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To be fair, I thought posting a Times of India article that simply references another article that’s already been discussed here would have been a dead giveaway this was a joke.

I think Getz is a guy who learns his lesson with certain players and stays "moved on". That said, Kopech has to be in the tier of closers behind Fairbanks that might be had in the single digits. Never say never, right?

I still love the idea of getting the comp pick from the Pirates in a Robert trade.

And two things can be true simultaneously. We can take an NFL example. Maybe Brian Flores in Miami wasn't a very good head coach. At all. But Tua has proven himself numerous times since his "inside expose" that he's neither a good QB nor a respected team leader. Blaming others for one's own faults never gets you very far in life. You think the Rays' various leaders looked at their respective budgets...compared with NYY or Boston or Toronto...ana said, nah, we just can't compete in this division??? Might as well just give up.

And there's a Grand Canyon between speaking positively about your position and the reality? By all means, post this declaration of independence you keep citing and let's look at it in context. I can't imagine that KW/Hahn kept begging Getz to build out pitching and hitting labs, upgrade all facets of development, and Getz flat out refused AND kept his job. Then it's weird that once he became GM, he swept through development and did all these things. Either Getz is an intense Machiavellian dude who sabotaged his bosses, or he was a team player who tried to work within his limited resources.

From Rosenthal's piece today.

You realize there is a Grand Canyon of space between "trashing your bosses" and (if you think this isn't accurate) flat out lying to the press about your situation, right?

Feels like he’s got to be one of the next relievers going off the board. Getz has made it abundantly clear they want to add a high leverage reliever, but I could see them go a bit cheaper here to help them afford a whale at 1B. That being said, I’d love to add this guy on a two year deal if it doesn’t impact broader plans. We haven’t done a great job of having tradable relievers at the deadline and have candidly left some value on the table.

AI just quickly amalgamates all those news sources instantaneously and provides a succinct set of key bullet points.

...because every front office employee doing a job will go to the media and trash their bosses? Do you ever even try to make sense?

This source seems VERY familiar. I've seen it pop up quite a few times for various professional sports articles the last 2-3 years.

The Times of India is a serious news outlet unlike that AI slop Caulfield was posting!

Well, I will gladly take Carlos Rodriguez over either Hahn/Getz in a heartbeat.

Ask him, it is his words, not mine.

He had the freedom to make major capital expenditures in equipment, further build out our biomechanics group, and completely rehaul our analytics infrastructure?

They aren't/weren't morons. The end. Hahn maybe a baseball moron...outside of contracts and public speaking.

The TImes of India? Weren't you just s%*# talking Caulfield's sources?

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/mlb/news/mlb-trade-rumors-white-sox-eye-power-upgrade-in-munetaka-murakami-as-experts-predict-bo-bichette-2b-transition/amp_articleshow/126060197.cms 👀

I need to go back and find the press conference of Rick announcing TLR as the new manager. Looked like he was seething as he was announcing the news. 🤣

I do think to some extent with as easy as Jerry and the McC's had it last time around with a stadium, they thought they could just pull the slot machine arm and a new stadium would fall out again. It might not be that this time around, so things might have to change for them too.

Especially since we have Chris Getz on record during the Jerry/Kenny/Rick era saying he largely had the freedom to do as he wanted and hire who he wanted.

@caulfield12 for new White Sox Director of Leadership and Culture!!!

It isn't often that something is a fucking terrible idea in real time, and then in the long run it still turns out worse than you expected, but here we are. Hopefully the newest hire means Jerry is LESS involved in the day to day, but I feel like he is old man Jaws always lurking to strike and kill Sox fans joy and optimism.

Apparently you too have an eye for developing criminal talent. Case closed.