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It'll be interesting whether they break from the Epstein/Francona tree. Lovullo has a job, Mills is the Cleveland bench coach, Cash has a job. I think it will say something about Dombo's direction.
A bench coach on a respected team like Cleveland is just the kind of guy who is ripe for a promotion/poaching.
I still cannot understand how Dave Martinez has never been given a shot anywhere.
I wish they would go ahead and give him a job so maybe we can be rid of you once and for all.
Gardenhire to the Tigers per rosenthal
For the second straight year, the Cubs and Dodgers are facing each other for the right to advance to the World Series. Given the young stars on both rosters, no one would be surprised to see either team enjoying a similar station next year. While the Astros and Yankees missed the playoffs last year, both are built for sustained success. It would come as little surprise if either – or both – found their way back to this stage of October before the end of this decade. All of this comes on the heels of a season where five of the six division champions were repeat winners. Only the Astros defenestrated a 2016 division winner (the Rangers). There is an undercurrent observed by some evaluators around the game: After years of celebrating parity, baseball may be arriving at the era of the superteam. Rare are the teams constructed for short-term success with rosters built extensively through free agency. The 2013 Red Sox, who emerged as champions while featuring seven key free agent additions (David Ross, Jonny Gomes, Shane Victorino, Koji Uehara, Stephen Drew, Ryan Dempster, and Mike Napoli ) represent a fascinating anomaly among winning teams this decade. Beyond that club, World Series winners – the 2010, 2012, and 2014 Giants, the 2011 Cardinals, the 2015 Royals, and 2016 Cubs – have been built around homegrown cores whose maturation opened multi-year windows of championship contention. Each of those champions reached at least one additional championship series within two years of their titles.
Alex Speier's (Boston.com / Boston Globe) email blast:
Remember when the Nats had a core that could "compete for years."
You mean the one that's won 4 NL East titles in 6 years?
Looks more and more likely that Stanton will be dealt, like to a team with pitching to send back to the Marlins.http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article180746446.htmlWould the Cardinals build a package around Reyes? Does SF have the parts?
Now the Philthies are interviewing Acta. Hoping like hell they hire him and give him 5 years to prove himself.
Phillies hiring Gabe Kapler as their manager.
