August 31, 20232 yr Woof, that was worse than I anticipated. I am not filled with optimism. I fear they're going to gut the farm system with quick fixes to "win" this winnable division. It was more "we have a good group in baseball ops" than I ever, ever anticipated. I think his belief is that the KW/RH feuding was such a cancer that just cutting it out will save the patient. We shall see.
August 31, 20232 yr I do not believe this is a move that will benefit the Sox. I really hope I eat my words, but there needs to be significant organizational change to have the best change of success. Naming a top lieutenant of the guys who failed does not scream success. This also is not like having a really good offensive or defensive coordinator and making them head coach because they are probably better than the current head coach.
August 31, 20232 yr "Teaching our players how to play baseball." what the f*** was he talking about? Edited August 31, 20232 yr by Vacheron
August 31, 20232 yr The one plus about Getz is he will have free rein to torpedo Gruffaw into the Cuban coral reef.
August 31, 20232 yr 14 minutes ago, Vacheron said: "Teaching our players how to play baseball." what the f*** was he talking about? I would like to be charitable and assume we're going to clean up how poorly this team plays and rarely unlocks all their talent, but it was probably all meaningless platitudes that Jerry likes hearing. Edited August 31, 20232 yr by almagest
August 31, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, fathom said: How freaking dumb does JR think the fans are? The one year gap is just a ridiculous argument When you are 87 one year is a big deal.
August 31, 20232 yr 43 minutes ago, Timmy U said: Woof, that was worse than I anticipated. I am not filled with optimism. I fear they're going to gut the farm system with quick fixes to "win" this winnable division. It was more "we have a good group in baseball ops" than I ever, ever anticipated. I think his belief is that the KW/RH feuding was such a cancer that just cutting it out will save the patient. We shall see. winning fast, I don't know what it means. It doesn't mean spend more money to Reinsdorf, he made that clear. I suspect in the short term we are going to see a lot of top prospects traded for mid tier MLB talent like they used to do (much to our detriment). In the long term, I hope they will build up the farm system into a top system perenially. But we all know that's not going to occur.
August 31, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Chick Mercedes said: winning fast, I don't know what it means. It doesn't mean spend more money to Reinsdorf, he made that clear. I suspect in the short term we are going to see a lot of top prospects traded for mid tier MLB talent like they used to do (much to our detriment). In the long term, I hope they will build up the farm system into a top system perenially. But we all know that's not going to occur. The Sox will continue to sign/acquire has been's, broken down injury prone stiffs and retreads. They they'll wonder why they can't win. ?
August 31, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Lip Man 1 said: The Sox will continue to sign/acquire has been's, broken down injury prone stiffs and retreads. They they'll wonder why they can't win. ?
August 31, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, DirtySox said: nice. Theyre gonna move the deck chairs on the Titanic. NO
August 31, 20232 yr The sox can’t develop talent, so I agree with Jerry: WIN NOW! Rebuilding is pointless for this org.
August 31, 20232 yr 18 minutes ago, The Grinder said: Sox fans are sick & tired of yr BS Jerry The issue I had with the LaRussa is that it was handed over to a crony with little or no thought. That's how we got Harrelson as GM, then Bevington, Ventura and Grifol as managers. This is how we get Getz now.
August 31, 20232 yr I can't even get mad about this. I just don't even fucking care. I think that is actually a level below anger.
August 31, 20232 yr 8 minutes ago, Green Line said: The sox can’t develop talent, so I agree with Jerry: WIN NOW! Rebuilding is pointless for this org. How does one win now when the minors is largely bereft of talent, the org won't invest in player development, the "core" is bad, and they also won't break the bank on free agents? Edited August 31, 20232 yr by DirtySox
August 31, 20232 yr Sox AAA affiliate is 35 games under. The AA affiliate is 30 games under. How does the farm director get promoted?
August 31, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, DirtySox said: How does one win now when the minors is largely bereft of talent, the org won't invest in player development, the "core" is bad, and they also won't break the bank on free agents? They could get lucky, like in 2005. Thats literally thr best we can expect under this ownership. Rebuilding, developing talent- forget it!
August 31, 20232 yr Just now, Green Line said: They could get lucky, like in 2005. Thats literally thr best we can expect under this ownership. Rebuilding, developing talent- forget it! Luck was also my conclusion. Ugh.
August 31, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: Sox AAA affiliate is 35 games under. The AA affiliate is 30 games under. How does the farm director get promoted? He works relatively cheap and is willing to kiss JR's ass?
August 31, 20232 yr 21 minutes ago, Chick Mercedes said: nice. Theyre gonna move the deck chairs on the Titanic. NO They're not even doing that. Two deck chairs were broken, so they threw those overboard and moved one to the center.
August 31, 20232 yr 29 minutes ago, Green Line said: The sox can’t develop talent, so I agree with Jerry: WIN NOW! Rebuilding is pointless for this org. Good thing the person in charge of the whole org is the guy who was just in charge of developing talent
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