October 10, 20196 yr Angels- Joe Maddon Royals- Mike Matheny Mets- Carlos Beltran Phillies- Joe Girardi Cubs- David Ross Pirates Padres- Jayce Tingler Giants- Gabe Kapler Edited November 13, 20196 yr by flavum
October 10, 20196 yr 7 minutes ago, flavum said: Angels Royals Mets Phillies Cubs Pirates Padres Giants Odds for next KC manager... Mike Matheny +200 Raul Ibanez +300 Carlos Beltran +400 Pedro Grifol +600 Dale Sveum +700 Bob Geren +800 Tony Pena Jr. +900 Joe Maddon +1200 Joe Girardi +1200
October 10, 20196 yr Author Matheny seems to be a good bet for KC based on early reporting. Joe Maddon to Angels, of course. Mark DeRosa thinks Mark Kotsay to SF. I think Girardi gets Phillies or Mets.
October 10, 20196 yr Who should be San Diego’s next manager? 6% Rod Barajas (71 votes) 18% Bruce Bochy (220 votes) 43% Joe Maddon (529 votes) 13% Joe Girardi (166 votes) 4% Mark Loretta (54 votes) 3% Brad Ausmus (35 votes) 9% "Other" (116 votes) 4% Mike Scioscia (53 votes) 1244 votes total Vote Now
October 10, 20196 yr https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27813181/philadelphia-phillies-fire-manager-gabe-kapler Showalter supposedly in consideration for Philly, Kapler to SFG? Weird, since Zaidi and Kapler are pretty much on opposing sides in the analytics department.
October 10, 20196 yr 31 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27813181/philadelphia-phillies-fire-manager-gabe-kapler Showalter supposedly in consideration for Philly, Kapler to SFG? Weird, since Zaidi and Kapler are pretty much on opposing sides in the analytics department. Zaidi and Kapler worked together pretty closely with the Dodgers.
October 17, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, SoxAce said: Maddon to the Angels official. I hear the Angels plan to "spend big" to fix their problems. Well, the Angels spent a gargantuan amount of money on an aging Albert Pujols, and they broke the bank for Mike Trout... how much "bigger" do they expect to spend? Putting all your eggs in one basket and signing one big name free agent is dumb... you don't win by doing that. In baseball, one player isn't going to change your fortunes. The Twins did it right. Once that Mauer contract came off the books, they took that money and brought in several players who turned them into a playoff team. The Nationals said goodbye to Bryce Harper and hello to the World Series. Coincidence? Maybe yes, maybe no.
October 17, 20196 yr 39 minutes ago, Donaldo said: I hear the Angels plan to "spend big" to fix their problems. Well, the Angels spent a gargantuan amount of money on an aging Albert Pujols, and they broke the bank for Mike Trout... how much "bigger" do they expect to spend? Putting all your eggs in one basket and signing one big name free agent is dumb... you don't win by doing that. In baseball, one player isn't going to change your fortunes. The Twins did it right. Once that Mauer contract came off the books, they took that money and brought in several players who turned them into a playoff team. The Nationals said goodbye to Bryce Harper and hello to the World Series. Coincidence? Maybe yes, maybe no. Sure, which requires being able to target successfully Tier B/C players to supplement a young core. Whether Cron or Odorrizi (they were one year early on Lynn, but had right assessment...the late start killed him in 2018), Cruz or Schoop, Pineda (before PED's), Martin Perez or Marwin Gonzalez, they ended up with one solid contributor after another. We've gotten ONE over the last 3 cycles, McCann.
October 23, 20196 yr 10 minutes ago, tkling36 said: Apparently the Cubs are hiring David Ross per Kaplan LOL I can't wait for that to blow up in their face.
October 23, 20196 yr If I am the bench coach for the Astros who comes in to town for a 2nd interview right before the World Series...I am pissed off at the Cubs for wasting my time.
October 23, 20196 yr That's a White Sox ass move if I've ever seen one. Imagine hiring a guy who is like close personal friends with like 30% of your team to be their boss.
October 23, 20196 yr 25 minutes ago, tkling36 said: Apparently the Cubs are hiring David Ross per Kaplan Ah yes, the Robin Ventura, never coached anywhere, route. The good news for them is it's not rocket science and there's always a chance he is good. I'd be too worried about guys not taking him that seriously though since they are friends with him.
October 23, 20196 yr 33 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said: Ah yes, the Robin Ventura, never coached anywhere, route. The good news for them is it's not rocket science and there's always a chance he is good. I'd be too worried about guys not taking him that seriously though since they are friends with him. They want him to be a puppet for the front office.....is their front office that good?
October 23, 20196 yr He's a Chicago media darling, can't wait till they tear him to shreds next season when the cubs finish 3rd place again.
October 23, 20196 yr Girardi is only is a former cub and from the area and also has won a World Series as both a player and manager that's all. Not really qualified like Ross
October 23, 20196 yr So, is Ross going to continue to do the crotch bumps when one of his players hits a home run?
October 24, 20196 yr 22 hours ago, soxfan2014 said: Ah yes, the Robin Ventura, never coached anywhere, route. The good news for them is it's not rocket science and there's always a chance he is good. I'd be too worried about guys not taking him that seriously though since they are friends with him. Man at least Robin had pedigree as a player. Ross has pedigree from Dancing with the Stars.
October 24, 20196 yr 21 minutes ago, Quin said: Man at least Robin had pedigree as a player. Ross has pedigree from Dancing with the Stars. That is what I was thinking...at least Robin was a great player for the Sox. Ross is one of the most overrated hyped up players ever to play baseball in this town. He is like a mythical creature because of his playoff home run, etc. It is like if the Sox would have hired Geoff Blum to manage the team.
October 24, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Quin said: Man at least Robin had pedigree as a player. Ross has pedigree from Dancing with the Stars. This doesn't really mean anything though. Also, catchers, being the leader on the field, make good coaches.
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