He knows how well we are aligned and the type of club we want to put on the field.
“He knows my vision he knows Chris’ vision. “Way too long,” Grifol said jokingly when asked how long he has known Watson. But it didn’t take Watson giving this month’s umpteenth glowing scouting report of Getz as a player to understand that his connection to the current Sox leadership structure is part of the selling point here.
With 34 years in baseball, Watson has been part of two other World Series teams - the 1998 Padres and the 2003 Marlins - besides the Royals’ runs in 20 that overlap with Getz and manager Pedro Grifol.
