Rich - a couple of questions: with this front office, what faith or hope or whatever, can we have that SOMETHING right will get done to address the bullpen, the bench, starting pitching …
Another broken record question: when will Tiedmann be ready ?
Also, if u had to make a hard decision on Bo or Vlad - as in which one would u part with - which one would it be. Is there life after Vlad ? And what’s a fare price for him (even though Soto is gonna Jack the market) ?
Any Varsho updates ?
Thanks Rich - keep up the good work ! You have the best Jays (and baseball) intel goin !
It's great that you are doing this again. Early in his tenure I remember reading/seeing something about Mark Shapiro gathering tidbits of team philosophy from different sources. One was the 'no dickheads' policy that the Sydney Swans Australian Rules Football Team adopted in regards to their players...I remember seeing this in a picture of Shapiro's whiteboard or bulletin board. The Swans were all about building team culture and have had a remarkable sustained winning team.
How much of this philosophy do you think has factored into the Jays team construction over the years? I wonder if it influenced how they dealt with Donaldson and Stroman early on. Did you get a sense of this in your time working with the Jays? Does it influence who they acquire and who they let go at all? Thanks.
Rich - a couple of questions: with this front office, what faith or hope or whatever, can we have that SOMETHING right will get done to address the bullpen, the bench, starting pitching …
Another broken record question: when will Tiedmann be ready ?
Also, if u had to make a hard decision on Bo or Vlad - as in which one would u part with - which one would it be. Is there life after Vlad ? And what’s a fare price for him (even though Soto is gonna Jack the market) ?
Any Varsho updates ?
Thanks Rich - keep up the good work ! You have the best Jays (and baseball) intel goin !
It's great that you are doing this again. Early in his tenure I remember reading/seeing something about Mark Shapiro gathering tidbits of team philosophy from different sources. One was the 'no dickheads' policy that the Sydney Swans Australian Rules Football Team adopted in regards to their players...I remember seeing this in a picture of Shapiro's whiteboard or bulletin board. The Swans were all about building team culture and have had a remarkable sustained winning team.
How much of this philosophy do you think has factored into the Jays team construction over the years? I wonder if it influenced how they dealt with Donaldson and Stroman early on. Did you get a sense of this in your time working with the Jays? Does it influence who they acquire and who they let go at all? Thanks.