New Manager Discussion

CyYoung31 said:
Maybe AA got lethargic due to knowing we were spinning tires with Snitker at the helm, and that he was going to have to reset the luxury tax.
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"I gave him all these loaded bullpens, and great versatile utiilty players the last few years and it was all wasted"

So he just purposely filled our roster with filler.
 
Angels are hiring Kurt Suzuki as manager. I haven't heard that name for any of the managerial openings. In fairness, last time I heard Suzuki's name is when the Braves' announcers mentioned him when he last played for the Braves in 2018.
 
50PoundHead said:
Angels are hiring Kurt Suzuki as manager. I haven't heard that name for any of the managerial openings. In fairness, last time I heard Suzuki's name is when the Braves' announcers mentioned him when he last played for the Braves in 2018.
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i feel like i saw giants fans mention his name a few times in discussion about Vitello (e.g. "At least we're not hiring Kurt Suzuki")

haven't heard anything about his actual managerial qualifications, but the angels are a joke organization so...
 
Lehmann and Lombard are the top of my wish list at this point.

Just glad that it appears that Dero, Weiss, and Perez are not being considered. Ross apparently isn't either. I that wouldn't have been thrilled with Ross, but he's far from the worst option.
 
Basically every reasonable person’s here top 3 candidates are also the top 3 candidates for the Braves.

Couldn’t ask for more.
 
steveAKAslick said:
Rumors are it’s down to Lehman, Lombard and Flaherty with Lehman potentially being the frontrunner
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Does feel like they're waiting for the WS to be over so they can announce Lehman. But Flaherty and Lombard arent bad options. I'd take the risk on Lehman though.
 
Deester11 said:
OK. Sidelines sitter on this. But what is the draw of Lehman other than he's a Dodger bench coach?
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Young, analytically inclined, associated with a smart organization, knows Anthopolous.

Does any of that mean anything? Hell if I know. The reality is, there is always going to be significant uncertainty when you hire a new manager unless you're hiring Bruce Bochy. That's particularly true when you're hiring someone who has never been a manager before. You're never going to be able to predict with any confidence which of these guys will succeed. All you can really ask for is an intelligent process that prioritizes the right traits. In this case, it appears that Anthopolous is willing to go outside the expected names, he's not bound by old ties to the organization, and he's targeting young up-and-comers instead of retreads.

I have no idea if that will work out. But the signals are encouraging, at least.
 
MadduxFanII said:
Young, analytically inclined, associated with a smart organization, knows Anthopolous.

Does any of that mean anything? Hell if I know. The reality is, there is always going to be significant uncertainty when you hire a new manager unless you're hiring Bruce Bochy. That's particularly true when you're hiring someone who has never been a manager before. You're never going to be able to predict with any confidence which of these guys will succeed. All you can really ask for is an intelligent process that prioritizes the right traits. In this case, it appears that Anthopolous is willing to go outside the expected names, he's not bound by old ties to the organization, and he's targeting young up-and-comers instead of retreads.

I have no idea if that will work out. But the signals are encouraging, at least.
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I can get on board with that. I know that I like a younger aggressive manager who can manipulate lineups to match the strength of the team. Overall I'm paying attention to the philosophy of the organization. I'm just wanting to graduate from The Braves Way to the new Braves way. Whatever that is.
 
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