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All good things for Lehmann to avoid I suppose.

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...

Very likely. Now we have to hope he doesn’t go overboard with the nerd stuff and lose the players.

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...

I don't know much about the Dodgers BP, but it certainly seems like Roberts has been extending his SPs too much.

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...

Twins just hired some former pirates manager who guided that powerhouse to several losing seasons. I trust AA will do better.

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...

Ohtani is very clearly tiring as he tops 60 pitches. Roberts better be ready to make a move. He really dialed things back up vs Vlad though.

Nobody has ever accused Acuna of being a smart baseball player.

The 9th guy out of the dodgers BP throwing 102.

Anyone wondering what a deadly split looks like should be watching this game right now.

Yuck. ABS can’t get here soon enough.

Exactly. It's not like we are asking for some tactical mastermind. All this team needs is a guy who uses the right BP arm in the right spot, doesn't let a SP at 90 pitches face the top of the order a 3rd time, understands someone with a .307 OBP doesn't bat 2nd, and it's ok to give guys a day...

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/10/kansas-citys-impressive-rotation-stockpile-is-ripe-for-a-trade.html I wonder if something centered around Nacho for Kolek or Bergert could make sense.

Trading seager would signal a complete rebuild. The rangers aren’t doing that the season they installed schumacker as manager.

It's not just that Lehmann coached for the Dodgers, it's the coaching positions he held. He was the "Game Planning and Communications coach" for like 5 years. Then he was the bench coach for 3 seasons. I honestly don't think you can ask for a better resume from a first time manager. Might he...

MLBTR just broke down the QO eligible pitchers: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/10/previewing-qualifying-offer-decisions-pitchers.html I guess I didn't realize guys like Cease, Suarez and Valdez will have QOs attached to them (stupid, I know). To me, that greatly reduces the likelihood AA...