June 11, 2025Jun 11 From the Athletic survey: Which organizations have good reputations among players? Bad reputations? Respondents allowed multiple answers Bar chart of anonymous MLB player survey results of the questions "Which organizations have good reputations among players?", and "Which organizations have bad reputations among players?". The Los Angeles Dodgers had the most good reputation votes (82 of 126 respondents), and the Athletics had the most bad reputation votes (39 of 115 respondents). Table with 5 columns and 30 rows. Team Good 126 respondents Bad 115 respondents Dodgers 82 82 82 0 0 0 Yankees 40 40 40 3 3 3 Braves 25 25 25 0 0 0 Cubs 22 22 22 0 0 0 Guardians 17 17 17 1 1 1 Mets 17 17 17 1 1 1 Red Sox 15 15 15 0 0 0 Rangers 14 14 14 0 0 0 Astros 11 11 11 2 2 2 Rays 10 10 10 7 7 7 Phillies 8 8 8 0 0 0 Giants 8 8 8 1 1 1 Padres 7 7 7 3 3 3 Blue Jays 5 5 5 1 1 1 Twins 4 4 4 0 0 0 Reds 3 3 3 1 1 1 Royals 2 2 2 1 1 1 Diamondbacks 1 1 1 0 0 0 Orioles 1 1 1 0 0 0 Brewers 1 1 1 0 0 0 Cardinals 1 1 1 3 3 3 Nationals 0 0 0 1 1 1 Tigers 0 0 0 2 2 2 Mariners 0 0 0 3 3 3 Angels 0 0 0 19 19 19 Pirates 0 0 0 24 24 24 Marlins 0 0 0 25 25 25 Rockies 0 0 0 25 25 25 White Sox 0 0 0 31 31 31 Athletics 0 0 0 39 39 39 Note: Responses reflect answers to two questions: "Which organizations have good reputations among players?" (126 respondents), and "Which organizations have bad reputations among players?" (115 respondents). Respondents were allowed multiple answers to each question. Source: Anonymous MLB player survey conducted by The Athletic from late February to early May 2025 On the White Sox “It’s just a dumpster fire through and through.” “They lost the most games in history last season. I mean, why would you want to join that team right now?”
June 11, 2025Jun 11 A dome would fix weather issues that would keep some players from picking Chicago.
June 11, 2025Jun 11 13 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Like to play for the White Sox: 0 Not like to play for the White Sox: 31 Pretty wild the Tigers and Mariners also got 0.
June 12, 2025Jun 12 34 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Like to play for the White Sox: 0 Not like to play for the White Sox: 31 Cleary they didn't ask Josh Barfield his opinion and those 31 players weren't privy to Getz vision.
June 12, 2025Jun 12 28 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said: Pretty wild the Tigers and Mariners also got 0. Seattle is really far from everyone and Detroit is Detroit. I was shocked Cleveland had positives.
June 12, 2025Jun 12 It’s based on JR and players not wanted to play for him as an owner. Cuts corners always.
June 12, 2025Jun 12 1 hour ago, Kyyle23 said: I had to step back 10 paces from my phone to see everything Thought I was the only one!
June 12, 2025Jun 12 1 hour ago, Soxfest said: It’s based on JR and players not wanted to play for him as an owner. Cuts corners always. That and seeing careers die here. Imagine an AL batting champ not in big league baseball. There is something toxic that players don't want to reveal.
June 12, 2025Jun 12 8 minutes ago, Paulie4Pres said: Cubs #4 and White Sox #29. Entirely because of OWNERSHIP. And the Cubs still aren't running a Top 10 payroll this year...dumped Bellinger basically just to save money (although it did turn out they had plenty of offense).
June 12, 2025Jun 12 Oh it’s 100% the owner. We got the best uniforms, Sox logo is iconic, it’s FN Chicago. On the flip side, the owner refuses to pay market rates, they don’t make serious hires, far behind the times of today’s game. JR is killing this franchise.
June 12, 2025Jun 12 Author 3 hours ago, Kyyle23 said: I had to step back 10 paces from my phone to see everything Sorry...that's the way it posted after I copied and pasted it.
June 12, 2025Jun 12 Where would the Mets have been prior to their current owner? Ishbia cannot take over soon enough.
June 12, 2025Jun 12 19 hours ago, PaleAleSox said: Pretty wild the Tigers and Mariners also got 0. 1/3 of the league got 0.
June 12, 2025Jun 12 Author 18 hours ago, kitekrazy said: That and seeing careers die here. Imagine an AL batting champ not in big league baseball. There is something toxic that players don't want to reveal. I honestly think organizations get a reputation of "losers" and dysfunctional. That perception, which ins baseball's case is easy to confirm based on W-L records, gets around. Players that do come to the Sox know all about it and when they actually see what's happening that has got to impact them mentally, often to where if they go someplace else they just can't produce anymore.
June 12, 2025Jun 12 10 teams got zero Not Play For votes. 9 teams got zero Play For votes. 2 teams got 30, or more, Not Play For votes. 0 teams got crossover voting. 0 players selected Will Venable to play for, and 0 also selected him as not play for.
June 12, 2025Jun 12 Detroit still has to fight with that negative perception as a city...weird part is how that doesn't seem to impact CLE as much. Mariners had that extended run without playoffs until recently and suppressed offensive numbers.
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