I don't think a managers job is so much risk analysis or game theory. The analysts can figure that out better than a manager. It just requires more detailed analysis than we are used to seeing. I think a manager's job is less risk analysis and game theory and more trying to figure out when a given player is not up to performing as expected in a given situation.
I agree there is not much a manager can do without players or even with players for that matter. It's the players. I need to see what the team looks like once Green, Torkelson, Manning and Mize reach their potential before I decide that the franchise is doomed. And I do realize, there is a good chance we'll be disappointed by some of the results.
He took them to 75+ wins or they got lucky last year?
I don't think he's the problem. Players win games, not managers. I am just amused that every time something good happens, he is a genius and every time something bad happens, it's Avila's fault.
Should of traded for Adames! The Brewers got him for very little and he has been on fire since they got him. Of course, it's very possible that Avila made an offer and the Brewers wanted something else.
I think utility is Clemens ultimate role anway, so it wouldn't be a waste to find out if he can handle that role. Chances are he is another Castro, but it probably wouldn't hurt to give him a shot.
If Epstein wanted to be a GM, he'd be a GM. He wouldn't be sitting around waiting for a call from the Tigers. I think his focus is an MLB consultatnt strategizing ways to improve the sport.
It works like this: Hinch was a genius last year when things were going well, but April was not his fault. This season is not his fault either. It's Avila's fault, but if they get healthy and start playing well, it will be because Hinch is a genius.
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