Some teams don’t publicly announce contract terms, or in some cases, even if a manager or a top front office executive (i.e. president of baseball operations, general manager, or whatever title is given to the lead decision-maker) has been given an extension whatsoever. As a result, this list of the managers and executives entering the final years of their contracts is somewhat unofficial, as it wouldn’t be surprising if at least a few names on this list are indeed locked up beyond 2023 on pre-existing contracts or on extensions that have yet to be publicly announced.
Naturally, job security goes beyond just the terms of a contract. One wouldn’t have imagined that the Rangers’ Jon Daniels or the Royals’ Dayton Moore were necessarily on thin ice heading into the 2022 season, yet the two longtime front office bosses were fired before the season was even over, as both Texas and Kansas City underachieved. Likewise, former Astros GM James Click seemed like a sure bet for a long-term deal given Houston’s success, and yet due to some internal discord with owner Jim Crane, Click ended up leaving after the Astros offered him only (what seemed like a token of a) one-year extension.
The addition of the extra wild card spot could put even more pressure on teams to win, especially since the Phillies’ run from sixth seed to NL champions underlined what can happen if a club can just get into the postseason bracket. In addition, some of the names on this list face uncertainty due to potential changes in team ownership — and as the Astros showed, no amount of on-field success can help if an owner simply wants someone new in the baseball ops department.
As always, thanks to Cot’s Baseball Contracts for reference information on some of these contract terms.
Angels: Phil Nevin was moved from third base coach to interim manager when Joe Maddon was fired in June, and Nevin ended up leading the Angels to an underwhelming 46-60 record in his first stint as a big league skipper. Despite the lack of success, the Halos removed the interim tag by signing Nevin to a one-year deal, giving him a longer (but not much longer) opportunity to see what he can do as the team’s manager. The Angels organization as a whole is in a fluid state given that a new owner might be running the club by Opening Day or soon thereafter, and yet in what looks to be Arte Moreno’s last offseason as the Halos’ owner, Anaheim has been pretty aggressive in adding roster pieces to try and find that elusive winning mix. If Nevin can help get Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, and company to the playoffs or even over the .500 mark, it will greatly help his case for a long-term contract under the new owner….or, possibly a managerial job elsewhere if the new owner still wants to brings in their own personnel.
Astros: Hired in rather abrupt fashion in the wake of the sign-stealing scandal, Dusty Baker’s three seasons in Houston have resulted in two World Series appearances, and the 2022 championship represented Baker’s first ring as a manager in 25 seasons in the dugout. Baker’s initial contract (one year and a club option) has been followed up by successive one-year deals that weren’t finalized until after the Astros’ playoff runs were over, but Crane has repeatedly stated that he prefers to avoid distractions by waiting until after the season to work out contractual matters. Baker’s age (74 in June) might be another reason why Crane has resisted giving Baker a longer-term deal, so another extension might not come for Baker until October or November. With the Click situation lingering as an odd footnote to Houston’s championship season, Baker at least seems to have more sway with ownership than the former GM did, yet the Astros might have to keep winning to ensure that Baker is back in 2024.
Athletics: GM David Forst has been a member of Oakland’s front office since 2000, and he’ll now finally take over as the top job in the baseball operations department after Billy Beane moved to an advisory role with the club. As per the terms of Forst’s last extension, he is signed through the 2023 season, and there wasn’t any word of a new contract attached to the Athletics’ announcement of Forst’s new role. As the A’s continue to search for a new ballpark in Oakland or a potential move to a new city, there’s a bit of flux involved throughout the organization, yet it would certainly seem like the A’s will continue their tradition of front-office continuity by giving Forst a new deal at some point. Forst is currently shepherding the Athletics through their latest rebuild, but if an extension wasn’t worked out, he would likely quickly find work elsewhere given how many teams have tried to poach him for other front office vacancies in recent years.
Brewers: Craig Counsell has been managing the Brew Crew since 2015, and 2023 is the final year of the skipper’s current four-year contract. Milwaukee is an impressive 615-555 under Counsell’s watch, with two NL Central titles, four postseason appearances and a trip to the NLCS in 2018. However, 2018 was also the last time the Brewers won a playoff series, and the team’s postseason streak ended in 2022 despite a respectable 86-76 record. It would still seem like Counsell would be a strong candidate to receive an extension, though there’s some uncertainty throughout the organization in the wake of David Stearns’ rather surprising decision to step down as the team’s president of baseball operations. General manager Matt Arnold is now in charge of the front office, though past reports suggested that Arnold’s own deal only lasts through the 2023 season. Brewers owner Mark Attanasio could have some inclination to pursue a new direction if the Brewers struggled next year, and if Arnold isn’t seen as a long-term answer, Attanasio could look for a new front office boss as Stearns’ true replacement, and a new PBO or GM might also want to make their own managerial hire.
Cardinals: 2023 is the final season of the three-year extension John Mozeliak signed in November 2019. A member of the Cardinals organization since 1995 and the head of their front office since the 2007-08 offseason, Mozeliak has been working under the president of baseball operations title since 2017. Michael Girsch was promoted to the GM role at that same time, and is signed through at least 2024 as per the terms of an extension signed back in October. With Girsch’s deal in mind, it would seem like Mozeliak will also be extended again, as the Cardinals have enjoyed 15 straight winning seasons and have reached the postseason in each of the last four years. This being said, the bar for success is always high in St. Louis, and the team hasn’t won a playoff series since 2019 and hasn’t reached the World Series since 2013.
Diamondbacks: Executive VP/general manager Mike Hazen was already under contract through 2020 when he signed a new extension in September 2019, and the length of that new deal wasn’t released. As such, it is possible 2023 might be Hazen’s final year under contract. Manager Torey Lovullo’s status is more public, as the D’Backs exercised their club option on his services for 2023. Since the Diamondbacks haven’t had a winning season since 2019 and haven’t made the postseason since 2017 (Hazen and Lovullo’s first year in Arizona), ownership might be waiting to see if any significant progress is made before exploring an extension for either its GM or manager.
Dodgers: Andrew Friedman came to Los Angeles on a five-year, $35MM contract that covered the 2014-19 seasons, and he then signed a new extension of an unknown length after the 2019 campaign was complete. If that extension was only a four-year pact, 2023 would be Friedman’s final season as the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations, barring another new deal. Despite the relative lack of postseason success in regards to the Dodgers’ dominance of the regular season, Friedman’s tenure has still delivered one World Series title, and it would seem like he has as much job security as anyone in baseball.
Giants: Farhan Zaidi is entering the final season of his five-year contract as San Francisco’s president of baseball operations. Through two years of rebuilding (and competitive baseball) and then a 107-win season in 2021, it seemed like the Giants had taken a fast track to success, but things took a step backwards with an 81-81 record last year. Heading into with the winter with an aggressive mandate to spend and attract high-profile talent to the Bay Area, the Giants have added some notable players but fallen short on two superstars — Aaron Judge re-signed with the Yankees, while Carlos Correa had agreed to a 13-year, $350MM pact with the Giants before the team delayed finalizing the deal due to concerns stemming from Correa’s physical. Correa immediately pivoted to the Mets on a 12-year, $315MM contract, and since the Mets reportedly have their own issues with Correa’s lower right leg and ankle, the situation has become less of a fiasco for the Giants than it initially appeared. Team chairman Greg Johnson gave Zaidi a vote of confidence heading into the offseason, but it remains to be seen if ownership is satisfied with the aftermath of this very unusual winter.
Guardians: There hasn’t yet been any public word on the details of Terry Francona’s extension, but the reigning AL Manager Of The Year has already been confirmed as returning for the 2023 campaign. Given Francona’s health issues, 2023 could be his final season in the dugout, but the Guardians’ front office and team owner Paul Dolan have both intimated that Francona can remain as manager as long as he is willing and able. President of baseball operations Chris Antonetti also doesn’t seem to be in any danger, though the longtime Cleveland exec’s contract terms aren’t known.
Marlins: Kim Ng has a 137-188 record over her first two seasons as Miami’s general manager, though as usual with the Marlins, it isn’t clear how much of those struggles are the GM’s fault. Derek Jeter’s departure as CEO last March left an upper management void within the organization, and while the Marlins have slightly expanded payroll in Ng’s tenure, they are still among the game’s lower spenders. It could be argued that with Jeter and ex-manager Don Mattingly gone, Ng now freer rein to turn the Marlins in her own direction, beginning with the hiring of Skip Schumaker as the club’s new bench boss. The terms of Ng’s contract weren’t publicly revealed, so 2023 could conceivably be the final guaranteed year of her deal — if so, some progress might be necessary to keep owner Bruce Sherman from starting yet another rebuild.
Nationals: President of baseball operations Mike Rizzo and manager Davey Martinez are both only signed through the 2023 season, as the Nationals exercised club options on both men back in July. Wins and losses aren’t really a factor for the rebuilding Nats, but the ongoing search for a new owner certainly is, though the most recent reports haven’t given any clear timeline on when a sale might be finalized. As a result, Rizzo and Martinez might each be facing a lame-duck season, with their fates unknown until a new owner is in place.
Orioles: The contract terms of GM Mike Elias and manager Brandon Hyde haven’t been publicized, though Hyde’s newest extension runs through at least the 2023 season. Since the O’s were so quiet about extending Hyde, it wouldn’t be a surprise to learn that Elias was also extended at some point, continuing a tenure that began with the 2018-19 offseason. Regardless of the details, it certainly doesn’t seem like either Elias or Hyde are going anywhere, considering how the Orioles had a winning record (83-79) in 2022 and seem ready to put their rebuild firmly in the rearview mirror.
Pirates: Speaking of rebuilds, the Pirates can only hope for a Baltimore-esque breakout next year. Ben Cherington is entering the fourth season as Pittsburgh’s general manager, on a contract of an unknown length. Manager Derek Shelton is concretely operating on a four-year pact, so 2023 will be his last guaranteed season, though Cherington has spoken glowingly about Shelton’s work in leading the young Bucs through the hard times of the rebuild period. Extensions would keep Shelton and perhaps Cherington from being lame ducks in 2023, though there doesn’t seem to be any sense that either is in danger of being let go.
Rangers: Chris Young became the Rangers’ GM in December 2020, and he unexpectedly found himself in charge of the front office entirely once Daniels was fired in August. The terms of Young’s initial contract weren’t known, and it doesn’t seem as though his surprise promotion came with any extra years added onto his deal. The Rangers’ spending spree over the last two offseasons has left no doubt that ownership wants to win now, so Young’s own job could be in jeopardy if Texas struggles (or perhaps has a slow start) in 2023. That said, Young’s past history as a player under manager Bruce Bochy surely played a role in convincing Bochy to become the Rangers’ new skipper, so Young has started to make his influence known in the Texas front office.
Reds: David Bell’s two-year contract is up after the 2023 season, which would be Bell’s fifth season as the Reds’ manager. Cincinnati promoted GM Nick Krall as the leader of the baseball ops department following the 2020 season, and Krall has since been tasked with cutting payroll and setting the Reds on a rebuilding path. Krall’s contract length isn’t publicly known, so 2023 probably isn’t a make-or-break season for Krall to help his job security, unless the team absolutely craters and the development of the Reds’ younger players hits a roadblock. The same could be true of Bell, unless the front office feels a new voice is needed in the dugout to continue the progress.
Red Sox: The terms of Chaim Bloom’s contract as Boston’s chief baseball officer aren’t publicly known, though 2023 will be Bloom’s fourth season. This is a notable threshold considering Bloom’s predecessors in leading the Red Sox front office — Cherington didn’t last four full seasons, while Dave Dombrowski spent slightly over four years on the job, from August 2015 to September 2019. Those two executives led the Sox to World Series titles in those brief tenures, while under Bloom, the Red Sox have a pair of last-place finishes sandwiched around a berth in the 2021 ALCS. Assuming ownership is still as impatient to win, Bloom might need the Sox to take a big step up in 2023 in order to keep his job.
Rockies: Bud Black has only one guaranteed year remaining on his deal, yet seems to be operating on what The Athletic’s Nick Groke reported as “a rolling year-to-year contract.” Even considering how the Rockies traditionally operate on a system of loyalty and continuity, one would imagine that a fifth straight losing season might be enough to convince the team to pursue a new manager.
Royals: Similar to the Rangers’ situation with Young, Kansas City GM J.J. Picollo found himself atop the Royals’ baseball ops pyramid when Moore was fired in September, with no word of a contract extension attached to this change in responsibility. The difference is that Picollo has had a much longer tenure in K.C. (having worked in the front office since 2006 under Moore’s leadership), and while owner John Sherman is undoubtedly eager to start winning, he hasn’t invested the hundreds of millions that the Rangers’ owners have in their struggling club. Immediate success might not be expected in Picollo’s first year, but his chances of a longer deal might hinge on whether or not the Royals’ younger players start developing at a better rate, or if new manager Matt Quatraro can get more out of the young club.
Twins: The 2022 season completed the guaranteed portion of Rocco Baldelli’s initial contract with the Twins, which was a four-year deal with multiple club options attached. Chief baseball officer Derek Falvey stated in September that Baldelli would be back next season, so at the very least, the Twins have exercised their option on Baldelli for 2023. For what it’s worth, Falvey and GM Thad Levine are both under contract through 2024, and it is possible Falvey, Levine, and Baldelli might all be in hot water if the Twins can’t turn things around this coming season. Minnesota followed up AL Central titles in both 2019 and 2020 with two losing seasons, and another sub-.500 campaign might make Baldelli the first one out the door, given his lesser contractual control.
White Sox: Executive VP Ken Williams (1997) and general manager Rick Hahn (2002) are each long-time members of Chicago’s front office, and have been in their current positions since October 2012. Since the White Sox don’t publicize executive contracts, not much is known about Williams or Hahn’s status, other than that their last extensions came during the 2017 season. It’s fair to guess that both might have received new deals since that time, but in any case, it may be a moot point given how owner Jerry Reinsdorf isn’t quick to make changes in the front office. The hope is that new manager Pedro Grifol can succeed where Tony La Russa didn’t, and there hasn’t been any sense that Williams or Hahn might be on the hot seat, though that could possibly change if a White Sox team built to win now stumbles again.
Twins need to move on from Falvey Lavine and Rocco ASAP. Misapplied blanket use of analytics, continue to pull starters early while building their entire bullpen with dumpster diving AAA “depth” moves and throwing away an entire season for pagan because he “misses bats”. They underperform, have no pitching developed, have depleted their farm to a bottom 10 by only acquiring through trades, and make random moves with no sense of direction… and acquire hurt players. They’re a disaster top to bottom and won’t do a thing until that entire group is gone
I know the manager usually goes when the front office goes, but I’d move on from Levine and Falvey and see if a new POBO or GM would keep Baldelli.
Agreed Baldelli has been given a tough roster to work with. The pen is the most glaring weakness. I don’t agree about the farm though. I have been watching Royce Lewis since he was a Gator and he finally appears to be MLB ready. With Brooks Lee in AA and only a year or so away their MI is set and I couldn’t figure out why they wanted to spend so much on resigning Correa. They should have just resigned Gio and spent the Correa money on the pen. They have a couple of decent starters and the lineup should keep them in most games. That bullpen is gonna be serious trouble again. There are still some decent relief options available that would fit their budget. Knebel and Matt Moore together wouldn’t be more than $10m. Zach Britton would probably take a pillow contract to prove he is finally healthy and hit FA again next year. The relievers are getting snapped up and they need to get active to save their jobs.
The bullpen wasn’t great, but Baldelli didn’t do it any favors by often yanking the starter early in games no matter how they were pitching. They had to cover a lot of innings, but I guess that’s baseball in the analytics era.
Agree, Baldelli has one of the quickest hooks in MLB.
Royce Lewis? The first overall pick out of HS used to be an alligator?
it’s unwatchable baseball. You’d expect the evolution of confidence in starting pitching but most days the pitch count limit rarely reaches 18 outs.
Ben Cherington’s support of Derek Shelton suggests to me that he’s obviously not paying attention to the manager’s daily lineup which must be pulled from his baseball cap.
Rarely was the same lineup posted, he Hayes too often leadoff and his power hitter second
There will be those here who will say that batting Reynolds second means more ABs but didn’t do anything last year since he didn’t even break the 70 RBI mark
This was a team that set the franchise record for strikeouts in a single season.
If that’s a sign of handling a young team, BC should take a course in reality.
Striking out over 1100 times is not the idea of leading a young team
Cherington when he was with Boston went through a revolving door of poor managerial situations.
He hired Bobby Valentine which… if you didn’t see that disaster, words cannot do it justice.
Then he traded to get John Farrell back in boston which went OK the first year, but, after that he lost his focus and tried to act like both pitching coach and manager, stepping on the actual pitching coach’s toes, and basically made a bunch of bad decisions that at least he owned up to. Yes, he missed time with cancer and the team actually did better with the fill-in while he was gone. He stayed on the job after cherington left and settled in toronto, but got booted after being unable to handle postseason moves despite loaded rosters.
Point is, cherington was good at farm building, got lucky on a roster built on chemistry that had a chip on its collective shoulders, but mainly struggled with balanced roster construction and coaching
GASox – While I wholeheartedly agree the hiring of Valentine was a knee-jerk overreaction to the worst collapse in MLB history, that wasn’t Ben’s doing. He was a brand new inexperienced GM who had no clout at the time. In fact, Ben wanted to hire Dale Sveum but ownership said no.
It was Lucchino who pushed for the hiring of Valentine. Both Valentine and Lamont were interviewed by ownership (Henry, Werner and Larry) but Valentine’s devotion to Bill James was the clincher for John Henry.
Henry was also adamant about bringing in a hardline no-nonsense manager to replace the too-laid-back Francoma who not only allowed the historic collapse to happen but also lost the chicken-and-beer clubhouse.
Fever, I somewhat agree, somewhat disagree.
Cherington had been with the sox for a long time in agm roles, and, while his co-gm phase in the 05-06 offseason was probably about a month, maybe less, he did oversee some impact trade maneuvers and the fact he even entered that role hints that he was more hands on than your typical assistant gets to be.
So inexperienced… not as much. Lack of clout? To be honest the only 2 guys in the Henry era that I think had any clout were Theo very late in his tenure and DD based on his resume and prior history. Really DD is the only ‘strong’ exec of the Henry era walking in the door.
Did ownership maybe create the tailwind to put valentine in? Yeah, I remember that now that you mention it. BUT, within the first month or two of the season I recall Ben somehow hinting or acknowledging that Bobby was in over his head and learning to manage on the fly which as a gm you need to nix without letting the disaster keep rolling. So I still blame the Bobby v debacle on Ben more than anyone else.
Fever, I thought Cherington was a Lamont supporter. I know Sveum’s name bopped around but I thought that was ownership. Valentine’s hiring (even at the time of hire) was a disaster. He was probably the worst candidate out there.
Funny thing is, when Farrell won the championship, Bobby V stated that, given the same roster, he (Bobby) would have also won it all. Highly doubt it.
GASox – Larry was the top operations guy from the time Henry bought the team in 2002 until Dombrowski arrived mid-2015. The guy is brilliant, that’s why he won the power struggle with Theo.
4-Time WS Champion
Built Oriole Park
Rebuilt Fenway
Superbowl Champion
Hall of Famer for both the Red Sox and Padres
I agree Ben had more experience than many rookie GM’s, but I assure you the hiring of Valentine had to be approved by Larry and John.
milt – I dug up this ESPN article, it says the same thing … Ben wanted Sveum.
espn.com.au/boston/mlb/story/_/id/7295956/source-b…
The Red Sox arranged for one of those candidates, Dale Sveum, to fly to Milwaukee two weeks ago to meet with members of the team’s ownership group who were in town for the major league owners’ meetings, and appeared to be Cherington’s No. 1 choice for the job. But Sveum was not offered the job after meeting with the owners,
The – Batting Reynolds 2nd is a stupid analytics thing that all the mindless sheep front offices have started recently. The value of the few additional AB’s vs the missed RBI opportunities has been disproven time and time again going back to the Godfather of analytics Bill James.
Personally as a Sox fan I’m glad Judge was batting leadoff or 2nd during much of last season, let the Yanks keep wasting all that power.
Analytics is the ruination of sports
Fever- I basically agree with you.
Unfortunately with the Pirates it did not matter much last year as no one got on base.
Each batting order place gets 11% more times up than the previous one.
And with the advent of the DH and the elimination of the pitcher batting there is more of a chance of having hitters on base for the #1 and #2 hitters coming up the second and subsequent times.
But it boggles my mind to have a hitter like Judge hit #1 or even #2 on a team like the Yankees
I agree Shelton has to go. I’m a fan of cherrington, so far, but to speak glowingly of Shelton is as funny as watching a three stooges shirt film
I resemble that remark, and want my shirt back…
No offense curly lol
Nyuk.Nyuk.
I think that Cherington has done a relatively good job as GM in selecting talented young players and progressing them through the system but the lack of fundamentals and coaching thereof is distressing.
I think that Shelton relates well to the players but the lack of rigorousness in coaching and managing and his constant changes lead me to believe that the Pirates will not not progress to a 76 win mark this year and unfortunately his lack of experience will begin to show and hold them back from progressing from near that point.
Chaim bloom either has dirt on someone in the sox brass, or, provides “special services” outside a normal pbo.
One can only hope he’s gone this year. NESN has a new competitor, ABC – the Anyone But Chaim network. Rumor has it subscriptions are 4x what Henry brings in from all his media outlets combined.
2020 being what it was should extend most another season. In Bloom’s case, the only long term signings have been Story and now Yoshida. The team needs to evaluate his drafting which is why I say 2024 is the ultimate heat especially since they got close in 21.
21 was a fluke and a hangover of the 2016-2019 core. The key contributors were either traded away or not re-signed by bloom in turn. Had he meant to build off those guys he would’ve supplemented, extended, and returned them as the contracts expired, not to a man essentially run them out. Count who left vs who was extended/re-signed.
I don’t give bloom a pass on ’20 because 29 other teams played, signed FAs, etc and moved forward with less than he had. This is his 4th offseason, that’s plenty of time to bear some fruit and show a trajectory. It’s not like he only began working with a bunch of 18 yr old draftees in 2020.
He’s made poor trades, wasted control, mismanaged rule 5, blown QO compensation, torn down a solid core, and, swung and missed on more reclamation attempts and prospect/contract swaps than I care to count while spending TONS on money on ‘his guys’ with little to show.
GASoxFan = Completely agree. No pass on 2020 since he dealt Mookie too early to get proper value for him and in hindsight we now know the Red Sox would have been under the cap in 2020 without the Mookie deal. So to be fair, all we can do is criticize the bad timing by Bloom and the bad luck for Red Sox fans that COVID didn’t hit a month earlier.
2021 was the 2018 team showing the owners what a huge mistake they made busting up a championship team. Any team winning that many games with Cora as manager is to be applauded. That’s a lot of obstacles to over come!! (bad line-ups, bad pitching substitutions, bad decision making).
Bloom has nothing left to prove. He’s bad and that has been conclusively proven. Time to move on before he ruins anything else.
Dombrowski got fired after 3 Division Titles and a Ring and one injury/Cora plagued season. 104 games over .500. Bloom got an extension for a fourth season after finishing 4 games over .500 and finishing last in the division.
There is no reasonable way to rationalize Bloom’s performance. Even evaluating it through a prism, all of it looks bad.
GASox – I know some people here viewed 2021 as a “fluke”, but it was in fact basically the same core of 2019 defending champion stars. Those people just assumed 2020 was real, but it clearly was an aberration. Covid protocol turned JD into a terrible hitter, Devers was hurt all season, Sale & ERod were out all season, etc.
The stars Bloom inherited carried the 2021 team, along with one good acquisition in Schwarber.
Pulled – Awesome analogy of the 2021 season! That’s what I’ve been saying all along, the 5 All-Stars that year had been major contributors to the 2018 championship team.
Where did you read Bloom got an extension? Terms of his contract were never released, and the team never finished 4 games over .500 with Bloom in charge.
No one was giving more in 60 game non-season. He was hampered by ownership wanting to shed salary. Between Mookie and Price, close to $40m was removed from the books. Ownership thought 21 bought goodwill from the fans but last year and this off-season means the team better start off hot because if not, ratings and actual attendance will suffer big-time.
Renfroe too.
Bloom doesn’t seem to know where he is. The Red Sox don’t lose a young Allstar like Bogaerts because of money. I kind of understood Mookie but to lose Xander in his prime over money to San Diego of all places is baffling. Remember when the Red Sox used to buy the Padres stars? I lost the last bit of confidence in Bloom when he traded Renfroe for JBJ. His reason was he didn’t think Renfroe’s breakout would continue so he didn’t want to pay him $8.5m. So, instead he traded him for the worst player in baseball so he could pay him $17.5m. He got a couple of lottery tickets too but wow. Bloom must have owed Stearns a favor or something because that was a gift. I never thought I would ever see an exec as bad as Dave Stewart was in Arizona. Henry needs to get Theo on the phone quick because just like in Tampa Bloom needs someone to babysit him. Theo could work part time. Bloom could bounce his ideas off him and go with whatever Epstein doesn’t laugh at.
I finally figured out the whole Padres thing… DD traded a bunch of garbage that didn’t pan out for Kimbrel and Pomeranz. But the unspoken part of the deal was that once DD was out of Boston, SD would be allowed to eat our lunch and take us to the cleaners.
Considering one of the main reasons Bloom overanalyzes situations and takes so long to make a decision is that he wants to get everyone’s input, the Theo babysitting idea isn’t half bad and worth asking if he’d do it for a minor ownership stake.
Coff – No thank you on Theo, but I absolutely agree the young and inexperienced Bloom needs to be surrounded by experienced front office veterans just like Theo was.
GASox – The Pomeranz trade still irks the heck out of me. Espinoza had quite a bit of trade value at the time, the Sox should have been compensated after Preller was found guilty of hiding Drew’s medical information. I believe the Sox had the option to reverse the trade, never understood why they chose not to do so.
Fever – I honestly think it comes down to dombrowski being old school and how he runs his ops departments. He’s always been a straight shooter, gets to the point, and charges forward without dithering.
If he wants a FA, he goes right after him, aside from opportunities for fringe pieces and for minor league depth/st invites.
I think half came from him not being a guy to go back on his word, and, the other half is he made a commitment to a player to bring them in and he has a sense of fair play and bit of loyalty to what he tells and promises his guys.
Doesn’t strike me as the type to reverse a trade and say nope, don’t want you anymore after promises and statements he mightve made when bringing the guy on board.
That’s my guess anyways. And although aside from having to give good value for sale because of the talent and contract, I think he kind of had his gut tell him what he valued Espinosa at and didn’t want him back and to send other guys out. Once DD gives you away, he doesn’t want that awkward dynamic of bringing back a guy who then feels u wanted since he was given up and possibly messing with the chemistry.
Or. At least, that’s what I always felt. No sources to cite on that other than watching the man work.
Bloom is a Yankee spy
If Mo doesn’t return, please let it be Flores over Girsch replacing him. One has overseen amazing draft classes, the other has, from what I’ve seen from local reporters, done some complementary work for dinosaur Mozeliak.
The right move is for DeWitt to hand the team off to his son who I’d hope has a tad more ambition, and to bring in Click or another new age mind to replace Mo, and promote Flores to the number two spot.
Flores is really good at drafting. Mozeliak almost didn’t seem himself introducing Contreras? Girsch seems like a puppet? Not much is known about him or what he does on my behalf?
I wouldn’t mind seeing Jeff luhnow hired on
I’m just curious, as a Braves fan, but what do the majority of actual Cardinals fans feel about Mozeliak and the job he’s done in St. Louis..??
I’m not talking about the majority of the fanbase, but the fans that are actually really dialed in and know what all he really has or hasn’t done for the franchise.
Not trying to put down Cardinal fans or anything, I also think the majority of Braves fans are out of touch and just casual fans. Most fan bases are that way honestly, you have your casual fans, that mainly only show up for a good time or casually watch some games here and there, and then you have the real fans that pay attention to the teams MiL system, its drafts, international signings, all transactions, etc..
Alot of my fellow Braves fans are some of the worst fairweather fans..Constantly critical, even though they don’t have a clue what they’re talking about, think the Braves should win the title every year now, and/or they only follow the team closely when they’re winning…
Anyways, that’s all besides the point..lol
Mozeliak will be back. Young ain’t going anywhere and Zaidi looks finished…He’s entering year 5 and has only fielded a team with a winning record over .500 one time. And the roster he’s built for 2023 looks terrible.
champy – I thought Kapler was the greatest manager in baseball history?
Ya know, when he’s not busy protesting the anthem and flag.
#Fever Pitch Guy – I’m not a fan of Kapler trying to play politician either. I think it chases free agents away and doesn’t help the team at all, certainly doesn’t help them win. But I’m realistic and I don’t get emotional about it, or allow my emotions to take over, to where I’m spouting misinformation on the internet. Facts are, Kapler has never protested the anthem or the flag. And that this a sports forum, not a political forum. Just like Kapler, my feeling is baseball is not the place to express hurt feelings over politkcs. But I guess you and Kapler apparently have that in common and have the right to say whatever you like, so there is that I suppose.
Fire – I agree with you about free agents. I disagree with you on whether or not it was considered a protest. And I’d like to point out the actions of a MLB manager in a MLB ballpark is most definitely relevant to a baseball website.
I wrote just one sentence about it, and it was the first time I’ve written about it in several months.
I wish you a Happy New Year and an enjoyable 2023 season.
Fever – I’m glad we find common ground and agree on some things. What I was saying is that the flag itself or the anthem itself, aren’t what he was protesting in particular.
Thank you for the New Year wishes, I wish you a happy New Year and a blessed 2023.
27chumpy you forgot to include that the Giants haven’t had a losing season, in literally years, but they’ve had the best record in baseball, since their last losing season… Before backsliding
“Since the White Sox don’t publicize executive contracts, not much is known about Williams or Hahn’s status, other than that their last extensions came during the 2017 season.”
Jerry Reinsdorf = Charles Comiskey
FULL STOP
… and it’ll never change until Jerry is no longer the owner.
Please extend Farhan for another 5 years.
Sincerely every dodgers fan
Casual take. If I’m the Dodgers, I’m counting the days until they part ways and have anybody else take over. The new guy in charge will run that organization to the ground and that would really be something beautiful to watch. At least Farhan has kept them competitive
Competitive? He’s only fielded 1 team in the last 4 years that finished with a winning record. That is not competitive
2019 was his first year. What do you realistically expect in someone’s first year with such a flawed roster, aside from building the farm? This isn’t basketball. These things take time.
You can’t really use 2020 in your argument because obviously, there’s not a big enough sample size. But if you were to, they were a game or 2 away from entering the tournament, if I remember correctly.
We all know what happened in 2021. Now, while I believe they overperformed massively that year, there were still winning elements. Aside from maximizing matchups, they maximized guys’ potentials in both the pitching and hitting front. Farhan and his player development and coaching staff got career years out of an aging core in Belt, Crawford, Posey, hell even guys like Darin Ruf based on a revamped hitting approach focused around plate discipline and launching only pitches that they could do damage with.
They took an underperforming prospect in Logan Webb and made him into one of the filithiest pitchers in all of baseball. They took Kevin freaking Gausman and turned him into a Cy Young contender and $110 million man. And don’t forget that they fought us tooth and nails in that Division Series (not to mention the regular season) and that pitching staff held the highest scoring team in the National League to a laughable 18 runs across 5 games.
And what happens in 2022? Their hitters came down to Earth (and some might argue, regressed even worse than expected), but their pitching never really faltered. They picked up Carlos Rodón on an incredibly team-friendly deal, a flamethrower who was inexplicably let go by those dolts Jerry Reinsdorf and Rick Hahn without a qualifying offer (someone who I really wanted the Dodgers to sign, btw, prior to 2022). And all he did was pitch like an All-Star, an ace, and a Cy Young contender, even though he was seriously underrated in that voting. And oh yeah, he just paid as well.
Their defense was bad, yes. And they should do everything to improve themselves up the middle, but the offseason isn’t ever. I believe they made some nice moves to improve that offense by resigning Pederson and taking a risk on Conforto, who hasn’t seen live pitching in over a year, but at his best, is a premium on-base and power guy. Maybe Mitch Haniger works out, though that’s actually my least favorite for them this season. They signed Manaea for pitching depth as well as Ross Stripling, who is IMO the most underrated pitcher in all of baseball. Back with Farhan with all that knowledge he’s accumulated from sheer experience, I’ll go as far as to say that Ross Stripling will pitch like an All-Star next season. Now, will he actually be in the game? Who knows? That whole process is so corrupt that Rodón wasn’t even voted in by his peers on the first try and guys like Urías and Nola were left off the squad.
And while some ppl can moan and complain how Farhan doesn’t do anything to keep his players, the reason they can do that is because of the sheer confidence they have in repeating the process year after year and producing tangible results (particularly with pitchers). That’s exactly the Dodger Way! That’s what Friedman has done so well since he came to L.A.
Contrary to popular belief, the Dodgers don’t spend stupidly and massively on free agents unless it’s the rare transcendent HOF player (Betts, Freeman). I laugh whenever these pundits and sites like these link the Dodgers to a Trea Turner, a Dansby Swanson, an Aaron Judge and think they’ll sign them to a stupid $400 Million/20 year contract hahaha! And when the Dodgers do want a player for the present, they make risk-averse offers to Bryce Harper (4 years at $45M AAV) and sign an AJ Pollock for 4-5 years or a Trevor Bauer for 3 years (you think the Bauer contract is a disaster? Imagine if they signed him to 5-6 years like the Rangers or Yankees have done, or worse, the 7 years like the Nationals did with Strasburg lmao). And guess what? They’ll give you opt-outs and will never offer no-trade clauses, future-proofing themselves (see AJ Pollock). Fans of other teams always b*tch how their old, massively overpaid players are holding their team back and yet, when a team like the Dodgers or Giants protect themselves from these exact scenarios, fans b*tch about how they’re supposedly “cheap.” Make that make sense!
I went off on a tangent here but that’s because as I presently see it, the Giants under Farhan Zaidi are the new Dodgers. Anyone who pays even a modicum of attention would realize that. If I were a Giants fan, I’d have the upmost confidence in this group WAY more than the previous regime. If I’m a Dodger fan, which I am, I’d be more worried about them than the peaking Padres.
And let’s not forget it took until the final weekend of the season to eliminate the Giants from playoff contention, for those who don’t think they’re “competitive.”
Plus they tried to solve their offense and defense with Correa up the middle. If you thought Farhan and co should just cave in to his and Boras’s demands (when it’s clear that Boras is lying. NEWS FLASH: it’s what he does! It’s why he’s so successful!!!), then you just want to see your team fail at all costs and I can’t help you on that front
The last regime won 3 world series. Farhan didn’t build the dodgers, wasn’t the top man, that’s Friedman
The last regime got complacent and unwilling to adapt to a quickly-changing game.
Neither did Friedman. A lot of Friedman’s holdovers were from the Ned Colletti days. One man does not “build” anything. Farhan and Friedman worked hand in hand. Anyone who pays attention would realize this. I’m not going to pretend to sit here and pretend to know everything that goes on within the Dodgers’ front office, but I do know that Max Muncy, for example, was 100% Farhan Zaidi. But thank you for picking and choosing what befits your argument! Here’s a thought. You don’t like the direction of your club? Stop watching and giving them money.
you must not watch their games
they’re not competitive in that division at all
even in 2021 everyone knew their pitching wouldn’t win a chip
nice way to sugar coat it but there’s a reason giants fans are freaking out, they’re trending down not up
Not freaking out here or judging the offseason. Maybe we could play the games in 2023 first so we don’t have to eat words later ? Just a thought.
Farhan is an outstanding GM in my opinion. While waiting out the Giants bad contracts, long in the tooth roster and horrendous minor league system, he figured out a way through some type of sorcery to maintain a competitive team.
His inability land the big name free agents do not appear to be his fault. According to my sources (an mlb agent), the Giants had no real chance to land Judge because he used them only for leverage against the Yankees. As for Correa, it would appear there’s to more to this story than meets the eye and the giants will likely eventually thank him for questioning his health. Furthermore, apparently Swanson wanted to play in Chicago for his grandfather’s favorite team and in the same city where his wife plays soccer. Given these issues, he’s done a decent job acquiring talent to help them rebuild a bit.
As a 50+ year Dodgers fan I’m hoping against hope the Giants willis show him the door and send him packing. If so, hopefully he’ll end up in the American League.
Farhan is way too risk averse. It bothers me that they couldn’t land any of the big name free agent position players, but what reallpisses me off is that they basically didn’t try to bring back Rodon or Gaussman. Every Giants fan expects the same thing will happen if Conforto, Manea, or Stripling have good years. Not to mention that in 5 years he hasn’t drafted anyone who has contributed at the MLB level. We are all sick of the dumpster diving and the endless platoons. Kapler needs to go as well. Arrogant POS.
#tedtheodorlogan – I’m not even confident about them completing the Conforto signing
Hasn’t Zaidi been in there for only 3 real drafts and the 2020 dumpster fire?
#FF Conforto passed his physical so stop trying to stir up falsehoods
#leftcoaster – first off, Farhan isn’t the GM, so there’s that. Pete Putila is the Giants GM. Farhan is the POBO. And certainly the fact that he hired a manager who chases away prospective free agents, because he thinks his job as a baseball manager is to loudly announce his political opinions about everything, is his fault. If Kapler instead just focused on his job while he’s on the clock, I think it would help a lot.
giacgara: thank you so much for your level headed response. A welcome oasis in the endless rants from #FF
@agnes gooch just think if it had been accurate
@giacgara that’s not at all why I think that, but thanks for judging me entirely as a human being, because of a snap assumption on a comment. I said the actual reasons why, but my reply is currently ‘awaiting moderation’, something I’ve never seen here. But no, it has nothing to do with that one time. More like Kapler’s repeatedly being loudly vocal about anything political, in general. I don’t care about his political opinions. They’re irrelevant to the team winning. Unless he makes them an obstacle to it, which I feel he’s done. I feel like if he focused his energy on his job more, he might do a better job. If that offends you, that’s not my fault or problem
His and your opinions don’t offend me. You seem to think that his political opinions are numerous and affect the team. I haven’t seen numerous political statements by him and you and I both don’t how it affects the team. It clearly affects you. I strongly doubt that if you had agreed with those statements, you’d be so vocal about it. Again, the facts don’t bear your statement out: The Giants have signed five free agents this offseason and it would be six if Correa’s physical came out differently. Your assertion that the Giants can’t sign free agents because of Kapler’s opinions isn’t rooted in fact. If you’re offended because I called you out based on facts, so be it.
Dodgers fans don’t care. They would prefer the competition
“The hope is that new manager Pedro Grifol can succeed where Tony La Russa didn’t”
Actually, the hope is that Grif can stay awake for all 9 innings.
LA Russa should have just stayed retired and enjoyed his scotch…..
I fully expect a few easy calls: Baker will be there until he decides he’s done; Mozeliak, Counsell, & Baldelli will be back; Bud Black will be back.
Rizzo & Nevin will be there until their respective teams are sold.
The ones that are truly in thin ice, imo: Zaidi, Bloom, Ng, & Nevin (if a sale doesn’t go thru for some reason).
“there hasn’t been any sense that Williams or Hahn might be on the hot seat, though that could possibly change if a White Sox team built to win now stumbles again.”
Built to win?
More like hoping the team is “built to win”.
– Big hole at 2B
– RF is still iffy
– After Cease the starting rotation is just okay
– Bullpen is really good – not sure why they’re shopping Liam
– The Studs are always hurt and can’t stay on the field
– Clubhouse seemingly is bereft of player leadership … I mean, c’mon, if they only get motivated because Josh Donaldson calls Tim Anderson “Jackie”, then what are we, ten years old?
In the immortal words of Rac Slider, “we’ll see”.
Again, another season of ‘hopes’ and ‘what ifs’ for the White Sox. The problem is that KW got lucky once during the offseason before 05 and now JR thinks every season has to be putting it all on ‘red’ and hoping it hits.
Happy 2023, MLBTR Board! Wishing you all the best this year.
Mark P, best New Year’s wishes to you & the MLBTR crew too.
Best of ’23 to you and yours, Clip! Aloha
Poor bud black dude. What’s worse, coaching in a rebuild team or a team who operates like the Rockies
I’m afraid it’ll take a really bad..I mean pulling burnes and Woodruff after 2 innings every start bad..year for MKE to bounce Counsell. He’s a hometown guy and Mark A loves him. And if a GM change happens, that will probably hinge on Counsell staying in the dugout too.
Bloom will get more time.. 2020 doesn’t count, with Cora’s disgrace and other disruptions. 2021 was a terrific season. In 2022 everything that could go wrong did; it was just bad luck across the board. The team had play-off talent, but only was relatively healthy in one month after a slow April, and in that month looked very good.
I won’t repost what i did above about many reasons why that’s wrong. I point you there.
But I also ask, how many 2021 and 2022 contributors you cite were driven out of town by bloom and are now gone? Make a list of departed starters, I’ll wait
Jack – I said this many times during the season, the Red Sox didn’t experience more key injuries than the Rays or Yanks or even the Jays.
The only key position player injury was Hernandez, that’s it. Story had a .737 OPS so not a key loss there, it’s not like they lost Devers or Xander for an extended period of time.
As for the starting rotation, did anybody on this planet expect Sale & Paxton & Hill to stay healthy all season?
Wacha pitched his most innings since 2017!
I would give Farhan another 3 years. It’s too early to pull the plug. Or at least another two, After this season. I don’t know if he would settle for that. The focus for the Giants is to make the playoffs and then anything can happen. And having the right pieces in place to give the best shot. Considering how awful they were last year, 81-81 was a very high achievement. Albeit a Crazy disappointment considering the 107 they came off of. Another very High Achievement. So it’s hard to gauge what the Giants have but, with the success in the pitching side undeniable. The front office is absolutely doing something right. And really getting the Most out of fringe players is totally honorable.
I hope the farm can begin to start churning out. That’s where the culture of winning teams is born. When the young guys come up together, and win together. Players around the league see that and want to be a part of it.
This will be a big next few seasons for Farhan on that front. If the guys down there can mature into semi big time bats and arms. I look forward to watching. Because they, like I said, they have done very well considering the who’s who of revolving roster moves. And I think Kapler has learned enough now leasing to either be the guy or move on from him too.
Give me chance. A few more seasons after this I say. Then with the best case scenario, the Giants and Giant. – Hey, That’s a New Slogan !!! Happy New Year !!!
When the Giants best hitting coach left after the ’21 season it really showed on the field, in ’22. You’d think they’d try to replace him… Smh
Zaidi hasn’t done enough to deserve a contract extension. Continually acquires 2nd / 3rd tier players. Can’t seal deal on significant impact players.
Stripling, Manaea, and Conforto all have opt outs after 2023. Joc “Baby Panda” playing on QO. Rogers only FA to receive 3-year deal. Crawford playing last year of his extension. Lets Rodon sign elsewhere. Sabol, Diaz and Watley acquired but no idea whether they will be around in 2023.
Giants (Zaidi) will be scrambling once again to rebuild the roster. Next off season’s FA has only one star power player; Ohtani. Zaidi will never be able to compete against Dodgers, Mets, Padres, Yankees for Ohtani.
Time for Giants to move on from Zaidi and Kapler before another repeat of the 2022 disastrous offseason.
As a Giants fan I agree and a lot more can be said. A LOT
As bad as you think things are, it could be worse. You could be a Boston fan stuck with Bloom.
“Stripling, Manaea, and Conforto all have opt outs after 2023. Joc “Baby Panda” playing on QO. Rogers only FA to receive 3-year deal.”
Redwolves3;
Excellent! I hadn’t realized that. Everything being done there has been a band-aid for years now.
Zaidi was tasked with building a farm system to replace the players from the Giants championship run that were allowed to play out their careers in SF. A classy move by the owners and maybe Zaidi (don’t know, I wasn’t in the meetings).
Matos, Luciano, and Harrison should be brought up sometime in 2023. At that time fans will be able to get a feel for the Giants future. Based on what happened in Philadelphia and then with the Giants, it seems best to keep those players as far way from Gabe Kapler as possible. Just have the coaches work with them.
As a lifelong Giants fan, how can I best express my feelings about our POBO?
#FF: you have expressed your feelings about Farhan on every freaking thread every single day. I can’t wait until he shuts you up! I am personally so sick of seeing your posts with the same tired drivel.
LONG LIVE EMPEROR ZAIDI! I love him!
#agnes gooch I’m glad my comments are visible, thank you. That’s the idea. 🙂 On another thread today I saw where you praised someone for tearing into me, with character assassination, based on inaccurate assumptions. That’s cute. 🙂 I’m actually not on every thread, or even on here every day. Nice try though. 🙂 Personally I don’t care if you like my comments or not, that’s not my problem. I’m expressing my freedom of speech and saying what I believe is best for the team I’ve loved my whole life, over 40+ years. If you don’t like reading my posts, then don’t. It’s that simple. Trying to insult me, over your own feelings, says a lot more about you, than it does about me.
You can love Zaidi all you want. That’s your right. You can even marry him, if he’s also willing. Good luck. Happy New Year, have a nice day and year.
#FF: expressing your freedom of speech huh? Sounds like someone else I know.
I’m not trying to insult you, I’m only saying chill out. Post a couple of times but not the same drivel 20 or 30 times on every thread. We all see it the first time. Saying it 30 more times doesn’t make if any more correct.
If you cared, which obviously you don’t, you would know that Farhan is married with a child. I love him for what he has done for the Giants not because I want to be with him. That’s so puerile of you to suggest that.
Have some compassion and understanding about others instead of shouting nonstop.
Happy new year, spread love not hate.
Phil Nevin was hired by the Angels specifically to replace Maddon, who the GM didn’t like from the beginning of his tenure. Maddon, a successful manager, was fired because he wasn’t a “yes man” to the “organizatoin”.
Life is an expiring contract boys and girls. Get off the devices and get outside. Pay attention to the people around you. And Happy New Year!
Dangerous foggy morning here with a fine mist falling everywhere… but once it lifts, you bet!
Oh dear, we had the fog yesterday. Hope it does lift and the sun comes out for y’all.
Players in MLB move around so much it’s next to impossible to keep up with. Many coaches as well. This is primarily due to the Baseball Ops people making multiple transactions each week during the season due to injuries and upcoming player match-ups, as well as many players approaching free agency and using that to force trades.
Organizations that win are on the same page else there’s chaos.
The only consistency in the sport is with the managers and the upper level of the FO’s.
I keep writing this because it escapes fans as it’s not reported anywhere…..
There are 26 players on MLB rosters at any one time. 13 position players and 13 pitchers. During the course of a season all teams go through over 30 pitchers and 22 position players on their ML roster. This is bizarre.
The commoditization of ball players for their use as temp employees rivals the attention span of, oh a squirrel, the modern human.
It is probably in the interest of Counsell not to accept an extension even if offered. He would be a rather sought after “free agent”.
The one constant in baseball: Fans love to complain about their PoBO/GMs and managers, even when they win.
January means one thing to me. Pitchers and catchers report next month.
Happy New Year all.
Lord – That’s a great perspective, Happy New Year to you as well.
As I’ve said many many times, in Miami, the team has to show something positive this season or this will be Kim Ng’s last year in Miami. And there won’t be too many Marlins fans like myself that will be sad about it. She was a nice story and great step for the bigger picture of equality in MLB, but she hasn’t done her job well at all…and has done very little since last offseason…failing at both the 2022 trade deadline and Winter Meetings.
Spring Training is now several weeks away for players to start reporting. It’s put up or spruce up that resume for Ng…period.
“There won’t be too many Marlins fans like myself that will be sad about it”
There aren’t too many Marlins fans…period!
Sorry, easy shot to take.
The Marlins probably weren’t goiNg anywhere, even without her at the helm.
No mention of the David Stearns to Mets as executive VP over Eppler’s GM? Are those rumors dead?
Dear future Angels owner, first move next season, hire Freeman away from the Dodgers please.
Farhan is not going anywhere
It’s time for John Mozeliak to retire. Old conservative philosophies just isn’t the way to win a National League Championship anymore.
the top teams in the National League continues to upgrade their teams in areas of weakness. Plus, as the perintial NL Contenders, when it’s obvious they are making the playoffs, they fortify their existing team to bolster their chances even better to make it to the World Series.
As the years have worn on with John Mozeliak as the president of baseball operations—— the philosophy of no upgrades unless they come from the Cardinals own minor leagues, is not going to happen. Nor will it ever happen again if Mozeliak is resigned by the Cards. Mozeliak is famous for neglecting upgrading the Cardinals teams at trading deadlines and in the off season to build a World Series Contender!
With the 2023 season approaching——- he is totally standing pat on his 2022 line up.
For one thing——- this isn’t Fair to Goldschmidt, Arenaldo, Wainwright, Edmon, & Contreras!! They have been lied to By the Cardinals.
Re Dusty Baker, it’s really a mutual understanding that Baker has with Crane. At the end of the World Series, Crane asked Baker how long of a contract he wanted, and the answer was 1 year, which was the same answer as the prior year. So they are working on a year to year basis. I think as long as Dusty has fun, and Crane sees the team responding to Dusty they will keep going. The team loves Dusty.
I wonder If Jed & David R will make next year’s list. 2024
I thought you were unfair to the Rockies. Until they reach ten losing seasons, will they consider making any changes.
I don’t see many changes in those executives coming but i wouldn’t be surprised if Farhan isn’t on the hot seat a little bit after the way this off-season has played out so far.
As for the Mangers; Nevin is a lame duck and barring something like the Angels winning the World Series will probably be replaced by the new owner. Counsell is probably on the heat seat as the Brewers seemed to implode last season allowing the Phiilies to over take the final Wild Card spot on their way to the NL pennant. Baker can probably come back as long as he wants to in Houston. Bell and Baldelli are possibly out after next season. Dave Martinez probably leaves Washington next winter as well
Fire them all
Extend Zaidi now! He’s a thoughtful, compassionate, capable, intelligent leader! I dare anyone to listen to one of his interviews and find you dislike him, because you will not.
The farm was barren when he was hired and the big league club full of dead contracts, the Giants were horrific in 2017 and 2018 before him. He has quietly rebuilt the farm while handling the legacy 3 championships in 5 years players respectfully. He could have torn the team down but he has tried to stay competitive the whole time. Not every decision has been perfect but I’m a happy fan. He navigated the pandemic and the lockout deftly and it was terrible timing for his draft picks who were just starting to develop. So far we’ve only seen the last couple Evans picks make it up but I’m hoping this year we see a few of Zaidi’s picks arrive: Harrison, Schmitt, Vaun Brown.
For the Farhan doomers on here, I say get outside and get some fresh air, life is beautiful, open your eyes and your heart instead of being so sour.
Farhan and Kapler disrespecting the best SS in franchise history, Brandon Crawford, just by itself, is enough for us Giants fans to not want them affiliated with our team. Kapler thinking the most important part of his job is to be loudly political doesn’t help the team to win, in any way and probably contributes to flailing Farhan not being able to secure one single big name free agent. I’m not referring to just one time protesting, I’m talking about vocal proclamations he makes publicly about things that have nothing to do with baseball, like m@$$ $hooting$, Ukraine, ect, ect. It’s free agent repellent and distractions to a clubhouse. But that’s how Farhan wants the team ran.
Not me. I want the team ran like a winning team, that’s focused on baseball.
#FF—Blah blah blah, is this your 75th post today with the same falsehoods?
And it’s etc. An abbreviation for Et cetera. Not “ect” as you like to use. LOL!
Farhan and Kapler disrespecting the best SS in franchise history, Brandon Crawford, just by itself, is enough for us Giants fans to not want them affiliated with our team. Kapler thinking the most important part of his job is to be loudly political doesn’t help the team to win, in any way and probably contributes to flailing, failing Farhan not being able to secure one single big name free agent. It’s free agent repellent. But that’s how Farhan wants the team ran.
Not me. I want the team ran like a winning team, that’s focused on baseball.
#FF—I can’t wait till they give Zaidi a 10 year extension so you either disappear or change your handle. Love you too FF!
I hope the Cardinals move on from Mo and Girsch!! It’s time for them to be gone!!