Bob Sacamano

Really dropped the ball in 2019 by not giving him (or Yermin for that matter) more playing time. Either should have been the DH after releasing Alonso but nope, they went the AJ Reed route instead.

I honestly don't think Collins will be the backup catcher. One might open up as the DH (keep the seat warm for Vaughn) but I think they will sign a better defensive backup than Collins. Edit: I wouldn't be opposed to them signing someone like Brantley to DH/get Eloy out of LF once in a while.

That's true. We only heard LaRussa's name. But I think Hinch is a big enough name to where we would have heard that one.

Yeah I think that would have been reported.

I'm not exactly sure how people can sit there and say this hire doesn't matter. It clearly does.

Kinda like your time on this board?

So you buy into one of the guy oj the board who has proven sources' posts and then don't believe a post by the same poster 5 minutes later? If anyone on this board has any idea of how all this went down, it would be Jimmy.

My reaction as well.

Would love a large helping of crow.

Did he not just win an award for best defensive second baseman in the minors in 2019?

Close thread. Too fucking true.

He wants Hinch, per Jimmy.

This hiring is such a boner killer.

They haven't been allowed to interview Hinch until today so I doubt they would hire without at least meeting him (Hahn's preferred option).

He really is. Platoon him, hit him 8th. But agreed. There's no way he's coming back.

He'd be plan Z in a platoon with Engel (the AE platoon).

You're not crazy. A recent poll (back within last couple weeks) showed that there were a lot of people who agree with this.

I'm good with him going out to celebrate with his team. He was already with them all day and exposed to everyone so at that point, fuck it.

Aka: the board's smartest man in the room?

Yes he is.

Can't announce until after World Series. Edit: someone beat me to it.

Cool to see but means nothing.

You have sources?

Crazy that it was looked as a bad deal at the time trading away Liberatore.

They use him correctly. He hits righties, which you will see on the mound what, 70% of a season?