I remember the Alex Wood presser when he was with the Dodgers at the start of the playoffs where he called out the team. Saying there was a team text thread and players would say some encouraging things on it, but it would not manifest in the locker room or on the field. He said it was hard to 'get up' as a team for a playoff series because they throw their gloves on the field and they have out talented everyone. He was doing this to spark a fire under some players, get them angry. Of course the press went after him etc and all that. It was before Freddie and he was trying to make a difference the best way he could. I really appreciate his career and I wish we never ever got Hector. Getting Hector was worse than losing the 13 in the international ban. Not the draft picks loss but Hector himself was more of loss than all those player put together. If you add in losing Wood...ugh.
I think I heard you say in the post cast about shaking things up in the winter or something close. I understand the coaching staff will be different. What if they don't do really anything except pen? I believe left with Profar will be okay, Allen is great, Albies is 3 so yeah. MHII is going to be fine. I don't know about Riley weirdly. It is strange but I don't think they will change that much. I know everyone wants something drastic and if we can get someone well above Profar great. I don't think we can get someone who will be well above Albies or MHII. It could happen but it would cost a ton in prospects or really pay out the nose for a SS? Nah I don't see it.
I think my " shaking it up" comment was referring to if they can't fix it for 26. If they are bad again in another season, I think it'll be clear that the issue is the players, not injury. I think the 26 off-season, in that case, is when they would aggressively retool and trade players on long-term deals
I remember the Alex Wood presser when he was with the Dodgers at the start of the playoffs where he called out the team. Saying there was a team text thread and players would say some encouraging things on it, but it would not manifest in the locker room or on the field. He said it was hard to 'get up' as a team for a playoff series because they throw their gloves on the field and they have out talented everyone. He was doing this to spark a fire under some players, get them angry. Of course the press went after him etc and all that. It was before Freddie and he was trying to make a difference the best way he could. I really appreciate his career and I wish we never ever got Hector. Getting Hector was worse than losing the 13 in the international ban. Not the draft picks loss but Hector himself was more of loss than all those player put together. If you add in losing Wood...ugh.
I think I heard you say in the post cast about shaking things up in the winter or something close. I understand the coaching staff will be different. What if they don't do really anything except pen? I believe left with Profar will be okay, Allen is great, Albies is 3 so yeah. MHII is going to be fine. I don't know about Riley weirdly. It is strange but I don't think they will change that much. I know everyone wants something drastic and if we can get someone well above Profar great. I don't think we can get someone who will be well above Albies or MHII. It could happen but it would cost a ton in prospects or really pay out the nose for a SS? Nah I don't see it.
I think my " shaking it up" comment was referring to if they can't fix it for 26. If they are bad again in another season, I think it'll be clear that the issue is the players, not injury. I think the 26 off-season, in that case, is when they would aggressively retool and trade players on long-term deals