Dominikk85

Yeah winning or losing arb is usually a few hundred k difference but overall the number will still be pretty similar. Maybe it is 5.8 vs 6.3 or so.

I have really not heard much negative about rodon's mechanics. It probably is not 100% perfect but was never considered a big red flag (like sale's mechanics). Maybe there are some things that can be optimized but some guys are just fragile while others with questionable mechanics last a decade.

Wouldn't say rodon was a failure of development. 15-18 he was a solid pitcher averaging a 4.01 ERA and 1.7 bWAR. That is not fantastic but basically a good 4 starter or mediocre 3 starter. He already was not durable averaging only 124 innings but was generally an effective pitcher. Then injuries got worse and he was very bad in 19 and 20 albeit it was only like 40 innings combined. So he maybe was not what you expect from such a high pick but he was generally a solid pitcher who was ruined by injuries. So unless you attribute the injuries to the training or mechanics not optimized by the Sox you can't attribute his decline to bad development.

I'm not a huge baker fan but I feel he did a great job bringing a team that lost Cole, Verlander, Alvarez and the trash can to game 7 of the ALCS.

I wonder if spreading the la russa rumor is a tactical move so that people are more willing to accept hinch (kinda as the lesser evil). Kinda like people don't really want hinch after the scandal but if he can avoid la russa you are kinda OK with it. Maybe Hahn already has a Deal with hinch (maybe even before RS end) but he can't say it because it would be a serious breach with mlb rules to negotiate with a suspended manager while season is still going so the la russa thing is just a smoke screen.

Is is not great but I could see the Sox going for Jake odorizzi. He was very bad but he is only 30 and was limited to 13 innings with some injuries this year (hit by a pitch, blisters) and the Sox could hope for a bounce back if he is cheap enough. Of course this Sox bounce back veteran signing didn't exactly work a lot in the past but he could bounce back to being a solid 4 starter with a high 3s, low 4 Era. Not a great solution, he could turn into EE/la Roche and get even worse instead o bouncing back and obviously Bauer would be a lot better but if the finances don't allow for it I could see oddorizzi being the guy that Hahn goes for

I would definitely expect to notify the GM. Regarding wistleblowing when the GM does nothing that is kind of a risky move. If MLB does act here it might work but if mlb decides to put that under the rug you lose your job and maybe even end up black balled.

I think giants owners said a couple times they don't want a full tank rebuild.

I could see them bringing Mazara back at a discounted rate. He was terrible but if he can get back to 2017-19 level he is a decent albeit not spectacular platton player (105 wrc+against lefties) that could share RF with Engel. Not a premium solution but cheap

I would want to bring in some outside knowledge into the org. Not saying those guys are bad but I would for example get a driveline guy who has proven to be cutting edge. Milb pitching dev of the Sox wasn't terrible but it also wasn't super great either.

I hope it is not somebody out of the org.

The giants ballpark isn't all that pitcher friendly anymore, they moved in some fences and it played much more neutral this year. No launching pad but also not an extreme pitchers park anymore

Is that so? The 2016 cubs lost 15 out of 20 games from June 20 to July 9, including a 5 game losing streak from July 5 to July 9. They continued after that with a 21-6 streak, momentum doesn't exist.

Astros turned 0-3 into 2-3. Could get interesting again.

That is a bad Argumentation. I do believe Ricky was probably not the right guy but it is absurd to not give him credit for the wins but only blame him for the losses. It is true the Sox underperformed the last two weeks but they also played way above their heads the first 45 games unless you believe the Sox were like a 105 win team after being projected for 85 wins. You can't just say the first 45 games were the Sox new level and any deviation from that is on the manager. That being said of course it is always possible to get better. I guess we will see next year who is correct. If the Sox win more than 95 games than you can say that is their true talent level and Ricky was just holding them back.

I do agree he should have made a deal at the deadline but he made two great moves this off season that worked out very well. Dallas keuchel outperformed all expections with a sub 2 Era and Grandal despite his haters worked great too with a 117 wrc+ and 1.7 war (4.5 162 pace). Those were two great moves

Just for this year I definitely would agree, he took a sub 500 team and lead it to a 95 win pace. Those awards usually are given to the most improved team and definitely was the white Sox in 2020.

If he loses 3 WS and wins none I wouldn't call it a failure considering where the team came from. Obviously that would suck and you hope for at least a WS and hopefully 2 but if they lose a couple WS you couldn't blame Hahn imo

It was stupid by her but a sports superstar is held to a higher standard than a random girl with 150 followers. If a girl insulted Donald trump and he responded with " kill yourself fat ass b****" people wouldn't say "they both did wrong and he just paid it back so it is ok" but the politician would be blamed more (OK that is a bad example as it probably has happened, but let's assume a regular politician who is held to standards would do this?).

If it is la russa can we assume it is a pure Jerry decision and not a Hahn decision? I doubt hahn wants to fire Renteria for not understanding analytics and then hire a 76 year old...

I don't think there is steps to this. Almost no team wins multiple championships (only red Sox, Yankees and giants in the last 30 years) and you don't know which year of the window you are going to make it. See what happened to the supposed cubs dynasty. I'm not suggesting to shorten the window but is equally stupid to waste a year of the window while it is already open and the clock is already ticking. I'm not suggesting Hahn is doing that but really there is no step plan to a championship, all prospects except for Vaughn and Kopech are up and there is no next wave coming, those are the guys you build around. Guys like sheets and Rutherford are losing value every day and it makes no sense to keep them. I think those guys really need to be traded this offseason or at the deadline or their value drops to zero.

Yeah those contracts were really big, maybe it helps he is a lawyer in that regard. I agree about being gun shy trading the second line prospects. I'm not saying you should trade all depth but sometimes you have to trade depth for quality like the dodgers and rays do a lot. Maybe Hahn here really is a bit afraid to trade away another tatis. Imo the solution to this is easy: don't trade away the 17-20 year Olds but the guys who are 21+ or only 1 year away from rule 5 (and lower than 50 fv of course) . Those are the guys who are unlikely to make a big jump unless they are 50+ already and if you just keep them they often lose value. If you sell high on those guys after a good year in the minors (like Luis Gonzalez after 2018) you can maximize their value.

Yeah I'm sure the FO wanted to trade him but you can't go full tank in the first year of a new stadium or Fans would be really pissed. Since next year is really the first year the stadium is used (with fans) the rangers will at least pretend they compete next season to sell some tickets. I think they will really blow it up at the deadline and trade Gallo, Lynn and others since season tickets are sold at this point, that is if there are fans at all, if there are no fans they might blow it up earlier and sell in early may.

I think the real AFL might have been more players and games and thus higher cost for the conduction of the games under the bubble circumstances.

Do you think it is only between tlr and hinch now or are there still other candidates with a realistic shot?