New Manager Discussion

[bravesnumberone]

Weiss will manage for 5-6 years just to then hand it to Eddie Perez.

By that time Freeman will be retiring and he will replace Weiss.

 

[chop2chip]

Eddie Perez is gonna be the bench coach I’m sure

 

[bravesnumberone]

Eddie Perez is gonna be the bench coach I’m sure

Either him, EY, or Wash.

 

[Mad Dog Murph]

Well at least 162 days and nights just freed up on my calendar

 

[Metaphysicist]

This is pretty funny, but I think the uniform negative reaction probably guarantees he wins Manager of the Year.

 

[Mad Dog Murph]

This is pretty funny, but I think the uniform negative reaction probably guarantees he wins Manager of the Year.

It’s funny this organization is stuck in the 80/90’s. It’s a joke of a hire.

 

[jsebe10]

I can agree with this. I’m going to see what the team will look like and see if they can stay relatively healthy before I call this a failure

You know what it's going to look like...Expect more with less...Some reclamation projects in the bullpen and a black hole at SS...Pitching could be ok if any of those pussies don't get hurt.

 

[dak]

For me, Lehmann was the only option that rose above the rest, so this non-Lehmann outcome is disappointing.

I'm pretty meh on Weiss specifically, but can I honestly say this is a worse outcome than a guy like Flaherty of Lombard? I cannot.

My realistic hope is that Weiss can be a Rob Thomson type. Older guy who's more on the stoic side, but - for my money - is a good manager. He's not a Luddite when it comes to managing the bullpen and commands respect from the players.

 

[Hudson2]

We saw how Snit managed and this guy was giving him input on all of it so we are basically getting a younger Snit.

 

[Runnin]

It's almost as if they value stability and predictability more than anything else.

 

[bravesnumberone]

A guy plugged in pretty deep with the minors system says he’s been told Weiss is one of the closest members of the organization with Ronald. That might be a slight redeeming point for him. But meh.

 

[bravesnumberone]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1985495792690286868

 

[Hudson2]

The Braves are loyal I'm give em that.

 

[thewupk]

A guy plugged in pretty deep with the minors system says he’s been told Weiss is one of the closest members of the organization with Ronald. That might be a slight redeeming point for him. But meh.

Only way that matters is if we get an Acuna extension this offseason.

 

[thewupk]

Only reason I can think it took this long is if Lehman wasn't interested/interview didn't go well.

 

[bravesnumberone]

Only reason I can think it took this long is if Lehman wasn't interested/interview didn't go well.

I doubt Lehmann would have interviewed poorly unless an old schmuck like McGuirk was just not on board at all. More likely is he's been offered an absurd amount to stay with the Dodgers and be manager in waiting or the Padres are eyeing him.

 

[Carp]

Can someone please just buy the Braves and fire everyone involved in this organization? So sick of this garbage.

 

[CyYoung31]

Weiss is more qualified than Ross or DeRosa.

My god, that’s a low bar.

 

[CyYoung31]

This is pretty funny, but I think the uniform negative reaction probably guarantees he wins Manager of the Year.

Come Back Manager of the Year.

 

[The Tariff King]

I doubt Lehmann would have interviewed poorly unless an old schmuck like McGuirk was just not on board at all. More likely is he's been offered an absurd amount to stay with the Dodgers and be manager in waiting or the Padres are eyeing him.

Yeah Roberts has been managing for a while. Already solidified his HOF credentials as a manager.

This could be one of those Schumaker being the manager in waiting thing... but with Lehmann it's probably understood behind closed doors.

Only thing I could think of is they wanted to wait post-WS to interview Lehmann. AA probably reached out since they have worked together previous, Lehmann probably told him confidentially he's been offered to stay with LAD when Roberts calls it quits (he's still pretty young so he probably is fine waiting another few years).


In regards to Weiss... I hope being in the organization the last 8 years and being around some analytics has change his tune somewhat from his COL managing days where he was openly against analytics.

One of the silver linings is when AA arrived, the analytics department only had 3 people in it. Since AA took over it's somewhere around 20+ people now. Let's hope Weiss isn't stubborn and is open to doing different things.