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Post by jbuttah on Oct 11, 2017 11:06:42 GMT -5
I think that tweet by Pete Abe is a bit deceptive. Having watched the press conference, I think it's a little out of context. So then, I'd assume that DD fired him mainly for the poor playoff performances the last two years, but he just didn't want to be that direct. I did catch a little bit when DD said that dealing with the media was a factor in who they're gonna hire. Maybe he should reconsider how he himself communicates with the media.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 11, 2017 11:02:31 GMT -5
Yeah, I thought he'd say something along the lines of wanted to go in a different direction or just felt it was time for a change. Something generic, but this leaves a big question mark hanging over his firing. Not sure why he'd do that to Farrell even if true. It's either some kind of clubhouse garbage or it's his unwillingness to change when he's being given advice by the stat guys. I'd lean towards the latter. He actually changed quite a bit down the stretch, but maybe the stat guys were screaming at him to take Brentz and play him over Young and play Lin over Holt and he refused to do it. And maybe he ignored the advice to rest Sale a lot more. I don't know about that. Didn't Farrell speak at some sabermetric conferences? Just looking at their backgrounds, I would think Farrell would be the more stats oriented one. OTOH, the on-field management of the team didn't really reflect a stats oriented approach.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 11, 2017 10:44:55 GMT -5
Yeah, I thought he'd say something along the lines of wanted to go in a different direction or just felt it was time for a change. Something generic, but this leaves a big question mark hanging over his firing. Not sure why he'd do that to Farrell even if true.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 11, 2017 10:41:43 GMT -5
I'll go against the grain here and could probably talk myself into Ausmus. He improved on the job - unfortunately, it was as the talent on the field withered away. The Tigers hiring him with his lack of experience in the first place was a huge mistake, but he's a smart guy and a hard worker. I also think a lot of the problem people have with Ausmus comes from him getting lumped in with Matheny as former defense-first catchers hired around the same time by their former teams to replace HOF managers while that team was still a championship contender. Around 2013 they were like the Brian Rose and Carl Pavano of young managers. Personality-wise, Ausmus is nothing like Matheny who has a much more prickly, old-school type of approach. Well, if he has the mental plasticity to learn from his Detroit experience and adapt (as a poster above noted) to the game from year to year, I'd be ok with Ausmus as well. This description, btw, is what I thought Farrell was, but the complaints about his tenure here were pretty much the same as the complaints Toronto fans had.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 10, 2017 14:31:12 GMT -5
Really? Because Kimbrel was tied for 10th with 2 other guys in SV% this year. Sale, Pomeranz and Kimbrel were 2, 3 and 4 in bWAR this year. Ramireja was a bit conservative on his estimation, without these 3 there's a very good chance the Red Sox don't even hit 80 win. Point is that DD could've gotten same performance as Kimbrel without trading Margot, et al for Kimbrel.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 10, 2017 11:55:32 GMT -5
Dombrowski traded Yoan Moncada, Manuel Margot, Carlos Asuaje, Michael Kopech, Logan Allen, Javier Guerra, Luis Alexander Basabe, and Victor Diaz for the 2 pitchers that turned our 3-2 lead in the 8th inning of an elimination game into a 5-3 deficit. Granted, better management may have prevented this from happening today, but thats still a ton of talent to give up for a few years of control of these pitchers (2 years left for Sale, and 1 for Kimbrel). Bigger picture, Dombrowski traded those same guys to acquire two guys that are probably the difference between a 93-win and a ~85-win Red Sox team, the latter of which may have not even had a chance to play in the wildcard game. Really? Because Kimbrel was tied for 10th with 2 other guys in SV% this year.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 10, 2017 10:07:02 GMT -5
To be fair, the 2017 Diamondbacks are every bit as dead as the 2017 Red Sox are, and with one less post-season victory. To be fairer, one of the two managers had a team that was a pre-season last place pick and no hope from the minors. This, which highlights even more the manager's ability to get the most out of their teams.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 9, 2017 23:10:53 GMT -5
Yonder Alonso?
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 9, 2017 16:25:13 GMT -5
See you next year. Fire Dombrowski. Fire Farrell. Seriously? I understand the hate that Farrell gets at times but come on. Please tell me why at this time Dombrowski should be included in this? The players he went after had huge seasons and are the main reason they were even in the playoffs on the first place. Because he's already shot most of his bullets (prospects and salary) and the team is not in the same class as Houston and Cleveland.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 9, 2017 16:14:23 GMT -5
What are they swinging at?
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 9, 2017 16:07:33 GMT -5
WHAT THE HECK WHAT THAT?
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 9, 2017 15:52:05 GMT -5
Nobody can tell me JF didn't have a hand in Sale coming out in the 8th. He's been doing that crap all year.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 9, 2017 13:32:24 GMT -5
At very least, like tennis give each dean certain number of challenges for balls and strikes.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 9, 2017 13:29:15 GMT -5
The biggest miracle in 2004 was that Roberts was called safe.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 6, 2017 17:33:31 GMT -5
There's probably a 90% chance he turns out to be a AAAA player, but he never even had an opportunity to go for the 10% chance he could be more. It's probably more like a 98%-2% (if that) He was a high draft pick and there was a specific tweak to his swing that completely changed his stats.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 6, 2017 17:25:08 GMT -5
Alot of the current problems with this team are due to Cherington... 1) Not trading Lester/Lackey for prospects 2) Signing Sandoval and Ramirez DD's trade of Shaw is #3. And yes, I wanted Shaw gone, but I'm not paid millions to know better. DD not replacing Farrell with Lovullo is #4. Lovullo just seemed to have a better rapport with the young players and rarely made in game decisions that made you say WTF. I also think the injury to Nunez played a huge role. He definitely provided a spark to the whole team, and I don't think it's a coincidence that Devers started to struggle after Nunez got injured. For Cherington, I also forgot, not resigning Miller. Then we still have Margot who's trending up, while Bradley is trending down.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 6, 2017 17:20:32 GMT -5
I'll be sure to remind you about Brentz next year when he's hitting 30 HR for Tampa after we let him leave as a minor league free agent. I hope you'll remind me if he turns out to be a career AAAA player, too. But I doubt it... There's probably a 90% chance he turns out to be a AAAA player, but he never even had an opportunity to go for the 10% chance he could be more.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 6, 2017 17:18:50 GMT -5
Alot of the current problems with this team are due to Cherington...
1) Not trading Lester/Lackey for prospects 2) Signing Sandoval and Ramirez
DD's trade of Shaw is #3. And yes, I wanted Shaw gone, but I'm not paid millions to know better. DD not replacing Farrell with Lovullo is #4. Lovullo just seemed to have a better rapport with the young players and rarely made in game decisions that made you say WTF.
I also think the injury to Nunez played a huge role. He definitely provided a spark to the whole team, and I don't think it's a coincidence that Devers started to struggle after Nunez got injured.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 6, 2017 13:31:20 GMT -5
Geez, just a carbon copy of last year.
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Post by jbuttah on Oct 6, 2017 12:49:26 GMT -5
Just for the love god, do not ask Marrero to bunt.
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Post by jbuttah on Aug 21, 2017 21:55:58 GMT -5
I'd rather get rid of Hembree and his stupid haircut.
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Post by jbuttah on Aug 21, 2017 21:53:51 GMT -5
Speaking of fundamentals, if Vazquez had run out the fly ball that hit the wall he would've been on second. Could've of scored on the next 2 flyouts.
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Post by jbuttah on Aug 1, 2017 21:16:03 GMT -5
Huge stones test for Kimbrel coming up. F on that one. No grading on the curve. Doesn't have the control he did in the first 1/3 of the year, and for as dominant as he has been 25/29 in save situations isn't that great.
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Post by jbuttah on Jul 28, 2017 15:36:33 GMT -5
Right, I guess I was wondering why you thought his salary wouldn't count if he came up in September. Yeah, now that seems obvious. I was really wondering of the luxury tax implications if they called him up in September and had him go back to Pawtucket next year.
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Post by jbuttah on Jul 28, 2017 12:24:01 GMT -5
Is this the deadline where my non-believing in Sonny Gray finally lands him in Boston? Dombrowski publicly saying we won't add pitching seems like posturing unless he really believes in Johnson or Beeks (in which case we'd probably still need depth). I don't they can rely on Beeks as he is probably fast approaching his innings limit for the year.
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