"No one’s expecting a playoff run. No one’s ruling out a wild-card flirtation, even if it’s just a week or two of meaningful games after the All-Star break.

But looking at this Opening Day roster, no one can rule out the possibility of a fourth straight year of 100-loss futility, either.

It’ll be Getz’s mess to own, or his claim to executive fame. Either way, it’s all on him now."

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/03/25/white-sox-opening-day-chris-getz-rebuild-progress

stuck with grifol - Getz probably recommended him because of his Royal envy.

How many organizations promote the minor league director who wasn't successful at that?

We know there's at least one or two on this forum will make excuses that even Getz wish he thought of.

19 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:

stuck with grifol - Getz probably recommended him because of his Royal envy.

How many organizations promote the minor league director who wasn't successful at that?

We know there's at least one or two on this forum will make excuses that even Getz wish he thought of.

Royals’ Way doesn’t translate well to GRF.

Sox fans placed the team 23rd on overall optimism

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7153999/2026/03/30/mlb-hope-o-meter-results-ranking/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=6062851&source=dailyemail

This first series was pretty much as bad as it can possibly get. The first two games were completely uncompetitive and they were dominated 20-3 in scoring over those two games. The third game was awesome until a 7-3 lead was evaporated in 1 inning for another blown loss in the same fashion we have been seeing for several years now, a terrible bullpen.

The Marlins series is going to be the true test to me, this is the type of team they should be able to get 2/3 from at this point.

7 minutes ago, T R U said:

This first series was pretty much as bad as it can possibly get. The first two games were completely uncompetitive and they were dominated 20-3 in scoring over those two games. The third game was awesome until a 7-3 lead was evaporated in 1 inning for another blown loss in the same fashion we have been seeing for several years now, a terrible bullpen.

The Marlins series is going to be the true test to me, this is the type of team they should be able to get 2/3 from at this point.

They have their best 2 starters going this serires. 2 out of 3 needs to happen. A sweep would be divine.

23rd? They must not have polled this board because if they did we'd come back 30th with the gap between 29 and 30 bigger than the Mariana Trench.

33 minutes ago, T R U said:

This first series was pretty much as bad as it can possibly get. The first two games were completely uncompetitive and they were dominated 20-3 in scoring over those two games. The third game was awesome until a 7-3 lead was evaporated in 1 inning for another blown loss in the same fashion we have been seeing for several years now, a terrible bullpen.

The Marlins series is going to be the true test to me, this is the type of team they should be able to get 2/3 from at this point.

The Brewers series shouldn't have been nearly as bad with as many dudes as were hurt and formerly traded.

I was living in a suspended state where I just handed off my opinions to some national writers saying the sox had a productive offseason, but when that opening day roster came out and I was hit with the atrocious starting rotation, the bullpen without vasil, and that 'outfield' I realized that the sox are just trying to do everything in their power to kill baseball for us. Opening weekend was sickening. Can you imagine if we didn't get murakami?

6 minutes ago, bmags said:

I was living in a suspended state where I just handed off my opinions to some national writers saying the sox had a productive offseason, but when that opening day roster came out and I was hit with the atrocious starting rotation, the bullpen without vasil, and that 'outfield' I realized that the sox are just trying to do everything in their power to kill baseball for us. Opening weekend was sickening. Can you imagine if we didn't get murakami?

If the pitching hits its bottom 25th percentile projection we'll easily loss 100 again. The only significantly improved area of the team since Getz got here is the IF, and that's mostly just the product of a guy the previous regime drafted and trading a once a generation SP that the previous regime drafted. I gave Getz like a C+ or B- for the offseason, but as you said, one or two key injuries (vasil, baldwin) and suddenly that decent offseason looks putrid sans Muri.

2 hours ago, DoUEvenShift said:

23rd? They must not have polled this board because if they did we'd come back 30th with the gap between 29 and 30 bigger than the Mariana Trench.

There's a few on this board that probably answered that poll many times.

You have to look to the radio at times for realists. Writers who are often negative are shunned.

collecting shortstops - isn't that a trend these days? they are often considered the most athletic and may convert them to the OF. Sox just happen to convert players at the MLB level a bit too much or AAA.

2 hours ago, T R U said:

This first series was pretty much as bad as it can possibly get. The first two games were completely uncompetitive and they were dominated 20-3 in scoring over those two games. The third game was awesome until a 7-3 lead was evaporated in 1 inning for another blown loss in the same fashion we have been seeing for several years now, a terrible bullpen.

The Marlins series is going to be the true test to me, this is the type of team they should be able to get 2/3 from at this point.

Marlins last year were almost .500 in that division. They are not White Sox bad. They do operate as if Reinsdorf was running that team.

On 3/25/2026 at 10:09 PM, Lip Man 1 said:

"No one’s expecting a playoff run. No one’s ruling out a wild-card flirtation, even if it’s just a week or two of meaningful games after the All-Star break.

But looking at this Opening Day roster, no one can rule out the possibility of a fourth straight year of 100-loss futility, either.

It’ll be Getz’s mess to own, or his claim to executive fame. Either way, it’s all on him now."

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/03/25/white-sox-opening-day-chris-getz-rebuild-progress

It's not like his job will be on the line as long as JR is owner of this team, which could be for another 8(!) years. All he needs to do until Ishbia takes over is to do a good job of bullshitting to the press about how great things are going for this franchise and how their plan is coming together just like Hahn did for many years. I don't see Getz being under much pressure for the next few years....until 2029 at the earliest.

If any prospects turn out to be a huge success, just flip him for some decent prospects and point to that as proof that he has skills as a GM just like they did with Crochet.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by 77 Hitmen

8 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:

There's a few on this board that probably answered that poll many times.

You have to look to the radio at times for realists. Writers who are often negative are shunned.

Berto! And he nailed it. Rinse and repeat his call for every season since 2023.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by WhiteSox2023

On 3/26/2026 at 12:12 AM, caulfield12 said:

Royals’ Way doesn’t translate well to GRF.

or winning baseball until you get someone like Witt and not trade for the future future of the future.

there's a lot excuse making for Getz but if he somehow got fired for another 100 loss season, what organization would hire him?

2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

"Too many shortstops" seems like a pretty dumb take though. A shortstop can play any other non-catcher position, and most right-handed, good athletes play shortstop before they reach professional baseball. Drafting shortstops is much better practice than drafting first basemen. There were like three more shortstops we should've drafted before taking Hagen.

2 hours ago, DoUEvenShift said:

23rd? They must not have polled this board because if they did we'd come back 30th with the gap between 29 and 30 bigger than the Mariana Trench.

I think it just gets back to the wildly varying definitions of "optimistic" that exist among fans. Optimistic that the team will make the playoffs? Laughable. Can't imagine that number is more than 1-2%. Optimistic that the team is "moving in the right direction?" Or that the team is becoming more watchable? Or that there's some semblance of a plan? That's something different, and where I think most informed optimists are living.

4 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Berto!

shoulda heard the Metz radio the day after the last season...........it was classic.

4 minutes ago, nrockway said:

"Too many shortstops" seems like a pretty dumb take though. A shortstop can play any other non-catcher position, and most right-handed, good athletes play shortstop before they reach professional baseball. Drafting shortstops is much better practice than drafting first basemen. There were like three more shortstops we should've drafted before taking Hagen.

or short infielders that mimic Jaun Pierre with no baseball IQ

SS and OF seems to be that draw in drafts for position players.