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  On 2/23/2025 at 6:39 PM, Timmy U said:

I know it is one spring game, but really want Rojas at 3rd rather than 2b. Finding where to hide Sosa gonna be rough. Not great at 2b but brutal at 3b. 

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If Rojas isn’t at 3B it’s basically a wasted roster spot. I hope Venable doesn’t try to shoehorn a bad defender in at 3B. 

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Keith Law has 4 White Sox players in his 25 MLB rookies most likely to have an impact in 2025 regular season article. Burke, Teel, Shane Smith, and Meidroth. Will share the Burke/Meidroth portions.

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9. Sean Burke, RHP, Chicago White Sox (Top 100 Rank: Just Missed)
If Burke is healthy, he clearly belongs in Chicago’s Opening Day rotation, and he might be in the middle of it. His stuff is not the issue, with a mid-90s fastball up to 99, a plus curve, and an above-average slider/cutter hybrid; he’s just always hurt, throwing 252 total innings in three-plus years in the minors. The White Sox should start him if possible, because who knows how long he can go before he’s hurt again, and at least he’ll get a major-league salary while the White Sox get what could be one of their best starters.

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25. Chase Meidroth, IF, Chicago White Sox (White Sox No. 13)
If you’re looking for Colson Montgomery, who is even listed on Chicago’s depth chart on MLB.com as their primary shortstop, well, I don’t think he can play shortstop, and he hasn’t hit well enough in Triple A for me to ignore the first point. Meidroth should make the team, even as a utility guy, as he can play several positions and his on-base skills are good enough to … I mean, the White Sox had a team OBP of .278 last year, of course Meidroth (.437 OBP in Triple A last year) would help, it’s not a high bar to clear here. And he’d allow them to return Montgomery to Triple A to let him continue to develop, to work on mechanical and approach changes they’ve been trying to help him make.

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  On 2/24/2025 at 4:32 PM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Sosa, Vargas, Benintendi all DH types but need them in the lineup too if there's any hope of scoring a lot more runs this year. All 3 have to hit . No more room for Vargas and Sosa if they don't breakout.

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I don’t believe Sosa is a “DH type”.  He has played SS throughout his minor league career.  I know he’s been terrible in the majors, but I’m certainly not ready to write him off at 2B yet.  If he can’t field 2B or 3B, then he’s most likely a lost cause as the bat won’t play up enough at 1B or DH.

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  On 2/24/2025 at 4:48 PM, Chicago White Sox said:

I don’t believe Sosa is a “DH type”.  He has played SS throughout his minor league career.  I know he’s been terrible in the majors, but I’m certainly not ready to write him off at 2B yet.  If he can’t field 2B or 3B, then he’s most likely a lost cause as the bat won’t play up enough at 1B or DH.

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idk man, why wouldn't he succeed in this thriving, winning culture that they have on the South Side?*

*I acknowledge that this could be seen as hypocritical considering how much I lambasted Fletcher, Vargas and DeLoach, but c'est la vie.

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  On 2/24/2025 at 4:53 PM, Quin said:

idk man, why wouldn't he succeed in this thriving, winning culture that they have on the South Side?*

*I acknowledge that this could be seen as hypocritical considering how much I lambasted Fletcher, Vargas and DeLoach, but c'est la vie.

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I do think it’s important to take certain elements of last year with a grain of salt though.  Being historically bad and having one of the most pathetic managers to ever lead a club takes a toll over time.  No doubt the young players should be motivated enough to overcome some of these things, but unfortunately these guys are human and s%*# takes a toll.  This club still sucks, so we will find out fairly quickly if having a better leader makes a difference in that regard.

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Read two notes in the Sun-Times this morning in a story from Mark Gonzales.

Berrora has a strain and doesn't need TJS "for now" (direct quote). We'll see what happens after a few months of rest.

More importantly Venable said that he "hoped" Ramos would be able to resume throwing by "the end of spring training." Guess he isn't making the team to start the year. 

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  On 2/24/2025 at 4:57 PM, Chicago White Sox said:

I do think it’s important to take certain elements of last year with a grain of salt though.  Being historically bad and having one of the most pathetic managers to ever lead a club takes a toll over time.  No doubt the young players should be motivated enough to overcome some of these things, but unfortunately these guys are human and s%*# takes a toll.  This club still sucks, so we will find out fairly quickly if having a better leader makes a difference in that regard.

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I think they're being as nurturing and supportive as possible to the young players.

They got new R & D, new manager and coaches all buying into vision of the promised land.  They were brought together at Project Birmingham and want them to be brothers fighting together to build a better future.

The mean ol' grandaddy though controls the purse strings but he ain't built to outlast the grim reaper. We'll see how things progress starting Feb 28th until the old CBA expires.

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  On 2/24/2025 at 5:28 PM, Lip Man 1 said:

Read two notes in the Sun-Times this morning in a story from Mark Gonzales.

Berrora has a strain and doesn't need TJS "for now" (direct quote). We'll see what happens after a few months of rest.

More importantly Venable said that he "hoped" Ramos would be able to resume throwing by "the end of spring training." Guess he isn't making the team to start the year. 

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Drury/Gallo have life.

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  On 2/24/2025 at 3:57 PM, DirtySox said:

Keith Law has 4 White Sox players in his 25 MLB rookies most likely to have an impact in 2025 regular season article. Burke, Teel, Shane Smith, and Meidroth. Will share the Burke/Meidroth portions.

 

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Who keeps saying Meidroth has an LOTR-inspired name? Because I can't get that out of my head everytime I read his name now, and if he succeeds, we need to give him the nerdiest fucking nickname of all time.

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  On 2/24/2025 at 5:33 PM, Quin said:

Who keeps saying Meidroth has an LOTR-inspired name? Because I can't get that out of my head everytime I read his name now, and if he succeeds, we need to give him the nerdiest fucking nickname of all time.

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Would Harry Potter, Willow, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, Star Wars,  Dungeons and Dragons ,Dragon heart, Dragonslayer , or Stardust help with the nickname ?

Is Lord Meidroth the early leader ? Dark Lord ? Meidroth the Mage. Meidroth the Magician ,Draco Meidroth. Montoya.🙂

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  On 2/24/2025 at 5:54 PM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Would Harry Potter, Willow, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, Star Wars,  Dungeons and Dragons ,Dragon heart, Dragonslayer , or Stardust help with the nickname ?

Is Lord Meidroth the early leader ? Dark Lord ? Meidroth the Mage. Meidroth the Magician ,Draco Meidroth. Montoya.🙂

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Get your own material…  🤣

https://www.soxtalk.com/forums/search/?&q=Lord Meidroth&search_and_or=and

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  On 2/24/2025 at 6:08 PM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

That why I asked if it was the early leader because you said it before.

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Just joking.  I was never huge into LOTR and never read the books but I have watched most of the movies and the hilariously bad Amazon Prime show.  His name is pretty close to this character…

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Maedhros

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  On 2/24/2025 at 6:13 PM, WhiteSox2023 said:

Just joking.  I was never huge into LOTR and never read the books but I have watched most of the movies and the hilariously bad Amazon Prime show.  His name is pretty close to this character…

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Maedhros

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I say this as a big Tolkien nerd.

If you are referencing Maedhros, the bolded is suspect.

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  On 2/24/2025 at 6:35 PM, RegionSox said:

Maedhros is a pretty deep cut to throw out there if you aren't a LOTR fan.  Next he will start posting Tom Bombadil song lyrics.

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It’s called Google, haha.  Trust me, I don’t know much about LOTR other than the movies.  I actually only finished watching the Prime show just cuz it was so hilariously bad.  I was a much bigger fan of Game of Thrones and the new prequel.

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