^Any chance they actually let Molina be a player-manager?
MLB World Series 2018: Eh. Dodgers/Boston. Eh.
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He's said he's open to it. But I wouldn't even give it a 1% chance.
A nice debut by Cole Hamels, including a hit. It didn't hurt that the Cubs finally scored some runs.
The A's are tied for second in the AL West (5 games behind Houston and the second wild card with 10 more games against the Mariners and 6 more against the Astros. They also have a three game series with the Yankees in September.
No matter how the season turns out, them being competitive in AUGUST was not something I expected. They could play .500 ball going forward and still win 90 games. Wow.
No matter how the season turns out, them being competitive in AUGUST was not something I expected. They could play .500 ball going forward and still win 90 games. Wow.
Getting him out of Arlington will do wonders for the twilight of his career.
Bob Melvin deserves to be AL Manager of the Year, though Scott Service will probably get it due to Robinson Cano being suspended. That the A’s could win ninety games despite losing multiple pitchers to TJ surgery is amazing.
This kind of magic is what makes being an A's fan so fun. They can piece and pinch and tape and spit and gum together something, and when it takes hold- BOOM!
They better extend Khris Davis, though. That man deserves to be an A for a long, long time.
I agree. I felt differently a year ago, but he’s put together an excellent season. I’m hoping for an A’s-Phillies World Series, not only because they happen to be my two favorite teams, but also because they’re ahead of schedule. I’d like to see them get as far as they can.
The Cardinals have quite a bit of resources themselves.
I think that perception comes from the Cardinals being much more conservative with respect to the types of players they pursue in free-agency. They definitely have money to spend.
Absolutely the Cards have money, but they don't throw it around like the Yanks. It seemed like it had changed in NY for a while, but they're back at it and trading young guys away.
John J. Fisher? 2.8 billion. Yet his team plays in a toilet that has overflowing toilets.
St. Louis ranked 11th in the MLB in revenue at 319 million dollars in 2017.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/193645/revenue-of-major-league-baseball-teams-in-2010/
Not bad considering they are the 21st ranked TV market in the US.
https://www.stationindex.com/tv/tv-markets
https://www.statista.com/statistics/193645/revenue-of-major-league-baseball-teams-in-2010/
Not bad considering they are the 21st ranked TV market in the US.
https://www.stationindex.com/tv/tv-markets
There is a lot missing from this data (TV revenue, overhead, payroll tax) but it's still enlightening.
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Mike Scioscia to Step Down at Season’s End
It was bound to happen eventually, as the Angels haven’t been to the postseason since 2014 and have underachieved this season. Which analytics guru gets this job?
In other news, Mets fans can now receive therapy for their team’s woes.
It was bound to happen eventually, as the Angels haven’t been to the postseason since 2014 and have underachieved this season. Which analytics guru gets this job?
In other news, Mets fans can now receive therapy for their team’s woes.
Yeah, I'd take that chart with a grain of salt, because in addition to the operating expenses and the incremental revenue (like TV) you mentioned, it's also missing revenue-sharing payouts and receipts.
If memory serves, Scioscia's resignation now leaves Bochy as the longest-tenured manager in MLB (I think Scioscia was hired in ... 2000?). Billy Eppler isn't known as a huge analytics guy, but he's going to probably lean towards a player-friendly manager in order to keep Trout happy. I'd figure guys like Girardi, Sandy Alomar and Chris Woodward will be in the conversation, but I would not be shocked in the slightest to see them hire someone like Darin Erstad or even a more out-of-nowhere candidate like Mark DeRosa (who has interviewed for both the Mets and Braves vacancies, and has made it rather clear he's only doing broadcast work for the paycheck).
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Given the trend that's been evolving over the past decade-plus (really pioneered by the A's back in the early 2000s), with the field manager being little more than a mouthpiece for increasingly involved front offices, and the success that Aaron Boone has had with the Yankees and especially Alex Cora with the Red Sox, I think you're going to see an increasing number of teams taking a chance on retired players with little or no coaching / managing experience, because they're used to taking direction, not giving it.
I mean, Cora only had literally a year of coaching under his belt, Aaron Boone went straight to the broadcast booth after he retired, Craig Counsell had a sinecure job with the Brewers' front office and then went into broadcasting before replacing Ron Roenicke, Scott Servais had a sinecure position with the Angels and then went straight to managing the Mariners without any coaching experience whatsoever because Jerry Dipoto fucking loves the guy ... you get the idea.
I just have a strong sense that the days of fiery red-ass managers with strong opinions about where a team should be going--I'm thinking the Buck Showalter / Don Mattingly / Davey Martinez variety--are going to go away, at least for a little while. When Brian Cashman, the king of being hands-off and letting managers do their thing, of all people, is saying that front offices deserve to be much more heavily involved with what happens on the field, you know there's an era shift in progress.
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