Moe Gibbs wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 5:04 am
Last year Servais' ballclub was outscored yet almost won 90 games.
Since he has arrived on the scene, what is his combined W/L record and what is the pythag...?
I've seen more young Mariners players thrive under his style of management than I've seen in quite some time.
So instead of winning just 89 games with a shaky, shell shocked rookie closer, a starting staff with no Aces and a "middle of the pack" lineup...what would your pick for Manager have gotten out of them...?
If the pythag says anything its that the M's lucked into wins rather winning because of quality play or talent. Nobody took the M's 89 wins seriously.
Servais's decision making has almost certainly lost us a vast number of games in every season he's been a coach. His bullpen management is the worst in baseball... Last year his ass was saved by Edwin Diaz not losing in a game he pitched. If Diaz has even a mediocre 2018 the M's lose 10 more games. Diaz was his saving grace and the only reason we won as many 1-run games as we did.
Because Diaz was the best closer in baseball means Servais is a good manager? So many of Diaz's saves were made that much harder by Servais's management of the 7th and 8th innings. Namely trotting out Scrabble, Vincent and Nicasio in spots they should have never been in after proving so 10 times over.
Take a look at the 2018 roster and tell me who Servais got to perform better than expected?
Dee Gordon, Robinson Cano, Kyle Seager, Mike Zunino, Jean Segura, Ryon Healy, Ben Gamel, Herredia, Andrew Romine, Denard Span, Cameron Maybin, Gordan Beckham, Felix, Erasmo Ramirez, Nick Vincent, Juan Nicasio, Scrabble all played either below... or WELL below their career averages. < --- had these guys shown up don't u think we'd have won more? Now yes, some of that falls on the players. But to have THAT many guys underperform... who is holding them accountable?
There were what, 4 or 5 players who played better than what we were used to? Mitch Haniger, Wade Leblanc, James Pazos, Chasen Bradford?
I have a hard time believing the Joe Maddons of the world would be OK with 17+ players showing up to the ballpark and shitting the bed and having to rely on Diaz to save all of them.
You want a manager? Look what Bob Melvin is doing AGAIN. The A's talent pool is no better than the M's, probably worse. Their pitching staff is horrible. Yet there they are again... 10-game winning streak, 29-25 and in the 2nd wild card spot with the 26th payroll in baseball. That's a manager who gets the most out of his players. He shows up every damn day and competes his tail off for his ballplayers and they respond.