Official Offseason Thread

clvclv said:
One thing to consider with the Luhnow/Hinch (and likely Cora) suspensions, they likely turn into lifetime bans - exactly who do you think is going to hire them after this???
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I doubt it factors much into the decisions of most front offices. If teams feel like they can help them win, they'll get a job pretty easy.
 
Hamels > Wood by far, sure the money could be better value for Wood. But Hamels has proven to be pitch alot of innings every year. Wood not so much.

While Braves punishment was bad, if it doesnt happen, we dont have AA or an analytical front office. Loss of international spending has hurt though, big time.
 
Jim Crane, the Astros owner, is having a live press conference. He just announced he fired Hinch and Luhnow minutes ago via phone.
 
I'd take Hinch over Snit if we go 1 and done or miss the playoffs. He's a great manager.
 
UNCBlue012 said:
No moral compass?
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Maybe. I mean they cheated sure. But why is this even a thing. Why are teams so stupid to think a game with cameras at every angle might produce cheaters. Why not change signs throughout the game. That way if a team is cheating that next inning should be comical. I just don’t get why sign stealing is illegal in the first place. Really the easiest thing to protect.
 
Hinch might get another gig after his suspension is up - the report seems to indicate he had nothing to do with the scheme and opposed it, but took no steps to stop it and got punished as a result. On the other hand, managers are fungible, and I don't know if anyone thinks that highly of Hinch.

Luhnow's a more complicated case. He indisputably constructed one of the league's best front offices, but it's pretty clear the entire culture was toxic, and if you're an owner do you want to deal with that nonsense?
 
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