My How Things Have Changed in 4 Days

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No we're not. We were ALL convinced last week this team wasn't going anywhere, Shark (or perhaps Quintana) needed to go, and this organization desparately needed a significant return to help improve this team's future.

 

Now four days have past and we shouldn't be sellers because of the Indians series?! It's so ridiculous and shortsighted that I fear that the FO thinks similarily. They're too cowardly and afraid to admit their vision for a playoff team failed miseralbe. Hahn should be not be waiting until the conclusion of the Boston series, even if the team happens to sweep them. This is NOT A PLAYOFF TEAM. Have people not been aware of this historically terrible offense? Or it's record against contending teams?

 

I hope they do sweep Boston. It'll test how much courage our front office has to do what's right. After they would inevitable cave and keep Shark, we could then all sit back and watch the White Sox finish around 82 wins for the season. After Shark leaves, we'll have the same offense, same front office, but one supplemental round pick!

 

 

I agree with some of this post. ALL is too all encompassing. I don't think and haven't thought that we need to trade Shark or Q once. I'd consider trading Shark if the return was strong enough - but in my opinion there is not much certainty that the return we get for him midseason would be any better than the sandwich pick. IMO this team probably is a 82-85 win team. That's not a reason to blow it up. We need to make improvements at some positions, though we do really have the building blocks for the infamous 3 year run. If we are seriously considering a three year run, or even a run next year, what DEFINITELY needs to change?

 

Well from my thoughts: 3B and Catcher. Those are the two big ones. We can't keep expecting to win seasons with people like Mark Teahan, Fields, Keppinger, Morel, Beckham, Gillaspie, Saladino, etc. at 3B. So somehow that has to be fixed. And to me, that's the #1 goal. Secondly -- Catcher. Not as important. Anybody who isn't named Flowers is an improvement. Also, you look around the league, it's not exactly a stacked position. So some improvement there would be nice. I think that the middle of the infield can be left in tact for an additional year. OF as well. Though somewhere I'd like an upgrade between LaRoche and Garcia. Re-sign Shark. Rodon develops more. Danks to the pen or gone. And fill the 5th spot with EJohnson or a flier for a year. That's a team in the MLB parity world that can compete, and then who knows what happens.