Hi! Been subscribed for a while but this is my first time commenting
Question for the mailbag:
What are the biggest takeaways from this year? In particular, what are the biggest positives from this year?
It wasn’t the season we wanted but as someone was pointing out recently, for most 90-loss teams a .500 season and second or third in the division would be considered a huge success.
Second question: considering this, is there any reason (other than the fact that it’s the Cardinals) that this season feels like a failure? Can this be a step towards something even better next year or is this the peak for the next few years?
On the article, that was a great read, thank you! I don’t know if there’s anyone I’d get more excited about (front office wise) than Kim Ng. It still baffles me that the Marlins didn’t promote her. There’s a lot of things that I don’t understand about front offices, though. Like why people think it’s a good idea to be bad on purpose and then are surprised that it affects attendance.
Thanks for the questions! I'll try to answer them after the season wraps. I agree on Ng. That would be a breath of fresh air that the club really seems to need.
I've got to say, if it's not Bloom, they will stay internal. Just my gut telling me that DeWitt, Jr's heart is just not into bringing an outside option.
There's a strong possibility of that, though we wouldn't have expected him to bring in Bloom the way he did either. I don't think they want more of the same, though.
Hi! Been subscribed for a while but this is my first time commenting
Question for the mailbag:
What are the biggest takeaways from this year? In particular, what are the biggest positives from this year?
It wasn’t the season we wanted but as someone was pointing out recently, for most 90-loss teams a .500 season and second or third in the division would be considered a huge success.
Second question: considering this, is there any reason (other than the fact that it’s the Cardinals) that this season feels like a failure? Can this be a step towards something even better next year or is this the peak for the next few years?
On the article, that was a great read, thank you! I don’t know if there’s anyone I’d get more excited about (front office wise) than Kim Ng. It still baffles me that the Marlins didn’t promote her. There’s a lot of things that I don’t understand about front offices, though. Like why people think it’s a good idea to be bad on purpose and then are surprised that it affects attendance.
Thanks for the questions! I'll try to answer them after the season wraps. I agree on Ng. That would be a breath of fresh air that the club really seems to need.
I've got to say, if it's not Bloom, they will stay internal. Just my gut telling me that DeWitt, Jr's heart is just not into bringing an outside option.
There's a strong possibility of that, though we wouldn't have expected him to bring in Bloom the way he did either. I don't think they want more of the same, though.