I think Ross is too close to the players on this team to be an effective leader. It's a hard transition from peer to boss. You want leadership, go get Joe Girardi. He's a proven winner.
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I think Ross is too close to the players on this team to be an effective leader. It's a hard transition from peer to boss. You want leadership, go get Joe Girardi. He's a proven winner.
Am I the only one who thinks hiring David Ross to manage the Cubs is a bad idea? He has zero managerial experience and his only qualifications are that he was a clubhouse favorite. I'm not sure hiring a guy because he is buddies with the players is a good strategy, in fact, it's a terrible idea.
There are a lot of good baseball guys out there that would be good candidates to be the next manager of the Cubs. Do a comprehensive search and go hire one of those guys.
I think Ross is too close to the players on this team to be an effective leader. It's a hard transition from peer to boss. You want leadership, go get Joe Girardi. He's a proven winner.
Agree too many Prima Donnas on that team some need a boot in the ass.I think Ross is too close to the players on this team to be an effective leader. It's a hard transition from peer to boss. You want leadership, go get Joe Girardi. He's a proven winner.
I do too, I'm not nearly as optimistic on Almora though and I do think the front office has shown some bias toward their own high draft picks. If Almora had been a random guy acquired at the tail end of Hendry's tenure, I think he would have had a different route through the Cubs system.
I'm not interested in experimentation and "could". We have a window here and need to get this right. Some of your guys don't like Girardi, fine, I get that. I think another good candidate, proven winner, is Bruce Bochy. Has a good reputation as being a player's coach too. But I think we might just be trading one coach like that, Maddon, for another, Bochy.
I know most disagree but I’m still very positive on happ and schwarber.
I know most disagree but I’m still very positive on happ and schwarber.
I'm higher on Schwarber now than I've been since after the 2016 World Series. He put up a .280/.366/.631 second half line. That's the guy the front office has been hoping he would become.
Where do you see Happ at defensively? A Zobrist type utility guy? If he can play a legit CF, I would become very high on him all of a sudden.
Jorge Soler would sure look good after that God awful trade.Where do you see Happ at defensively? A Zobrist type utility guy? If he can play a legit CF, I would become very high on him all of a sudden.
Jorge Soler would sure look good after that God awful trade.
Jorge Soler would sure look good after that God awful trade.
Thats why you aren't a GM.Soler had 47 home runs and over 100 rbi how long did Wade Davis last in Chicago?God-awful trade? Soler didn't play 100 total games in the bigs in 2017 & 2018 combined and the Cubs had a very good closer in 2017. If the Cubs don't make that move, there's almost no chance they float his combined sub-.800 OPS for two years waiting for this season.
I make that trade a thousand more times.
You know a part of me would love to see how it would have played out if Fowler doesn't decide to return in 2016 and the Cubs go with a Schwarber/Heyward/Soler OF like they were planning on. They might not have won the 2016 World Series, but maybe they are better off long term.
Thats why you aren't a GM.Soler had 47 home runs and over 100 rbi how long did Wade Davis last in Chicago?
So you'd have been totally fine with him posting 0 combined WAR in 2017-2018, playing less than 100 games total because maybe he'll someday hit potential? And you would rather have had his -0.9 WAR season in 2017 than Davis's 32 saves in 33 chances in a season where the Cubs went to the NLCS? Are you out of your mind?
Wade Davis was traded to give the Cubs a dominant closer for a 2017 run. I'll never regret that. If Soler remains healthy, good for the Royals. The Cubs got what they wanted out of the deal. Soler is a ripped up hamstring or pectoral muscle waiting to happen in my mind, however.Thats why you aren't a GM.Soler had 47 home runs and over 100 rbi how long did Wade Davis last in Chicago?
I see him as a super utility. I hope that does not affect him offensively, but I cannot see him being dominant at one position. He is athletic enough to handle CF, but he needs skill work. I have seen enough of him at 1B to believe he is a credible fill in once a week there, and he is passable at 2B, 3B, and can be above average in LF.Where do you see Happ at defensively? A Zobrist type utility guy? If he can play a legit CF, I would become very high on him all of a sudden.
I heard Theo say today that one candidate he wants to speak with is in the playoffs. I’m trying to think of who that could be.
I think Ross is too close to the players on this team to be an effective leader. It's a hard transition from peer to boss. You want leadership, go get Joe Girardi. He's a proven winner.
Schwarber hit .341 with 6 HRs and 19 RBIs in September. He and Castellanos seemed like they carried the team during that time period.I'm higher on Schwarber now than I've been since after the 2016 World Series. He put up a .280/.366/.631 second half line. That's the guy the front office has been hoping he would become.
Damn, you're a stooge! Girardi would be great hire for the Cubs, but I doubt he wants to work for a GM that likely gets fired after the 2020 season.Please no. Girardi couldn't win a single playoff game his last four years with the Yankees.
Spending the money is not an issue they paid Maddon $25 million.They won't spend the money it would take to hire Girardi.
Damn, you're a stooge! Girardi would be great hire for the Cubs, but I doubt he wants to work for a GM that likely gets fired after the 2020 season.
Cubs won't get anyone better than JG. Cubs will get some guy that's never managed before.
I don’t think girardi has even been interviewed since he was fired. His reputation was badly damaged in ny.
Give me a break you dont have a clue whether or not he has been interviewed.I don’t think girardi has even been interviewed since he was fired. His reputation was badly damaged in ny.
Give me a break you dont have a clue whether or not he has been interviewed.
Schwarber ended the year hitting .250, which is simply incredible. Would have hit 45 dongs if Almora didnt get all those starts
Wasn't Girardi a finalist, or close to it, for the Reds job last year?
On a bit of a different note, I know Jed/Theo had input into the lineups. Jed said so as much on an interview on the Score last week. How common do you think it is for GMs to have that kind of input? Does every GM do it? Half?
Dat der is some funny shit.The fact he managed the Yankees for as long as he did shows how far their fans expectations have dropped. Winning 100 games in the most talent diluted AL of all time is enough to keep them happy at this point.
Managers/ex managers have agents just like the players. JG probably makes good $$$ as an analyst. Why put up with the grief? He's got a ring.Give me a break you dont have a clue whether or not he has been interviewed.