JoeC

I mean, you could make the case that they traded for "dibs" on these guys, I suppose. But yes - they could have picked up guys like Lopez and Soroka, probably for less money than they ultimately paid.

The problem is that hiring the right staff around him is nice, but at the end of the day, those guys are all there to: 1. Help Getz get the right players - through drafting, FA signings, and trades 2. Help Getz develop those players into becoming the best players they can be So far, while I will give Getz more time in his current role for (2), his track record on (1) so far is atrocious.. If he can't figure out how to improve on (1), he'll never succeed in producing a winning team. Say what you will about the expectations of the 2024 season - if we had a GM who did all of the things Chris Getz seemingly does right (hire competent staff) AND who didn't suck at signing / trading for players, we'd be a good 10~20 games better than we are. Horrendous, but not the literal worst team ever.

Yep. Thus those two schools. The character would have been such a mediocre hire by any other standards, but he would have been “fast tracked” and given the benefit of the doubt by both of those institutional connections.

I love this - like they FINALLY found that can of cranberry sauce they swore they bought last Thanksgiving and got in some huge argument over who forgot to buy what. Or like it’s Milton stuck down in Storage B. Seriously, we need to make a show called “The Front Office” about the 2022~ 2024 (and counting) Sox. The main characters are: 1. The receptionist who’s been loyal to JR for 30 years 2. A ticket sales rep who went to Michigan business school as an undergrad and flunked out of ND business school to work for the Sox, only to find out what a s%*# show it is 3. A data analyst who interned with the Astros, didn’t get offered a contract upon graduation, then was “poached” by the inept front office who didn’t realize his plan was to publish videos on YouTube to expose the dark secrets of a dysfunctional and toxic baseball front office

Bummer was bad with the Sox. His specialty was coming in as a lefty and walking the first hitter (typically a lefty). That said, he had trade value, because his peripherals were really good usually. Should we have expected a king’s ransom for him? No. Should we have gotten more for him? Yes.

The comments to the new social media posts, on x, have been almost universally positive. The social media users have reacted positively to the social media posts, even while acknowledging the fact that the team is historically awful. How is that a bad thing?

The AL Central has 4 teams over .500 (out of 5). The division is a combined 39 games under .500.

This thread aged like a fine wine

Dumb decisions can prevent that one win.

Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

We had a Leury homer. What more did you want?

I'd hope so. His trading (and player acquisitions in general) still leave a lot to be desired.

With this org, it's 100% believable.

I love that nobody's realized that this is yesterday's game thread.

They should fire the guys responsible for developing those non-established guys. They should also fire the guys responsible for bringing in the established guys.

All JR needs to do is just hire someone (competent) to take over all daily operations and give the keys to the kingdom to that person. he or she can then hire a competent FO, overhaul everything, and eventually make JR millions more through smart baseball investments ….so, we have to wait for death, thus making Sox fandom a personal moral quandary in addition to the ultimate misery as a sports fan.

Sox need to fix natural stupidity before artificial intelligence.

I like the hires Getz is making, at least on the surface. Trades and player personnel is a whole different matter, but this seems like a good hiring.

…and never had their credentials taken away.

…except for a lot of this board after watching the team for a few weeks in spring training.

It’s an infatuation with the abomination.

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Nice of you to think that a player like Santander wouldn't just crater like everyone else who signs here. Also, nice of you to think that someone like Santander would be interested in coming here for any amount of money.

That too. But even then, building some semblance of confidence in Crochet's ability to keep this up in 2025 is in our best interests.

I think you're confusing "impossible" with "irresponsible." What the Sox are doing with him is pretty uncharted territory. He's proving us wrong in September. Maybe what the Sox are doing with him, in terms of easing off his workload (but keeping him on a routine) is working. Hopefully this means that Crochet doesn't flame out in 2025 like a lot of the Sox rotation seemed to in 2006.