kitekrazy

If you want to read extreme fantasy bullshit, see Merkin on mlb.com. I guess they are forced to write like that. I believe guys who have to put their work in print can't be as honest as those on the radio. I never believe in using a player's career in determining how they will be as coaches or execs. I think it's a damning thing for great players to be head coaches. It destroys their past among fans. Guys like Big Hurt should avoid this type of career. Sox fans are into the former player syndrome. Do you think someone like AJ would make a difference. I think not. He's too honest and hotheaded. Give him a A team first and then see how it goes.

The Sox will always be first in line for a player where other organizations have that ? of value. Face it the Sox best scouting is often the dumpster dive. Kenny and Hahn seemed to be good at that.

Eloy is now Jaun Pierre without the speed. He should improve his bunting as well. Someone said the Sox should put out an ad seeking the best hitting coach. If they are not you fire them. Hitting coaches are hired to get fired. TLR and Dusty did it a lot. As for Katz you have to try someone else. They should've promoted Coop into development and scouting. The old school guys make not look at the popular spreadsheets but they can still spot delivery and arm angle and say no that's not gonna work.

That's easy, Ownership and front office. Nothing else is close.

the trademark of small market habitually losing organizations - the worst idea if you can't scout and develop The haul is the biggest myth in baseball Opposing GMs (the good ones) know other team's scouting and developing. They don't give up their real top tier prospects and prospect raking is not something to put faith in. Those GMs can make you think you are getting Grey Goose and the taste say Smirnoff.

the guy who had to deal with a Reindorf type ownership

Great way to kill the excitement in a sport where it is declining anyway.

Thomas believes he was brought up too soon. Some scouts didn't like his swing but they drafted him anyway. He wasn't good at baseball and not just for the Sox.

Mets hire David Stearns - yay Sox hire Chris Getz -WTF?

Maybe Katz can make him worse. The coaching staff has more to shoot for. 20+ blown leads, team era about 6, Robert hitting more ground balls, ruining the development of Lee Meanwhile Burger had a nice game today. I didn't realize he has 70 RBIs.

Maybe you missed that every team looking for the final wildcard passed when he was on waivers. Reds and DBacks could've used him for sure,

In better organizations that scenery is called DFA.

Well he hasn't got to Clevinger yet. So epic fail in his coaching.

Starts at the top

I'd bet those teams that are hunting that final wild card spot wish they could play the Sox. No upsets there/

Not unusual for a bad player to do.

LOL! Not every organization has a naive GM. I only know of one for sure. If he got traded it will most likely be for someone far worse. But he is one of those players you don't want to see anymore. He's the new Leury.

Oh that's right. We are in the temper tantrum era of sports that if they don't destroy things or throw fits they don't care. OVAHRATED!!!!!!!!!!! How many HoF players in sports are know for this?

Political debates have more honesty than that. It's obvious players don't care to play for Grifol and the coaches.

That's what minor league managers do to A ball players to let the work out of it. Unfortunately this clueless organization is going to ruin any potential in young players. Lee needed more time in AAA after being injured. They probably already have him ruined. Plus younger players are exposed to coaches who couldn't work anywhere else.

So the issues is language? I can see that.

and Gavin Sheets

Consider the teams that are still hanging on that need a pitcher who has done well. There must be some quite insider stuff happening among execs that are not leaked to the public.