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Ivanna Poppycock
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He's been thought of throughout baseball as a future head coach, so yes this is a potentially important development. 
Also, I feel like he'd be a great fit. He's certainly familiar with the DL, would really be able to empathize with the team. 

Ivanna Poppycock
Have fun! 

He's been thought of throughout baseball as a future head coach, so yes this is a potentially important development. 
Also, I feel like he'd be a great fit. He's certainly familiar with the DL, would really be able to empathize with the team. 

Demote Trout, Ohtani, Upton, Simmons, Fletcher. That way they develop a rapor with their new coach and teammates. 

FIRE ERIC CHAVEZ! 

Because we may not have many more of these moments, let me pay tribute in advance: the ball seems to be coming out well from Hand's hand.

This might be too nerdy for most, but I'm somewhat worried we've crashed baseball with a circular reference. Beane trades good players to Dipoto for prospects, Dipoto and team achieves slightly better than mediocrity with new guys, following the season Beane signs now undervalued major league players from the Mariners and when they overperform on a mediocre A's team at all star break Beane trades them to M's for prospects. 
My head hurts. 

Personal computer, poppycock, politically correct. You pick. 

He's been thought of throughout baseball as a future head coach, so yes this is a potentially important development. 
Also, I feel like he'd be a great fit. He's certainly familiar with the DL, would really be able to empathize with the team. 

This might be too nerdy for most, but I'm somewhat worried we've crashed baseball with a circular reference. Beane trades good players to Dipoto for prospects, Dipoto and team achieves slightly better than mediocrity with new guys, following the season Beane signs now undervalued major league players from the Mariners and when they overperform on a mediocre A's team at all star break Beane trades them to M's for prospects. 
My head hurts. 

I worry that as much as our farm has improved, it's to date been more on the position player side. Not sure we're going to be able to avoid signing FA arms for the next few years. 

FIRE ERIC CHAVEZ! 

He's been thought of throughout baseball as a future head coach, so yes this is a potentially important development. 
Also, I feel like he'd be a great fit. He's certainly familiar with the DL, would really be able to empathize with the team. 

Why do you build me up Poppycock, baby, 
Just to let me down and mess me around? 

He's been thought of throughout baseball as a future head coach, so yes this is a potentially important development. 
Also, I feel like he'd be a great fit. He's certainly familiar with the DL, would really be able to empathize with the team. 

I recognize that Deck hit like 24 Indian batters, but please don't take that out on Ohtani, Deck just sucks, he didn't mean anything by it other than to say, "you DFA'ed Valbuena for this." 

FIRE ERIC CHAVEZ! 

He's been thought of throughout baseball as a future head coach, so yes this is a potentially important development. 
Also, I feel like he'd be a great fit. He's certainly familiar with the DL, would really be able to empathize with the team. 

What are you talking about, people in LA write eses all the time

nice book 

I post seriously all the time.
 
Ok maybe like, 50% of the time.
Or 40. 
Ish.

Your concerns are understood, but here's a few counter points:
Fletcher only has 132 MLB at bats coming into today. Mike Trout had a .671 OPS in his first 123 MLB at bats. I'm not comparing the two players, just stating that it's a little too early to start worrying about a guy who is batting .270 in his first cup of coffee. Besides, Fletcher isn't going to be a high OPS guy because he doesn't hit for power. He does need to work on his plate discipline though. 
Calling Fernandez shit is short-sighted (36 at bats, dude), but isn't terribly unfair considering he's already 30. Marte and Blash are both shit, that's fine. But Hermosillo? He's 23 years old. He's also had a whopping 39 at bats.
I'd also be interested in knowing why you feel Ward will be good but don't think Thaiss or Rengifo will be anything special. Thaiss has hit at every level consistently (unlike Ward) and Rengifo is 21 years old and has a .305/.404/.458 slash line across 3 levels this year, not to mention 38 (!!!) stolen bases.

Agreed. 
And while we're at it, Adell and Canning and Jones and Jackson and Adams are busts too. 
Because the big league team is losing today, of course. 

Fletcher under 700 OPS, Fernandez/Hermosillo/Cowart/Marte/Blash - total shit
Ward is the only bat I"m excited about, Thaiss/Rengifo don't seem like they will be anything special