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He also had an 18% hard hit rate during that stretch which is incredible. His FIP wasn’t going to be great due to the low K rate, but his xERA was still very good because he was inducing a lot of weak contact. I think the reality is he’s a bit of a unicorn and shouldn’t be judged based on like nine starts or whatever. His minor league track record is sparkling and while you may not value them most of the 3rd party prospect sites value him greatly.

Mena was a top 10 org prospect when we traded him. Santos is a controllable reliever who didn’t need to be moved right away. We basically have a 3rd round pick to show for them. They were both bad trades and raise serious questions about our ability to scout, which is concerning when you brought in a questionable dude to lead your scouting department.

That’s 100% what he said. They will obviously spend some money, and likely quite a bit given our limited payroll commitments, but it’s going to be a bunch of smaller scale and short-term signings.

Getz was a key part of the process per Merkin.

I don’t get the Thorpe hate at all. It’s one thing to have wanted a higher ceiling and/or positional headliner for Cease, but Thorpe was pitching very well before his injury as a rookie and was generating incredibly weak contact. Two bad starts, while likely injured, doesn’t really change the fact he looks like a sure fire major league starter. Whether that’s a #3 or a #4 remains to be seen, but I’m very optimistic he sticks and is a regular 2+ win player.

Better production out of RF? They’re like -1.5 fWAR through ~3/4 of the season vs. -2.2 last year. That’s more or less the same negative value production and an absolute embarrassment when we traded actual assets for Fletcher and DeLoach.

Most guys gain a couple ticks after TJ surgery

You also assured us that Thorpe was better than Cease and that Crochet would be moved for a haul this deadline.

I think zero protection is playing a much bigger role than people realize.

I didn’t even realize he was back until I saw the box score last night.

I don’t necessarily disagree with you. I just think the whole beef these two have is really dumb and both are unlikeable and not worth the time.

Speaking of Paddy, do you have any sense why they haven’t made a change there yet? It’s just shocking he’s survived so long with little to show in LatAm.

Bannister was a great hire. What’s the rest of the plan though? You can’t tell me he’s done a good job on the positional side of things so far, both at the major league level and in the minors.

I think we can all agree that Riordan and Schriffen both suck and that taking sides in this fight is pointless.

Yeah, it feels that way. My theory was they were waiting to fire him until after the streak ended to avoid putting that burden on the interim guy.

Oscar Colas’ 92 wRC+ in the majors is the third highest of those still in the org behind Moncada (120) & Remillard (95). He continues to rot in AAA while we continue to a play a no hitting 1B in the OF. Make it make sense.

He was incredible in his first go round as a reliever. It’s very possible that he can be fixed because the stuff remains incredible…this is not a Lance Lynn situation.

Chris Getz said his #1 priority this offseason was fixing the defense. We are currently ranked dead last in Fangraphs’ defensive value. At the same time, he’s managed to build the worst offense in baseball with a wRC+ 27% below league average. When you combine both offense and defense, our positional group has put up negative 5.9 fWAR this year. That’s 8.6 fWAR worse than the 29th team and 31.4 fWAR worse than the best team. Just playing a team full of AAAA dudes would theoretically result in a better team by six wins. I mean, if that shouldn’t get you fired, then I’m not sure what does.

Yup, that would be the icing on the cake.

Which is why we need to cheer for the record. I hate rooting against my team, but let Jerry & Getz reap what they sow with this. The national media is finally going after these clowns with full force and at some point Jerry has to take the earmuffs off and realize he’s single-handily destroyed this franchise and must step aside one way or the other. It’s very possible, even likely, that the Sox will never be competitive again in Jerry’s lifetime with the damage he’s done. And why I think he gives two fucks about us fans, he’s also costing his heirs a ton of money by turning this franchise into the second biggest joke in sports behind the A’s. Might as well keep losing at historically bad levels until he’s willing to acknowledge he’s the problem.

It’s absolutely wild that we’ve gotten to this point and they still haven’t made a change at manager. I fully get the team sucks a fat you know what, but this s%*# is demoralizing to the players and a kick in the balls to the fans. There is no good whatsoever to keep trotting Grifol out there. Just make a change you stubborn fucks.

Yup, I want Getz’s resume tarnished with this. Hope Bush pitches well and the s%*#-show of a bullpen blows it.

100 fucking games under 500 in like 1 2/3 seasons is an incredible feat!

Yeah, my kid just follows players now and cheer for their teams. The Bulls don’t mean much to him. But Jerry is also gutting that franchise as well.