August 7, 20223 yr The rebuild peaked in 2020. They could have beaten Oakland (in contrast Houston in 2021), and got Rickyed to some extent. Could have beaten anyone in the league. Since then, some downturn in performances and some atrocious Hahn moves (young for old is just a losing situation) and here we are. It looks like an old, tired team.
August 7, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, GreenSox said: The rebuild peaked in 2020. They could have beaten Oakland (in contrast Houston in 2021), and got Rickyed to some extent. Could have beaten anyone in the league. Since then, some downturn in performances and some atrocious Hahn moves (young for old is just a losing situation) and here we are. It looks like an old, tired team. They had 2 starters in 2020. They could have beaten Oakland, but that was about it.
August 11, 20223 yr Multi-Championship Window Report Card (2020-2022) F+ 2022 Trade Deadline C McGuire for Diekman F- Nothing Else F 2022 Offseason F--- Pass on Rodon's QO F----- Kimbrel's Option B Graveman FA F Leury FA D Kelly FA D Velasquez FA D Harrison FA F - Kimbrel for Pollock C Collins for McGuire D Crick FA F - Right Field (Nothing) D - 2021 Trade Deadline F Heuer & Madrigal for Kimbrel F - Pilkington for Hernandez B+ Horn for Tepera B+ 2021 Offseason B Dunning and Weems for Lynn F- Eaton FA A Hendricks FA A+ Rodon FA A+++ Hamilton FA D Lamb F 2020 Trade Deadline D Future Considerations for Dyson D Yolmer Sanchez FA F- Nothing Else D 2020 Offseason A+ Abreu FA C Grandal FA D Detwiler FA D Walker for Mazara D Burr FA F Delmonico FA D Gio Gonzalez FA D Keuchel FA F Encarnacion FA D Cishek FA
August 11, 20223 yr Author Gallo already fixed! (mostly kidding but still mad we didn’t add a LH hitting RF)
August 11, 20223 yr Author Actually, I just looked at Naquin’s stats so far with the Mets and I really want Rick Hahn gone. Three bombs and 0.7 fWAR in 10 games!?! For reference, Vaughn is at 0.8 fWAR in 88 games despite a 131 wRC+. And no, I’m not suggesting Naquin would have been the perfect addition, but he was a legit upgrade that would have cost us basically nothing. Alas, Hahn had to pretend he had a shot at Ohtani.
August 11, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said: Actually, I just looked at Naquin’s stats so far with the Mets and I really want Rick Hahn gone. Three bombs and 0.7 fWAR in 10 games!?! For reference, Vaughn is at 0.8 fWAR in 88 games despite a 131 wRC+. And no, I’m not suggesting Naquin would have been the perfect addition, but he was a legit upgrade that would have cost us basically nothing. Alas, Hahn had to pretend he had a shot at Ohtani. Yeah I saw Naquin’s homer early in the day yesterday while working and thought “damn, if only we had picked up even him.”
August 11, 20223 yr 28 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Yeah I saw Naquin’s homer early in the day yesterday while working and thought “damn, if only we had picked up even him.” Or Drury. Or Gallo. Do something. At least find a competent defender if nothing else. But no, we already have Engel and Leury on the bench. Also, Elijah Tatis Era is officially over before it even got started in lowest A ball. Brilliant. Edited August 11, 20223 yr by caulfield12
August 11, 20223 yr White Sox executing Jerry Reinsdorf's third place carrot position. PECOTA Projects on 8/11/22 AL CENTRAL Sim W Sim L Sim W % DC RS DC RA Div % WC % Playoff % PAdj % WS % D1 % D7 % Cleveland 84.2 77.8 .520 712 704 44.0 13.8 57.8 28.5 2.1 8.9 12.9 Minnesota 83.2 78.8 .514 729 711 31.1 14.1 45.2 24.1 2.6 -6.1 -12.6 Chicago 82.4 79.6 .509 708 723 24.9 11.5 36.4 19.7 2.0 -2.2 -5.2 Kansas City 69.4 92.6 .428 661 788 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 Detroit 66.9 95.1 .413 573 719 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
August 11, 20223 yr The problem is with the owner. If he fires Rick, which is a stretch, he will replace him with another internal "white sox" guy. So what, Getz? Major league organizations don't work this way.
August 11, 20223 yr Rick Hahn was perfect as a White Sox GM this season. He put out just enough talent to convince everyone from Vegas to Soxtalk that this was a legit playoff team. Excitement, optimism, sales, sponsorships, it was all good in April. There just wasn't any margin for things to go wrong. Injuries exposed a weak bench, MiLB system, and manager. Multiple players slumps and declines exposed a declining manager desperate to preserve his legacy by taking huge gambles and questionable (at best) decisions. Fire Hahn? No. He's exactly what we Sox fans should expect. He's the gold standard. Just enough, but not too much. It's our history, our present, and our future.
August 11, 20223 yr Kenny Williams disguises himself as Rick Hahn for a day to see how he gets away with it.
August 11, 20223 yr 14 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said: Multi-Championship Window Report Card (2020-2022) F+ 2022 Trade Deadline C McGuire for Diekman F- Nothing Else F 2022 Offseason F--- Pass on Rodon's QO F----- Kimbrel's Option B Graveman FA F Leury FA D Kelly FA D Velasquez FA D Harrison FA F - Kimbrel for Pollock C Collins for McGuire D Crick FA F - Right Field (Nothing) D - 2021 Trade Deadline F Heuer & Madrigal for Kimbrel F - Pilkington for Hernandez B+ Horn for Tepera B+ 2021 Offseason B Dunning and Weems for Lynn F- Eaton FA A Hendricks FA A+ Rodon FA A+++ Hamilton FA D Lamb F 2020 Trade Deadline D Future Considerations for Dyson D Yolmer Sanchez FA F- Nothing Else D 2020 Offseason A+ Abreu FA C Grandal FA D Detwiler FA D Walker for Mazara D Burr FA F Delmonico FA D Gio Gonzalez FA D Keuchel FA F Encarnacion FA D Cishek FA It's really eye opening when it's all laid out. To me, it's the bullpen. You don't want to be the Phillies each year and piss away games right and left, but you also don't need to be the Yankees having $50mm in a bullpen, especially as a (puke) mid-market team. Hahn is smart enough to know the constraints he's working within. As such he has to be smart with his money. Now it doesn't help that Crochet was out for the season or that Bummer sucked and was out too. Joe Kelly though? I thought that price was high to start, let alone after learning he put it in his contract that he couldn't pitch back to back games ... like what... that means you know he wasn't fully healthy or were concerned and still gave that money. It's small moves when you're a good team trying to get over the hump to a WS that matter. Wasting the Kelly $$ and Leury $$ (on bullpen/util) is a dumb move. Guys like Leury are a dime a dozen. That's what? $12mm anually pissed away? $35mm over three years? Add in Eaton at his price... were up to $15-20mm annually wasted each year .... that money can land you a real difference maker like Rodon or a Castellanos. You don't win a WS because of Eaton or Kelly or Leury -- you win because of difference makers.
August 11, 20223 yr 8 hours ago, southsideirish71 said: The problem is with the owner. If he fires Rick, which is a stretch, he will replace him with another internal "white sox" guy. So what, Getz? Major league organizations don't work this way. I have such little faith in the organization that at this point I’d just welcome seeing a different person fail in the role.
August 11, 20223 yr 8 hours ago, southsideirish71 said: The problem is with the owner. If he fires Rick, which is a stretch, he will replace him with another internal "white sox" guy. So what, Getz? Major league organizations don't work this way. I have been pleasantly surprised when Shirley changed the direction of the team somewhat at least as far as some acquisitions. So good things can happen with change, even if it’s blind luck. As long as JR gets his dusty ass out of the way. He was moved aside when the rebuild began. I don’t know what stalled it out, but he again was a part of the stall at least.
August 12, 20223 yr We could even fire the assistant to the regional manager at this point just to show that someone really thinks the White Sox have a problem.
August 12, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, Snopek said: I have such little faith in the organization that at this point I’d just welcome seeing a different person fail in the role. Haber, no way it's Getz.
August 12, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, caulfield12 said: Haber, no way it's Getz. Lord help us. Haber is tethered to Hahn. First car out: Hahn, Haber, Menechino 2nd car: La Russa, Kenny Williams, Duncan (the guy running analytics) 3rd car: McEwing, Narron, Boston, Getz,
August 12, 20223 yr I hope atleast TLR resigns and there will be changes to the coaching staff. This is very concerning.
August 12, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: I hope atleast TLR resigns and there will be changes to the coaching staff. This is very concerning. don't forget, as of last notice, Kenny Williams is leaving whenever his next deal is up.
August 12, 20223 yr The plan should be Kenny resigns, Rick gets canned, Tony goes home, and JR brings in a new staff. We know it won't happen, but the only reason it won't is because JR doesn't want different more competent people. What more do you need to see that will show you LaRussa is horrible? If the offseason didn't convince you, how could the deadline not convince you your GM is not capable of getting the job done? And what does KW do? If he is advising, you're. 500 with a bloated payroll, and he wants to retire. Let him. White Sox fans are being held hostage by JRs stubborness. This is a case of you can't teach an old dog new tricks on so many levels. The Sox have to quit operating like it was 20 years ago. Edited August 12, 20223 yr by Dick Allen
August 12, 20223 yr 43 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: There is a zero percent chance Jeremy Haber survives a Rick Hahn firing. Then how do you explain situations like Hostetler and Buddy Bell?
August 12, 20223 yr I don't see a high probability of Jerry. Hahn or Tony leaving after this season, setting aside a health issue or death. Jerry still views this as a very successful season, regardless of what the team does. Team remains profitable even with this large payroll, just less so than expected if they drew well. They are now making money off of their Caesars Sportsbook partnership, and will soon have his own sportsbook at Comiskey Park II. The Sox have received a large increase in national television revenue. Tony La Russa is alive and managing, and will continue to do so as long as Jerry is alive, and perhaps further depending on his will.
August 12, 20223 yr ?Hahn was obviously playing long ball on the Tatis trade. He must have known about the roids.
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