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Holy smokes

The best manager arrangements now are an alignment between following PD and analytics / strategy from FO and a manager strong at relationships with players and tactics. But because Sox are so bad at the former they’ll need to keep swinging for the dying breed of superstar managers. Sox really are stuck without a clean FO reset, and considering who would be hiring that, there is really not much we can hope for.

Remember when Eaton was traded and a board insider alluded to it being part of a locker room reset then the Sox resigned Eaton because they believed the locker room needed more fire, and then they dfa’d him a few months into the season because he actually does suck and also can’t hit. Also remember when the managers kids were openly airing out locker room gossip and the Sox just let it ride for months/years until the manager basically quit. So weird we are having locker room issues again.

Such a weird coincidence Hahn keeps finding shitty locker rooms under him.

TLR clubhouses always have cliques.

All of this years disappointing teams have now made their run (Red Sox, braves, mariners) Sox…I have me doubts.

Burke really hit some friction in AA eh

Never thought I could dislike a Sox team more than 2015 but this one has arrived.

If I was a Nats fan I’d probably laugh at sox thinking they would have enough…maybe if they pre emotively trade Giolito in a 3 team. Few teams would have the fire power. Maybe I’d want Red Sox (Mayer headliner) or Cards (Gorman/Walker or Liberatore). The white Sox would never seriously go after premiere talent, But yes you should do everything to get guys like this when available. Just like they should have for Betts.

Veras 0-5 with 5Ks yesterday. Really want to see if Sox can harness this power. Not holding my breath.

Laumann. I agree, esp with Bellingers fall it’s hard to put anyone beside Bryant above him (even though TA >> Bryant currently)

The 2016 draft was an unbelievable disaster. One of the most decorated drafts of the decade, where the Sox had an extra million to spend, and it was a gigantic whiff. Im tired of comparing the Sox against themselves to show competence. He modernized scouting? That’s the job to make sure your dept is competitive. But modernizing should lead to good drafts. Laumann - consistently in worse draft positions and in a terrible JR bind until the hard draft budget CBA - drafted the second best player in 2013 draft, Semien in 2011 in the sixth, and Sale in 2010. In his high draft position year, he drafted Rodon, a top 6 cy young finisher in a competitive year for the Sox. In Hostetlers years he drafted 10th, 11th, 4th, 3rd. Incredibly important drafts for the Sox and he converted…one? Hard to see how his hard work was more impressive than the guy before or after him, even with all of the major league 0 war guys that save Hahn from signing a hostetler chosen major league FA for $5 million who will provide negative war value.

I’d say 98% hostetler

Just what we expected when the year started, fighting with Baltimore for 4th place in wild card race

Man hostetler was such a disaster

Hey it’s Yohemy Nolasco!

Popeye double

Was just wondering that

Just such a miserable team

HR # 13 for Veras

I also believe this.

Maybe, but they've moved guys mid-year before even when it did not get them lots of ACL playing time. I'm not very high on our DSL complex/leagues doing much developing.

I'd like for sox to move Godwin Bennett stateside. He probably won't make enough contact, but his HR% is very high

I did not remember he was on roster and immediately thought david montgomery so with that emotional roller coaster behind me, seems fine.

If the rays want sosa and Hahn thinks he’s expendable, you keep Sosa