Want to guess what 57 wins and 96 losses do to a franchise’s psyche? The Chicago White Sox are staring at their third consecutive 100-loss season, and their answer involves tearing down everything they thought they knew about building a competitive organization. As per the Chicago Tribune, the White Sox have announced a comprehensive organizational overhaul, targeting what general manager Chris Getz calls fixing “the foundation” of the entire operation. It is not merely a mid-season change-of-direction, but an entire philosophical change in a franchise that has seen its reputation shatter with its losing streak.

The international scouting revolution is now led by Special Assistant David Keller, who has brought critical changes that are an indication that the organization is committed to long-term reconstruction.“Hiring individuals who are, one, experienced, two, extremely hardworking and loyal individuals, is a part of that change,” Keller explained. The transformation extends beyond personnel decisions. “There were a lot of relationships with trainers and agents in Latin America that were broken, and we had to go about mending fences and building positive relationships,” he added. The third pillar involves embracing analytics: “We’ve gone about hiring individuals who collect data. We subscribe to data services. Every decision that we make, we’re utilizing that information.”

Keller’s excitement centers on acquiring players who match Getz’s specific vision.“We’re talking about players who look the part, who have the physical attributes of major-league players. Talking about players who are really athletic, but then also have the skills to back up that size and athleticism,” he emphasized. This approach represents a fundamental shift from previous evaluation methods.

It makes sense, when you look at what they are in. The White Sox are at 57-96, desperately trying to avoid their 3rd straight 100-loss season. Although they have made a slight improvement on the historically awful 121-loss mark of the previous year, they still have problems, with a 3-1 defeat to Baltimore on Wednesday effectively turning their losing streak to six games. The second-half mark of 25-31 is small encouragement to the fans who have been going through another rebuilding nightmare.

White Sox plan to keep Luis Robert Jr as a core foundation piece

The franchise is rebuilt from the ground up, but at the very least, one major piece seems to be part of the puzzle. The ups and downs of the season of Luis Robert Jr. reflect the overall problems of the organization, but his future with the Chicago White Sox looks unusually safe despite months of trade speculation.

General manager Chris Getz delivered a simple message about Robert’s status, brushing aside concerns about the center fielder’s recent hamstring injury. “It doesn’t really change anything. When he hurt his hamstring, we knew that was a possibility that there might be an injury that hits him or someone else,” Getz explained Wednesday. “But Luis has obviously proven that he can be an impactful player, and it doesn’t need to just be in the box. He’s still in a White Sox uniform. We anticipate him being in a White Sox uniform next year and continuing to strengthen our group up the middle.”

The 2025 campaign by Robert narrates the tale of a radical change. He had a hard time until June, with a career-threatening .185 average and a horrific .584 OPS in 285 plate appearances. His 88 strikeouts painted a worrying outlook on a former All-Star. And then July was a revelation–Robert went nuts with a.353/.441/.549 line and a shining.990 OPS that made everyone remember how good he was as an elite player.

Teams did not fail to observe during trade negotiations, but offers coming in did not impress Getz. With Robert having two years left until the option of 2026 decision of either $20 million option or a buyout of $2 million, the remarks of the general manager imply that the talented outfielder remains with the organization as an anchor to the organization’s plans.