Scholarship table
And Jeremy Jeffres to the Cubs.
Looks like a low-risk signing for the Cubs. He’s not been great outside of Milwaukee. Hopefully that continues.
Could you hire a guy who is more anti-Astros than Dusty? It's almost comical.
Seems like a perfect hire actually. He will be able to handle the media, which will be a complete circus. And he should command immediate respect from the players. Is he into analytics? Probably not. But the Astros need stability. Dusty should give them that, and also, who knows what the Astros front office strategy will be, as their GM and Assistant GM are no longer there.
It is kind of crazy, since Souza still isn't official, I think this is the Cubs first major league free agent signing.
Counterpoint: he's not very good.
For a team with no money to spend that doesn't want to spend money, Jeffress and Souza are good high upside lottery tickets.
He is a 3 time manager of the year, .532 winning % (in 3500 games), and led teams to the playoffs 9 times (at least once with each of the teams he has managed). But I'm sure you're right.
This is correct.The irony is that the reason some people think Dusty isn't good is because his teams haven't had a ton of playoff success.... while failing to recognize that he's been a manager who consistently gets teams to the playoffs.
He's been fortunate to manage good teams and not f*ck them up terribly. Look, if you want Dusty managing your team, go ahead. I'll hire someone with a brain and beat you consistently.
He's been fortunate to manage good teams and not f*ck them up terribly.
He generally gets good teams to the playoffs. Where they fall apart. Then the next guy comes in and does things like lead them to a World Series championship two years later (Nationals) or increase their number of wins (Giants, Cubs)
You guys are White Sox fans, right? If it were possible, would you want Dusty Baker to manage the White Sox this season? Rick Renteria is lifetime 274-373, and has never lost fewer than 89 games in a season. (I would take Renteria over Baker).
No, but not because he's a bad manager. I don't want him anywhere near the White Sox young - and in nearly every case surgically repaired - arms.
Interesting, because all the other real MLB GMs hiring managers have only been able to beat Dusty's teams 47% of the time. Over a pretty significant sample size. I'm sure you'd do better though. You're ever so much smarter.
LOL. "He's a good manager, but not for my team."
I'm glad you like Dusty and think he's wonderful. That tells me all I need to know about your baseball opinions.
Is that what you meant?They lost Kintzler, Strop and Cishek and filled those spots with Jeffress. If I were a Cub fan, that bullpen would be concerning. Even if you are banking on a return to from from Kimbrel.
Houston isn't really a turnaround situation, it's a "crisis management" situation, and I wouldn't be surprised if he does well. Given that they cheated their way to 107 wins last season, I'm guessing that no matter how well he does, his streak of improving upon a team's prior-season record will end.Disclosure: I know and like Dusty Baker.