cutuphalfdead wrote:We also hired Dipoto as a front office consultant and that's one of the biggest analytics guys in the game.
Was DiPoto brought in before they knew they were getting DD? I could see him walking the plank with Cherington if not.
Either way, they hired him less than a week ago so it shows they're not completely giving up on data.
Well I was thinking if Cherington was the one who brought him in, which it kind of sounded like at the time, things have changed dramtically since he was hired.
Edit: At the time it sounded like DiPoto was just going to do some consulting here until he found another job.
cutuphalfdead wrote:We also hired Dipoto as a front office consultant and that's one of the biggest analytics guys in the game.
Was DiPoto brought in before they knew they were getting DD? I could see him walking the plank with Cherington if not.
Either way, they hired him less than a week ago so it shows they're not completely giving up on data.
Well I was thinking if Cherington was the one who brought him in, which it kind of sounded like at the time, things have changed dramtically since he was hired.
The reason I'm so happy that they made this move, is not so much because it's Dombrowski(although I'm happy with that,) it's that it's not someone from the Theo tree.
In Wren's defense the Braves did draft ok when he was there. As long as DD has final say. Don't let Wren have free will to decide to lock up guys or sign free agents or make trades or draft his children.
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MattA75 wrote:My dream is to never see Pedroia in a Red Sox uniform again...7 games over .500 without him, 17 games under with him this year
Those kinds of stats usually mean literally nothing about the player in question, though.
Do you guys think the Sox will build for the future around the young core and current prospects or keep trying this "retool" thing they've been doing for a while now?
Honestly, I have no idea. I don't know what to expect this offseason with Dombrowski. I knew how Theo, and then Chenington, operated, but DD is a wild card.
I don't think they are that far away from being a good team, so my guess is they add Price or Cueto, try to move either Panda or Hanley and go for it.
