DT LUNA
Vietnam Veteran
WOW!!!
Thought this might happen
Maybe ormust have lost the clubhouse. that's an overreaction otherwise.
does that say more about Maddon or WoodwardI would take Maddon over Woodward in a heartbeat.
I thought the guy was some kind of genius at Tampa Bay but Tampa Bay does what Tampa Bay does every year even after he left. I realized what an absolute idiot of a manager he was in the world series while managing the Cubs. The Cubs won but his moves with the BP were some of the worst I had ever seen. Even Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman were upset with how they were used in the series.must have lost the clubhouse. that's an overreaction otherwise.
That is true as well.General consensus from Angels fans on Reddit is that their FO/Ownership is the problem, a much bigger one.
I am on the fence about that one. I think Woodward has done more with what he has than Maddon did with the talent he has in California.I would take Maddon over Woodward in a heartbeat.
So far we have heard the Mgr and FO is the problem but no mention of the players.That is true as well.
In this case, both.does that say more about Maddon or Woodward
Good point. Share the responsibilitySo far we have heard the Mgr and FO is the problem but no mention of the players.
That is always the case. Someone has to be the fall guy. I do know in the world series with the Cubs that Chapman pitched 2 2/3 innings in game 5. Then with the Cubs ahead 7-2 he had Chapman another 1 1/3 innings. Chapman was brought back out in the 8th of game 7 and gave up a game tying HR. The guy was gassed. Chapman was so ticked off on how he was used. I remember following this and thinking what an absolute idiot of a manger.So far we have heard the Mgr and FO is the problem but no mention of the players.
Please don’t ever bring back “never ever quit” or big stench.I think if we brought Banister and Odor back now, the Rangers could really be something.
Personally, if I had not been following mock drafts and the write ups about each player last year, I wouldn't have known to want Leiter over about 500 other guys. Because I did read up on guys and looked at the mocks I had an idea about who we should take. The same is true this year.
Do the guys who put those things together know it all? No, of course not. Do they know a lot more than any of us do? You better believe it. Now some of them judge things differently than others, and some develop a bias that is based on giving a lot more weight to certain factors than others.
I do think if you read up on the draft prospects and look at how various publications and individuals have them ranked, you can develop some ideas about how you want the draft to develop for your favorite team. That is especially the case in the early part of the first round. Every source may not agree on how they should be ranked or on how they will be drafted. You can, however, expect that almost all of the top 5 to 8 picks will be from a pool of about 10 to 15 guys that you can come up with from a consensus.
I would imagine Jones, Johnson, Parada, Lee, and Green will be taken in the first 8 to 10 picks. Without the mocks and the accompanying write ups I wouldn't even be able to name one guy that will be taken that high.