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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
I was just listening to MLB Tonight on sirius. When talking AL East the analysts were asked who will finish first and who is best team. They all said Rays as the best team but interestingly one guy (don't know) said the Jays are his favourite.
He couldn't understand how they were only in 4th - granted while being 10 games over .500.
Their bullpen was decimated with injuries all year! From the beginning with Yates even!! They Jays did their work in the offseason to address but 'everyone has a plan until you get punched in the nose'.
Merryweather looked insanely good - 100mph heater and 75mph change?!? Are you kidding?!!?? Borucki is very underrated by fans imo. The bullpen actually looked great early on.
I know people will say Montoyo lost them games but I don't buy that at all. There are so many things managers have to consider. I remember the Dodgers (2019) and Pedro Baez and the fans hated him and called Roberts an idiot. They wanted both shot into the sun but Baez really took off. I feel Dolis is like him. Chill dudes. You need these arms and you have to get them in rhythm.
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This doesn't make sense: if managers have so many things to consider, then they are, by definition, very important, no? And if they are very important, and are making lots of decisions that affect the team, then their decisions will have a big impact on the outcomes of games.
And from there, we van posit that good decisions will have positive results (over time), while poor decisions will have a negative impact over time.
And IMO, Montoyo's body of work with respect to in-game decision, has been a negative. Great guy who is a great teaching manager, and good for a young team that is learning their way and not trying to be competitive. But he hasn't been able to switch gears along with the team.