That said they aren't going to win the World Series with this core and probably wont even come close. The trades were good but the rebuild fell flat due to terrible drafting and even worse Intl free agency (aside from Robert, but he doesn't really count). The one guy they did miraculously find they dealt for James Shields.

Its a half finished job. They got a lot of frontline super quality talent but in the end they feel one man short even in that department. Where they have really failed is in developing anyone who can step in at RF, the bullpen or starting rotation. You would think four years of massive draft pools and selling off anyone and everyone they'd be two or three deep at most positions with guys that are at least intriguing, but they aren't. Basically the only players they've developed are ludicrously talented studs like Moncada or Giolito that by sheer god-given ability have found big time major league success. Everyone else has been an outright failure or got dealt away.

I have no problem with the trades. I think we view them as steals but I don't think the trading partners view it that way.

Those trades don't make up for giving away Tatis and Semien. If Semien was in N.Y. and Torres in Oakland the national media would be talking about how great Semien is.

I have no problem with the trades. I think we view them as steals but I don't think the trading partners view it that way.

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

Nah, Yoan Moncada looks like the real deal. I hated the Sale trade from the instant they made it but even now I have to be impressed at how well Moncada has refined his game. If they get anything good out of Kopech it'll be hard to not like that trade.

You underestimate the stubbornness of Sox fans my friend.

Nah, Yoan Moncada looks like the real deal. I hated the Sale trade from the instant they made it but even now I have to be impressed at how well Moncada has refined his game. If they get anything good out of Kopech it'll be hard to not like that trade.

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

Sale trade was dumb and didn't need to happen when it did.

Eaton trade ended up being good for everyone.

Look Boston got their title so they're not crying about it at all, but right now Yoan Moncada is worth many times as much as Chris Sale.

Sale's trade was sure not dumb looking back at it. Right now, I'd say that he is AT LEAST as valuable as the injured Sale. And if this 100 MPH Kopech guy comes through, it will be a big trade in favor of the White Sox.

I agree with you about the title part, but I don't know if Moncada is worth "many times as much as Chris Sale." He put up somewhere around twice the WAR this year, but Sale was also hurt for a substantial portion of the season. Also, while I'm fervently hoping that Moncada has turned a corner, I would be surprised, but not shocked, if he regressed next year. On the other hand a hurt and old Sale is still pretty good.

Sale might be cooked and he's in the second year of a six year $160 million contract.

Did Sale have surgery? And if so, what kind? Thanks.

Jorr I told you Eaton is a good ballplayer and contributed to this team.

He's a guy. They've got the second best, maybe even the best player in baseball. I'm not really talking about Adam Eaton, but I'm glad he found a fit where he isn't hated.

He's a guy. They've got the second best, maybe even the best player in baseball. I'm not really talking about Adam Eaton, but I'm glad he found a fit where he isn't hated.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

He's a good player. He is a little more than "just a guy" but he is not a star either. Few casual fans outside of Washington and Chicago knew who Adam Eaton was before these playoffs.

I'm certainly not lamenting the loss of Adam Eaton as a Sox fan. He's a smarmy, unlikable bastard, but I don't hate him nor did I root for or against him. He was just there. I'm happy he got a WS ring. Hopefully Giolito and Lopez lead the Sox to the promised land soon.

Stop it. He is more than just a guy.

few casual fans knew Soto either

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.