October 2, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said: One thing is for sure, if the rumors/reports of massive changes to the coaching staff are true, if (when) the Sox get off to a miserable start next year there aren't any "fall guys" left...save for one...Pedro. I get that, and I mentioned it a while back, but if they next year fire Pedro, which seems at least 95% likely, the fans who knew he was no good now aren't going to give them any credit for it. Fire Pedro. Bring someone else in. Fans won't expect wins right away, and if somehow it happens, the front office bought itself credibility. Edited October 2, 20232 yr by Dick Allen
October 2, 20232 yr 16 minutes ago, FloydBannister1983 said: Grifol will be here for the rest of his contract. Next year will still be piling on Hahn. Getz: "The previous regime stuck us with a lot of bad draft picks that weren't properly developed."
October 2, 20232 yr On the bright side.... You think going from 81-61 wins is bad? 10 years ago, a first-year manager took the Sox from 85 wins to 63 wins. And that's before he made 2 of the worst 21st Century trades in all of MLB baseball. And that manager was much more intractable than this manager. While Pedro shouldn't be anywhere near this operation, he'll be gone soon enough. Sox don't have a 10 year anchor like we did a decade ago.
October 2, 20232 yr Not giving Gavin Sheets another at bat at the major league level would be a significan step in the right direction. How someone that bad has gotten that many at bats is beyond me. You can say the same for some of the other negative WAR guys on the squad, Grandal & Tim Anderson as well. With Tim - I get that he was awful so maybe you get a bounce back, but he was really awful. Grandal we know is gone. Colas I can at least understand giving AB's to cause he's young and has some tools - but even than - when you look at the # of at bats given to guys who clearly were no good - it is just staggering: - Sheets - Grandal - Injured Moncada (I'm differentiating injured Yoan vs. healthy Yoan). Than you add in young players and or players who had really bad season(s), where I will seperate them from the above. Tim Anderson Lenyn Sosa Oscar Colas Romy Gonzalez Zach Remillard Hanser Alberto Korey Lee Trayce Thompson Adam Hasely Clint Frazier Bottom line - the Sox gave a heck of a lot of playing time to really really bad players - shocker - they lost 101 games.
October 2, 20232 yr 10 minutes ago, Quin said: Getz: "The previous regime stuck us with a lot of bad draft picks that weren't properly developed." He's actually got something of a problem with trying to do this, because even if it's true, he took the job with the instruction that he was going to "Win soon" and he clearly wasn't willing to dispel the owner of that notion prior to agreeing to take the job. This is the part where if he was better prepared for the position, he'd absolutely know he can't have the owner thinking that or telling the press that because it's not reasonable, but he allowed it to happen.
October 2, 20232 yr 29 minutes ago, Pants Rowland said: I understand why no one has any confidence in anything this organization does, but if what Lip says is true and they entirely dismiss many of these "White Sox Way" lifers in the next few weeks, I doubt it is just to appease the fans. Coupled with the departure of Hahn/Williams, it could be the most major overhaul in the history of this ownership. I am not saying Getz is the solution or that they will do a good job picking the next staff, but I am not sure it can get much worse. So, I can live with Grifol another season if they bring in talented coaches and evaluators from outside the dysfunctional White Sox family. Grifol's work at the ML level is the least concern with the number of other problems the org has from the ground up. They should fire him now. No coaches will want to come here when they know he's the only one left from the carnage of this season. Sure let's hop on board the sinking ship with the only remaining guy who captained it.
October 2, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, MEANS said: They should fire him now. No coaches will want to come here when they know he's the only one left from the carnage of this season. Sure let's hop on board the sinking ship with the only remaining guy who captained it. They can just promote internally without conducting professional interviews. As long as the guy tells you he'll be good at the job and that there's nothing to fix, he's worth hiring, that's the rule we used for the GM.
October 3, 20232 yr I don’t buy for a second there will be that many changes. Hassler and Boston are obviously gone, but most of the other guys outside of Katz were Grifol hires. What kind of message does it send if he fires a bunch of guys he hired after year one when he gets to stick around? Who would actually sign up to be their replacements?
October 3, 20232 yr 30 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I don’t buy for a second there will be that many changes. Hassler and Boston are obviously gone, but most of the other guys outside of Katz were Grifol hires. What kind of message does it send if he fires a bunch of guys he hired after year one when he gets to stick around? Who would actually sign up to be their replacements? About a thousand guys
October 3, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, oldsox said: About a thousand guys No one worth a damn is signing with the White Sox after last year. Grifol is a complete joke and it’s painfully obvious to anyone who hears him speak.
October 3, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: No one worth a damn is signing with the White Sox after last year. Grifol is a complete joke and it’s painfully obvious to anyone who hears him speak. They can get guys desperate for jobs, but one year, and basically the entire coaching staff gets cleaned out, and a guy who everyone knows will be fired probably within a year, is going to be a hard sell for quality coaches who have shown their worth. That's why if you want a quality coaching staff, you need to bring in a new manager. Look for more KC castaways. Edited October 3, 20232 yr by Dick Allen
October 3, 20232 yr 22 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: They can get guys desperate for jobs, but one year, and basically the entire coaching staff gets cleaned out, and a guy who everyone knows will be fired probably within a year, is going to be a hard sell for quality coaches who have shown their worth. That's why if you want a quality coaching staff, you need to bring in a new manager. Look for more KC castaways. Or just castaways in general. Probably guys that have been around for a good amount of time in crappy organizations, likely in lower-level coaching positions. Guys that have impressed no one, but have put in their time. s%*#, look at Grifol. He was in a worthless spot for the Royals as the bullpen coach and they eventually bumped him up to bench coach when they became a terrible team again. Look for moves like that from the Sox. The Rockies third base coach, the A’s first base coach, the Angels AA head coach, etc.
October 3, 20232 yr 14 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: I don’t buy for a second there will be that many changes. Hassler and Boston are obviously gone, but most of the other guys outside of Katz were Grifol hires. What kind of message does it send if he fires a bunch of guys he hired after year one when he gets to stick around? Who would actually sign up to be their replacements? This is so hilariously spot on. The season was a disaster Pedro, what are you going to do? Well, I need to replace all these bums I hired. lol. Im sorry, but there is no justification what so ever to bring back a manager that lost 100 games in a season where the organization expected to contend. It just can't happen. Especially when they are about to go out and lose 90-100 again next season, and Pedro will almost surely be fired when that happens. Its a waste of time.
October 3, 20232 yr Wow, I was totally wrong. Can’t wait to see what losers Grifol brings in to fix the offense.
October 3, 20232 yr I'll say this kinda for where my head is at - not that people care. I really don't care that much about the ML level next year. Getz can perk my ear up if he substantially builds out his minor league operation. That he has a real outside AGM is cool, but it's GOOD he's also gonna bring out a farm director. But I want a lot more out of that whole group, more people to the oversight level, more people to implement the changes and communicate it to the players. There is no point acting like the future of enjoyment for us will be on the major league level next year. Sorry to Lenyn, Carlos
October 3, 20232 yr Some good has come out of the past two seasons. Keep the line moving. Kenny Williams Rick Hahn Tony La Russa Wes Helms Darry Boston Frank Menechino
October 3, 20232 yr On 10/2/2023 at 1:56 PM, Lip Man 1 said: One thing is for sure, if the rumors/reports of massive changes to the coaching staff are true, if (when) the Sox get off to a miserable start next year there aren't any "fall guys" left...save for one...Pedro. Or maybe the players. They may have contributed to the poor season.
October 3, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, Dick Allen said: They can get guys desperate for jobs, but one year, and basically the entire coaching staff gets cleaned out, and a guy who everyone knows will be fired probably within a year, is going to be a hard sell for quality coaches who have shown their worth. That's why if you want a quality coaching staff, you need to bring in a new manager. Look for more KC castaways. Salvy Perez as player-coach?
October 3, 20232 yr Author 5 minutes ago, ptatc said: Or maybe the players. They may have contributed to the poor season. They wouldn't be held responsible until the trade deadline. If (when) the Sox get off to a bad start next year you can't trade the team in May...you can fire the manager by Memorial Day (a la Gene Lamont) and frankly that is what I expect to happen. https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2023/10/3/23901805/daryl-boston-jose-castro-out-as-white-sox-coaches Edited October 3, 20232 yr by Lip Man 1
October 3, 20232 yr 10 minutes ago, ptatc said: Or maybe the players. They may have contributed to the poor season. We are going to control both sides of the ball. I was really excited when Pedro said that....He accomplished none ot the things he said he would accomplish. Yes, blame the players, they deserve it, but he does too. If you have more experience in the big leagues playing than Pedro has managing, you can do whatever you want. If it's the same or less, he will try to be the tough guy.
October 3, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, baseball_gal_aly said: I am not looking forward to the inevitable Salvy Perez trade The only good thing about getting him is it will keep them from rushing the kid. His below .300 OBP will fit right in. Might as well pay up for a 0.5 bWAR.
October 3, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: The only good thing about getting him is it will keep them from rushing the kid. His below .300 OBP will fit right in. Might as well pay up for a 0.5 bWAR. They're going to trade something of value rather than a lottery ticket and I hate it. The Royals should be eating money for a bag of heavily used baseballs in return. Edited October 3, 20232 yr by baseball_gal_aly
October 3, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, baseball_gal_aly said: They're going to trade something of value rather than a lottery ticket and I hate it. The Royals should be eating money for a bag of heavily used baseballs in return. It's a scary thought.
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