poppysox

Yeah...all the bitching really surprised me.?

YES!

The question wasn't if the WS would be "trash"...but if they would lose 100 games.

That's the point...the roster is still a work in progress. I like the job Getz is doing so far. We have lost some really worthless players (Grandal being my personal choice) and have added at least 3 players who will be an improvement. Two months from now we will have a better chance to evaluate but for now Getz is doing fine. I particularly like the additions to the pitching mentoring in Bannister and new BP coach. I don't believe Getz is through improving the club by a long shot. I understand that JR has worn out his welcome, but Getz hasn't done anything to earn the negativity on this forum IMO,

No

We need patience..."a watched pot never boils."

Yep, and yep!

Now that's a word I haven't heard in a long time.

I am very hopeful of the Bannister influence.

I agree. Lackadaisical is a word that fits both Robert and Moncada to a tee.

Mine is White Sox gear...what can I say.

I do...and yes it is.

I doubt that Perez is on the WS radar.

I didn't get the memo that payrolls were reverting to low 100's...if that is the case...I agree with you.

Let's just say I am willing to give Getz a chance before I slit my throat like most here. As a fan since 1955 I have seen good teams and horrible teams. Teams that are surprisingly good and those that disappoint mightily. The WS are my team and that won't be changing anytime soon.

I hope you are wrong.

You must be clairvoyant. I don't know what the lineup or rotation will be yet.

When healthy I like our chances with a core of Moncada, Benintendi, Robert, Eloy, Vaughn. IMO DeJong is a fine bridge to Montgomery, and I think Lopez will get lots of playing time as super-sub. Cease should / will be traded to whichever team fills two of the three remaining RF, 2nd base, and catcher positions with good but perhaps blocked players. They should be ML ready not future hope and dream type players. This assumes of course that JR was serious about competing this year. Finish the Cease trade with however many serviceable arms make the deal work. Use free agency for that position still needing improvement and a couple of arms. Personally, I feel we improved by the subtraction of Grandal, Anderson, and Bummer. The pitchers we lost were nothing to write home about either. It's not the 27' Yanks but this squad would compete for a playoff spot IMO.

I hope we shoot higher than Maldonado. Catcher is the most important defensive position on the field. The old Maldonado would have been perfect.

For the reasons you state...I like DeJong as a bridge to Montgomery. The veteran presence is also a plus.

Two players and maybe a third who will be on the 24' squad and rid us of a player in Bummer who most of us just couldn't strand when he entered a game.

I wish we wouldn't keep acting like this is the Hahn / Williams approach to team building. Getz is a new GM and deserves a chance to show us his "approach." So far, I like the change in coaching / staff building and his first trade was very encouraging.

Both Bevington and LaRussa were far worse than Pedro IMO.

Yes, but correct on the annual salary.

I agree with your view on Eloy, Moncada, and Benintendi staying on the team and playing up to their abilities. We have already improved by the subtraction of Grandal, Anderson, and Bummer. Plug in a right-fielder, catcher, 2nd base upgrade and some decent pitching. Getz has a lot of work to do this week but it's not impossible.