8/27/23 LAD @ Red Sox: Win The Series
- Thread starter DeJesus Built My Hotrod
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I don’t care about any of that. I care about being competitive for a World Series however it happens. This team clearly isn’t there. I’m not willing to give management 10+ years to make that happen with the resources this franchise gives them.
Cora has little sense of the game. If the Dodgers go up 7-2, that's pretty much it.
It's like he's future-blind or something.
Down 3 runs, with your #2 hitter coming up in the 8th. Not ideal, but not out of reach.
Down 5 runs. . .most likely out of reach.
Cora manages the bullpen like he’s preserving everyone’s arm for 2024. At the expense of this season’s games.
On that we can agree but I look at a club with Wong behind the plate, Casas at first, Story at SS, Devers at 3B (I am willing to ride with him there) and and OF of Masa, Duran and their other young OF prospects coming as something brewing. If they can add the right pieces to round out their IF, line-up and staff - something all teams need to do every offseason - they are right there imo. I am pretty bullish on 2024 actually.
They hired Bloom to implement a player development pipeline to provide sustainable cost controlled young talent.
Firing him before any players from his first draft could reasonably be expected to contribute at the major league level would be extremely short sighted.
During the 2024 season I think it’s reasonable to expect some contributions from the 2020 draft and later.
I’m sure the Dodgers really regret breaking the bank to have two of the three leading NL MVP candidates at the top of the lineup. Meanwhile I’m still here waiting for Chaim to use the financial flexibility that we were promised was the real asset gained in the Mookie trade.
Yes it is. If the MLB team is in the same position after 2024, then maybe it’s time to look at Bloom, I just think it’s too early now. He was hired for a long term plan.
LOL
I am going to sit here in my basement singing Yellow until Cora brings in Chris Martin.