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<blockquote data-quote="champaignchris" data-source="post: 1321225" data-attributes="member: 26283"><p>Taking the Cubs as a point of comparison... 2012 Cubs was the first year of their rebuild and 2017 is the year one for the Sox. </p><p></p><p>The 2017 Sox are WAY WAY ahead of where the Cubs were in 2012. The Sox haven't even had their first draft in the rebuild yet. They still have some vets they haven't sold off yet. They already have the top farm system in baseball and they're just going to be adding more talent to it over the next 6 months or so. </p><p></p><p>And the Sox are nowhere near the cratered organization the Cubs were. In addition to players, the Cubs had to physically rebuild their facilities. Not just Wrigley, but a number of their minor league parks, their Dominican academy, their spring training/AZ Fall League facility. Sox management gets to focus on the on-the field product and don't have to worry about the field itself. </p><p></p><p>Point being, the Cubs had far more work to do than the Sox at the same point in time. So I don't think it's a stretch to expect the Sox to be at least a year ahead of the Cubs' timeline. Meaning you should start seeing some of the more advanced players bubbling up in 2018 and start seeing results on the field in 2019.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="champaignchris, post: 1321225, member: 26283"] Taking the Cubs as a point of comparison... 2012 Cubs was the first year of their rebuild and 2017 is the year one for the Sox. The 2017 Sox are WAY WAY ahead of where the Cubs were in 2012. The Sox haven't even had their first draft in the rebuild yet. They still have some vets they haven't sold off yet. They already have the top farm system in baseball and they're just going to be adding more talent to it over the next 6 months or so. And the Sox are nowhere near the cratered organization the Cubs were. In addition to players, the Cubs had to physically rebuild their facilities. Not just Wrigley, but a number of their minor league parks, their Dominican academy, their spring training/AZ Fall League facility. Sox management gets to focus on the on-the field product and don't have to worry about the field itself. Point being, the Cubs had far more work to do than the Sox at the same point in time. So I don't think it's a stretch to expect the Sox to be at least a year ahead of the Cubs' timeline. Meaning you should start seeing some of the more advanced players bubbling up in 2018 and start seeing results on the field in 2019. [/QUOTE]
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