Sunday at 03:53 AM2 days 23 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:To be fair both Hahn and KW had tons of offers until TLR came along.Hahn when as a asst. GM was sought by other organizations. His strength was contract negotiations.
Sunday at 03:54 AM2 days On 10/10/2026 at 8:16 PM, Quin said:As a straight hater of Getz for a long time, dude gets his flowers for this year.His absolutely hideous flaw is falling in love with bad vets. He needs to learn from that next year, especially with the rotation, dear lord.He got that from Kenny
Sunday at 11:06 PM2 days 19 hours ago, kitekrazy said:How so? Seems like a really short sample size. He's no Theo. His greatest skill may be that JR listens to him.The Sox were the surprise of everyone and teams would take a chance on a hot name. Much better chances then after losing 100+ games.
Sunday at 11:14 PM2 days 19 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:To be fair both Hahn and KW had tons of offers until TLR came along.And when TLR came along, the Sox won the division and no one wanted Hahn and Kenny anymore?Kenny's time to move was a decade earlier.I can see teams wanting Hahn perhaps when he was Kenny's assistant. But with no talent evaluation skills and with all of his trading gaffes (and he wasn't at the forefront of analytics either) it's hard to believe he was in high demand during his time as GM.
Sunday at 11:35 PM2 days 21 minutes ago, GreenSox said:And when TLR came along, the Sox won the division and no one wanted Hahn and Kenny anymore?Kenny's time to move was a decade earlier.I can see teams wanting Hahn perhaps when he was Kenny's assistant. But with no talent evaluation skills and with all of his trading gaffes (and he wasn't at the forefront of analytics either) it's hard to believe he was in high demand during his time as GM.He's just going to be a TV guy I'm guessing.
Yesterday at 02:33 AM1 day On 10/17/2026 at 5:55 PM, Lip Man 1 said:I'm guessing you have to go back to Roland Hemond who after he was stupidly let go in favor of Hawk Harrelson he was eventually hired by the Orioles and won another Executive of the Year Award.Larry Himes went from Sox GM to Cubs GM in the early 90s. Ron Schuler held "special assistant" jobs with several teams after he left the Sox.
Yesterday at 03:31 AM1 day 3 hours ago, PaleAleSox said:He's just going to be a TV guy I'm guessing.I think he had a really good agent and his background (at the time at least) looked good on paper as a "new age" analytics background. Of course he didn't really push analytics, he just had a worthless MBA and a slick lawyer like effect to him. IIRC the rumors were that we kept him and promoted him when he had interest from other clubs, including the Red Sox. Probably all just hogwash planted by his agent in hindsight. The guy was clearly in way over his head. He was good at contracts, absolutely trash tier at everything else.
Yesterday at 03:07 PM1 day 15 hours ago, GreenSox said:And when TLR came along, the Sox won the division and no one wanted Hahn and Kenny anymore?Kenny's time to move was a decade earlier.I can see teams wanting Hahn perhaps when he was Kenny's assistant. But with no talent evaluation skills and with all of his trading gaffes (and he wasn't at the forefront of analytics either) it's hard to believe he was in high demand during his time as GM.The information is all well known and recorded for posterity.
23 hours ago23 hr https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50213861/playoffs-guardians-alcs-trade-deadline-payoff
20 hours ago20 hr On 10/18/2026 at 4:06 PM, Texsox said:The Sox were the surprise of everyone and teams would take a chance on a hot name. Much better chances then after losing 100+ games.I doubt it. Fact remains much of the team was built from the the outside, not the inside which he was part of before being GM. One can be lucky. I doubt he would make a top 10 list.
17 hours ago17 hr Meanwhile, BP's Jarrett Seidler is ranking all 30 front offices, and placed the White Sox 19th, but what he considered a surprising showing was based on the strength of their pro acquisition. When it comes to drafting and developing, they're in better shape than they used to be, but still not generating stars.They are not particularly good at any discrete aspect of player development, although not among the worst either. What the White Sox lack as an organizational is anything resembling core stars. They haven’t developed any, they haven’t sought them in free agency, and they haven’t traded for one. The most recent group of top prospects—Colson Montgomery, Braden Montgomery, Hagen Smith, Noah Schultz—looks like it might produce some good players, but not superstars. Will Roch Cholowsky or Caleb Bonemer break the cycle? Will they finally make a real buy move and be right about it? Until then, I think they’re just a moderately-behind-the-times organization doing some nifty pro scouting work.soxmachine.comSame author had Brewers Guardians Rays Dodgers as top four front offices on September 10th
3 hours ago3 hr I know there are only 30 of these jobs, but why would anyone want to work for Crane? He's worse than George Steinbrenner when it comes to firing.
3 hours ago3 hr 36 minutes ago, Dick Allen said:I know there are only 30 of these jobs, but why would anyone want to work for Crane? He's worse than George Steinbrenner when it comes to firing.Maybe they have some history together? Barfield also has ties to the area.The Astros ran a payroll of almost $240 million in 2026, a season in which they finished 81-81 and were swept in a home Wild Card Series by a Chicago White Sox team carrying a $102 million payroll.Barfield had a front-row seat to that sweep at Daikin Park. One day before it began, Barfield and Crane had a long conversation on the field before the White Sox’s workout. A 43-year-old former major-league infielder, Barfield has extensive experience in player evaluation and development.Barfield, who attended high school in the Houston area, spent four years as the Arizona Diamondbacks’ farm director before Chicago hired him as an assistant general manager in 2023.
2 hours ago2 hr 59 minutes ago, Green Line said:They should just take Getz.His deadline moves were truly horrid but do you dislike him that much?
2 hours ago2 hr 15 hours ago, caulfield12 said:They haven’t developed any, they haven’t sought them in free agency, and they haven’t traded for one.Miguel Vargas ranked 13th in offensive fWAR on Fangraphs. Did the Sox DFA him right before the article?
1 hour ago1 hr 1 hour ago, Dick Allen said:I know there are only 30 of these jobs, but why would anyone want to work for Crane? He's worse than George Steinbrenner when it comes to firing.There's only 30 of these jobs. The least attractive situations are entry level GM. The most attractive are chasing Dombrowski or Theo.
1 hour ago1 hr Getz isn't going anywhere. I think we all know that. The team has gone from record setting losses to a playoff team under his regime. Plus he is a darling of JR. Getz being replaced ? Forgetaboutit.
39 minutes ago39 min 1 hour ago, WestEddy said:Miguel Vargas ranked 13th in offensive fWAR on Fangraphs. Did the Sox DFA him right before the article?Guess it takes a repeat season...first.Like Caminero.
25 minutes ago25 min 1 hour ago, WestEddy said:There's only 30 of these jobs. The least attractive situations are entry level GM. The most attractive are chasing Dombrowski or Theo.Good luck cutting payroll and simultaneously competing with guys like Carlos Correa still rostered.And that farm system.
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