Sox hire Carlos Rodriguez for Assistant GM role

[Lukakke Appling]

Former Rays executive. Per Fegan. Seems like a good thing. 
 

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[Autumn Dreamin]

From Fegan:

“For 15 years, Carlos has been an invaluable presence in our organization, leaving a lasting impact across our operations,” read part of Neander's statement. “His professionalism, teamwork and unwavering dedication have made him an exceptional colleague and a cherished friend to me and countless others at the Rays."

Rodriguez spent four seasons with the Blue Jays as a scout and initially joined the Rays in that capacity on the international side, eventually moving up to director of their international scouting department, but has since expanded his work into other areas. He served as the team's vice president of international operations and player development from 2019-21, and Rodriguez had held the title of assistant general manager for the last three seasons.

On the team website, the Rays have credited Rodriguez for helping develop the organization's nutrition and wellness programs for players, along with generally enhancing a player development system and international scouting reach. His timeline with the Rays generally overlaps with a stretch where their scouts produced a lot of big leaguers from Latin America, their minor league affiliates won a lot of games, and the team's sustained success despite light big league payrolls became the envy of the league. In 2021, The Athletic's Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney reported Rodriguez was a finalist in the Cubs' general manager search that ultimately resulted in the hire of Carter Hawkins

https://soxmachine.com/2025/12/white-sox-finalizing-hire-of-former-rays-executive-carlos-rodriguez-to-assistant-general-manager-role

[PaleAleSox]

Seems like a great move by Getz. Nice. 

[DirtySox]

Ooh. Am I allowed to let my optimism show?

[WhiteSox2023]

Hilarious that he could possibly have more true front office experience than Getz, and for a much better team over the years.  Luckily for Getz, he was in the right place at the right time.

Edited 13 hours ago by WhiteSox2023

[WhiteSox2023]

4 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

Ooh. Am I allowed to let my optimism show?

No one is stopping you from optimism.  But if you think this means the Sox are suddenly spending money on free agency, you would be sorely mistaken.

Edited 13 hours ago by WhiteSox2023

[Lukakke Appling]

There’s one at every party. 

[DirtySox]

Just now, WhiteSox2023 said:

No one is stopping you, just like anyone else.  But if you think this means the Sox are suddenly spending money on free agency you would be sorely mistaken.

What does any of this have to do with free agency? Lol.

[Bob Sacamano]

Just now, Lukakke Appling said:

There’s one at every party. 

It’s been the same one in just about every thread 

[WhiteSox2023]

Just now, Lukakke Appling said:

There’s one at every party. 

A realist?  Hopefully…

[WhiteSox2023]

12 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

It’s been the same one in just about every thread 

I literally said he is more qualified than Getz.  That’s pretty positive.  I’d rather have this guy be the GM than Getz.  He was with an organization in multiple roles that had a helluva lot more success than the Sox for as long as Getz has been here in multiple roles.

Edited 13 hours ago by WhiteSox2023

[WhiteSox2023]

11 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

What does any of this have to do with free agency? Lol.

Well, GM’s and assistant GM’s evaluate talent and decide on whom to sign and trade for.  It’s pretty clear that the Sox aren’t spending much money to sign good free agent players so hopefully Rodriguez will provide a better assessment on more attainable players than Josh Barfield did (see Dominic Fletcher trade).  Actually, I was hoping this guy was replacing Barfield completely and that they canned Barfield, but this doesn’t appear to be the case.

Edited 13 hours ago by WhiteSox2023

[Chicago White Sox]

11 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

Ooh. Am I allowed to let my optimism show?

Get that s%*# out of here and head back to the minor league board where you positive folk belong!!

[Chicago White Sox]

8 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

No one is stopping you from optimism.  But if you think this means the Sox are suddenly spending money on free agency, you would be sorely mistaken.

Kind of confirms they are landing Murakami.  You don’t add an Assistant GM with lots of international scouting experience unless you’re planning a whopper of an addition in that area.

[Timmy U]

Great hire. I wondered where he was going to land. Never dreamed it would be with the Sox. Getz has a near-magical ability to get people to buy into his vision. Let’s hope they’re right.

[Chicago White Sox]

13 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Great hire. I wondered where he was going to land. Never dreamed it would be with the Sox. Getz has a near-magical ability to get people to buy into his vision. Let’s hope they’re right.

He’s definitely done great in that regard.

[Y2Jimmy0]

28 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

I literally said he is more qualified than Getz.  That’s pretty positive.  I’d rather have this guy be the GM than Getz.  He was with an organization in multiple roles that had a helluva lot more success than the Sox for as long as Getz has been here in multiple roles.

Getz keeps hiring awesome people somehow. 

20 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Great hire. I wondered where he was going to land. Never dreamed it would be with the Sox. Getz has a near-magical ability to get people to buy into his vision. Let’s hope they’re right.

 

[Lip Man 1]

Anytime the Sox can get someone from a successful organization with a history of developing young talent and winning is fine by me.

Even better he has zero Royals connections. 

[DirtySox]

36 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Well, GM’s and assistant GM’s evaluate talent and decide on whom to sign and trade for.  It’s pretty clear that the Sox aren’t spending much money to sign good free agent players so hopefully Rodriguez will provide a better assessment on more attainable players than Josh Barfield did (see Dominic Fletcher trade).  Actually, I was hoping this guy was replacing Barfield completely and that they canned Barfield, but this doesn’t appear to be the case.

GMs do so much more then sign free agents. And I never expressed any sentiment about free agent spending. I in fact don't think they are going to spend this offseason and I dont necessarily think they should just yet.

I just find it crazy that you watch these threads like a hawk to pre-emptively tell everyone why everything sucks and why we shouldn't have hope.

Anyways. Cool signing. I'm optimistic.

Edited 12 hours ago by DirtySox

[Chicago White Sox]

38 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Well, GM’s and assistant GM’s evaluate talent and decide on whom to sign and trade for.  It’s pretty clear that the Sox aren’t spending much money to sign good free agent players so hopefully Rodriguez will provide a better assessment on more attainable players than Josh Barfield did (see Dominic Fletcher trade).  Actually, I was hoping this guy was replacing Barfield completely and that they canned Barfield, but this doesn’t appear to be the case.

You think Barfield should be canned because of one bad trade that you were a massive fan of when it first went down?

[WhiteSox2023]

8 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

You think Barfield should be canned because of one bad trade that you were a massive fan of when it first went down?

Once again, I don’t work for the Sox.   I get evaluated for my own job, decisions, and results.  Barfield works for the Sox and he chose poorly.  What else has he done for the Sox on the position player side?

[WestEddy]

1 minute ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Once again, I don’t work for the Sox.   I get evaluated for my own job, decisions, and results.  Barfield works for the Sox and he chose poorly.  What else has he done for the Sox on the position player side?

Why don't you look into it and get back to us?

[WhiteSox2023]

16 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

GMs do so much more then sign free agents. And I never expressed any sentiment about free agent spending. I in fact don't think they are going to spend this offseason and I dont necessarily think they should just yet.

I just find it crazy that you watch these threads like a hawk to pre-emptively tell everyone why everything sucks and why we shouldn't have hope.

Anyways. Cool signing. I'm optimistic.

I literally posted that this guy is a better hire for GM than our current GM.  🤣

[Chisoxfn]

This is awesome. 

[caulfield12]

From 2015-19, Rodriguez served as director of international scouting after three years as director of Latin American scouting (2012-14). During this time, he expanded the Rays’ global scouting presence and refined their international evaluation and acquisition processes. He played a key role in scouting and signing notable players such as José Alvarado, Jonathan Aranda, Vidal Bruján, Genesis Cabrera, Diego Castillo, Yonny Chirinos, Ronaldo Hernández, René Pinto, Cristopher Sánchez and Jesús Sánchez. Rodriguez joined the Rays in 2010 as a professional and international scout after four seasons as an area scout with the Blue Jays. In 2009, he signed Yan Gomes, who became the first Brazilian-born player to reach the major leagues. A native of Puerto Rico, Rodriguez attended the University of North Florida, where he played and later served as an assistant coach. He graduated in 2004 with a double major in international business and economics. He and his wife, Omayra, reside in Tampa with their daughter, Eva Marie.

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