Yanks Fire Pentland and Tuck
Pentland was one half of their hitting coach team, and it looks like Alan Cockrell is safe. I don't know if this represents a fair accounting of who did what, but let's hope the guy who helped Didi is the one they kept, and we know, neither of these guys abused Betances and Shreve.
The Yanks also fired Gary Tuck, who is nominally the bullpen coach, but really a legendary catching instructor. Even with Pena and Girardi likely still around, they are going to need to replace Tuck with someone really good, since guys like Murphy, Sanchez and Torrens are already there or on the way. I'm hoping Tuck was just sick of the grind and might be willing to take a job in the organization. This one reminds me of when the Giants fired Pope.
And Tuck still wasn't responsible for the pitching abuse or for McCann hitting .199 from August first on. Odd moves. And sickeningly it seems even more like Girardi is safe.
posted by Kalel9 @ 3:25 PM
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This is is largely noise that has less than zero effect on what should be hard choices to change course from s failed direction of over relying on declining veterans.
Coaches are often about what a manager prefers, and I don't know if this is an example of deferring to Girardi or sticking a middle finger on his eye.
If Harkey is rehired that is a very bad sign because it would be an indication that Cashman is up Girardi's ass.
Let's hope that isn't true.
Cashman and Girardi are joined at the hip it appears.
Harkey is one of Girardi's best friends. I think, this whole time, Giradi has more power than any of us believed. And I say this because we even drafted Dante Bichette Jr a few years ago, now, and that's his godson.
OTOH, Cashman has been there for 18 years, makes $3m a year, and is regularly praised by the suits.
So he can't reasonably claim that he is trapped in a bad situation.
For better or worse, it is fair to think that he is on board with, if not the driving fierce behind, every move.
There is a way out, as Ben and I talked about this morning.
Do they pay attention to the reality of the Mets' success, or do they join hands throwing magic pixie dust to distract the fans?
We will know soon enough, but no one, least of all the GM, can escape credit or blame for the product.
Whatever the front office dynamics, it would seem the main players are there for the foreseeable future. We just have to hope they can back up their talk about the youth with action, and learn from their mistakes as far as the contracts go.
Even if it was somehow true that Cashman is Branch Rickey but for the burden of a huge payroll and interference from the top, it's pretty clear that he can't outperform his peers under the existing conditions, So why do the suits like the mediocrity of the status quo, and will the reality that the Mets may be the best team in MLB cause them to shed their complacency and install new baseball people at the top?
Alderson took heat for that rebuild but was able to accomplish cheap high upside arms which is what Cashman has said he is aiming for. Like Rich was saying their is youth in the organization but the Ryan's and Drew's need to be swept away so they can claim meaningful roles.
Alderson took heat for that rebuild but was able to accomplish cheap high upside arms which is what Cashman has said he is aiming for. Like Rich was saying their is youth in the organization but the Ryan's and Drew's need to be swept away so they can claim meaningful roles.
Although it's obviously the roster much, much more than the coach, I recalled something I read recently and found this at LoHud:
“Hits are always nice,” Refsnyder said. “I’ve been trying to stick to my approach that A.C. (Alan Cockrell) and I came up with. It’s been successful hits-wise. Yeah, it’s pretty cool. I haven’t been playing a whole lot, so to come in and feel like I’m a part of the two games that we won (on Thursday and Saturday), it’s a pretty cool feeling, to be honest.”
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So maybe Cockrell separated himself, getting promoted would confirm that, but when a declining catcher like McCann credits Tuck for a marked improvement in throwing, that termination is really troubling.
Unless, of course, McCann is being moved, but again, I have to see it.
The main concern for me is not getting into any more ill-advised long-term deals for players over 30. That's why this Grienke stuff is concerning. They should offer him no more than four years with a team option for a fifth, if they do offer him a deal at all.
Jennings has even found a way to work in Zobrist's name in a post about A-Rod. There would be few epically dumb signings given the age and fixed costs of the roster. I may have to reassess my opinion of this person.
Hopefully they're just tossing names around. It is pretty annoying.
Daniel Murphy is another name being tossed.
Pass on him.
Dumb
I'm not sure whether it's sad or amusing that most sportswriters have no understanding about baseball whatsoever. They're like the dumbest callers to sports radio talkshows.
New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka underwent surgery to remove bone spur from right elbow, team says; expected to be ready for spring training - @Yankees
Thank goodness that that was the problem and not something else.
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