Josh Barfield expected to be asst. GM; Brian Bannister and Gene Watson coming as well

[Milkman delivers]

5 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

I don't hate any of this. Is this what hope feels like?

I’m feeling the same way.

 

And as I was responding, the Sox give up a pinch-hit home run to lose the lead 😆

[bmags]

1 minute ago, soxfan49 said:

2/3 are from super successful organizations in KC and ARZ! Woo hoo!

AZ has built a super young wild card team, has been a top farm for years now. They are led by one of the most complete players in baseball and he’s in year 2. It’s a great place to pick for player dev.

[caulfield12]

2 minutes ago, bmags said:

AZ has built a super young wild card team, has been a top farm for years now. They are led by one of the most complete players in baseball and he’s in year 2. It’s a great place to pick for player dev.

Corbin Carroll would be a superstar on the East Coast or even the Cubs.

Hazen has done an excellent job turning that franchise around in the face of LAD SFG SDP.

And adding Zac Gallen was one of the better moves in recent years.

[JoeC]

Quote

Some big news today.
Getz hires from the outside.
Is this feeling "hope?"

I wrote a haiku.

[Milkman delivers]

Just now, JoeC said:

I wrote a haiku.

Really depends on your pronunciation of “hires”.

[bmags]

3 minutes ago, Milkman delivers said:

Really depends on your pronunciation of “hires”.

“Big Getz from the outside”

[Big Hurtin]

Wait until they get their first budget. 🤣

[Quin]

Boy, do I remember when AKME hired a capologist.

[JoeC]

17 minutes ago, Milkman delivers said:

Really depends on your pronunciation of “hires”.

I've always treated it as a two-syllable word.
However, apparently it's regarded as a 1-syllable word, so I shall correct my haiku.

Edited September 20, 2023 by JoeC

[ron883]

Waiting for @Balta1701's approval before I get excited about this. I want to know it was done the right way. 

[bmags]

2 minutes ago, ron883 said:

Waiting for @Balta1701's approval before I get excited about this. I want to know it was done the right way. 

Bet $5 his first comment is on bannister skipping the vaccine

[Pale Sox]

44 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:

2/3 are from super successful organizations in KC and ARZ! Woo hoo!

AZ is a really well run team. They’re probably going to get their GM poached by Boston soon. 

[Bob Sacamano]

Brought someone in from Royals of course lol

[wegner]

6 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Brought someone in from Royals of course lol

I believe that is some sort of requirement.

[Tony]

I applaud Getz for hiring a real staff around him, from different organizations across baseball. And Banninster and Barfield seem to have a somewhat "current" approach to baseball which we should all appreciate. 

A decent first step

[NWsideSoxfan]

Does this mean Getz has some autonomy to hire people Jerry doesn’t know?

this would be a good first step.

[Autumn Dreamin]

Quote

“I’m not afraid to break out of the norms of pitching theory,” he said. “Just because everyone has a unique body, everyone has a different arm action, their pitches break different ways. When you try to put everyone in a box, it only works for the guys who fit in that box.

“The most exciting part of pitching to me is figuring out how to maximize every guy. I believe so many guys can be big leaguers if they’re just given the right information and the right approach.”

Bannister planned to open a franchise using pitch-tracking equipment. The Red Sox interceded.

In August 2014, when Bannister was in Boston as a speaker at the annual SaberSeminar, he interviewed with the Red Sox, who considered him a candidate for the position of assistant farm director. In talking with him, however, it became clear that his ideas about pitching were distinctive.

At a time when the Red Sox were trying to find ways to implement new pitching analytics into their coaching and evaluation, Bannister represented a possible nexus.

From: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/02/12/brian-bannister-and-art-making-pitchers-better/MjT29OjB0q9TnYZyLggpDJ/story.html

[Balta1701]

38 minutes ago, ron883 said:

Waiting for @Balta1701's approval before I get excited about this. I want to know it was done the right way. 

 

35 minutes ago, bmags said:

Bet $5 his first comment is on bannister skipping the vaccine

So im so rent free residing in your heads that I’m not even in the thread but you feel the need to call me out? Well done guys, I’m proud that I got under your skin this much.

[NWsideSoxfan]

3 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

From: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/02/12/brian-bannister-and-art-making-pitchers-better/MjT29OjB0q9TnYZyLggpDJ/story.html

Revolutionary for this team, hopefully he can work with our young pitchers we just picked up and fix Cease.

[soxfan49]

1 hour ago, bmags said:

AZ has built a super young wild card team, has been a top farm for years now. They are led by one of the most complete players in baseball and he’s in year 2. It’s a great place to pick for player dev.

Rick Hahn did the literally the same exact thing once upon a time

[bmags]

The interesting thing about poaching from the giants pitching vs other strong pitching orgs like MIL is how much production they found on vet FAs. Turning guys like Gausman/Rodon into cy young candidates but just getting solid / good production out of desclafani s and Alex Cobb.

That would be a way to turn around at least 1 of our under producing units.

Get us back to 74 wins

[bmags]

2 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:

Rick Hahn did the literally the same exact thing once upon a time

Not led by players they drafted. 

[DirtySox]

 

[Stinky Stanky]

1 hour ago, Boopa1219 said:

They worked together in San Fran, I’d be shocked if Katz is gone 

Rent don't buy.  And I'll help him pack.  New blood, new ideas.  Might work wonders, might not, but at least it's not the same old same old.  We're gonna need patience.  Don't expect to compete next year. Don't worry about Jerry.  This will cost him less than washed up eight digit guys.  He'll be in hog heaven.

[caulfield12]

1 hour ago, BigHurt3515 said:

Thank god we are hiring outside. I am surprised some agreed to work under someone who isn't even qualified for a GM job

Quickest route to the GM job...Getz isn't going to get a decade of 100+ loss teams...it's only going to take 2-3 more years of that abject misery.