November 2, 20232 yr The bar is low enough that seeing no Royals connection or promotion from within has me open minded.
November 2, 20232 yr Par for the course………..cheap uninspiring hire with no real experience for job hired. Edited November 2, 20232 yr by Soxfest
November 2, 20232 yr My question, as usual with the Sox: Was Paul Janish even in the conversation for any other MLB team to take any sort of development role, let alone the head of player development for an entire organization?
November 2, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, Tony said: My question, as usual with the Sox: Was Paul Janish even in the conversation for any other MLB team to take any sort of development role, let alone the head of player development for an entire organization? But he probably works cheap! ?
November 2, 20232 yr 31 minutes ago, Buehrle>Wood said: An assistant coach for a college team? They had to try very hard to make the hire sound legitimate. It was a step above saying, “he has 30+ years of professional baseball experience, and now we’re going to break down his time playing going back to t-ball.”
November 2, 20232 yr So far nothing the franchise has done since the hiring of Getz has improved the situation one iota. Addition by subtraction would have worked by sending Grifol out the door and of course hiring Getz was probably a big mistake. Edited November 2, 20232 yr by The Mighty Mite
November 2, 20232 yr 33 minutes ago, Snopek said: The bar is low enough that seeing no Royals connection or promotion from within has me open minded. He was in the Royals org in that sweet spot of the 2014 era.
November 2, 20232 yr Just now, Buehrle>Wood said: He was in the Royals org in that sweet spot of the 2014 era. When you can duplicate 10 years of sucking for 2 good teams that only really won in the playoffs because of an all time great bullpen (which is mostly luck) you have to try to do that.
November 2, 20232 yr 24 minutes ago, Tony said: My question, as usual with the Sox: Was Paul Janish even in the conversation for any other MLB team to take any sort of development role, let alone the head of player development for an entire organization? I don't see any connection to Getz, the Royals, or anything to do with developing players beyond the collegiate baseball. Not sure if Chris Getz plans on speaking to the media before Spring Training, but it would be helpful to Sox fans if Getz and the new hires conducted a Q & A to get a sense of what the direction of the team is, and stating the reason(s) and thought process behind bringing in guys like Bannister, Barfield, Watson and Janish.
November 2, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said: I don't see any connection to Getz, the Royals, or anything to do with developing players beyond the collegiate baseball. Not sure if Chris Getz plans on speaking to the media before Spring Training, but it would be helpful to Sox fans if Getz and the new hires conducted a Q & A to get a sense of what the direction of the team is, and stating the reason(s) and thought process behind bringing in guys like Bannister, Barfield, Watson and Janish. Scott Merkin will happily provide the softball Q and A article that you’re seeking.
November 2, 20232 yr 44 minutes ago, Snopek said: The bar is low enough that seeing no Royals connection or promotion from within has me open minded. He signed a minor league deal with KC in 2014, but never played for the big club.
November 2, 20232 yr Getz must be self aware of how he (undeservedly) made it through the ranks, and now feels like he has to pay it forward by bringing someone unexperienced (even by his standards) to fill his position. That idea of finding the next Getz makes me sense to me than any other reason. You could find a lot of other cheap options who have atleast coached one day in a ML system.
November 2, 20232 yr 41 minutes ago, Tony said: My question, as usual with the Sox: Was Paul Janish even in the conversation for any other MLB team to take any sort of development role, let alone the head of player development for an entire organization? The press release sure went out of its way to state how many Rice guys were drafted during his time there. Whether he had a hand in any of that is anyone's guess.
November 2, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, Flash Tizzle said: Scott Merkin will happily provide the softball Q and A article that you’re seeking. I'm seeking an open session with at least theoretically objective reporters (team employees + Bruce Levine do not count).
November 2, 20232 yr 49 minutes ago, Tony said: My question, as usual with the Sox: Was Paul Janish even in the conversation for any other MLB team to take any sort of development role, let alone the head of player development for an entire organization? Probably not, and that’s how they will control him. No one else wanted Paul. No one else sure as hell wanted to put him in the position the White Sox did. So he better follow the plan of Getz or else he’s back to being an assistant coach. Reinsdorf has taught him well.
November 2, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, Flash Tizzle said: Probably not, and that’s how they will control him. No one else wanted Paul. No one else sure as hell wanted to put him in the position the White Sox did. So he better follow the plan of Getz or else he’s back to being an assistant coach. Reinsdorf has taught him well. https://x.com/Steve02270/status/1720161309726052472?s=20 2014 World Champion with the Royals Edited November 2, 20232 yr by Scott Merkin Fan
November 2, 20232 yr Surround yourself with people who are better, smarter, and more capable than you are is an old business adage. For Getz that is so easy an assistant college coach and high school coach with zero MLB experience meet the criteria.
November 2, 20232 yr Janish probably intersects with Nick Hostetler and also has connections to Dayton Moore disciples through his time with the Braves.
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