Braves extend Frank Wren and Fredi Gonzalez. WOOOOOOO!!!

[MadduxFanII]

According to DOB, Fredi and Wren both got contract extensions. Might justify a separate thread.

[ChapelHillMatt]

According to DOB, Fredi and Wren both got contract extensions. Might justify a separate thread.

But I thought Fredi was going to get fired after this year? Afterall he's done a horrible job, right???

[weso1]

According to DOB, Fredi and Wren both got contract extensions. Might justify a separate thread.

Fredi has done an amazing job this offseason.

[The Chosen One]

If any of you are having problems posting a new thread, VBulletin is having issues right now.

[sturg33]

According to DOB, Fredi and Wren both got contract extensions. Might justify a separate thread.

I really hope you're joking about Fred

[thethe]

Not sure how Fredi can get an extension after that showing in the playoffs last year. I'm willing to see if he grows as a manager but this is now a win-now team. Can't have a manager making insane decisions that potentially costs us playoff games (KIMBREL!)

[AUTiger7222]

Not sure how Fredi can get an extension after that showing in the playoffs last year. I'm willing to see if he grows as a manager but this is now a win-now team. Can't have a manager making insane decisions that potentially costs us playoff games (KIMBREL!)

That was an insanely dumb move but if you can't tell that Fredi Gonzalez has greatly improved from 2011 until now then you've not been paying attention. Fredi's management skills, particularly when it comes to the bullpen, the Kimbrel move aside, has been the area where he has improved the most.

[Oklahomahawk]

Not sure how Fredi can get an extension after that showing in the playoffs last year. I'm willing to see if he grows as a manager but this is now a win-now team. Can't have a manager making insane decisions that potentially costs us playoff games (KIMBREL!)

Hmm, great regular season manager, suckier than sucky in the postseason. Hmmm, where did he learn that.........Hmmmm...........

[jason27nc]

Can't say as I am happy with the Fredi part but I am glad for Wren. Fredi is a good manager but he does not have that "IT" factor. Maybe this year he proves me wrong. I sure hope so.

[zitothebrave]

Can't say as I am happy with the Fredi part but I am glad for Wren. Fredi is a good manager but he does not have that "IT" factor. Maybe this year he proves me wrong. I sure hope so.

Well Terry Francona won 2 world series so you never know. Francona is a worse manager than Fredi so you never know.

Problem is that you don't like having a weakness at manager because poor planning can put you in a bad position where you're totally reliant on your players to dig you out of a hole. For example, the time Fredi didn't bring in Kimbrel with the season on the line and the meat of the order coming up.

[CyYoung31]

Continuing to lock up our young core. Love it.

[Dalyn]

Continuing to lock up our young core. Love it.

[The Chosen One]

Too soon.

Although give credit to Jerry they weren't locked up. They were out in the open in the showers.

[CyYoung31]

I totally thought that was Roy Williams at first glance.

[mossy]

Both deserved extensions.

We must have the whiniest fan base in professional sports. Hell, I whined too when I had time for it. Now that I'm working two jobs so I can get my wife thru nursing school, I'm just glad we have a baseball team in Atlanta.

Imagine it's 1989, and you'll all be happier.

[goldfly]

so depressing to see Fredi get an extension

[AUTiger7222]

I totally thought that was Roy Williams at first glance.

So did I. LOL.

[CyYoung31]

The Braves have had a poor in game manager for 25 years now. So it's not like this is anything knew. Bobby was horrible at it too. But like Bobby I think Freddi's biggest positive is handling the clubhouse which over a full season is more important. Yes poor in game managers can screw you in the playoffs as we saw last year.

Yep. Pretty much what I was going to say.