So Getz is a nice guy who does not have the experience for this kind of position?

This. That whole idea about finding the "next big thing" or a market niche to be exploited.

 

The Royals created that idea of loading up the back of the bullpen. Everyone copied it and now 7th and 8th inning set-up guys (Giles/Miller/Herrera, etc.) are becoming just as valuable as the traditional 30/100 everyday players because of specialization.

 

If Getz was presenting some type of "grand vision" for changing the way the organization does things, that would be one thing. Kapler came on board with a glittery press conference. I'm not sure anyone noticed the Getz hiring outside of insider baseball circles and the industry itself.

 

Maybe Phil Rogers can be convinced to write an article, but even that's doubtful.

 

 

Well they haven't actually hired him yet though. No press release or anything. I'm sure Hahn will at least have quotes about it. It was reported by Merkin and then Sox never confirmed.

(pretty obvious that Hahn, despite his impressive degrees, knows very little about analytics; or at least he doesn't use it).

 

What are you talking about?

raBBIt wrote a piece for FutureSox about the move: http://www.chicagonow.com/future-sox/2016/...er-development/