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While the Orioles have infinitely better prospects than Dominic Fletcher, Getz doing pitching prospect-for-hitting prospect deals scares me.

It also feels like it applies to outside hires for coaching. Katz had a good rep coming from the Giants and working with Giolito while outside the org. Then he gets inside the org and poof, even Giolito backslides. Then it feels like every single hitting coach produces the same flaws.

Chaos and the best logo/jersey combo in baseball.

Wondering if we can break these.

1. Draft Jac 2. Let him pitch 3. Resurrect Colas' "Cuban Ohtani" moniker. 4. Have Jactani and Cuban Ohtani as lefty monster mashers and relievers 5. Profit??? 6. Wake up 7. Pedro has benched them for Martin Maldonado and John Brebbia

All the pundits I see are "hitting is his true ceiling, let him focus there," (especially in lieu of having had TJ) but I'm in the "f*** it, let's get weird" and let him pitch unless he starts to fail/it hinders his hitting. Here's his pipeline grades. It feels too good to be true: Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 70 | Run: 40 | Arm: 60 | Field: 55 | Overall: 65 Scouting grades: Fastball: 70 | Slider: 50 | Cutter: 50 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 40 | Overall: 50

Especially cause, once you accounted for defense, he was one of the Sox most valuable players. But computers know jack s%*#.

Cags might have a higher ceiling. While Cags has 40 less at-bats, he has more hits, a higher OPS, more total bases. Kurtz has a higher strikeout rate if my napkin math is remotely correct (and to be fair, walk rate).

Counter point: Giant man hits giant bombs.

James wants to give me a heart attack by having the Sox pass on Jac and Hagen. But also, taking a prep player does make sense. I'd just be devastated passing on either of those two.

I was about to feel really smart and say "what about a garden?", thinking about how so many variables - controllable and not - can determine whether or not plants in my garden grow. Last year we skipped planting tomatoes and one appeared anyway. Then I remembered that it's called a farm system for a reason.

I now know that Southpaw's hat is a separate part of his costume and I don't know how to handle that information.

It was like, "go Andrew! Stay alive!" while also thinking "how have you not launched one by now???"

Vaughn just had a great at-bat and it ended in a slow roller to short.

Y'know, I'll eat some crow on Julks. This will probably jinx him, but he's been making the most of the opportunity.

Well, more context: If the previous director of player development could have developed depth, then they wouldn't have to sign nearly $25 million in shitty roster filler.

So because Moncada is earning $25M+, Getz has free reign to spend money on crap Got it.

Why would Rick Hahn do this???

Can't wait to see what team gets Sosa or Colas cause the Sox needed Clevinger and Wofford

While I'm not actively rooting against the team as a whole, I'm getting enjoyment out of the hilarity that some of these players (and the GM that assembled them) provide with their incompetence.

The stats from his last game.

His last game was a 2024 White Sox game.

Alden Capital is the Reinsdorf of the journalism industry.

What an adjustment on offense by subbing in Korey Lee for Maldonado!