JoeC

Southeast Michigan has a "hum" about it right now, mostly from football, but also with the Red Wings looking competent, plus the Tigers looking to be on the rise.

Honestly, if they played it right and the Bears were to stay at Soldier Field, they could try to beef up the public transit on Roosevelt between the river and Soldier Field to maximize both accessibility to Soldier Field as well as the pre-game and post-game (and pre- / post-concert) dollars spent on those days, as well.

Hell no. Keep the tracks. Make them an outfield feature. Ball gets stuck under a rail tie? Ground rule double. Outfielder trips and falls on the rail? Should have known it was there. Deal with it. It's retro and cute, so all should be forgiven. Pump the river water in a jet into the crowd for home runs like the Kauffman fountains, but better.

They don't REALLY need to sell tickets with revenue sharing and broadcasting revenue. I say burn it all down. Strip it down to the studs and build from scratch. That is to say, if you can get appropriate value for Robert (it would have to be a MONSTER haul), I'd trade him in a heartbeat.

Just thought I'd highlight that without context.

Not just for injury prevention, but also for development of athleticism overall.

I agree 1,000% on early specialization.

Should. In reality, they'll have to pay at least a 7-figure salary for each, which means they won't do it.

What a horrible take. You're dead wrong on this.

Yeah, I'm hoping guys like Hill (LH RP) can be flipped, along with guys like Flexen (maybe he can eat innings). At least Getz seems to acknowledge the state of the team and isn't going for delusional signings of moderately-expensive-but-useful-but-not-useful-enough-to-make-any-sort-of-meaningful-difference-in-the-season-outcome types of guys that Hahn and KW seemed to be fond of.

Yeah, it's a lost season already anyways. Just sign guys who can occupy positions until prospects are ready and not rushed. Otherwise, find guys who can be flipped for value later. That's really about it. Phillips falls into the "guys who can occupy positions" category.

100 losses vs. 102 losses. Or something of that order.

At least it's an improvement over the parade of "no glove, no bat" guys.

Yeah I personally don’t give a s%*#, and I don’t think anyone I know is going to feel compelled to update their jersey wardrobe to perfectly match Nike’s latest jersey style.

Ding ding. Hill might bring value as a lefthanded bullpen piece, but other than that, their jobs are to literally pitch innings until minor actual prospects are ready without ruining their development.

If any topic deserves a poll, it’s this one.

I hope this mystery lefty is Toru Tsujimoto, son of Tokyo Katanas legend Taro Taujimoto.

Tanking is one part of a rebuild. During the rebuild, the Astros also re-organized their entire drafting and development philosophy throughout the organization. They drafted, developed, and eventually played (at the big league level) according to a strategy backed by the stats, supplemented by coaching. The Sox's strategy was to acquire highly ranked prospects and just hope they figured it out. They didn't implement any sort of cohesive development strategy beyond letting players try to figure it out by themselves along the climb up the ladder.

Lucha Libre night?

Under Hahn, I would cynically state that this is just another move to try to negotiate a lower price to KC. With Getz, I think you're right.

Wondering if she's just a fan of the name (which is close enough to a brand of musical instrument) and colors (black and white)

Sox should hold onto Eloy. The downside of holding on is that you've sunk money (which the Sox have room to spare at this point) into an asset that returns you peanuts. The upside of holding onto him is that you could get actual legitimate prospects in return. To me, the downside is basically equivalent to trading him now. The upside of trading him now is what - you save money? That money isn't going to be spent on anything meaningful probably anyways, unless you can buy prospects (international bonus pool notwithstanding).

He could be the defensive upgrade at 1B we've been waiting for.

Basically agree with both of what you're saying, with one being more optimistic than the other. If you're Getz, you're trying to maximize raw value that you have. The only thing that should give you pause is if you end up with multiple guys slated to be at one position / level, and they have no flexibility in their positions. If you're in a position to compete in 2025 by some grace of God, you have chips to trade. Right now, the Sox have what has to be near the bottom of the barrel in MLB talent (reflected in wins and losses), top-end minor league talent (reflected in prospect rankings), minor league depth, and, as a sum of all of that, trade capital. We have none of that, and Getz's first job is to build up trade capital.

In related news, the Sox have confirmed that they are in negotiations with wfmt to be their new radio affiliate.