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If the White Sox really really really really liked Abreu, he's still probably the 2nd best piece moved in a deal for Crochet. And that's IF they really really really like him, I'm sure the like him, he's a good player, but do they really really really like him? IDTS

It will be fascinating how the offseason develops. One thing that's hard for us to see as fans is how other teams internally evaluate our roster and prospects. Maybe Mayer is the guy you think gets traded for a starting pitcher, but some teams are going to be higher on him than others. I'm sure if every team did their own top 100 list Mayer would be top 10 on some, and probably bottom top 50 for others. I think it's all about return. Perhaps Duran gets moved, perhaps it's Abreu, perhaps it's a prospect package. Heck, maybe they trade one of their outfielders and load up on pitching in the trade market and go out and sign Soto. realistic? probably not, but the point is we don't know. I'm going to say that the Sox are going to make big moves this offseason, but at this point I feel like a man who predicts rain every day. One day.....one day I'll be right.

I think 3 is good over/under. If Fitts is definitively the 6th guy, he's getting plenty of starts over the course of a 162 game season. Of course, the guy who gets injured always could be Richard. I think Campbell and Anthony are good betts to graduate, Anthony looks elite and MLB ready, Campbell close to the same and fits and immediate need. I'd bet more against Teel than Meidroth, I think Teel is going to be a much better player but between roster fit, needs etc etc I can see Meidroth getting some MLB playing time. The roster flexibility he provides makes him a good up/down candidate all year. If Meidroth doesn't get a lot of playing time it could be because Mayer stayed healthy and along with Story the Sox sustained a good bill of health in 2025. If Story goes down and Campbell is already up, Meidroth is the next guy up. So one way or another I see a good 3 in there. I think Teel is funny, because teams he could really use more seasoning behind the dish, but he's probably close to ready now and if a catcher goes down at some point in the season he's going to get called up. I think he's a lock to making his debut in 2025......just not sure if it's soon enough to exhaust his rookie eligibility.

I wouldn't take him out of the top 4. I just don't think he has as high a ceiling as the other 3.

If you have a higher ceiling, and you hit that ceiling, you're going to produce more value.

True, but Betts was also a HS draftee, and didn't fully start taking off until his second full season in the minors. Campbell was just drafted last year, as was Turner this year. Of course, those guys are also college draftees, hence the comp, still what Betts did was equally if not more insane.

I 100% agree, but that doesn't make him more valuable. I wouldn't say Wong has more value than Duran. I don't see Teel every putting up 7 WAR seasons, I can see Anthony/Mayer/Campbell all having a season like that. Teel might have the lowest ceiling, but perhaps the highest floor of all 4.

Or they trade away Story and he has a career year and Mayer dislocates a hip.

I'm not sure anyone would call betting on your hopes a good bet.

Sometimes the next great prospect comes from left field (figuratively). If anyone knew Campbell would be Campbell he probably be drafted in the back of the top 10 last year. For all we know Will Turner is the next great prospect in a year from now.

I'm not sure Teel is knocking on that door, I just don't think he has the same ceiling as the top 3. It's funny that they called it the big 3, and now a big 4. I think Mayer/Anthony were always a tier above Teel, Mayer/Campbell/Anthony might be the real big 3. I like Teel a lot. Arias is good, but he's a ways away. I could just as easily see Bleis, or Perales recovering and gunning for the top spot by the end of next year; along with Montgomery who we have not even seen play a game yet.

We have all seen how good Whitlock can be when he's healthy. Kind of like Chris Sale from 2020-2023 for 4 years. Maybe he too will have a career year in 2025. Or we can trade him for an infielder

Sox have the assets to get whoever they want. It all comes down to cost, and if they're willing to pay it.

Here's to hoping Trevor Story is the offensive version of 2024 Chris Sale in 2025.

If there's a "big need" for starting pitching, and there is, because there always is, even when you're good and having pitching there is. YOu need to aquire it, sign it, draft it, trade for it, and develop it. That means many eggs in many baskets. I expect the Sox to add to the starting pitching depth this offseason. Actually I don't expect it, I can gurantee it. Now, will that depth be at the top of the rotation, or at the bottom? that I can't gurantee. I don't think they traded for Preister thinking he would be ready by 2025 opening day, and I suspect even if he pitches well he starts the year in Wocester. I want the Sox to sign and trade for someone but at the same time, they need MORE deals like Yorke for Priester. More of it, actually that was the exact kind of deal some of us had been clamoring for for a while "Well you can trade your excess hitting for pitching" that until the never really came to fruition.

Preister could certainly fight his way into consideration for the rotation, but I think it's blatantly obvious he's a project. And he was certianly traded for with that in mind.

milb is just weird, the Yankees AA team made the playoffs over our AA team, but our AA team had a better record. But they had a stellar 2nd half performance.

Portland also promoted most of their best players, if they had not they would have made the playoffs. The opposite happened in Wocester. They had one of the better records in the second half, but because of their first half showing they were ineligible to make the playoffs despite having the 3rd best overall record in the International league.

As long as someone starts a "Lets go Red Sox, Let's go Red Sox" chant all is well in the world

The interesting thing is that Oakland and CHW are both in eligible for a top ten pick and can't pick any higher than 11/12. So only two team stands between the Sox and a top ten pick again. One game seperates them and the Giants in the standings for the #9 pick.

Soto is going to get between 500-600 million. He's getting paid 40 million plus a year. Book it. Imagine not being able to spend on pitching, but adding that when you have Duran/Rafaela/Abreu out there with the #1 prospect in the game arguably MLB ready? (and another guy who is arguably top ten and can play the outfield) I would cheer like a little school girl if the Sox sign Soto, but it just feels grossly irresponsible given this teams needs.

What if I told you that no one is tradeable in the absence of sufficient value? And they made you moderator? I guess I have to start being nice to you now.

It could be some more of the same old same old and be a "Kluber like, or Giolito like" signing, but I can almost gurantee you that is not their rotation and they add a starter or two this offseason.

It's a great experience for some of these kids to get the experience of the playoff environment. Sure it's not the big leagues, but it's a step above what they've experienced and a great stepping stone in their development. Besides that, W/L record and playoffs mean little to me. The format in milb is weird, it's not end of season W/L record put what you did in each half separetly. Also, you can have an army of Bobby Dalbecs leading the way. If you had 3 future all stars on your AA roster and everyone else was a stinker and you finished with a losing record. You have more MLB talent on that team than most MLB clubs do.

Is it tank time? Sox are one game away from having a top ten pick.