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I know but drafting in baseball is far much difficult.

It's all a lottery no matter what.

That's where the Sox stopped being Royal like.

Wrong sport

That helps. Sometimes there is luck in drafting. Then there's Getz who would be looking to trade him for a vargas haul I guess this is where the Sox failed in the wannabee Royals model. Lose 100 games - cut payroll. Interesting that in the Fall League I've seen most people wearing Royals gear at their stadium. As for Sox gear at Camelback - not too hard to guess.

Only the Sox. Other organizations probably not and that would also depend on the rest of the lineup.

It's harder to be bad in the NFL but once again it's all about drafting and scouting. Luck goes a long way too. It's extremely hard to be good in baseball and maintain it. Then to be the #1 draw in town. Then there's cities were all of their teams are bad. Yet people will go to an NBA or NFL game. I remember the lowest price ticket for the Colts in the RCA dome was $15 and the lowest price for a Sox game was $25. I just checked NFL Cardinal tickets and those are about $200. I guess for some that is a price one would pay for an event like a concert. Spring training game is over $30 now. I no longer go. I'm sure I could pay that for a D"Back game when the games mean something. Where baseball stands out is one can enjoy a game on the radio.

Everything in politics costs a lot of money. Most of them eat $14 muffins.

I feel sorry for that guy. He probably would have never been a Dodger but he went to the depths of baseball hell. He is the poster boy for the incompetence of Getz.Took the advice of a batting coach and where were to other scouts. I can only assume they want him to fail so someone else can take his place.

The organization is struck with the former player syndrome and that's how you get a Getz and what if Hahn wanted to remove him? You need the blessing of Jerry to do so. It has nothing to do with performance. It never did.

Eventually this may be a long downturn in sports. When people start getting into these multiple mini subs and start looking at their monthly budget. You also have to look at the price of streaming. My highest utility is having an ISP and I don't have ESPN. I can watch NFL games but soon that will disappear with all of these streaming services wanting a piece of the pie. Those prices go up as well. The biggest waste of money was buying NHL to stream games. Most of them were blacked out and you might have a choice of 3 games. If only there was a class action lawsuit.

The real problem. Isn't there another organization that wants to lose 100 games that he can be part of?

JR is probably not happy he can't pay him minimum wage.

Did anyone think there is no right hire? What is there to manage other than having to come up with some BS for the post game. Grifol was bad at that. There is a lot more potential for this team to be worse next year. Who can't wait for Getz to get another "Vargas" haul. Then the forced too soon prospects will be busts because there is no talented coaching. Then I can't wait for Schulz to be the next "Vargas" haul. The Sox now have a tarnished reputation on planet earth. You need more clueless people like Grifol not really knowing what they are getting into. Then you have AJ and Ozzie thinking they could manage the modern player. If you are into career suicide please apply.

We somehow think this is the holy grail but even the bad teams do the "right" things. You still need gifted people in decision making and development. Getz is not one of them. His only skill might be the JR listens to him. He is the Grifol of GMs. Only the White Sox promote a person who failed in their previous role.

Live and die by them. Sometimes gut instinct and watching a player sometimes works better than a stat sheet.

Wasn't Crochet a draw? The Sacamento A's will have a far better attendance. This organization has created such a hole that without spending money it will be a decade and won't recover the fanbase. Sure they are going to do what the other teams do but it has yet to erase bad teams. They have a GM that has no business being in that position.

I guess if you don't want to be a Yankee it could be all about the money. Reinsdorf would snicker saying he's not gonna sign him while expecting to be treated serious asking IL for over a billion dollars.

Baseball is not that predictable. It's more about timing. Wrong time for Judge to slump. The list of great players failing in the post season is lengthy. The Dodgers have such a great approach at the plate.

I see the same old Kopech that can get away by being on a much better team. He has control issues. The last 2 weeks the manager might have 70% confidence as him being a closer. If he wants to be a starter for the Dodgers he has to cut down on balls.

The only one I've been impressed with is DJ Gladney. He makes good contact. I saw Adler and he gave up 2 HRs. One of those balls can probably be found on the 101.

Maybe it has to do with the other players getting equal playing time.

These 1st round failures were under the former farm director. Your best hitters don't even have a 3rd of their success at the plate. They need to do other things like catch a baseball and also be valuable on base, This is way the Sox have operated for a long time. Look some of their free agent signings.

LOL Jjust LOL! Does the trade deadline mean anything? Getz trading Crochet and Robert is something every fan should fear. Lame analogies are: Haul - doesn't happen in an injury prone sport They aren't going to win anything with them anyway. Well who is the next star for that rinse and repeat. People follow these theories of baseball but never question the results. If they worked the league would be a lot better. Those myths reveal an organization's ability to scout and develop. Follow those myths baseball fans, Follow the myths.

Freeeman was 9/14 in bases loaded.