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Lee DHing is so mind boggling in its own right. He's better defensively than Maldonado except for reputation. You can hit Gavin at DH because splits don't matter when one hitter has a .083 average with a .245 OPS and the other a .333 average with a 1.159 OPS. Not only is this team poorly built because Getz can't GM, Pedro can't even make simple managerial moves that a computer could make.

Rose Lonzo LaVine Robert is just six weeks away from returning!

I am once again pointing out that Getz is GMing like most people play The Show

Somehow missed this buuuuuut Nick Madrigal having a higher WAR than the 3 drafted before him doesn't matter. Rodon was the consensus 1-1 draft pick until teams fell in love with Aiken and Kolek, but would you rather have Nola (who was getting mocked to the Sox quite a bit if I recall). ReyLo - Relievers are people too. He was acquired as a starter. Somehow through two games, he's been a good starter for the Braves. Kopech - Chris Sale is arguably a bigger nutcase. Kopech has flashed dominate stuff as a starter. Adolfo - I loved Adolfo as a prospect and suddenly he fell off the map. They needed a RF. If he was ready in time, well, he would have been there. Lambert - Eh, ok. I'll concede this one. Fulmer - Will concede that he was basically busted by the time Getz oversaw the farm. Bailey and Bush - You weren't here at the time, but Bailey and Bush had smoke about their raw talent. The thing is, you asked for a list. These are guys that an org like the Dodgers or Rays churns out and we all stare at in envy. Spencer Adams - A fringe #100 after his dominant rookie ball debut, but will concede that like Fulmer, pre-dates Getz. Clarkin - Just because other orgs can't figure it out doesn't mean the Sox get a pass. Dalquist has 1 IP of relief. He is, until further notice, horrendous. At draft time he had a lot of talk about his, for lack of a better phrase, pitchability. However, since you mentioned Adisyn Coffey, Getz will get a big W if he develops. Dude should have a note on Baseball-Reference that says "drafted to help sign Garrett Crochet and Jared Kelley."

Fine, riddle me this: What about Getz's resume justified promoting him to GM?

To be fair here, Sheets worked on the OF himself when he was left out of the alternate site in 2020. He saw Abreu, Vaughn and Burger all blocking him at 1B and decided he needed to do something. Now, after that, should they have diligently worked with him / worked with him prior / said "hey Gavin, this ain't it, let's focus on the bat?" 1000 times yes.

I didn't include him because I figured that if he didn't get into a car crash or hit in the face with a foul ball, he'd have turned out OK, but it's impossible to know and unless Getz really hated him, he couldn't do anything.

And because this was using Top 30 lists to help, I forgot to add in the relief prospects like Zach Thompson (who eventually found his way to the majors with Toronto), Tyler Johnson (died upon reaching Charlotte) or Bennett Sousa.

I'll keep posting this god damn list

Getz heard Yaz say there was a Latino corner and went "no mas."

This philosophy actually applied to the GM search, believe it or not.

Have a .654 OPS at the Charlotte launching pad?

Older ✅ Would take time from young players ✅

Whatever they're mad at Colas about, that's fucking stupid.

I don't envy Padres fans having to deal with Sports Guy visiting their board

In his second game for the Phillies AAA team, Popeye walked 3 times, stole a base and hit a homer. The third game he got 3 hits and stole another base. Sox received: Cash

Big difference is that with Robert and Moncada gone, there's a non-zero chance he's the All-Star rep if he keeps this up for even a month.

When you factor in Danny Mendick's ability to throw strikes in extra innings, it begins to raise even more questions.

In other news I now see the tweet you were talking about Yeah, I hadn't seen this. I just truly love the shaq meme.

That first called strike to Colas. Dear lord. Stone somehow bemoans it, then says robo umps had no problems in AAA, then says he'll miss the human element of bad umps.

It's a reaction image that been making the rounds for a while my man https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-owe-you-an-apology-i-wasnt-really-familiar-with-your-game

Yeah, this lineup really suffers with Luis Robert in it.

Gavin

I mean, in that case, trainer needs to step in.