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White Sox GM Chris Getz confirms no help is on the way next season

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 23: Lenyn Sosa #50 and Nicky Lopez #8 of the Chicago White Sox collide catching a fly ball in the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 23, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 23: Lenyn Sosa #50 and Nicky Lopez #8 of the Chicago White Sox collide catching a fly ball in the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 23, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

It's been a long and painful season for Chicago White Sox fans as the franchise marches ever closer to setting MLB's modern futility record.

As of Saturday morning, the South Siders are 33-115. They've won four games in the last month and haven't won at home since August 12. They have a team Wins Above Replacement of 1.6. Chicago's farm system is rated the 11th-best in baseball, but lacks any clear cornerstone talent to build around.

Even if it did, the track record of player development in Chicago is seriously lacking. Of the team's first round draft picks since 2013, three are out of baseball, four are on other teams and only one is an everyday player on the Major League club. That would be first baseman Andrew Vaughn, who is slashing .246/.298/.400.

Chicago's payroll is 18th in the league, which would hypothetically mean there's room to spend this winter, right?

Uh. About that.

General Manager Chris Getz told the Sox broadcast on Friday night there are no plans to address this team's many deficiencies on the open market.

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