10 Steps to Save the Season

[hankchifan]

3 hours ago, pcq said:

TNT total nuke time. New management needed. 

In the office and on the field.

[Heads22]

 

[FoxForce2]

9 minutes ago, Heads22 said:

 

"Excentiate"?

I'll have to go to the Webster's on this.

[CeaseAndExist]

7 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Time to shake things up.  While very little of this will actually happen, these are all moves a competent organization would consider in hopes of righting a sinking ship:

1. Fire Tony La Russa - This is the biggest no-brainer move possible.  Tony is a lifeless zombie who has no business being a major league manager.  The game has clearly passed him by and it’s evident by his terrible decision-making day after day.  Time for Tony to head back to California where he can get blackout drunk on the daily and go rescue some animals.
2. Make Jirschele Manager - Forgot bringing back Ozzie or hiring another former player without experience, just go with the best managerial option in the system.  Jirschele has been hyped up quite a bit for years now and the major league team could use a young leader who actually has a pulse.
3. Fire Rick Hahn - I’ve been a Hahn supporter for some time and gave him a free pass in the past for lackluster moves as he was getting the organization in a better place, but this offseason was so bad / confusing that I can no longer look the other way.  He must be held accountable for failing address the same holes for multiple offseasons.
4. Make KW Defacto GM - We are in our window and can’t afford letting Hahn oversee another trade deadline.  And when you need a big move, there is only one man for the job and that’s Trader Kenny.  I know handling the day to day at this point is not what he’s looking for, but Jerry can make this happen by telling him it will only be a 1 1/2 season gig.
5. Replace Menechino - Honestly, I don’t even have a replacement idea here, just bring in any new voice.  I am so fucking sick of watching everyone regressing and it being groundball city night after night.  It may not seem fair to make Menechino the fall guy for players underperforming, but unfortunately we can’t fire all the players so he has to go.
6. DFA Big Energy - Our big 2B addition has been an utter disaster.  Hard to believe that he was the best we could do, but it ain’t a Rick Hahn offseason without signing some free agents who will be DFAed by the trade deadline.  And while the dude may be a great clubhouse guy, his bat is simply unplayable at this point in career and we have better options in the minors.
7. Free Yogurt - One of those better options is sitting right there in AAA.  This kid won’t be a star, but he’s a massive upgrade over both Big Energy & Legend.  And at 25 years of age, it’s time to give him a look.  If he doesn’t take advantage of the opportunity, then give Lenyn Sosa a shot or even possibly Romy Gonzalez if he can figure his shit out.
8. Acquire Bryan Reynolds - I don’t care about some Cuban OFs in AA / A+, the Sox need to finally address RF while also adding a LH bat.  With Kenny as our GM, it’s time to make a bold move.  And yes, I know the cost won’t be cheap despite a slow start and it will certainly deplete an already weakened system.  I’m sure many people will hate this, but I’m thinking that Ramos, Kath, Popeye, & Mena gets it done.
9. Demote Sheets - With Reynolds in tow, we no longer need to leverage Sheets as our one left-handed power bat.  And quite frankly, there will be way too many bats to fit him in.  As a Gavin fan coming into the season, I’ve been very disappointed with what I’ve seen out of him and this year he’s been passed on the depth chart by Jake Burger.
10. Make Eloy a DH - I argued against this in the past, but it’s time to put Eloy in a bubble and make him a permanent DH.  Even that won’t protect him from running the bases, but we must limit the opportunities to injure himself.  And with a new hitting coach in place, he’s even more important to this offense.  This means that Vaughn becomes the primary LF and Pollock rotates across all three OF spots.

What do you guys think?  What else could be done to fix this mess?  Share your thoughts and feel free to rip away.

Bryan Reynolds has a 102 wRC+ and .2 WAR this year.  

If you're going to give up a lot, do it for someone who is actually performing. Reynolds would get killed by posters like you if he put up his same #s here.

 

[Harry Chappas]

I'd love to know what decisions on this roster are KW and what are drunk Tony.  Both have an odd obsession with old veterans. 

 

[CeaseAndExist]

Also Yolbert, Lenyn, and Romy are not answers at 2B. That would be more wasted ABs. They need to trade for an actual MLB one

[FoxForce2]

8 minutes ago, CeaseAndExist said:

Also Yolbert, Lenyn, and Romy are not answers at 2B. That would be more wasted ABs. They need to trade for an actual MLB one

You mean like Cesar? He looked solid on paper and is playing well this year. Grabbing guys off the shelf, without deeper vetting, just doesn't work, especially with this outfit.

Edited May 29, 2022 by FoxForce2

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

37 minutes ago, Heads22 said:

 

excentiate ? Damn Jay that's some piss poor spelling of accentuate

[oldsox]

18 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

excentiate ? Damn Jay that's some piss poor spelling of accentuate

Jay is young and uneducated.

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

1 minute ago, oldsox said:

Jay is young and uneducated.

I love his tweets and he is well educated on historical facts and numbers . This was actually the 1st time I've had anything negative to say.

[Heads22]

53 minutes ago, CeaseAndExist said:

Also Yolbert, Lenyn, and Romy are not answers at 2B. That would be more wasted ABs. They need to trade for an actual MLB one

that means youre trusting them to identify a fit

[JTB]

53 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

excentiate ? Damn Jay that's some piss poor spelling of accentuate

Excentiate means to make more prominent or noticeable.  It works here.  

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

1 minute ago, JTB said:

Excentiate means to make more prominent or noticeable.  It works here.  

I checked there's no such word. Accentuate means what you just said. I wouldn't critique it if I didn't look it up to make sure I was right.

 

 

 

 

ac·cen·tu·ate

/əkˈsen(t)SHəˌwāt,akˈsen(t)SHəˌwāt/

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verb

verb: accentuate; 3rd person present: accentuates; past tense: accentuated; past participle: accentuated; gerund or present participle: accentuating

1. make more noticeable or prominent.

    

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

1 hour ago, CeaseAndExist said:

Also Yolbert, Lenyn, and Romy are not answers at 2B. That would be more wasted ABs. They need to trade for an actual MLB one

Yea why have minor leaguers doing well in the upper minors if you can't replace a bum with one and see if it works.

[Chicago White Sox]

1 hour ago, CeaseAndExist said:

Bryan Reynolds has a 102 wRC+ and .2 WAR this year.  

If you're going to give up a lot, do it for someone who is actually performing. Reynolds would get killed by posters like you if he put up his same #s here.

 

Posters like me?  Pretty sure I haven’t overreacted to horrible starts from Grandal & Moncada, but thanks for the cheap shot.