WhiteSox2023

2025 MLB team payrolls: 26. Pittsburgh Pirates, $87,645,246 27. Chicago White Sox, $82,279,825 28. Tampa Bay Rays, $79,216,312 29. Athletics, $73,118,981 30. Miami Marlins, $67,412,619

Just what the Sox need — another pitching prospect, and a bad one at that. What an epic drop in value for Robert.

Any time you question if the Sox are making money… https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/05/11/pete-alonso-stats-new-york-mets/83556338007/

Sarcasm? Sizemore managed all of 45 games as an interim manager.

Still drinking?

If Jerry continues to employ Getz, he better get used to issuing end of the season apology press releases. But at what point will it become too embarrassing for Jerry to do it over and over? Oh wait, as long as Jerry is making a profit, he doesn’t care…

Getz has topped himself. His record setting team from last year was 12-28 at this point last season. This team is 11-29. Getz is a 🤡. A monkey could have put together a team with a better record right now than Getz.

Seriously. Getz is a fucking clown at this point. Only the Rockies GM is keeping the heat off of him.

His lineups and decision making have been terrible thus far.

Getz bullpen FTL!

The zero show of power is getting concerning (see Madrigal).

You are probably right but this team has no one else worth playing anyways.

Definitely losers. Just not lovable because of what the owner has done over the years.

Nah, I'mma Do My Own Thing

Agreed. Perhaps a good move by Hahn in drafting him. That could be three starters in the current Sox lineup that came from Hahn instead of Getz — Sosa, Quero, and Elko. 🤣

Elko was already tearing the cover off the ball in the minors during the 2023 season. Getz was promoted to full GM at the end of the 2023 season so all of his changes/upgrades then took some time after that. Perhaps Elko was just always a good hitter and this notion that Getz’s improvements made him better are bullshit?

Damn, I thought that elite speed and defense from Greg Jones would mean something. Guess not when you strikeout 30 times in 71 plate appearances at Charlotte. Getz couldn’t identify a good hitter even if the cryogenically frozen head of Ted Williams thawed out and head-butted him.

Getz had already been promoted to assistant GM in 2021. Elko was drafted in 2022. But I guess…

I’m not a grandpa yet. Aren’t you in your 60’s? Elko was already hitting well in the minors in 2023 while Hahn was still in charge.

You mean the player that Hahn drafted?

Elko has that TWTW.

Dude was just being respectful. Chet averaged 4.5 WAR a year. Kemp wasn’t even close to that. In today’s game, Chet would be worth at least $300 million.

For Steve Kemp, a terrible trade.

Not even close. Madrigal had much more value when he was traded than Vaughn currently has. What team is going to trade anything for a poor defensive 1B that is questionable to put up an OPS above .700 for the season? He’s at -1.0 fWAR. I don’t think you could even give him away right now due to his salary.