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coachgreat1
I would really like to see LaRoche dealt. I think Pedro Alvarez would be a good buy low DH candidate.
citizen
The white sox need an experienced manager first before they dwell into these areas.
ASapsFables
Experience? Robin Ventura will have 4 years of MLB experience following the conclusion of the 2015 season. 🙁
disgruntledreader 2
So, at the trade deadline, the White Sox and Padres were in exactly the same position (the Padres were actually 1 game closer to a playoff spot). They have some of the exact same flaws. They have about the same financial flexibility headed into the offseason. They have roughly similar (and uninspiring) options on the minor league side. They have been equally bad since holding onto players at the deadline.
I’d love to have someone explain why – other than “narrative” – the two clubs were and continue to be covered so differently by baseball punditry for their respective decisions.
thecoffinnail
Are you going to write this same comment on every White Sox/Padres article?
djtommyaces
The article should read 10 Needs: not 3
lgjack
The three needs for the 2016 Chicago White Sox season should be changes in the front office, manager and coaches. Someone must be held accountable for the mess the team is in.
nrd1138
Actually there are 4 needs: #1 should be get a competent manager and staff to help direct this club in the right direction (maybe keeping Cooper as pitching coach). I’m not saying they need Guillen back, but they definitely need a bit of fire, if not confidence, and I do not think Robin provides either of those. 3+ years of poor performance and lack of accountability shows this need to replace the manager at this point in addition to the other things that need to be done and I think this first thing to do would also help with the 3 other points.For those saying manager is not the issue I say look to the North side of Chicago as evidence of what a good manager does for a young club.
BrittBurnsFan
Jerry R won’t bring Ozzie back…but it would be interesting to see Ozzie work with a GM that he respected. Ozzie and Kenny Williams disliked each other and the relationship was not going to be repaired. That said…one reason is due to Kenny still calling the shots! Sure Hahn is the GM in title…but look at how many interviews Kenny does whenever they make a deal/move! Jerry needs to clean house for sure…and it starts with Kenny and then Robin!
southsidesox15
Actually Ozzie is already back. He works for the Sox in their cactus league and part time in their minor leagues.
I can actually see Ozzie coming back once Kenny leaves which will be soon according to rumors.
twitchwashere 2
Avi’s defense sucks, but he still just recently turned 24 and I feel like that bat of his has a string of .280/.350/.500, 25-30 HR/85-100 RBI seasons that are close to breaking out of it. I gotta give it at least until sometime next August to let him try & find it before I even think about benching or trading him.
nrd1138
He is starting to look less like ‘mini Miguel Cabrera’ (like all the homers were calling him back when they got him) and more like ‘mini Carlos Quentin’ with the injuries and lack of a consistant bat. If there still is winter ball he should be playing in it as a DH and trying to elevate the ball more.
southsidesox15
Ventura really needs to go.
Jerry needs to stop running this team like a “mom and pop store” and start holding people responsible for their actions. Just cause someone used to play for your team, doesn’t mean you have to employ them for the rest of their life.
I’d even go so far as to say that Coop should go too. No other pitching manager has as much power an influence a she does on the team. I sometimes feel sorry for Ventura cause he can’t really do anything with the pitching part of the team cause Coop is Jerry’s buddy. No competent manager will ever want to come if they have to deal with him.
nrd1138
I dunno, who is really saying when I pitcher should be taken out, or when Coop should go to the mound? If it really is Coop then that is one peeve I do have with him, he,just seems to be absent when one of the young guys is in trouble, not sure who has more pull on the bullpen, him or Thigpen (who by the way was a horrible choice for bullpen coach). That said, he is an awfully good pitching coach and they are not easy to find. In the end the next manager should be able to weigh in if he wants Cooper or not, but if they want to get rid of him they better guess right on his replacement
glers
1st The Sox have to stop signing over the hill, one dimensional, left handed power hitters like Thome, Dunn, LaRoche who Strike out 1 out of 3 at bats, they need guys who can get on base and go from 1st to 3rd on a single
2nd they need speed, Rudy law had 77 SB’s when they won in 83, Sox have 72 SB’s collectively, worse yet they were thrown out 42 times so along with speed they need to know how to run the bases, which along with bunting they seem to get worse at year in year out
3rd They need to overhaul their minor league system which has not produced a homegrown everyday position player of value in a decade. When we have a top prospect it always helps that he knows there is someone behind him ready to replace him if he fails.
southsidesox15
Thome wasn’t bad at all. He did his job rather well. His last season wasn’t spectacular but it was still good.
nrd1138
Thome was not bad, it was what they gave up for him that I had an issue with. KW has a bad habit of paying the farm for over the hill guys, that and he thinks he is smarter than the rest of the league because of one year. I think his ego is one reason why Robin is still here (cannot admit he whiffed horribly on Ventura)
sudsey49
The best thing the Sox can do is clean house! Ventura and his coaching staff gotta go, including Cooper. I would love to see them go out of the organization and try to sign Ron Gardenhire. He knows the division and what it takes to win in it. He also is a product of the Twins organization, which means FUNDAMENTALS!! If you played shoddy with the Twins, you played elsewhere.
sudsey49
Time to clean house! Ventura and his whole coaching staff. I wish they would go out of the organization and try to sign Ron Gardenhire. He knows the central and how to win in it. He is a product of the Twins system and that means the players must know how to play fundamentally sound. Something foreign on the south side for way too long. Also, time to cut Pappy Yokum from the booth. Tired of all his Hawkism’s and excuse making. If he is kept I fear we will loose Stoney which would be a shame. Gotta hope Olt will turn out to be the hitter he was projected to be. We need to let Alexei go, put Saladeno at short and let Johnson and Sanchez fight it out for second. Got a lot to fix!