Outside of a few bright spots, like Garrett Crochet, Erick Fedde and Drew Thorpe, the Chicago White Sox had a miserable first half.
Chicago White Sox first baseman Andrew Vaughn has to smother an inaccurate throw as Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Connor Joe slows down after crossing first base at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday, July 12, 2024. It was the third day of spring training at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz., and Michael Soroka was throwing a bullpen in front of Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol, his coaches and consultant Tony La Russa.
“Those are wins that we’re taking out of each day and putting them in the wins column that are really important to our progression plan,” he said. “So today, Corey Knebel’s bullpen and Dominic Leone’s bullpen, I’m not going to forget those.” “The break is good for everybody to kind of reset,” Grifol said. “We have eight or nine weeks when we come back. We’ve got to finish strong, find ways to finish the season in a manner that will set you up for next year.”Grifol said they need to evaluate players to “give us an indication of where we’re at going into next year.” That means calling up minor-league prospects, which could lead to even more losses as they try to learn at the major-league level.
“God forbid you get hurt, but if you do, you do,” Grifol said Saturday. “You can’t go tentatively the rest of the season. I get it. It’s difficult to really get after it with the understanding ‘I don’t want to get hurt anymore.’ Luis Robert Jr. also is being shopped, but the Sox’s asking price might be too high considering his current numbers and injury history. Grifol said he liked the “underlying statistics” Robert has amassed.
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