Eloy Jimenez's agents could file grievance against White Sox

Eloy Jimenez

White Sox outfield prospect Eloy Jimenez should be in the major leagues right now.

Jimenez has nothing left to do at the Triple-A level, and he has the .365/.406/.604 slash line in 51 games with the Charlotte Knights to prove it.

Jimenez's agents openly wondered in an interview with Fancred Sports' Jon Heyman why their client has yet to be called to Chicago. They are accusing the Sox of prioritizing service time considerations over MLB readiness. A grievance could be filed.

Frankly, I agree with Jimenez's agents, and I'm annoyed by Sox fans who are lining up behind management. This is ridiculous. I don't care about the 2025 payroll. I care about my team getting better and winning some games.

I'm a fan, not a front office dweeb, and I want the Sox to put the best team on the field on a daily basis. For me, that means Jimenez should be playing left field and batting either third or fourth on the South Side of Chicago this weekend against the Boston Red Sox.

I have no interest, NONE, in trying to save owner Jerry Reinsdorf money a few years down the road.

If young players such as Jimenez and Michael Kopech do what the Sox and their fans hope they will do, they will deserve to make more money somewhere down the road. I don't begrudge them that.

Not to mention, the Sox would be slowing Jimenez's development by not letting him face major league pitching in September. Let him see how he matches up now, and then he can assess the things he needs to work on going into the 2019 season.

I see no reason for the Sox to "punt" the 2019 season. The AL Central is weak, and if everything goes right, hey, maybe they can be a surprised contender. But that will not happen if they are going to hold back prospects who are ready in order to manipulate service time.

Enough of this stuff. Call up Jimenez.

Sox win first series in New York since 2005

It's too bad we have to complain about the Sox's front office today, when we could be celebrating a series win over the New York Yankees.

Ryan LaMarre, of all people, went 3 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs to lead the Sox to a 4-1 win over the Yankees on Wednesday.

The Sox took two out of three, and that's the first series win for the team in New York since the world championship season of 2005.

No world championship is forthcoming this season, of course, but it's always nice to beat the Yankees.