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  1. It seems that multiple people took it this way. Criticize and question Getz all you want. Let me know when you're going to start. I'll give you heart emojis to show my support.
  2. The Sox were dead in the water with international scouting until Paddy came along. Paddy did get them jump started again, got them right into the Cuban pro market, but then he stalled. If you start a business, then hire a manager to manage a small group of people, then find that manager wasn't a good hire, do you shut down the business, or try to hire the right person?
  3. Here's the paragraph from Fegan's article that talks about the Trajekt machine:
  4. And this is also why I resort to snark. It gets tiresome when dudes have to dig and argue whether the White Sox actually got a Trajekt machine, or not. Seriously, why would a reporter make this up? You digging in and arguing the minutiae of anything positive about the White Sox tells me that you're somewhat less than totally objective, yourself.
  5. No, the national publications don't usually beat down the doors to report on what local guys have reported on. The Athletic doesn't even have a devoted Sox reporter. James Fegan is a good reporter. Are you implying he's making up lies to make the White Sox look better? Ian is with FutureSox:
  6. You're not even trying to make sense, here.
  7. Jarold Rosado, the return for DeJong, threw a 1.030 WHIP and 2.11 ERA in 55 innings of A-ball (2 levels), striking out 11.1 per 9. I'm not sure why that's a stretch. Trey McGough, the return for Jimenez, put up similar numbers in AAA.
  8. Wait a minute. When I said yesterday that all of Fletcher, DeLoach, Colas, Julks and Cal Mitchell are replacement level, you barreled in and declared that they're not even that. If Fletcher is below replacement level, and has shown in a full season's worth of PAs that he's "hot garbage" and a "bum", why are you advocating for starting him another year? The reason you would sign a veteran platoon to start over 5 sub-replacement level AAAA OFs (your assessment) is that you don't have the OF depth at the upper levels to cover positions for a period long enough that would expose most AAAA OFs. Or maybe to not set the loss record for 2 years in a row. Again, if the loss record doesn't matter, then stop mentioning it as reasons why Chris Getz sucks. Because you admit it doesn't matter. And seriously, it was so Rick Hahn to hang onto a player, and give him unlimited playing time in the hope that he would eventually run into a couple hits. Weird that you haven't internalized the sunk cost lessons of JB Shuck, or Adam Engel, Charlie Tilson, Ryan Cordell or Leury. Dominic Fletcher should now have to play his way back into major league playing time.
  9. You liking the Crochet trade doesn't position you as some supreme, fair-minded judge of trade returns. Of course you like the trade. It was a great return that took effort and skill to pull off. Anybody taking whacks at that trade (as you do in the 2nd part of your statement), would look insane. It's more telling that it takes hours and multiple volleys of posts just to get you to admit to reality, and even then, with tons of qualifiers, like you're more afraid of being made fun of than just accepting common knowledge. With the exception of the Fedde trade, Getz did pretty well last TDL with the trades of DeJong, Eloy and Banks. The jury's still out on Vargas. I don't care about being the dissenting opinion. That's the difference between you and me.
  10. Snark is all I have left, as any discussion of these things wind their way down the path of "we don't know that", "history", or "41-121!!!". We reference a specific article, where Getz is exceedingly transparent about how backwards the organization was, and what has been implemented to solve the inefficiencies and gaps in communication. The evidence of this actually happening is 2 minor league teams competing in their leagues' championships. The evidence in changes to pitching development is the transformation of Garrett Crochet into an ace-level starter, and the buzz around the league over Sox pitching prospects, like Cannon, and Sean Burke, but also later round picks Davis Martin and Mason Adams. Change doesn't magically happen at the last out of a World Series victory. It's happening right now. Acknowledge it or don't.
  11. Yes. It's being reported on by multiple journalists who cover the White Sox. Too bad you can't access it. Can you provide tangible evidence that refutes all of the reporting on those advancements?
  12. Nobody's asking you to praise Getz. I suppose your maxi-me is asking you to pretend every single move sux to advance a narrative. I'm so glad you can think for yourself.
  13. ? He just did. Read the article.
  14. Jerold Rosario was 2 years younger than the average age for that level.
  15. SoxMachine article: White Sox seek a more perfect union
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