Bellhorn04
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But what are the examples of him playing X over Y when Y was clearly the guy that should have been playing? The only concrete example I've seen is playing Kike over Reyes at SS.
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What prospects did DD have left to trade at that point though? Pretty slim pickings I would think.
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I think Bloom was the guy who filled the roster with way too many bad options.
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I think the other options sucking too had a lot to do with it.
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This is getting ridiculous. You really think Cora loved Franchy and Arroyo and was the driving force behind them playing as much as they did?
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I don't see where Cora was presented with a lot of good options in these cases. As Max will tell you, we ended up with a better record when Kike played than without him anyway...
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You can take your pick of things that the brass could have been mad about, unfortunately. The brass won't ever tell us, that's for sure.
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It's really hard to say with Henry anymore. Maybe the reason we didn't spend more than $10 mill on the rotation was that Henry didn't want to spend much on it. And when he saw the results he used Bloom as the scapegoat.
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Maybe Bloom really thought he was getting 5 years to play with.
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But frankly, you didn't need to be Alex Cora to see that we needed a starting pitcher or two. When do we get to the point that Cora can actually talk JH into spending in that area again? I guess we'll find out real soon.
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How's your team doing?
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If Bloom spent right up to the amount he was allowed to spend for 2023, I think half the blame for 2023's failure goes to ownership.
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We've seen some sub-jabronis - whatever they're called.
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It didn't bother the Astros. Like 'em or hate 'em, they come to play.
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Epstein A- DD B+ Ben C+ Bloom C-
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Some people you just can't reach.
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Yes, exactly.
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The days off reminded them how tired they were.
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The Braves just proved that rest days help. Their bats looked a tick slow.
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Well, there isn't any mystery about it. It's not like the new guy is going to be blindsided by the fact that Cora is the manager for 2024.
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What, you think Henry would never fire Cora? Henry would fire anyone.
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Bloom obviously had a much different mission than DD did. There was no way Bloom was trading a bunch of top prospects. It's not what he was hired to do, and I'm sure it's not what he wanted to do.
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Other thread for Bauer please! Here's the link. https://www.talksox.com/forum/threads/20358-Trevor-Bauer-is-Suspended-for-2-Years?p=1569415#post1569415
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I think it was Bloom's. Whatever we think of Bloom, I do think he had some integrity.
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I'm not calling anyone whiners or apologists. Bloom was handed a difficult assignment, no question. But he made some big mistakes and apparently was very indecisive. If he had done better he'd probably still have the job.
