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    Garfein's Latest Podcast...

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    Just now, almagest said:

     

    I also don't doubt that Hahn is working with limits that hurt his ability to GM, but he's still squandered tons of money on relievers and terrible players, and our minor league system is awful and has no chance to reinforce the majors to keep the window open. That's all on him.

    We've never signed a player to a $100M contract.  Never.  Not even $80M.  

    With these sorts of constraints, which positions on the diamond can you get the most bang for your buck using smaller contracts?  You're not getting impact position players.  You're not getting badass SP.  The ONLY position on the diamond where you can still get elite-level players for <$20M/yr, and on shorter term deals, is RP.  

    I think Hahn sucks and needs to go.  But I understand why he loaded up on BP arms. 

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    Garfein's Latest Podcast...

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    42 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

    He’d be a complete disaster though if brought back. I love Ozzie, but his ignorance towards saber metrics would leave him at a massive disadvantage. We all saw how overmatched TLR was and Ozzie would be no different.

    Because saber is doing us so good now?

    The rumors of clubhouse turmoil/indifference have been running rampant for the last few years, basically since Ricky was fired.  This team doesn't need fucking saber, they need leadership, accountability, benchings for poor effort, insistence on playing if you're just a lil' sore, etc.  Ozzie, for all his faults, is THAT guy.  Not to mention, if you listen to the pod, it's some of the Latino players who are least invested....Ozzie would be in their asses.  

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    Garfein's Latest Podcast...

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    2 hours ago, Highland said:

    I find the stuff about Moncada and Anderson just strange.

    Moncada gets hurt, the team states that it is relatively minor, and he will miss a couple days. Then he disappears for about a month. A team doesn't have to tell fans everything about injuries, but the things surrounding Moncada don't add up.

    What has happened to Anderson? Has he lost his skills? Is he playing hurt? No HRs at the ASB? Average in the low .200s? Whatever has happened to him, he doesn't belong at the top of the order.

    There are plenty of things wrong with the White Sox, and I bet we fans don't know the half of it.

    To use Chuck's phrasing, the Sox "have lost Moncada".  In context, I took it to mean he wants nothing to do with the team, doesn't try in the least, and seemed to be hinting at him being a clubhouse cancer.  They had similar comments regarding Eloy.

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    Garfein's Latest Podcast...

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    10 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

    Harper's presence with his elbow injury wouldn't have solved the RF issue for 2023.

    Whether they could have made it to the playoffs in 2022 with Harper is another question altogether.  We'll never know the impact he could have had on that clubhouse in turning things around.

    There would at least be a puncher's chance, even in 2023.

     

    Arguably would have been worth 100-150k in season attendance alone.

    Their point, and one I agree with, wasn't just what Harper's numbers would bring to the team.  They believe that he's precisely the kind of player who could have come in and held every teammate accountable....ride them, hard.  

    They also intimated, as with other deals, that Hahn is trying to GM with one hand tied behind his back.  Everything they've heard points to him being essentially neutered as a GM.  We saw this in FULL public view when TLR was hired.

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    Sox Draft 2023

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    3 hours ago, A-Train to 35th said:

    Just leave his swing alone please......

     

     

    He looks like a Japanese-style hitter to my eyes...that sort of drift out of the box during the swing.  

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    GQ: Tim Anderson Is Tired of Being the Most Misunderstood Man in Baseball

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    So dude went through the minors and got to the majors and never built any sort of bond with teammates?  He claims he spent a lot of time alone, no one to eat with, no one who shared his view of the world?  That's....that's pretty racist.  While there are certainly some assholes in the world of baseball, it's a team game full of people from different backgrounds, upbringings, coaching histories, religions, cultures...hell, they're from different parts of the world and MOST players are able to build a bond with their teammates.

    Whatever.  Dude is clearly convinced he's a victim in all aspects of life and fails to recognize his own shortcomings.  Reminds me of someone else who is widely believed to be a narcissist but I won't take this thread down that road.

    Sucks...dude has the tools to be a ballplayer, has shown himself to be a ballplayer, but can't seem to stay out of his own way.

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    White Sox’ trade-deadline decisions will depend on ability to compete in playoffs, not just for AL Central crown

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    1 hour ago, flavum said:

    Really hoping for 2-5 the next 7 to be 33-48 at the 81 game mark. Need the Twins to be at least 40-41 then too. That should solidify the Sox being sellers. Sox aren’t going to be 7 games better than the Twins after that, even if they go 4-3 in the remaining head to head games. And going 5-2 or better is a pipe dream. 

    But what does selling really accomplish?  It'd be one thing if we had a recent history of developing guys but, in reality, it's quite the opposite!  This franchise is where expectations and raw talent go to die.  We aren't getting top prospects for any of our trade bait.  Do you have confidence we take a #95 rated prospect and actually build him up to get to the majors and succeed?  I sure as hell don't.

    Might as well just play it out.  We're screwed no matter what.

    Sox vs Marlins 1:10

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    38 minutes ago, The Kids Can Play said:

     

    We absolutely can and should blame Grifol and his coaches for not paying attention. That is why a manager has several coaches in the dugout to advise him.

     

     

    Thanks for agreeing with me.

    Sox vs Marlins 1:10

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    1 minute ago, hankchifan said:

    But this was a critical situation in the 9th. AndPedro should have been alert, because the buck stops with him. iMO.

    The buck does stop with him and I can guarantee he'll take the blame if any of our 'fearless' beat writers ask him about it.  That said, I know baseball well enough to know that it's not his responsibility to position the 3b.

    Sox vs Marlins 1:10

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    3 minutes ago, hankchifan said:

    Because Pedro is asleep and not a good manager.  Too laid back.

    I'm not so sure we can blame Pedro for that positioning.  It's either poor comms between the infielders, poor scouting/metrics of hitter, pitch selection didn't line up with the defensive set, Yo was daydreaming, or the bench coach was caught sleeping. 

    A manager is not out there moving position players around every AB, much less from pitch to pitch. 

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    Rick Hahn says Chicago White Sox are NOT SELLING...yet | CHGO White Sox Podcast

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    14 minutes ago, JoeC said:

    Cynical prediction: Hahn pulls off a trade for Ohtani.

    Pro: we get a half season of Ohtani.

    Con: what we get from Ohtani doesn't matter, as the team is so far out of it anyways. We give up any remaining valuable assets that we have left, and Ohtani leaves at the end of the season with no compensation in return, thus leaving us even further barren.

    Ohtani would come here and hit .225/.288/.393 with 2 dongs , all while toting a hefty 6.38 ERA the rest of the way.  

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    Past time to get Anderson out of the top of the order

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    11 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said:

     

    "I’m the best player on the field every time I step on the field. I think everybody knows that." -Anderson to Merkin Wednesday.

    I saw this on MLB.com last night and I had to do a doubletake.  Who says that?  I know athletes need to have an edge and an ego but, dude, it's a team game.  You just offended every teammate.  Baseball, more than any other sport, demands humility.  The game WILL get the best of you.  You WILL fail.  You WILL struggle.  You WILL have to rely on your teammates.  That's Rickey Henderson level arrogance.  You'd never hear those words out of guys like Pujols, Trout, Ohtani, Judge, etc...hell, I don't even think ARod would say that to the press.

    I remember when Tim had humility.  Apparently, a YouTube film, a "face of the game" designation, and a couple all star appearances gave him one hell of an ego problem.  When TA got the All Star nod and the lack of celebration in the clubhouse was chalked up to TLR's effect on the team, I think we may need to revisit that video.  That cold reception could have just as easily been due to TA walking around with an ego the size of Jupiter and his teammates being sick of it.

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