front office), our staff will need work. It's time for coop to overachieve with his staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 On 11/10/2019 at 11:42 AM, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said: As big of a Sox fanboy as I am, we have to see how this offseason plays out before I declare this team a division winner. I don't know...this Castrovince seems pretty darn sharp to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 1 hour ago, poppysox said: I don't know...this Castrovince seems pretty darn sharp to me. Why would any sane person predict the Reds over the rest of the division? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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