Hahn: Sox To Re-Shape Not Re-Build

[DewsSox79]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130808&content_id=56340476&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

 

[nickofypres]

Yeah, okay, Rick.

 

[DewsSox79]

well if he clears off all this money he possibly could. we do have the pitching to put some guys in place.

 

[SweetHomeChicago]

We would need to really hit on some free agents. I just hope they continue to build the minors. I believe that should be #1 priority. The only problem is if they don’t build something worth watching then fans won’t come.

 

[Rustysurf83]

If Hahn can find a way to get some return for Alexei and/or Dunn it will go a long way towards the minor league system. I don't know if it is an indictment of the weakness of the system or a credit to Hahn (more likely a combination of both), but he has done well this season. At the very least, I have to imagine Jacobs and A. Garcia are top 10 prospects within the system. I don't know enough to gauge where the others fall.

 

[brett05]

We would need to really hit on some free agents. I just hope they continue to build the minors. I believe that should be #1 priority. The only problem is if they don’t build something worth watching then fans won’t come.

They don't come when they do to be honest

We all need to accept we don't have tons of fans

 

[TheChicagoFan]

I really don't get why the entire White Sox organization has this phobia of using the world re build. Calling it a re-shape is the same damn thing as a re-build. Obviously the Sox are going to just gut the team. But no team ever does that.

In the case of the Cubs they have said re-build and yet until this year at the deadline they had Soriano and Garza. Saying re-build isn't going to make less people come out. The same amount are going to come pretty much no matter what. (Give or take 1000-2000)

 

[DewsSox79]

I really don't get why the entire White Sox organization has this phobia of using the world re build. Calling it a re-shape is the same damn thing as a re-build. Obviously the Sox are going to just gut the team. But no team ever does that.

In the case of the Cubs they have said re-build and yet until this year at the deadline they had Soriano and Garza. Saying re-build isn't going to make less people come out. The same amount are going to come pretty much no matter what. (Give or take 1000-2000)

There is a difference between the two words. Either way no matter what the sox state we dont know which exact way (direction) they are going to go. As mentioned in various reports, doing a full rebuild with the pitching in place will go a lot faster.