Manager’s effect on free agency

[Fish Oil]

2 minutes ago, Blarg said:

I see you're the last hold out on getting his name wrong. 

After getting yelled at by Lou it became a matter of stubbornness. 

[fanfromday1]

I think that if a player isn't looking for just the $$$, that he would take a serious look at the coach's and teammates that he would be playing for, or with, for the length of his contract. I am sure that a potential pitcher would take a hard look at the teams pitching coach to see if they were on the same page. Same with a hitter. I remember that there were several players on the Angels  that didn't particularly like the way Rod Carew instructed player's on how to hit.

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

manager isn't very important

I disagree. 

I think if both teams are close on the money and the player would like to live in both cities and both teams have a good chance at winning, the tiebreaker would definitely go to playing for a manager that everyone loves playing for and has tremendous respect for. Then you factor in the guy has been successful leading two different teams to the World Series and to the postseason several times. 

[arch stanton]

Maybe in the days of analytics it's the entire organization that could make a difference. Are all the decisions made on a computer then relayed to the manager? Does he have enough autonomy over lineup composition and pitcher usage? Are you going to be allowed to steal or encouraged to bunt against the shift? Maybe they feel some managers would have more freedom than others. Of course clubhouse management would factor in as well and that might be based on a manger's reputation

[ten ocho recon scout]

I think theres something to it. That said, I would assume it wouldnt just be the manager, but the overall. Manager, bench guy, front office. Especially today, where the front office is so involved with day to day, inning to inning stuff.

There is truth that money is the biggest factor. (And dont discount taxes...). That said, most guys arent going to the highest bidder if the team has a bad rep.  A lpt of us could leave our own jobs for more money. But if you knew people there didnt want to work there, would you go?

 

[Inside Pitch]

52 minutes ago, Sean-Regan said:

I wonder if having a disliked manager is more likely to deter FA than a popular manager is to draw them?

We're gonna have to wait for @Tank's yearly potluck lunch with all of MLB to get the definitive word...   

So next Tuesday.

[Jeff Fletcher]

I think the manager would probably be about 9th on the list of things that a player would think about when picking a team. 

So unless the top 8 are all a tie between two teams, it wouldn’t matter. 

[Lou]

1 hour ago, angelsnationtalk said:

Shoulda let Ausmus stay then

Read the OP again.

[Lou]

40 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

I disagree. 

I think if both teams are close on the money and the player would like to live in both cities and both teams have a good chance at winning, the tiebreaker would definitely go to playing for a manager that everyone loves playing for and has tremendous respect for. Then you factor in the guy has been successful leading two different teams to the World Series and to the postseason several times. 

There seems to be quite a list of more important factors ahead of who is managing the team. You forgot to add "where my wife tells me to sign" to the list. 

[Lou]

Damnit. Fletch beat me to it. 

[Lou]

Haha Fletch called all of you guys dumbasses . . . 

again. 

[angelsnationtalk]

5 minutes ago, Lou said:

Read the OP again.

It was a joke.

[Lou]

I wonder if Trout will ask for a trade now that Ausmus is gone. 

[Tank]

44 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

We're gonna have to wait for @Tank's yearly potluck lunch with all of MLB to get the definitive word...   

So next Tuesday.

I'm bringing bean & cheese burritos and grilled street corn this year!

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, Tank said:

I'm bringing bean & cheese burritos and grilled street corn this year!

WE'RE GETTING COLE!!!

[Blarg]

38 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I think the manager would probably be about 9th on the list of things that a player would think about when picking a team. 

So unless the top 8 are all a tie between two teams, it wouldn’t matter. 

Probably falls below best hamburger near the stadium. 

[Chuck]

35 minutes ago, Lou said:

There seems to be quite a list of more important factors ahead of who is managing the team. You forgot to add "where my wife tells me to sign" to the list. 

I covered the 3 largest factors if all things are being equal, the manager and who your boss is could definitely be the deciding factor. 

1. Money. 2. Location (which includes the wife's choice). 3. Team's success and future outlook. 

 

[Stradling]

Just now, Blarg said:

Probably falls below best hamburger near the stadium. 

So Cole is signing with the Angels?  Nice!

[ten ocho recon scout]

4 minutes ago, Tank said:

I'm bringing bean & cheese burritos and grilled street corn this year!

Dont do your tasteless polish jokes to break the ice again this year. Remember when Grienke was ready to resign here, and you did your jokes in front of his agent, aleks kowalski?

Just stick with the burritos and dr thunder, tank.

[Tank]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

WE'RE GETTING COLE!!!

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

So Cole is signing with the Angels?  Nice!

Good thing he said burger, and not fries.

[kevinb]

1 hour ago, Sean-Regan said:

Zobrist to the Cubs?

Was that a reason he went there? I don’t remember that? Maybe? 

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

I covered the 3 largest factors if all things are being equal, the manager and who your boss is could definitely be the deciding factor. 

1. Money. 2. Location (which includes the wife's choice). 3. Team's success and future outlook. 

 

Too late. Fletch said there are 8.

 

[Stradling]

Just now, ten ocho recon scout said:

Good thing he said burger, and not fries.

Fuck you copper

[Tank]

4 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Dont do your tasteless polish jokes to break the ice again this year. Remember when Grienke was ready to resign here, and you did your jokes in front of his agent, aleks kowalski?

Just stick with the burritos and dr thunder, tank.

you might remember that the "official polish joke book" was two-sided, and the flip side was "the official Italian joke book."

I hope Cole's agent isn't a wop.