A good Fangraphs article on Maddon's firing

[Angelsjunky]

Worth it's own thread, I think:

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/with-their-losing-streak-at-12-the-angels-do-something-by-firing-joe-maddon/

I think Jay Jaffe sums it up really well. Some interesting bits about Maddon's more "conservative" managing style in recent years, and Minasian's bullpen issues. He points out that aside from Raisel and Ortega, there are no power arms. 

[tomsred]

That is a really good summary.  They did a really thorough job analyzing the situation.

[beatlesrule]

Pretty much just what most of us have been posting here already.

I don't understand the Bryant/Rendon comparison. The article states Rendon is no Bryant but is that referring to Bryant in his prime vs Rendon now? That's pretty unfair considering Rendon has been injured and is 32 compared to Bryant being 24 and healthy. Odd statement.

[Angelsjunky]

7 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

Pretty much just what most of us have been posting here already.

I don't understand the Bryant/Rendon comparison. The article states Rendon is no Bryant but is that referring to Bryant in his prime vs Rendon now? That's pretty unfair considering Rendon has been injured and is 32 compared to Bryant being 24 and healthy. Odd statement.

That jumped out at me too, but I think he was only talking about positional flexibility - thus the Zobrist/Wade comment.

[beatlesrule]

3 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

That jumped out at me too, but I think he was only talking about positional flexibility - thus the Zobrist/Wade comment.

Okay that makes more sense.

[gurn67]

It seemed like every reliever the Yankees put in was throwing 95-99 mph sliders.

[HanfordGuy]

In the article, did Fangraphs mention Maddon’s exit velocity leaving the stadium?

[Taylor]

3 minutes ago, HanfordGuy said:

In the article, did Fangraphs mention Maddon’s exit velocity leaving the stadium?

No, but we got to see his massive spin rate during his exit interviews.