big white sox fan

White Sox players, despite their numbers, have high trade value. I think it will start to show more as the deadline approaches. Time for SSBmin thots: Chris Getz and his team have changed the organization’s culture from top to bottom. I feel in coming years we will see well rounded players coming out of the farm, and will attract many, many FOs. Now, Need I remind everyone of some core pillars in GetzBall we discussed last episode: 1) Giving guys “runways.” So setting each individual player up in a position where they can take off in their career, not just the natural *does good in AA, move to AAA* it’s more so “alright, what more skills can we get you to make a major league roster? And how do we accomplish them for you?” Which leads into the next pillar 2) Versatility: every player has to be open to flexibility in their game. Second base is gonna get reps at Shortstop. Catcher fills in for outfield. Bullpen Pitchers may get a lil stretched out. The more skills you possess, obviously more likely you’ll be able to make a big league roster. They do that for the player, and for our rosters. And as you can see it’s going extremely well for us bc we don’t realize that our infield swaps around a lot, and it’s just kinda natural now. All of them have enough experience to be somewhat proficient at another position. And then the third pillar (I only have 3 I’m still piecing together Getzball, I will link this OG tweet in the replies) 3) Personality and character: Getz doesn’t pick a good player bc they’re good, he picks a player bc they have potential AND they’re “bought in” to the last 2 pillars. They got that TWTW. They breathe this shit. They’re happy in the organization. They feel taken care of. They have a goal. They get to be themselves. And the coaching down to single A contributes to this, all of them are on the same page in this way. What’s that saying, Happy wife (player) happy life (plays really good). So put all of this together— you have an organization of well rounded ball players AND human beings. The easiest example of this is showing on the big league roster, they never give up. “Next man up” mentality. They keep it cool, never play selfish, and work as one. You hear them say all the time “no one cares about their numbers we care about winning together” A more critical person would say “well I care about their numbers for trade value” or something, but don’t you think scouts and FOs are doing their due diligence and looking more into the guy besides numbers? My personal biggest worry for our team is we are gonna bring in a guy who’s great but is stuck in their ways and isn’t on board. We are producing the opposite of those players. Flexible, versatile, team above me thinking. The way these current White Sox players interact with the team, you can see their joy and personality. Personality is good! And not to mention, a lot of these guys are simple good! Or at least not too shab. And the White Sox are good! It’s all so good FOs are definitely wondering what the hell is cooking over here. So I’ll call this the Getz Bump in someone’s trade value. You aren’t acquiring just Derek Hill the player, you are acquiring Derek Hill the person and teammate. And teams will see that. And as people start to realize team chemistry matters more than you think, they will be more inclined to find well rounded guys, and the White Sox are pumping them out of the farm. Just SSBmins 2 cents.