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  1. TheLeviathan
    That was a great post with criticism. It was fair and well argued. I'd suggest a lot of what you mean by this "magic touch" idea is really just luck. I'm not sure Molitor, or anyone else, has a whole lot of control over that. It's not like Terry Francona suddenly forgot to manage a bullpen this year. The Cubs are at the bottom of the league in fielding, is that because Joe Maddon has lost his touch on where he plays guys? Or had a fundamentals breakdown?
  2. TheLeviathan
    Good question. It would not shock me if in the next 20 years some team did away with the manager role as we know it.
  3. TheLeviathan
    Frankly, I think the next dog you see could manage a baseball team to about 2 less wins than Maddon. That's how much I think of the position in the current baseball context. If Molitor is fired or retained I think it's largely irrelevant.
  4. TheLeviathan
    Yes, less than 10 posts ago that was dragged out.
  5. TheLeviathan
    I'm pretty sure I clearly indicated how I appreciate Nick's criticism. So...no. Isn't this the same kind of complete disregard for comprehending a post you often complain about? Be critical with evidence. And consider context. Parker's post on the bullpen stuff has seemingly been ignored but is pretty important to consider. But "Tom Kelly would've X" is immediately a really, really bad argument.
  6. TheLeviathan
    Tom Kelly had 8 consecutive seasons under .500. And I could find all kinds of absurd things he did in his managing times. Ditto Gardy. Debates about the quality of a MLB manager result in so many absurd, inconsistent arguments it makes my brain hurt. This thread is not disappointing in that respect. I appreciate that Nick attempted to stay above that.
  7. TheLeviathan
    In my opinion the vast majority of the impact a manager makes is beyond our ability to see. We can criticize bullpen management and some other aspects of their job but for the most part what they do is behind the scenes. I'm not sure Molitor is the problem but this is at least a valid attempt at some criticism. Too often the manager gets all the blame for things going wrong and none of the credit for things going right. Personally, I put the vast majority of the blame for Sano and Buxton on the previous FO and their criminal neglect of the development process. And those two guys (And Dozier going pumpkin) are the biggest culprits for this mess.
  8. TheLeviathan
    Even in the analytics era the nerds still seem to agree about one non-statistical team building philosophy: don’t employ cancers.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Dozier looks like he needs a stint in A ball.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Cleveland seems to be a sub-par defensive team with some serious bullpen issues. They can be caught if we ever get our act together.
  11. TheLeviathan
    Gibson is a stark example of why you need to be super careful about ever giving up on a talented pitcher. I never expected this, but I also never thought cutting him when we still had team control made any sense either.
  12. TheLeviathan
    So Cave, Sano, and Petit are out and we know Mauer is in. Who else fills the roster spots?
  13. TheLeviathan
    We basically can't do anything for a month whether we want to or not. Teams just don't like to deal until mid-July. I'm not going to hold my breath though.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Dozier is playing himself into an extension with us! Yay! Wait.....
  15. TheLeviathan
    These have become an excellent addition to the site. As a displaced Twins fan they are invaluable, thank you.
  16. TheLeviathan
    That's good! My problem with manager criticisms is they are almost always so unfair and inconsistent they render the poster's views as nonsense. Look no further than Buxton is Monitor's fault but no credit for Rosario. Nonsense.
  17. TheLeviathan
    Are you there to defend him when he uses those guys and they blow games and the chorus is "why not use your best guys"?
  18. TheLeviathan
    Well said.
  19. TheLeviathan
    Sure, but there really is only so much you can do with depth. Competent major leaguers aren't eager to be Plan B or C. The Mariners are playing the corpse of Gordon Beckham for example. If you had said at ST we would lose Castro, Mauer, Polanco, and Buxton for much of the first half and sano, Dozier, Buxton, and LiMo would all be flailing....it wouldn't take a genius to expect offensive collapse. It's the healthy guys playing like garbage that hurts most.
  20. TheLeviathan
    And he is 25, probably time to accelerate a bit. He sounds like he will fit nicely as a forth OFer if he stays track.
  21. TheLeviathan
    It'd be easier to have a gameplay towards Realmuto if we knew what, if anything, the team plans to do with all the free budget room we have. I think we should aggressively acquire him and plan to continue to spend this offseason. Locking down the catching position would help tremendously. But if we are going Scrooge mode this off-season it may be wise to keep Gordon.
  22. TheLeviathan
    Plus, it happens in the NFL and NHL too. Why baseball is so weird about this never made sense to me.
  23. TheLeviathan
    Trading Sano for Realmuto is stealing from Peter to pay Paul. The aim is to get better, not swap parts. If you are getting Realmuto, you want him with Sano, not as a swap.
  24. TheLeviathan
    At various times the last two years people have wanted to drum Gibson and Rosario out of town. Maybe we should learn to just appreciate team control a bit with talented players.
  25. TheLeviathan
    I always thought there was so much potential if he could refine his approach, but this surge was not something I would've wagered on. But I was also adamant the team stick with him and believe in him. I hope he keeps rewarding the faithful.
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