Comments on: Lots of moves on the South side, but little action http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/06/13/lots-of-moves-on-the-south-side-but-little-action/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Wed, 05 Dec 2018 22:40:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: South Side - Baseball Prospectus http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/06/13/lots-of-moves-on-the-south-side-but-little-action/#comment-935 Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:37:47 +0000 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3435#comment-935 […] it stands, Shields finding his old form is on the same pressing timeline as the Sox’ need to revamp their flawed roster. It needs to happen now, because every week going by diminishes the value of it happening at […]

]]> By: jdserafini http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/06/13/lots-of-moves-on-the-south-side-but-little-action/#comment-929 Tue, 14 Jun 2016 13:08:17 +0000 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3435#comment-929 We can all wish for Jerry and Kenny to leave, but it just won’t happen. Jerry makes his investors money, and that in the end trumps anything else White Sox fans will ever want. Jerry once said he’d trade all six Bulls championships for one World Series. 11 years ago he got that World Series and since then they’ve been to the playoffs once. Complacent? From a competitive standpoint, maybe, but they’re making profit year after year. They have the sweetest stadium deal you can ask for and even if they don’t make money, the state will write them a check if they don’t to cover the difference. They got new video boards that are being paid for by tax payers, MLB is making money had over fist as well, life is good.

You’d think Jerry, being the business man that he is, would want his team run like the Pirates, Rays or A’s. The problem is that he is so fiercely loyal that he will never get rid of Kenny Williams no matter how antiquated his thought patterns are. They love Robin Ventura because he’s the anti Ozzie. He’s not brash, outspoken or able to say anything offensive to the rest of the world. They had to talk him into, or practically beg him, to take the job in the first place. Jerry does the same thing with the Bulls, too.

They seem to feel that their fans want to see familiar names and want to win now. Maybe that is true, but I think there is a strong contingent of White Sox fans who are enlightened enough to know that the way they are running this team is wrong and will not yield success. Again, in 11 years you’ve had one playoff appearance and it took an extra 163rd game to get them there only to lose to…the Rays. A small market team with a shoestring budget that does it right.

It’s a hopeless situation for White Sox fans and all they can do is continue to stay home until Jerry gets the message, which may be never.

]]> By: Cjm72 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/06/13/lots-of-moves-on-the-south-side-but-little-action/#comment-917 Mon, 13 Jun 2016 16:58:30 +0000 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3435#comment-917 I have long maintained that the biggest roadblock the White Sox have in becoming a stastainable competitive team is with Reinsdorf himself. This organization needs a complete overhaul from the ownership down. For years the Sox were one of the teams that spent the least amount of money in the draft. They routinely have one of the lowest rate farm systems year after year. Reinsdorf is too complacent, Williams should have dismissed when they jettisoned Ozzie. But since he totes Reinsdorfs mantra, he remains. Williams too is a big part of the problem. He keeps bringing in these veterans way past their prime in the hope of squeezing one last career year out of them. The Sox continue to bring reclamation projects instead of spending money on marquee free agents. It is time for a major rebuild on the Southside, but will not happen as long as Reinsdorf is in charge. He will not invest the money that is required. I would like too what Rick Hahn is capable of of the didn’t have his hands tied by Reinsdorf and Williams. But at the end of the day, Sox need to rebuild their farm system. Lear how to draft positional players and develop them. Bring proper professional minor league manager/coaches. Improve their scouting department at the minor and major league level. They need to incorporate analytics within the organization. They need to bring in proper manager/coaching at the major league level
And not bring in a name that fans will recognize. Coaching makes a difference, but Sox have always paid bottom dollar on manger/coaching. Until this happens, Sox will mier in mediocrity. They do not have the offense in place to compete for division or playoffs. And haven’t for the last several years. The changes this team needs will not happen as long as the Reinsdorf’s are in charge.

]]> By: Tommy http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/06/13/lots-of-moves-on-the-south-side-but-little-action/#comment-916 Mon, 13 Jun 2016 13:22:31 +0000 http://southside.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3435#comment-916 I’m so sick of the same old WhiteSox every year.Lets try for 500 ball.Robin needs to go,and so does Williams!!!

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