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A lot of GM’s were former players that were even worse than Getz (Billy Beane), but they knew they sucked as players and could still identify good hitters that could get on base. Getz goes after weaklings (Lopez, Fletcher, Julks, Vargas, Amaya, etc.) that hit as poorly as him.

It’s to the point that it’s funny. Like a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

“Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters it’s likely RHP Liam Hendricks will be shut down for the rest of the season. Hendricks had an MRI on his elbow after taking a break from pitching. Cora said the team will wait to hear from the doctors, but it’s likely Hendricks will be shut down. The 35-year-old was working his way back from Tommy John surgery, but might have to wait until next year to complete the comeback.”

That’s even funnier because it was almost like Getz was admitting he screwed up in trading for them because he didn’t even play them when other outfielders were injured.

I think I can guess who, but I may go back for fun anyways. 🤣

The Sox are too stupid to ever think of such an idea. Also, Jerry doesn’t care about promoting anything as long as he is still making money.

Let’s give outfield reps to a true 3B prospect so we can make sure to force the gloveless bust Vargas at 3B. Makes sense.

TJ surgery is not as big of a deal for hitters as it is for pitchers, and this kid was still raking through his injury. Also, the Sox are nowhere close to competing so it’s better that Keaschall would have had all of his service time left, while also letting the Sox choose when to start his clock. Vargas already had only 5 years of control when the Sox acquired him and that will be decreasing while the Sox are still terrible for who knows how long? Finally, the notion of not trading a pitcher that only has one more year of control within the division while your team will suck is absolutely moronic if true.

I just posted a tweet from a Twins beat reporter stating Minnesota’s offer for Fedde, which was better than Vargas. A 22-year old that was the Twins #4 prospect at the time. Not a guy whose service time had already started who had already shown he couldn’t hit or field with the Dodgers. The tweet is from August 1st, literally right after the trade deadline, and I remember seeing it when most of this site was pissed off about the garbage Fedde/Kopech return. Is this hindsight as well? It’s pretty funny you are trying to make this weak argument when we already have evidence that Getz has picked the wrong guy in a trade just earlier in the season. Does Dominic Fletcher over Jake McCarthy ring a bell? Is this enough common sense for you?

They have Community Relations, Media Relations, and Public Relations teams according to this link: https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/team/front-office But Jerry probably still does what Jerry wants.

There is an “or” in the tweet. Dan Hayes also says in the video that the Sox wanted one of those three prospects, not all three. Asking for one of those three guys was probably a bit much but I would have gladly taken their #4 prospect back for Fedde in Keaschall.

Yep. I was being kind. I would say the majority of our starting lineup is bad bench players at their best. Sheets could be DFA right now and it wouldn’t matter at all. For some reason the Sox think he’s worth keeping around. All that “lefty power” that he doesn’t have I guess…

Exactly. I can’t believe this is even in question. Some posters tried to say that Trevor Rogers was more desirable than Fedde because he had an extra year of control over Fedde. An extra year of control over a bad #5 starter isn’t exactly a plus over simply taking the better starter. You think the Orioles wouldn’t rather have Fedde right now in their rotation rather than Rogers in AAA? And even if some posters still stubbornly believe that Norby wasn’t on the table for Fedde, I would also rather have prospect Luke Keaschall, healing from TJ surgery, right now over Vargas. Getz is a fool. People giving Getz the benefit of the doubt on his trade deadline is ridiculous. He has already proven he is a terrible assessor of talent — see the Bummer for a “big pile of crap trade” and choosing Dominic Fletcher over Jake McCarthy. The same Getz apologists will continue to blame Jerry when there were definitely moves that Getz could have made that would have improved the team. The Marlins absolutely destroyed what Getz did with Fedde/Kopech with their trades of Puk and Rogers. Both teams had similar trade assets but only the Marlins came away with a good return at the trade deadline.

Deflection. He felt he had to make some sort of statement because the media was asking. So he made sure to release this BS before his team sets the record for futility. Now he gets to avoid the media for when the team actually makes history and the cynicism about him as an owner is at full force. And I doubt Jerry listens to anyone, even his PR team. Jerry does what Jerry wants, which usually makes him look like a clown. But that’s what happens when you have a huge ego.

Sure, I would think and guess the same. It shouldn’t be tough to top -35 wins. But it won’t be much better.

There’s a reason the Dodgers were probably thrilled to give him up to get what they wanted — Edman and Kopech. They gave up junk and got what they needed. The pathetic thing is Vargas can’t even hit as well as Edman.

He’s a bench player that is starting, like most of the entire lineup.

I would reply, please don’t send any information. My recycling is already full for the week.

I like how JR made sure to release this statement before they officially set the record. Preemptive strike. So cowardly.

I couldn’t watch the game. Did he swing at any fastballs after they were clearly already in the catcher’s mitt? That’s my favorite Vargas move.

Won’t happen, but at least JR can choke on the worst record in baseball history soon.

I’m absolutely shocked that the Sox are having no luck fixing Vargas, considering how good they are at fixing swings. 🤣 Vargas is a bust and the Sox won’t be the team to fix him, even if he can be fixed.

Agreed. Man, that extra footage of Holmes/Bernstein mouthing to each other what happened makes it look even weaker, haha.

No apology from Bernstein. He never mentioned it. The Stoolie war is definitely on. I can’t imagine how they will try to filter and field calls today.