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I'm with you on Baldwin. I just love the underdog everyone keeps wanting to pencil into a superutility role. Screw that, we need more speed , lefties (SH) ,OF's & power. The defense will get better with more reps and coaches in his ears.

I just think its just a way to keep things civil. You're blowing it out of proportion putting words in their mouths. What's someone like Getz or anyone going to say to angry fans ? Getz can't admit the real truth even if many fans already know it but it took them longer enough. "JR no longer has any interest in spending much money on the 26 man roster because he's preparing the team to be sold and rather his sons get more millions. Period end of story. I'm sorry. We're doing what we can right now to improve our player development and we believe we are making significant strides in building a solid foundation with what little we do get. I know this is not ideal waiting for an old man to die so new ownership can spend more on the on-field product. Please dont kill me. Thank you. "

I know but West Eddy mentioned mop up innings in the spring for any pitcher who hadnt bought a ticket to Japan or Korea yet.

Dayan Viciedo too.

Berroa should be pitching in the spring right ? He's been off the longest with his TJ surgery .

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I meant the trade market not being strong thats why I said unless his stuff and numbers are better than expected which we won't know until he pitches in MLB. I also meant surprised the SOX signed any player to a multi year deal because of a possible strike and JR maybe not wanting to pay much for players not to play. But I don't know what the CBA says about payment during a strike .

Surprised a multiyear contract but with any amount of success he'll be gone at the deadline.But as we saw with Fedde, the market isn't strong for these comeback types. He'll have to be outstanding with better than expected stuff to be in demand.

Tanner McDougal may get a shot before any of the TJ starters if he can pitch well in the minors if he starts the year in AAA. He pitched 113 innings last year and could make some Top 100 lists.

4 division titles in 18 years, 3 of which didnt result in advancing to the next round and 1 year in 94 that JR sabotaged his own team's shot at a championship and the white flag trade in 97.

Spare me your gibberish. As always you stretch the truth as if it was made of rubber. 5 paragraph personal attack ? I disagree with assessment of the leadership of this franchise during JRs ownership and Getz ' so far, brief time as GM and brief time spend with multiple bosses and no real power in his previous role because of the lack of a foundation that JR , Hahn or Kenny Williams failed to build. It's a baseball argument pure and simple covering many many years that cannot be done in any short way that I am aware. He thinks Getz sucks, I do not and gave sound reasons as to why not and Lip said as much. I hold no animosity towards him . I respect Lip for all he has done as a Sox historian. He poured his heart and soul into covering a team he loved and they let him down and like any fan he has a limited knowledge of the whole truth as do I which is why I find it difficult to scapegoat anyone but the guy at the top. I'm sorry I cant create narratives out of thin air that supports the whole everything Sox related sucks routine like you do. You has quite the knack for fiction.

All money thrown away on his acquisitions While other small market teams fare better ? This is rather hard to prove don't you think ? How much did he get and where did it go especially in 2024 and on who was it spend and please compare to the same for other small market teams. Not only player spending but please also enlighten me on new front office hirees . equipment, computers, data, scouts and anything else all those teams and the Sox did. Was there any way whatsoever it was a signifcant enough amount in 2024 to prevent another 100 loss season and set a new course for the franchise ? Maybe he chose to spend on restructuring the foundation . You speak as if contention was a possibility while they were in tear down mode in the 1st full year of the rebuild under an owner planning nothing except lining his sons pockets after his death. Did you belive Jerry's horseshit claim that he hired Getz to turn things around as quickly ? You were conned.Trusting JR was always a con as far as establishing a winning franchise with a foundation of a good farm system and modern tactics and data management. You and I both know he cared nothing about developing prospects or the DR which provided more talent than any other foreign country to the MLB talent pool. As far as that bad taste in your mouth and representing all those sharing that bad taste, take it up with Jerry. Your " source naming Getz as Brutus stabbing muliple Caesars in the back in the Sox Ides of July was likely one of those who Getz fired. People with axes to grind always seek out a sympathetic voice. JR is the villain here for over 40 years. Spending on player payroll for a few yesrs while ignoring the foundation may have been something he thought was he had to do but it was misguided except for the Miracle of 2005. He built a house of cards that had a quick rise and a quick fall.

And Burke pitched 134 innings with a 4.22 ERA in his rookie season. It's not unheard of for pitchers to improve. 160 innings should be no problem for him if he can have some consistency.

Frankly Id rather give Baldwin a chance to show improvement as an OF and see how many HRs he can hit. Hes got enough speed to be a decent OF . He just needs to learn you can't be casual out there .Needs to think ahead and focus concentration. Baldwin LF Braden Montgomery RF asap.

I dont understand you Lip. That 25 year period from 1981-2006 you say earned JR the benefit of the doubt. Why ? He's a big market owner playing in a division with small market teams. How many years during that time did the Sox win playoffs rounds ? 1 year. Thats it . 2005 won all 3 rounds to win the World Series. Reinsdorf is the carrot dangler by his own admission. Anyone working under him has had their hands tied behind their backs because of his meddling. Your tirade about Getz is especially troubling. Were there politics involved in hiring Getz? Probably but all JR saw was a cheap, inexperience option who would have to work under him while he was in estate planning mode and stripping down the Sox for his eventual successor to help pay off debts so his sons could make as much as possible after he died and the sale to the Ishbia's becomes final. I highly doubt Getz held much sway over JR. Any politicing Getz did JR probably wanted to stay in house , hire cheap and inexperienced all along. Do you honestly think any GM hired by JR could have not sucked ? Seriously under the circumstances with JR, Hahn and Williams in charge do you think Getz had any real decision making power before he became GM ? After he became GM has he got any money to alter the 26 man roster drastically in any way ? Some would say yes he drastically altered in 2024 but the majority of the damage was already done before he was named GM. Many of the changes he's made are mostly new hires for modernizing communication, culture and player development which can be done with funds that previously would be put into player payroll which is why player development has sucked under JR without any organisational philosophy reflected in the people you hire. What Getz has done to modernize may not be felt for years in regards to reestablishing international ties to the DR and Asia. All this is being done for the new owner's benefit and to establish a sound structural base and the future success of the franchise. The Crochet trade so far is working out very well. The Rule 5 draft last year might be the best one in it's history . They're using their new tools and hires to help with mechanics and Colson Montgomery & Crochet were 2 prime examples. If Getz sucks because he was put in a no win situation and he hasnt put the Sox in the playoffs in his 2 full years as GM of a franchise that was in a coma when he was hired then so be it. But now the patient is no longer in a coma and and will have a new "Steward" soon to nurse it back to full health. I've said it before but most podcasters doing Sox content do not continue to have the jaded, jaundiced viewpoint that you and others here on Tox-Talk do towards Getz. He's making an honest effort with pitiful resources to put the franchise in a position to do some good even if he gets fired under new Stewardship. Why aren't you on any of these podcasts ? You're not an unknown. Why aren't these podcasters contributing members on Tox-Talk ? Sox fans belittle the Sox more and better than any Cub fans do. James Fox used to contribute more than he does now because he's usually pretty fair but I think he's found it increasingly difficult to say much of anything positive because of backlash against it here. If I'm wrong maybe he'll say so.