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Post by Oregon Norm on Oct 26, 2015 15:15:49 GMT -5
What also shouldn't be lost here is the fact that Amaro speaks Spanish fluently. That can only help when he's teaching Rusney. And Castillo isn't the only one who's first language is Spanish, with more on the way. |
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Post by soxfanatic on Oct 26, 2015 15:17:55 GMT -5
What also shouldn't be lost here is the fact that Amaro speaks Spanish fluently. That can only help when he's teaching Rusney. And Castillo isn't the only one who's first language is Spanish, with more on the way. He's the only Spanish speaking outfielder though. For the other players, there was always Vic Rodriguez. |
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Post by ray88h66 on Oct 26, 2015 15:26:06 GMT -5
What also shouldn't be lost here is the fact that Amaro speaks Spanish fluently. That can only help when he's teaching Rusney. Really good point. I worked for years with a person who's first language is Spanish. I did my best, but she called my stuff "Spanglish", there are just some things that don't translate well. |
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Post by sarcasmo on Oct 29, 2015 8:57:15 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Oct 29, 2015 10:26:29 GMT -5
What also shouldn't be lost here is the fact that Amaro speaks Spanish fluently. That can only help when he's teaching Rusney. Really good point. I worked for years with a person who's first language is Spanish. I did my best, but she called my stuff "Spanglish", there are just some things that don't translate well. You know, with Juan Nieves getting replaced by Carl Willis, maybe they did want a little more diversity on the coaching staff (not for diversity's sake alone, but for the obvious advantages that come with that). They still had Vic Rodriguez on board as well, but if you're going to try to make a point to bring in a guy who can speak Spanish, why not do it at first base? |
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Post by grandsalami on Mar 9, 2016 22:19:10 GMT -5
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Post by Oregon Norm on Mar 10, 2016 0:20:22 GMT -5
For me, it would be easier to buy in to the quote if he had said that he started relying on analytics after the Ryan Howard contract. That decision ignored simple statistics let alone advanced metrics.
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Post by jimoh on Mar 10, 2016 6:29:21 GMT -5
For me, it would be easier to buy in to the quote if he had said that he started relying on analytics after the Ryan Howard contract. That decision ignored simple statistics let alone advanced metrics. Signing that Howard deal is perfectly consistent with his claim that “You can’t ever deny the numbers." But the numbers he was looking at were RBI! I see nothing in that story to suggest he knows the difference between significant and insignificant numbers. |
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Post by Oregon Norm on Mar 10, 2016 7:27:11 GMT -5
...and statistics would have told him that the probability of those RBIs is a straight function of the lineup a player is part of, the likelihood there will be baserunners when he comes to bat. Ditto the aging curve. That's all about probabilities. No WAR, or FRAA, none of that. It's just bets, and he lost a few.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Mar 10, 2016 8:22:11 GMT -5
For me, it would be easier to buy in to the quote if he had said that he started relying on analytics after the Ryan Howard contract. That decision ignored simple statistics let alone advanced metrics. I'm sure that did have an influence, how could it not? But it would not be a wise executive choice to publicly state so. |
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Post by jimed14 on Mar 10, 2016 8:31:49 GMT -5
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Post by burythehammer on Mar 13, 2016 11:47:29 GMT -5
Yeah. There's a reason he's the first GM you've ever heard of to end up a first base coach.
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