JoeC

Just offensively.

I see what is happening in Birmingham, and, if they are actually committing to a strategy of letting players develop as a unit or learn how to win or whatever, it at least gives me hope that Getz might be doing / directing something properly. But yes - generally speaking, our system has produced trash.

Depends on how the team sees the Sosas of the org. I’m all for dumpster diving for flippable assets, but nothing is a cheaper cost basis than some young cost-controlled player who can do just as good a job as the $4.2MM veteran. If the org sees Sosa et al as an equivalent to Biggio, then we should play Sosa and hope for higher returns (or at least a lower sunk cost)

No, but we can get John Rocker for half the cost.

Gotta stand up to walk out.

Honestly, if that is an actual thing they're trying, kudos to the org (and Getz). It's at least different amd shows they're doing something with a purpose and plan.

Who had "Cannon with a 3-inning save" on their bingo card?

It would be entertaining for sure. Hire Tony, with Ozzie as the bench coach. Throw in Milton Bradley as your hitting instructor.

I find this post to be subjectively objectionable.

If he really knew the org, he’d never have taken the job.

Good thing we're a year ahead of schedule.

Maybe the more appropriate response from me would have been to declare that I am not going to take that.

Honestly, what would he have to lose by calling it straight? Fake enthusiasm isn’t genuine. Sox fans, above all else, just want something real. Let your personality show, but don’t force it. Hawk was real (until recently, anyways). Benetti was real. Schriff feels forced and manufactured. If he toned it down by like 10,000 and just delivered the game, he’d be fine. Just quit with that manufactured enthusiasm and stay invisible like a true Milford man.

I couldn’t quite capture the spirit of my intended cynicism.

See? If they could just hold onto leads, they’d be 36-25. Just keep the other team from scoring. Problem solved!

Could be like John Scott a few years ago in the NHL. ...but without the heartwarming part.

Sorry - his OPS is now .244. That puts his OPS tied for 88th with Jesse Winker's batting average

Maldonado's OPS of .247 is lower than the ISO of 14 qualified hitters. His OPS of .247 is lower than the batting average of 82 qualified hitters (there are currently 155 qualified hitters). That means that his OPS would be considered a below-average batting average.

I feel like this streak is the Bizzaro version of that scene in Moneyball where the A's go on that 20-game winning streak, and Billy Beane is all vindicated lifting weights and driving his car by himself while the crowd goes nuts.

He's getting closer to the end of his contract, albeit slowly. So we've got that going for us

The brick wall at Wrigley worries me.

Oh yeah?

Good for him. Sweet name, to boot. Would love to hear the Bull Durham announcer talk about him.

I'm a Pham fan. It's nice to have someone with a track record of calling a spade a spade, or at least not coat said spade in bullshit.

They develop them using a cohesive strategy and framework that carries over from level to level. Look at systems like the Dodgers, Guardians, and Braves. Historically, the Sox just shuttle guys and leave it up to the individual affiliate’s staff to give instruction as they see fit.