Comments on: So they might just tear it all down

By: jdserafini19

jdserafini19 — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 12:58:42 +0000

They have only themselves to blame for the current position they are in. This is the way back, and unfortunately, it is going to be painful for a while. More painful than actually TRYING to win and still sucking? Probably not.

By: Russ

Russ — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:33:34 +0000

The Sox don’t need another reliever, they need 4 relievers. Jones is fine, but the rest are walking batters at rates that scream SUCK. When the 2nd best BB/9 in the pen is Albers, you have a disaster on your hands. Robin did a horrible job of managing the pen, but any manager has to rely on bringing in relievers that don’t walk people at high rates.

And let’s not forget that the defense sucks. This is a team where the manager couldn’t find a DH, even though the White Sox were below league average defensively AT EVERY POSITION except RF.

They were actually above league-average at SS and 2B, but only after Rollins was kicked out and Lawrie got hurt – those two players were below average defensively – and every indication is that Lawrie will start at 2B in 2017 which is a major mistake. Assuming the roster doesn’t change, the team would probably be better served with Lawrie at 3B and Frazier at 1B with Abreu the DH – all which could have been done in 2016 if the club knew how to make use of statistics.

Despite the talk of the Sox’ “core”, they actually have more gaping holes than core. It’s isn’t bad luck or a tough schedule that made them under .500. They have too much suck in the starting 8.

By: Russ

Russ — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 16:53:40 +0000

If the team is bad at the time the TV deal expires, it will merely drive the club toward seeking a short-term deal. (The Cubs certainly wish their existing TV deals were shorter.)

The question of a TV deal matters more to the next ownership. Would the franchise buyer place more value on a long TV deal already being in place, or would the franchise buyer prefer to have one about to expire so they can craft their own? The present owner liked the prospect of building his own TV deal (OnTV/SportsVision) after buying the franchise.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 13:54:32 +0000

Is there a tie between the timing of the tear down (or avoidance of it) and the expiring TV deal in 3(?) years? They’re already terrible in TV ratings and a bad team for 2-3 years will only making things worse leading into the next negotiations.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 18:51:03 +0000

Sign Cespedes, Ramos, and Fowler. We are co-favorites to win the division with the Indians.