Blue Jays General Manager Search

[King]

[LaCava named interim General Manager]

 

Per sportsnet

Edited December 1, 2015 by NorthOf49

[Trouba95]

Yep.

[Terminator]

[Terminator]

 

You beat me to it. You can delete my thread.

[blurnandez]

Cool.

[KingKat]

Per sportsnet

 

This is good for optics. Should reassure fans that there will still be some continuity and it's nice to see a loyal employee get rewarded.

[KingKat]

Threads merged.

[AdamGreenwood]

Permanent or interim?

[Terminator]

This is good for optics. Should reassure fans that there will still be some continuity and it's nice to see a loyal employee get rewarded.

 

Agreed.

 

This is the best move from a PR perspective for sure. The casuals are mad as hell at Shapiro but if you offer AA a 5 year extension with an opt out, promote LaCava when AA bolts, and bring back Gibby (which they will but I think he'll have a short-ish leash) then whose fault is it other than AA's?

[Laika]

Permanent or interim?

 

Press release says permaterim

[metafour]

He is named INTERIM GM. While it wouldn't surprise me if he stuck, this point needs to be addressed.

[Trouba95]

But I want a saber guy!!!!

[blurnandez]

And this should at least give piece of mind to those within the organization who were distraught with AA leaving and the front office potentially being broken up.

[Terminator]

Oh ok so it comes with the interim tag? This really isn't news then.

[BTS]

When was the last time an interim GM hire who wasn't some old fart didn't end up getting the job on a permanent basis?

[Terminator]

But I guess we will know more after Shapiro's press conference.

[King]

Oh ok so it comes with the interim tag? This really isn't news then.

 

lol

[dineke]

Does LaCava visit fangraphs though?

[blurnandez]

Oh ok so it comes with the interim tag? This really isn't news then.

 

Didn't realize it was interim either. Well, this doesn't mean much then at this point in time.

[Terminator]

lol

 

What? Isn't it assumed that the Assistant GM becomes the Interim GM? What is so hilarious here?

[Terminator]

When was the last time an interim GM hire who wasn't some old fart didn't end up getting the job on a permanent basis?

 

I have no idea I don't keep track of interim GM's really. When are GM's given interim tags instead of just being named the GM? Probably doesn't happen all that often.

 

But regardless I don't think this means LaCava is a shoe in for the full time gig at all. He could end up getting it but an interim title doesn't guarantee it.

[aselvana]

well, they needed somebody for the winter meetings

[Jonn]

Shapiro is still going to bring in his own guy. May as well have Alex's right hand man handle the job for now.

[Trouba95]

Does LaCava visit fangraphs though?

 

This. Will Shapiro introduce him to fangraphs?

[Brownie19]

But I want a saber guy!!!!

 

Is it too much to ask for someone who uses BOTH saber and traditional scouting to make educated decisions?

[KingKat]

It's possible that Lacava didn't want the job long term.

[THANOS]

Is it too much to ask for someone who uses BOTH saber and traditional scouting to make educated decisions?

 

We need Scouting for the drafting and trading for prospects, and Saber for the development. I think that's a recipe for success. Shapiro can't draft players based on saber-stats, because it's too early in the players' development, but drafting based on scouting reports is much better. Synder and Sanchez had low 90s fastballs in highschool and turned into high 90s flamethrowers with a couple mechanical adjustments and strength training.

 

The Saber approach should be used when teaching pitchability to the prospects to convert them all into strikeout machines.

Edited November 2, 2015 by THANOS

[Captain Adama]

We need Scouting for the drafting and trading, and Saber for the development. I think that's a recipe for success. Shapiro can't draft players based on saber-stats, because it's too early in the players' development, but drafting based on scouting reports is much better. Synder and Sanchez had low 90s fastballs in highschool and turned into high 90s flamethrowers with a couple mechanical adjustments and strength training.

 

The Saber approach should be used when teaching pitchability to the prospects to convert them all into strikeout machines.

 

I would hope you use sabermetrics for especially trading.

[Terminator]

Damn, he won't even comment on if LaCava is a candidate.

 

King, you laughed at me for saying the interim tag wasn't a big deal and now I hear crickets.

[THANOS]

I would hope you use sabermetrics for especially trading.

 

Yes, but maybe more of a combination. I should have been more clear, I meant when trading for prospects as opposed to major league regulars.