SCCWS Posted Thursday at 01:59 PM Share Posted Thursday at 01:59 PM Royals went from 106 losses in 2023 to knocking out Orioles in 1st round in 2024. Maybe we can have a much better start in 2025. But that takes major changes and a bankroll to pay for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted Thursday at 02:00 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:00 PM 2 minutes ago, SCCWS said: Royals went from 106 losses in 2023 to knocking out Orioles in 1st round in 2024. Maybe we can have a much better start in 2025. But that takes major changes and a bankroll to pay for it. Didn’t the Royals bring in some starting pitching in the offseason? Lugo signing was huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Thursday at 02:05 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:05 PM 5 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Didn’t the Royals bring in some starting pitching in the offseason? Lugo signing was huge. They also had some great farm players who had played in previous seasons and took their lumps ready to break out. We benched ours for guys like Tommy Pham and Nicky Lopez. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted Thursday at 02:13 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:13 PM 12-1 against the Sox, hope they sent a thank you card for the playoff appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted Thursday at 02:14 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:14 PM They have Bobby Witt Jr. We have Andrew Vaughn. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBWSF Posted Thursday at 02:36 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:36 PM 4 teams in the AL Central fought to get into the 2024 Playoffs. The only team to draw 2 million fans was Cleveland. The Orioles had thousands of empty seats at there game last night. Evidently these fan bases weren't too excited about there teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted Thursday at 02:39 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:39 PM 25 minutes ago, Snopek said: They have Bobby Witt Jr. We have Andrew Vaughn. The Sox would have Witt if they tanked better in 2018, but alas, if you ask some people that would have been sacrilige. 3 minutes ago, WBWSF said: 4 teams in the AL Central fought to get into the 2024 Playoffs. The only team to draw 2 million fans was Cleveland. The Orioles had thousands of empty seats at there game last night. Evidently these fan bases weren't too excited about there teams. The White Sox did their part. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted Thursday at 02:40 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:40 PM Don't hold your breath. As much as this org is obsessed with being the Royals, KC can actually draft and develop. If the Sox can go from 121 losses to *only* 106 losses in 2025 I'd consider that a small miracle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted Thursday at 02:41 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:41 PM 2 minutes ago, Quin said: The Sox would have Witt if they tanked better in 2018, but alas, if you ask some people that would have been sacrilige. The White Sox did their part. And Bobby Witt would have developed like Vaughn did too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Thursday at 02:51 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:51 PM 12 minutes ago, Quin said: The Sox would have Witt if they tanked better in 2018, but alas, if you ask some people that would have been sacrilige. The White Sox did their part. We were the stepstool for the rest of the AL Central. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted Thursday at 02:52 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:52 PM 11 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: And Bobby Witt would have developed like Vaughn did too... I think some guys transcend that type of stuff. Angels can't develop s%*#, yet Mike Trout is one of the greatest to ever do it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted Thursday at 03:01 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:01 PM 8 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said: I think some guys transcend that type of stuff. Angels can't develop s%*#, yet Mike Trout is one of the greatest to ever do it. True, but neither KC or the Angels of 15 years ago were as toxic and archaic as the Sox are now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted Thursday at 03:05 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:05 PM 1 hour ago, SCCWS said: Royals went from 106 losses in 2023 to knocking out Orioles in 1st round in 2024. Maybe we can have a much better start in 2025. But that takes major changes and a bankroll to pay for it. …and other fairy tales, as told by Jerry Reinsdorf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted Thursday at 03:14 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:14 PM 32 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: Don't hold your breath. As much as this org is obsessed with being the Royals, KC can actually draft and develop. If the Sox can go from 121 losses to *only* 106 losses in 2025 I'd consider that a small miracle. Pretty much this, I would expect them to be a lock for 110 losses minimum. It will depend on what they do with Crochet and Robert, but if they're both gone and this team signs no one of significance in FA then its going to be just as bad as 2024. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Thursday at 03:14 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:14 PM The lesson for the White Sox is to have a historically bad team in the division to go 12-1 against on the season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted Thursday at 03:16 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:16 PM 35 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: And Bobby Witt would have developed like Vaughn did too... I don't think so. Bobby Witt is so good, he would be a star anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted Thursday at 03:23 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:23 PM 47 minutes ago, WBWSF said: 4 teams in the AL Central fought to get into the 2024 Playoffs. The only team to draw 2 million fans was Cleveland. The Orioles had thousands of empty seats at there game last night. Evidently these fan bases weren't too excited about there teams. That was truly shocking to see so many open seats at a playoff game. And it wasn’t even one of those weird super early starts either. What’s wrong with Orioles fans?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted Thursday at 03:28 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:28 PM 13 minutes ago, oldsox said: I don't think so. Bobby Witt is so good, he would be a star anywhere. That’s also the prevailing wisdom around Luis Robert, circa 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted Thursday at 04:07 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:07 PM 38 minutes ago, JoeC said: That’s also the prevailing wisdom around Luis Robert, circa 2020. Bobby Witt has missed 18 total games in his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted Thursday at 04:32 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:32 PM 1 hour ago, Quin said: The Sox would have Witt if they tanked better in 2018, but alas, if you ask some people that would have been sacrilige. The White Sox did their part. If the Sox finish 1 or 2 games under .500 against each the Royals, Tigers, and Twins (I think even 3 or 4 for one of those teams), I’m pretty sure Guardians are the only ALC team in the postseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Thursday at 04:37 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:37 PM 6 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: If the Sox finish 1 or 2 games under .500 against each the Royals, Tigers, and Twins (I think even 3 or 4 for one of those teams), I’m pretty sure Guardians are the only ALC team in the postseason. Yep, in a tight race, the Sox were the literal difference makers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted Thursday at 04:38 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:38 PM 31 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said: Bobby Witt has missed 18 total games in his career. Luis Robert, as of the end of 2020, had missed 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted Thursday at 04:46 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:46 PM Amazing they did that after we pulled all their best FO talent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted Thursday at 04:57 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:57 PM 21 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Yep, in a tight race, the Sox were the literal difference makers. The Sox are somehow every part of this video. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted Thursday at 06:09 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:09 PM Nobody expected Salvy Perez to have this type of season offensively at his age…and Pasquantino was a monster with RISP. Nobody else besides the big 3 and Massey stood out offensively, other than Maikel’s stolen bases. Really, it was Ragans Lugo Wacha and Singer and then a dominant bullpen down the stretch even though they lost their nominal closer in McArthur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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