My only fear with Lehmann is he goes down the Gabe Kapler path. Kapler was very clearly very intelligent, but failed to make it work as manager in Philly. Then he seemed to figure it out in SF for a while, before losing the clubhouse again. Now he's in the Marlins FO where he isn't tasked with...
Ageism aside, Butera managed 4 seasons in the Rays minor league system, and 2 years leading player development for a team that excels at developing players.
While I would want to see more MLB experience, he will definitely bring new ideas to that franchise. Much better hire than the Twins...
Right, but the idea behind bringing in a new manager is to find someone who's learned from successful organizations so they can bring those ideas into the collective brainpan of your organization. What, exactly, has that guy learned during his time with the Pirates that he brings to his new...
I don’t know how intelligent he is outside of baseball. And I don’t care. He might be solving cold fusion containment as we speak. Again, I don’t care.
I do know he has a horrid baseball IQ, as evidenced over and over and over by his on field actions. So yes, in terms of baseball, he is an...
Find all the other Latin stars who have had each knee rebuilt within the last few years, and then note how many of them are playing winter ball.
There is no defending this. Acuna is a moron, and the Braves seem unable to rein him in.
Acuna is perhaps the dumbest star player since Manny. It's up to the adults to protect him from that stupidity. That means barring him from playing winter ball where he will be allowed to play the OF and run the bases as recklessly as he wants on 2 rebuilt knees.
If the MLBPA gets upset deal...