10 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

Two months later, and we are still in limbo.

The trade deadline was supposed to spark the rebuild, and it did almost nothing.  We added a 3B who is no more of a proven guy than anyone else in the organization.

10 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

The trade deadline was supposed to spark the rebuild, and it did almost nothing.  We added a 3B who is no more of a proven guy than anyone else in the organization.

And guys who are 2 to 4 years away.

Teams value their prospects now more than ever.   This is bad news for the Sox.  It may take many years of drafting in the top 10 for the White Sox to get back to winning 80 or 90 games.

13 hours ago, Good Guys said:

Teams value their prospects now more than ever.   This is bad news for the Sox.  It may take many years of drafting in the top 10 for the White Sox to get back to winning 80 or 90 games.

The way the rules are set up, that’ll basically be… (checks notes) never, then, since the Sox can’t draft in the top 10 frequently enough to be able to stack up prospects.

3 minutes ago, JoeC said:

The way the rules are set up, that’ll basically be… (checks notes) never, then, since the Sox can’t draft in the top 10 frequently enough to be able to stack up prospects.

This rebuild is off to a great start. 

-The draft route to talent is muted by the back to back top 10 rule

-teams aren't willing to trade top hitter prospect talent

-we won't spend in Latin America

-The Cuban market has dried up

-we won't spend in FA

-Benny is handicapping the franchise from spending anyway, even with almost no future salary committments, other than him

-we are going to take reduced returns to move Benny

Ah, what a time to be a Sox fan.

Just now, southsider2k5 said:

This rebuild is off to a great start. 

-The draft route to talent is muted by the back to back top 10 rule

-teams aren't willing to trade top hitter prospect talent

-we won't spend in Latin America

-The Cuban market has dried up

-we won't spend in FA

-Benny is handicapping the franchise from spending anyway, even with almost no future salary committments, other than him

-we are going to take reduced returns to move Benny

Ah, what a time to be a Sox fan.

It gives “us” (not sure who that is) a reason to blame the next 5 years on Hahn.

Just now, JoeC said:

It gives “us” (not sure who that is) a reason to blame the next 5 years on Hahn.

I can think of one person who will continue to blame Hahn over the next 5 years. Heck, longer than that even.

Just now, Bob Sacamano said:

I can think of one person who will continue to blame Hahn over the next 5 years. Heck, longer than that even.

I meant it more in the sense of giving JR and the current regime a chance to avoid accountability for current decisions.

1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:

This rebuild is off to a great start. 

-The draft route to talent is muted by the back to back top 10 rule

-teams aren't willing to trade top hitter prospect talent

-we won't spend in Latin America

-The Cuban market has dried up

-we won't spend in FA

-Benny is handicapping the franchise from spending anyway, even with almost no future salary committments, other than him

-we are going to take reduced returns to move Benny

Ah, what a time to be a Sox fan.

Don’t forget most of the offensive prospects have flopped this year 

18 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

This rebuild is off to a great start. 

-The draft route to talent is muted by the back to back top 10 rule

-teams aren't willing to trade top hitter prospect talent

-we won't spend in Latin America

-The Cuban market has dried up

-we won't spend in FA

-Benny is handicapping the franchise from spending anyway, even with almost no future salary committments, other than him

-we are going to take reduced returns to move Benny

Ah, what a time to be a Sox fan.

Is that true?