6 hours ago, hi8is said:

Whatever happens with the CBA, I just hope the Sox get more beefed up in their scouting departments:

When Ishbia takes over, I hope he pours money into scouting. They need to pour resources into getting good latin american players, too. But, that being said, I don't get this table. The Sox have almost twice as many scouts as the Cubs? That doesn't pass the smell test unless I'm missing something.

24 minutes ago, Tony said:

Maybe I'm out of the loop, but I can't imagine the Braves simply rely on an AI report for all pro scouting, and there isn't a single human looking at tape/data. Again, there seems like a lot of nuance in a list like this, and not a lot of detail given behind these counts, so the list kind of seems pointless.

I would agree with the human oversight for sure.

2 hours ago, Kyyle23 said:

You are a White Sox season ticket holder, are you not?

I'm a White Sox season ticket holder. I've been one for many years. The White Sox are the cheapest sports team to go see in Chicago. You're not going to go broke going to a White Sox game. The Bulls, Cubs, Bears and Blackhawks are much more expensive than the White Sox. If the prices at a White Sox game were as expensive as the Bulls I would stop going. I'm in a season ticket parking package at the Rate which comes out to $18 a game. I'm told the Cubs parking lot on Grace street is $65.00. The White Sox have numerous discount deals for their fans. The Tuesday night $5 food night is a tremendous deal and a success. You can't buy anything for $5 at a Bulls game. The Bulls are a goldmine.The NBA is so popular that its isn't very hard to sell 20,000 tickets a game in a metro of 9 million people. The Bulls are making more money now than what they did during the Jordan years. They don't have to put out a good product anymore to sell tickets.

4 minutes ago, WBWSF said:

I'm a White Sox season ticket holder. I've been one for many years. The White Sox are the cheapest sports team to go see in Chicago. You're not going to go broke going to a White Sox game. The Bulls, Cubs, Bears and Blackhawks are much more expensive than the White Sox. If the prices at a White Sox game were as expensive as the Bulls I would stop going. I'm in a season ticket parking package at the Rate which comes out to $18 a game. I'm told the Cubs parking lot on Grace street is $65.00. The White Sox have numerous discount deals for their fans. The Tuesday night $5 food night is a tremendous deal and a success. You can't buy anything for $5 at a Bulls game. The Bulls are a goldmine.The NBA is so popular that its isn't very hard to sell 20,000 tickets a game in a metro of 9 million people. The Bulls are making more money now than what they did during the Jordan years. They don't have to put out a good product anymore to sell tickets.

Dude, be real. If the white sox won 6 titles in the 90s there would absolutely be people and corporations who had those seats and would refuse to sell.

You are a season ticket holder who endured the prior 3 seasons of 300 plus losses and questioning another fanbases commitment lmao

9 hours ago, PaleAleSox said:

But everyone can just do what the Dodgers do!

Yep. Passan loved spouting that crap and would always find an opportunity to do it. Guess he was completely wrong. He deserves to eat crow.

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10 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said:

When Ishbia takes over, I hope he pours money into scouting. They need to pour resources into getting good latin american players, too. But, that being said, I don't get this table. The Sox have almost twice as many scouts as the Cubs? That doesn't pass the smell test unless I'm missing something.

Read the words above the ugly pretty picture.

11 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said:

When Ishbia takes over, I hope he pours money into scouting. They need to pour resources into getting good latin american players, too. But, that being said, I don't get this table. The Sox have almost twice as many scouts as the Cubs? That doesn't pass the smell test unless I'm missing something.

Remember, pro and advance scouting a much different picture from amateur/international...where the Sox have definitely seen the most cutbacks since 2020.

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