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Like what we've seen from Garcia for the most part. actual strikeout stuff. that "sweeper" looks so pretty

I totally agree but in principle a stadium could be a driver for economic development, there was an opportunity to 'reimagine' that area when they were building the present day park but totally blew the opportunity. The same firm designed GRF and Camden Yards at essentially the same time and begged the Sox to go in a different direction, alas. I'm not saying to build Wrigleyville at 35th and Shields but there's truly nothing to do after a game except get on the red line or in your car and go somewhere else. I think the difference between now and then is that large-scale developer money is flowing south and the city incentivizes these sorts of megaprojects. Not saying the city won't get ripped off on a new park, just that there's a scenario where Reinsdorf or whoever owns the team makes a bunch of money and the public gets something out of it. I don't mind if the city kicks in money if there's an actual public benefit to be derived and democratic oversight, tend to think that's better than giving a developer carte blanche to do whatever they want as long as they fund it themselves.

I don't know how he could be rushed when he's 24-years-old and has played baseball professionally for seven years already. He has an OPS in AAA of .894 over 245 plate appearances, what else is he gonna learn in AAA? he's ready for the majors, he just underwhelmed big time. What's he gonna do in the minors to prepare him for major league play? My theory was that he's sent down to work on some specific thing, but the season is over and he can do better work in the major leagues. Just an odd move.

In principle I agree, but in reality who's impacted beyond ballpark employees and parking lot operators? I don't think there are too many businesses nearby that bank on Sox fans coming before or after a game. Could be wrong though.

I wrote a long post and it got deleted when the train I was on went under a tunnel. I’ll rewrite it eventually but the gist is I don’t trust dWAR and I hope Jake develops into a star.

They seem like separate things (the ‘expectations’ vs organizational mismanagement) but the former is harder to quantify how it’s impacted Kopech’s career and other players in a similar boat. It might have an effect, thinking you’re destined for greatness, what if that means that as an individual Kopech thinks he can take it easy relative to his peers or is otherwise burdened by the expectations? it’s a real thing because draft busts can turn it around once they mentally mature. I don’t know what goes on in Kopech’s head, but media reports suggest he needs to grow up. Maybe this is a wake up call that it’s time to take his career seriously. I still think he has the tools to be a very good starting pitcher, is the fact that his secondary arsenal is predictable and can’t be thrown for strikes a problem because of him or the Sox or both?

Pretty boring article. No mention of Schultz? The rankings seem arbitrary and like the writer doesn’t know anything about these teams’ minor league systems beyond checking the prospect pipeline and combining it with present media discourse on each team

I think it’s risky to expect Burger to continue producing like this and to be this healthy. Time will tell I guess, and early returns suggest I’m wrong. I hope he does turn into a great player. I think his skillset is more replaceable than Eder’s though. Now Eder just has to not have a 15 ERA or whatever it is currently.

Muncy walks at nearly a three times higher rate and it stands to reason that Jake's batting average will look closer to Muncy's than it will to his current MIA batting average. I'm not watching every Marlins game but .373 babip with Miami vs .225 with Chicago leads me to believe he's getting a little lucky. The fact that he plays every day over Segura doesn't really say anything because Segura is a terrible player who I was completely wrong in thinking the Sox should've signed. Burger's a better player than Moncada too, but will cost actual money by the time it matters again, and in my opinion isn't good enough or versatile enough to worry about keeping around. is he truly that much better than Eloy (who might also be a better trade piece next season than this one)? why not just sign max muncy? Truly, I don't know how to project Eder but I'm just saying I don't fault the decision to sell high on Burger for starting pitching.

They’ve kept winning. Definitely did not anticipate cubs and brewers winning as often and as convincingly as they have.

My opinion is that it’s Ramos or a free agent or realistically it’s Montgomery and we need a SS. Burger’s defense is too bad to play the field anywhere except 1B. His power is gone in Miami, his BABIP will regress to the mean — or at least turn into something halfway sustainable. It was a mistake paying eloy to be a perma dh, best not to make the mistake again.

Imagine building around a rookie manager. Salvy will be on this team nest year bank on it

Pick whichever Texas team isn’t the yuppie team. Ie the cubs and giants vs their ‘other side of town’ cousins. I’m assuming it’s Houston. Or stick with the Sox, that’s what I’m going to do.

Last game I watched, they clocked Eder’s fastball at 91 early in the game. I don’t know what recovery from TJ is like or what to expect when, but one thinks he’ll look a lot better when and if his velocity recovers. I still don’t hate the trade. Burger can produce like this for a few years “under team control” but the Sox aren’t going to win and don’t need a permanent dh. Take the risk on a left handed starter

I think the only reason not to cut Yaz is that it might be a good signal to agents/players that they’ll let him play out his contract. Seby is “controllable” but he also sucks. Hackenberg is major league ready and couldn’t possibly be any worse.

I think employee morale is as bad as team morale. Some old guy snapped at me because I didn’t assume that his job with the team was solely to open up people’s beer cans. I said I’d do it myself and he got incredibly offended.

Maybe, but what's the point of saying "I'm not gonna watch next year" when everyone knows that's a lie. As far as I can tell, the only reason to hate Getz is that Jerry Reinsdorf likes him and that he doesn't come from a different organization. Maybe he'll actually be good at the job, at least in terms of hiring and signing the right people, I have no way of knowing. I do already like his credentials better than Hahn in that he actually played professional baseball. Like others have said, the process by which he was selected was a total sham and it wouldn't surprise me if it violated a number of league rules. Nonetheless, I think it goes without saying that literally anyone else would've been better than keeping Williams and Hahn around another year. A disappointing hire for this role doesn't change my optimism that the team could maybe trend in a better direction under new leadership. Like I said, it literally could not get any worse.

It can’t be any worse than Kenny and Hahn.

What a dumb graphic too. He looks like that “yeahhhhh” guy from csi miami that was a meme a long time ago. Fire Getz and then fire the graphic designer

he's been good all year but nobody wants him because he's a slimeball. I bet the Cubs pick him up.

Is there some rule about how quickly a player can return to a team that traded him? There is in the NBA. I would be thrilled if Gio came back and re-signed.

having been at this game, my reaction in the game thread was something like "boring game, every person in attendance was morbidly obese." I guess I didn't put two and two together that this public health threat is also a public safety one. This whole thing is genuinely the most American thing I've ever heard.

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The legitimacy is a good point actually and the Donovan hire signaled that as well, but it remains to be seen if it attracts any players worth a damn. The trades they made has hamstrung us and even if I'm a fan of DeMar, I think it was a mistake to tie up that much money (and get rid of a first round draft pick) in a guy with his playstyle...ie a ballhog that doesn't mesh with the other ballhog commanding maximum money or the $20mil player who also needs the ball to be effective. The other ballhog, Lavine, could be the perfect off-ball shooting guard, Rip Hamilton or Ray Allen on steroids, but either the coach doesn't want him to do that or he doesn't listen to the coach. The new front office mortgaged the future to get 'win now' guys who simply weren't good enough or fit together well. Poor roster construction and they gave away a ton of first round picks to achieve less than GarPax. The Lauri trade and betting on Pat Williams was the biggest boneheaded move, Lauri's success really did not come out of no where, he showed he had this ability his first season before he was relegated by Billy to spot-up three point shooter. At least Boylen was smart enough to let him get rebounds and carry the ball up the floor. We gave up an all-star starter at our weakest position for a pick that will probably convey as two second round picks (correct me if I'm wrong about this but I think that's how the lottery protection was structured). Anyway, bball rant over. As I said, the point about legitimacy is a good one (both to players and fans) if the Sox hire a reputable executive from outside the organization (and hopefully division). I would just be cautious that the grass is always greener. Maybe Getz would actually be good at the job, how should I know?

honestly, I don't believe it. I bet the 'sources' are people who don't really know but are making an educated guess based on what they know about Reinsdorf and have whatever credentials needed to function as a source so that Morosi can cook up a tweet and keep his job a little longer. I think the shakeup that happened to the Bulls a few years ago is the best predictor of how this front office search will go. If you don't follow the NBA, the Bulls similarly had a two-headed President/GM monster making decisions and stepping on each other's shoes that was left in charge way too long. Eventually, they were fired (Paxson 'demoted' to consultant) and they hired an up-and-coming executive from a team outside the conference and let him hire a GM to handle day-to-day stuff. Maybe that was a Michael Reinsdorf decision and Jerry is still stuck in his ways (or sees how going outside the org actually made the Bulls worse off...they are indeed a worse team under the new administration with no immediate path to success), but I believe more so that they will actually take a look at executives in other orgs. Doesn't mean they won't hire Getz, I just don't believe all these tweets that seem frankly derivative of the original Nightengale report (ie whatever Reinsdorf wants the public to think).