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Tadahito Iguchi is hopefully selling him on how cool black pinstripes are.

This implies that the Sox will be the worst team in the league for at least 4 years (the only way they can be a lock for a Top 10 pick is if they are the worst team). If that's the case, Getz, the entire FO and coaching staff should be neutron purged and we're back to square one, seeing what prospect package the new GM can get for Schultz. He is! He also had/has more tools at his disposal than Getz, who is not on his level. Combine those two factors and we should not be going "well if the Orioles did it, we can do it!"

This is ignoring that the draft system has changed entirely in that time with the lotto and the Orioles get those stupid competitive balance picks.

I see we're all having some sort of peace conference.

I'm sorry, this is third after betting homes and TA at catcher.

I can definitely agree with this point after a year of watching him work.

This is kind of how I view Suareo's post: "It's more calculated, complimentary, etc." Citing potential aces like Schultz, Smith and Taylor: The 2017 rebuild rotation was Giolito-Kopech-Lopez-Cease-Dunning. Rodon was a "maybe he comes back?" guy. Smith hasn't thrown a full year, Taylor needs health, and this is forgetting Alec Hansen's brief run of dominance in the minors. Fulmer was also in there. Dudes who walk: Moncada was supposed to be a high-OBP guy (he swung out looking, so, so many times). Eloy had a high OBP in the minors. Abreu was here. Anderson was the BABIP guy. Robert was the 5-tool star in the wings. Collins - again - was supposed to be a high OBP catcher. Same with Burger. Let fans be excited: Many were, then you had the "just win, baby!" greg types. But this go around the draft is harsher and we know Jerry won't spend on free agents, especially when he had the golden opportunity of Machado/Harper. So that post wasn't a knock on you, but on the tweet. He's looking back on the previous rebuild with PURE hindsight and is assuming perfect health and development for this one.

...literally the follow-up tweet:

I do love this by the way. Some detractors (like me) are giving Getz some well earned compliments, but because it's not "rah-rah full-steam ahead Getz has actually been making master moves this entire time," fans that just watched the worst team in MLB history are wrong.

People are jaded cause the guy in charge of building the depth last time is in charge of the whole operation this time.

Hits like Mays, runs like Hayes.

I just replaced my old laptop after having to get a part fixed for like, the fifth time. Over time it's motherboard had been replaced, hard drives upgraded, RAM added, etc., but it was still beginning to show age. The last two things were a hard drive just disconnecting internally and some keys coming loose. The repair guy was like "maybe it's time to get a new computer?" So yeah, I got a new computer instead of trying to constantly prop up the old one. JR's philosophy would be to keep maintaining the old laptop.

White Sox: We don't hit the ball good.

Yeah, people are using hindsight to look upon that team, which, again, Getz was a part of the front office. I think he did well with the Crochet deal - it's actually really inspiring because it shows that he might have learned after Preller manhandled him. But the previous rebuild looked like you could pencil in the rotation and lineup for a half decade - they just had zero depth.

Highly ranked farm system due to trading off team's best assets and handful of top draft picks. Lack of depth due to prior top prospects flaming out and Sox history of not developing internally. I guess you're just picking whether Getz is in charge of acquiring the prospects or developing the prospects.

Eder as a shutdown closer would make everyone on the board feel vindicated to some degree about the Burger trade and full of I-told-you-so's, so I want that.

Kris Bryant was a ROY, MVP and 4-time All-Star. Dude was on a Hall of Fame track until he landed in Colorado. Let's pump the brakes on calling Braden better — and for longer — until he's got some MLB hardware.

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He technically doesn't count as a "professional" international player like Yamamoto last year. Also - my bad. Does it just make them Super 2 eligible? I know there was some reason the players pushed for this so hard.

Teams at the 2023 deadline were willing to pay a "maybe this player will improve away from the White Sox" bonus, so here's hoping.

Death, taxes and Mike Sirotka/Soroka/Sirota on the White Sox.

If they trade Luis during the offseason, I think Arroyo, Petty and a third piece flyer is a pretty good return.

Ok? I know you love the Padres, but Cease is still on the trade market.

While I want to dismiss it out of hand - it actually could. If he's the Opening Day starter and could make the All-Star game, he makes more money and you know there are still voters who would go "OD starter? All-Star?" and give him Rookie of the Year votes based on that. Rookie of the Year gets him to free agency faster. Basically, they need to lean really, really hard on "look what we did with Crochet."