I prefer to skim the feedback right here at Redleg Nation. Even once I’m not actively taking part, I’m round. Make of that what you’ll.
Anyway, there’s a contingent on right here who insists that now former supervisor David Bell was costing the group LOTS of wins yearly and that newly employed supervisor Terry Francona goes to offer them much more wins.
Supervisor is a place that’s notoriously troublesome to measure, however I assure you groups are measuring it, whether or not it’s publicly obtainable or not. Our greatest publicly obtainable evaluation says that the distinction between the best possible supervisor and absolutely the worst supervisor shouldn’t be greater than 4 wins.
Did David Bell value the group 10 wins with bullpen administration? No. In fact not. Did the group beneath carry out in 2024 beneath his administration? Sure. Did they over carry out beneath his administration in 2023? Additionally sure.
Bear in mind Dusty Baker? Bear in mind how all of us (sure, me too) thought he was a horrible supervisor? And but his groups almost at all times over carried out and gamers liked taking part in for him. That sort of factor issues and it’s exhausting to measure. Gamers reportedly appreciated taking part in for Bell. Additionally they appear to love taking part in for Francona. Except you’re within the clubhouse, we don’t know greater than that.
However pay attention, in the end, all of this comes right down to the gamers. If managers actually made a distinction of greater than a handful of wins, they might receives a commission so much in a different way. And the dangerous ones wouldn’t stick round in any respect.
I feel Francona is an efficient rent. I feel he’s going to do a great job. However I additionally suppose there’s a tendency to pile on a supervisor as a straightforward scapegoat. This group had a ton of accidents final 12 months. That’s not David Bell’s fault. Guys who hit rather well beneath Bell in 2023 didn’t hit rather well beneath him in 2024. I don’t know the place you place the blame there, nevertheless it’s exhausting to discover a rational solution to blame Bell.
This group in all probability wanted a brand new supervisor simply to shake issues up a bit. However what they actually need is a nook outfielder who can hit and a nook infielder who can hit. Relying on 5 or 6 totally different gamers to bounce again – particularly when a number of of them aren’t actually established huge leaguers – is idiot’s gold. Managers aren’t magician’s and proper now, no supervisor is taking this roster to the playoffs with no ton of luck.
Francona is nice, however except he can DH and hit 30 homers, hiring him shouldn’t be going to repair the first issues with the Reds.
