2024 Pre-season Sox activities

[Mingo]

It's damned if you do and damned if you don't.

Just remember - money to an owner in MLB - means something completely different in value than we are used to computing. Uncle Jerry's ownership stake in the White Sox has grown 2,500% since his purchase in 1981. MLB teams also get special tax breaks, gets to write off labor costs like inventory - and have special liability and competition protections from congress.

 

[Mingo]

The White Sox have only one OF who bats RH on the 40 man roster - all the rest - right now - bat LH.

 

[Mingo]

Danny Mendick will be in camp. If he plays like he did a few years ago - before his injury run - he would clearly be better than Lopez for 2nd base - offensively and defensively.

 

[Mingo]

From the rumor mills after the Santos trade - was the suggestion that Santos was the guy who fell asleep in the bullpen last season.

 

[Bearsfan81]

Just truly inspiring.

 

[Jiddy]

Just truly inspiring.

Counterpoint: Whatever he did last year didn't work so best he is changing up.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Looks like Liam found a new home:

Red Sox, injured closer Liam Hendriks reportedly agree to 2-year, $10M deal

Hendriks won't pitch in 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery in August.

sports.yahoo.com

And getting full pay for recuperating. Good for him.

 

[Mingo]

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/tim-elko-hits-home-run-in-first-spring-training-game-of-2024

This is the guy that will replace Andrew Vaughn - if Vaughn doesn't kick it into gear this year. I love this guy.

 

[idseer]

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/tim-elko-hits-home-run-in-first-spring-training-game-of-2024

This is the guy that will replace Andrew Vaughn - if Vaughn doesn't kick it into gear this year. I love this guy.

165 k's in 505 ab's in '23. wow!

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/tim-elko-hits-home-run-in-first-spring-training-game-of-2024

This is the guy that will replace Andrew Vaughn - if Vaughn doesn't kick it into gear this year. I love this guy.

Nice size, kid looks strong as an ox. If he has a monster Spring, I could see the Sox bringing him north as the primary DH, at least when they're facing lefties. And naturally he could spell Vaughn as needed. Sounds like he'll open at AAA, but Lawdy knows we can use as much offense as humanly possible with this limp-wristed roster, so it wouldn't be a shocker by any stretch if he gets called up at some point this season..

 

[podsox]

165 k's in 505 ab's in '23. wow!

Adam Dunn is not impressed

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Did the Sox fleece the Mariners????

The White Sox May Have Fleeced The Mariners

Discover why the White Sox are looking like the early winners of Gregory Santos trade with the Seattle Mariners.

www.sportsmockery.com

I know my initial take when I heard about the trade was we just sent our best reliever to another team for the dreaded pack of "potential" who knows. I'll still continue with the attitude that if Santos doesn't need to be sidelined for any lengthy period of time, then the M's made out in this trade and likely made out big time. But if his ills are the signs of worse things to come, ie, shutting him down long term due to surgery, then yeah Getz will have indeed fleeced the Mariners.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Encouraging, if guarded start to the year for Garrett Crochet, who faced 7 batters, giving up two hits, no walks, struck out two, with no runs surrendered. A runner did reach 3rd with only one out, but he got out of it unharmed. Perhaps the best news was his FB had clocked up to 99, and it's unlikely he was going all out, so this is a good sign as well. Long, long way to go before saying the kid is truly back, but nice to see the positives.

The other somewhat good news is even tho it's only been 5 games (and we're 1-4), Jimenez seems to be smacking the ball around pretty well. He's batting .625 with 4 ribs to date.

 

[Mingo]

Encouraging, if guarded start to the year for Garrett Crochet, who faced 7 batters, giving up two hits, no walks, struck out two, with no runs surrendered. A runner did reach 3rd with only one out, but he got out of it unharmed. Perhaps the best news was his FB had clocked up to 99, and it's unlikely he was going all out, so this is a good sign as well. Long, long way to go before saying the kid is truly back, but nice to see the positives.

The other somewhat good news is even tho it's only been 5 games (and we're 1-4), Jimenez seems to be smacking the ball around pretty well. He's batting .625 with 4 ribs to date.

I agree good Crochet news - just seems like quite a hill to climb - to take a guy who have thrown about 20 pitches in the bigs during the last two years into a starter. He's a piece of the puzzle that fits somewhere on this Sox team.

I'm not too concerned about the 1-4 record as the Sox with 70 guys in camp have been pumping pitchers into games at a generous rate.

A couple of funny things - Maldonado brought in to teach the new players how to play - doesn't run out a bounce back to the pitcher until the pitcher's 2nd bobble and DeJon the SS who is supposed to make the Sox a great Defensive team - holds the ball and argues with the 2nd base ump while another runner scored. That's my White Sox.

Another unexpected thing - as his manager buries his chances to start in RF Oscar Colas - it is Oscar Colas who is making defensive gems in the field and hitting the baseball.

I think the Sox are getting the competition they want on this team - and overall have improved the defense. Still waiting to see how they can set up a rotation.

 

[Jiddy]

That -18 run differential after 6 games...Oh baby the suckitude will be grandiose.

Good teams will have a magic number for the playoffs.

We will have a "Countdown until Pedro Grifol is fired."

#middleofthedynastythings

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

That -18 run differential after 6 games...Oh baby the suckitude will be grandiose.

Good teams will have a magic number for the playoffs.

We will have a "Countdown until Pedro Grifol is fired."

#middleofthedynastythings

On the one hand, hey it's Spring Training, so stats really don't matter. But then again, based on our projected roster this could very well be a sign of things to come. Batten down the hatches boys, we're in for a bumpy ride in '24!!!

My magic number is when we hit the 100 loss mark!

 

[Mingo]

Two years and a major injury later, Danny Mendick is once again trying to grind his way onto the White Sox

At a certain point, the volume of the non-roster invites who arrived in Camelback Ranch feeling like they have...

soxmachine.com

I wouldn't mind Danny Mendick making this White Sox team - he was a decent ball player prior to his injury.

In the weirdest thing I every posted - I had a dream 3 or more years ago - that when I woke up all I remembered was the last fragment of the dream - where I was walking away from Danny Mendick's home - having been there for a party and spent the night but as I walked away I realized I didn't put my shoes on - and I had to go back to get them. That's when I woke up. So fellow Sox fans - there you have it - my association with Danny Mendick.

 

[Jiddy]

Two years and a major injury later, Danny Mendick is once again trying to grind his way onto the White Sox

At a certain point, the volume of the non-roster invites who arrived in Camelback Ranch feeling like they have...

soxmachine.com

I wouldn't mind Danny Mendick making this White Sox team - he was a decent ball player prior to his injury.

In the weirdest thing I every posted - I had a dream 3 or more years ago - that when I woke up all I remembered was the last fragment of the dream - where I was walking away from Danny Mendick's home - having been there for a party and spent the night but as I walked away I realized I didn't put my shoes on - and I had to go back to get them. That's when I woke up. So fellow Sox fans - there you have it - my association with Danny Mendick.

I'm having this weird deja vu that I've read this post before...

 

[podsox]

https://x.com/chuckgarfien/status/1763648836151697703?s=46&t=bOTTfHy34yhai7omo4YUxQ. Pedro doesn’t understand modern baseball and it’s embarrassing

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Here's one good non-signing by Getz:

Former White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito could miss 2024 season: report

Lucas Giolito signed a two-year, $38.5 million deal with the Red Sox in late December

www.nbcsportschicago.com

I remember some of us tossing about the possibility of bringing Gio back into the fold. Glad we're just armchair GMs.