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Kenny specializes in patching together teams that have floors but low upsides. If all people want to do is go to the ballpark, have a hotdog and get a slightly above average chance to see a regular season W, that’s good. Hahn stopped short, but shooting for younger high upside talent is way more interesting imo.

I get the sense that Hahn got permission to do A rebuild. This one, with young aquisitions. As opposed to normal MO. Not necessarily usher in a change in organizational philosophy going forward. He had pressure to win beginning last year and this year. As far as pressure to revamp the way the team does business, remains to he seen, but honestly, doubtful.

Getting Kenny out of the way in the draft was the biggest positive hurdle cleared

Kenny Williams the author of the idea that no single player is worth more than 10 million dollars a season?

I quibble with the word “tolerate”, as far a new rebuild, or do what is necessary to compete. With the starting pitching failure as well as some key “rebuild” guys like Moncada, not sure they have a choice unless they instead spent money to compensate for the problems that have cropped up. If they try to nibble around the edges of what they’re doing now, its not going to end well. So, compete, or do not. As Yoda would say.

For some reason they bought into their rebuild before they won anything, and stopped the emphasis on bringing in significant future pieces. This team was induced into being way too comfortable. Coach Eberflus would not be happy with the FO loafs. Keep driving through the tackle, don’t stop. Everyone else run to the ball through the whistle. I am out of control with analogies.

The Diekman acquisition too locked them into wasted money for next season as well. They sure make odd decisions, based on chasing their tails it seems

they are a breeding farm for first baseman and DHs. Great planning for modern baseball guys. Maybe long term the idea is they can sell pure bred first base puppies to teams that like Great Danes.

The only guy I’m feeling these days is Mike Shirley. After the Sox hire a new GM, Shirley can be like that guy Tony Montana asks if he wants a job after Tony murdered his boss.

Hmm. Sexually transmitted diseases.

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The White Sox basically stood pat at the deadline. They may have been out of money, or they may have been preaching and praising from the Gospel of Stone.

If he wants another job, he better be more honest. Although he has admitted his own mistake, he’ll be better off not being political right now about the state of his team. If he just talks and acts like a simp, he’ll never be considered to lead a team.

If there is a massive team collapse down the stretch, can even Jerry Reinsdorf be embarrased into making real changes?

Guardians voodoo number is 5. WE, will win 12 in a row. We will stand and fight here. If we can’t stay here alive, then let us stay here dead. Just kidding. Lets drink.

it's really the only plan in the thread with a strong likelihood of happening

Aaron Judge. *back to your regularly scheduled programming *

Ive been a hater since June!?

Colas is a rookie. Enough said. If that’s their idea of fixing the problem, we got a problem. That said, Andrus and Colas, maybe another pitcher, that’s going to be their plan. Because they are now stuck paying a bunch of dysfunction

List things that make Billy Goats puke. - Stuff John Rambo eats - The 2022 White Sox -

If only the Sox were as good at their jobs as John Rambo was destroying a small town

wild guess, channeling the Baseball Fury. Sorry, old reference.

I don't really see this team doing anything significant with second base and RF other than Colas and Andrus. Not unless they dump some payroll. And those are tough asks. Hahn will stay, and sell the status quo. Maaaaybe fresh blood in the dugout.

Too old to know who that is. But the time tested priciple that gimmick bands are covering for a lack of skill usually holds.