AA Approval Rating (All-Star Break)

[CrackerJack]

wouldn't surprise me if Alex becomes the GM of Montreal when a MLB team eventually returns there.

[RealAccountant]

The Jays aren't much better than the whitesox right now

[Brownie19]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/balbino-fuenmayor-from-indy-baller-to-relevant-prospect/

 

Here's another reason to fire AA - how on earth didn't he see the potential in this guy?

[43211234]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/balbino-fuenmayor-from-indy-baller-to-relevant-prospect/

 

Here's another reason to fire AA - how on earth didn't he see the potential in this guy?

Meh the only thing notable about him during his Blue Jays career was his name.

 

He's basically not the same player anymore. Maybe the organization should've reworked mechanics or asked him to change his approach but I don't think you can fault then too much for releasing him.

 

Plus, he's still far from a guarantee to have any major league value.

[FireAlexAnthopoulos]

Hey, at least we're not the Orioles. One of the worst farm systems in the majors, and likely screwed for the next few years because Dan Duqette made some bad trades (Miller for Ed-Rod, anyone?) and standing to lose most of their core to free agency, with little chance of them being resigned due to cheap ownership(due to the MASN fight with the Nats) and Manny Machado's huge arb raise coming in 2016. Oh, and top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy has bust written all over him due to injuries.

 

Or the Detroit Tigers, who have the worst farm in the majors, and will begin paying for it next year ($111.8M for 5 players, losing Price, Davis, Avila and Cespedes, and about to see JD Martinez's salary spike.. what a mess that franchise is.)

 

Yeah, it'd suck to have playoff appearances in recent memory like the Orioles or even a couple World Series appearances like the Tigers. It's waaaaay better to miss the playoffs for 21 straight years, soon to be 22.

[FireAlexAnthopoulos]

wouldn't surprise me if Alex becomes the GM of Montreal when a MLB team eventually returns there.

 

Why? It's not like they'd have any reason to fire Silverman.

[TwistedLogic]

Billy Beane?

 

Decent chance that Billy Beane is a terrible GM who just surrounds himself with very smart people.

[GD]

Decent chance that Billy Beane is a terrible GM who just surrounds himself with very smart people.

 

You could say surrounding yourself with smart people is very smart.

[Boxcar]

Decent chance that Billy Beane is a terrible GM who just surrounds himself with very smart people.

 

What difference does it make? AA could learn a thing or two. Choice of FO staff is an important part of being in that position.

[Praxis]

Brilliant quote from BB Banter "Many optimistic fans are still hoping for Dickey to turn it around, but right now the trade with the Mets looks like swapping Enron for Netflix and Amazon."

 

Now my sig. for a bit.

[TwistedLogic]

You could say surrounding yourself with smart people is very smart.

 

Actually I agree completely. And it should be an even bigger credit that he actually listens to those people. For a guy to step into a front office after being a baseball player himself, it's very redeeming that he was able to embrace statistics and people who knew more than him, rather than religiously stick to scouting. It's more than most GMs could say.

 

The problem that exists though, is that when the smartest of those smart people someday leave, how does he pick up the pieces? Signing Billy Butler to a three-year contract two weeks after Farhan Zaidi leaves your organization (and trading Donaldson two weeks after that) does not incite a ton of optimism in that regard.

 

The Athletics front office is probably a very good one, but Billy Beane is probably not a very good general manager.

[GD]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/balbino-fuenmayor-from-indy-baller-to-relevant-prospect/

 

Here's another reason to fire AA - how on earth didn't he see the potential in this guy?

 

lol

[Stangstag]

Actually I agree completely. And it should be an even bigger credit that he actually listens to those people. For a guy to step into a front office after being a baseball player himself, it's very redeeming that he was able to embrace statistics and people who knew more than him, rather than religiously stick to scouting. It's more than most GMs could say.

 

The problem that exists though, is that when the smartest of those smart people someday leave, how does he pick up the pieces? Signing Billy Butler to a three-year contract two weeks after Farhan Zaidi leaves your organization (and trading Donaldson two weeks after that) does not incite a ton of optimism in that regard.

 

The Athletics front office is probably a very good one, but Billy Beane is probably not a very good general manager.

 

Interesting... I never made the connection there

[Brownie19]

Balbino spent four seasons playing in Lansing and was awful in his last, 2013 at 23 years old. This has nothing to do with AA's performance as General Manager of the Blue Jays. It's just a weird thing that happened.

 

Yeah...You missed my sarcasm...

[CrackerJack]

Why? It's not like they'd have any reason to fire Silverman.

 

Manfred is talking about expansion.

[jays76]

I just hope AA & Rogers don't dick around this deadline. The problem going into this season was he needed a starter and bullpen help. Well guess what it's mid season and I'm sure that's cost us more than a handful of games now along with potentially first place in the AL East.

 

Everyone was flabbergasted he didn't address it inspite of an otherwise stellar offseason in all other areas, and all year he's been saying all the right things along with Beeston's payroll bump promise (don't forget). He's got assets, leftover money, Beeston's payroll promises, and Navarro is still here. It's time to knockoff the BS and make something happen AA.

Edited July 30, 2015 by jays76

[jays76]

Btw- I think AA has been decent during his tenure:

 

Good drafting- (Lansing trio and the numerous other pitchers minus Deck McGuire).

 

Sub par trading- (Dickey & the Marlins disaster obviously along with the horrendous Yan Gomes debacle) but he did shed Vernon Wells and snag Josh (fysmc) Donaldson so it isn't all bad.

 

AA royally f***ed up team & fan momentum last deadline so let's pray that doesn't happen again this year or it's back to back years of blown playoff opportunity. We'll have to fully judge him post deadline and after we see where the team ends up this year (potentially his final year).

[Brownie19]

Btw- I think AA has been decent during his tenure:

 

Good drafting- (Lansing trio and the numerous other pitchers minus Deck McGuire).

 

Sub par trading- (Dickey & the Marlins disaster obviously along with the horrendous Yan Gomes debacle) but he did shed Vernon Wells and snag Josh (fysmc) Donaldson so it isn't all bad.

 

AA royally f***ed up team & fan momentum last deadline so let's pray that doesn't happen again this year or it's back to back years of blown playoff opportunity. We'll have to fully judge him post deadline and after we see where the team ends up this year (potentially his final year).

 

The day the GM worries about fan momentum is the day I would fire him.

[jays76]

The day the GM worries about fan momentum is the day I would fire him.

 

True enough, that should have been something Rogers considered to give him the necessary deniero last deadline.

[CrackerJack]

so more than double the people here disapprove rather than approve the job that AA has done

... does doing the impossible (dealing Reyes) move the needle at all?

[TheHurl]

so more than double the people here disapprove rather than approve the job that AA has done

... does doing the impossible (dealing Reyes) move the needle at all?

 

actually he had an offer for Reyes last year for Iglesias and turned it down.

[CrackerJack]

actually he had an offer for Reyes last year for Iglesias and turned it down.

 

i'm just repeating what i've read almost everybody on here (who has chimed in on Reyes) state ... that we're stuck with him because he's impossible to trade.

[John_Havok]

so more than double the people here disapprove rather than approve the job that AA has done

... does doing the impossible (dealing Reyes) move the needle at all?

 

Slight bounceback. Still needs to get a SP before I swing back to approve

[Sparky12]

Obviously he needs to address our starting pitching, but constructing a roster that can produce a line up when all healthy of

Travis

Donaldson

Tulo

Bautista

EE

Martin

Smoak

Saunders

Pillar

That is really undeniably impressive

[CJ-Freeway]

Donaldson trade FTW. Approve, even though I dislike to admit it.

 

Damn, I wish I could go back in time to vote "Strongly approve". "Approve" is close enough so I'll take it.

[Brownie19]

actually he had an offer for Reyes last year for Iglesias and turned it down.

 

Back when he had no shins?

[CHRIS]

Slight bounceback. Still needs to get a SP before I swing back to approve

 

Me too. Personally, I voted strongly disapprove. Not because he hasn't added some great pieces, but more so because he hasn't been able to fill out the roster. He seems to always get 80% done and then...

[Caper]

I strongly approve. I think he is a special GM, even though I agree with his biggest critics on some issues. What has hurt AA the most was having Bautista and EE in their prime and trying to make a couple of moves in order to try and make it work.

 

Getting out of the Wells contract and trading for Tulo and Donaldson were great moves. Not fleecing moves, but great IMO. Signing Alford was great.

[CrackerJack]

sounds like many of the 43% who disapproved (some vehemently) of Alex a few short weeks ago are now worried that he might bolt the organization ... lol

[mellowgold]

sounds like many of the 43% who disapproved (some vehemently) of Alex a few short weeks ago are now worried that he might bolt the organization ... lol

 

It really is fun watching many of these wannabe know-it-alls bounce back and forth from worshipping the guy his first couple years to insisting that he's terrible in 2013/2014 to once again licking his ball sack.