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He didn't sidestep the question at all. He said he values continuity, Bannister and Katz are kind of a package deal and that he thinks MLB has it wrong with the high turnover of hitting coaches. He did the opposite of sidestepping.

I like his outlook on building relationships with other GM's. It's just good business. Another thing I found interesting is that he mentioned that because Teel and Meidroth are so advanced that it pushes the timeline forward. It makes me think he wants Teel, Meidroth, Quero and Montgomery advancing together.

Getz seems like a really genuine dude and I appreciate his transparency. Solid interview.

Are you saying that Baldwin isn't a much smaller human than Zobrist? It's a really bad comparison because they're about 4 inches and 50 lbs apart.

The Sox aren't a decent organization.

Zobrist was 6'4 225. He was a big, strong dude. Baldwin is 6'0 175 soaking wet.

I'd love to be wrong about him.

Baldwin is a nice story, but he's really not much of a prospect. His ceiling is backup middle infielder. He doesn't have a single loud tool. Again, nice story, but not much of a prospect. There's really no issue in signing a very good defensive veteran IF to this team, especially when you consider the youth of the pitching staff.

You have no idea how they're going to use him. You're guessing. He's a pretty ideal utility player. Baldwin isn't really much of a prospect and ideally they won't rush Montgomery. There's nothing wrong with this signing.

Rojas isn't an ideal SS, but it's not like that matters for this team right now. He's serviceable. This just looks like a depth move. It's not a big deal at all.

5% of 8th round picks make an MLB roster. Excellent use of value from Getz.

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Oh, so you don't donate them or participate in the neighborhood at all? I've always been a little curious. Most of us from the neighborhood put our tickets up as bingo prizes or trivia prizes at Maria's and Bernice's and Skylark and Simone's. I was always surprised I've never run into you in real life. Make yourself known this year. My name is Tyler. I'd love to meet you.

Damn, you special. Good for you. I hope you guys donate those tickets. I'm sure some neighborhood kids would appreciate them.

Upper reserved 20 game plan for $280? I'm in. We should be able to move around all year and games were actually fun as hell last year. We were so bad that people were just there to drink some beers and have a good time. They're so cheap I won't even feel guilty about skipping all the games into late May.

So what does a Special Assistant in Player Development do?

The Sox didn't receive much national scrutiny, and the average fan didn't care that he was falsely accused of domestic violence. The clubhouse was fractured by Grandal and Lynn, not Clevinger.

The tremendous value we got out of Clevinger was a team effort. You're right.

Clevinger was worth $22.5M in WAR for the Sox and was paid $12M. Fantastic value. .

I said "as a White Sox." Between Clevinger and Fedde, Getz has done a fantastic job signing FA pitchers.

Agreed. He was surplus value. Fantastic signing. We'll be lucky if Wilson is as good.

Clevinger was a 3 WAR pitcher for the Sox.

Again, Kat and Bannister must be doing a great job coaching the worst team in history and not even having the worst pitching production in baseball for that year. They're clearly ahead of the curve.

Hate Field is gonna be a good time next year.

So a team that's been historically bad and traded the majority of their pitching staff still managed to be in right in the middle in pitching production? I'd say that's pretty incredible. Katz and Bannister must know what they're doing.