Lovullo: Get a Clue

Bob M

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If the Diamondbacks are going to succeed in 2019 then their "suck up to the players" manager needs to get a backbone and tell us fans the truth. I'm very tired of him telling us how much progress his lame players are making. Steven Souza has a million excuses as to why he sucks, bottom line he sucks and was a horribly expensive free agent. Alex Avilla is a AAA catcher at best. He also is always bothered by some little tweak or tightness somewhere. Another bust that needs to be released. Shelby Miller?? He is always just one rehab assignment away from returning. When he returns and starts he'll be pulled in the third inning because of pain in his elbow. Management, just admit he was a enormous mistake, will never be a success and release him. Diekman, and Bracho are garbage and need to go. Boxberger, either take a salary reduction or give him his release, All are unreliable along with most of our crappy bullpen. Pollock, let him test free agency, he'll come crawling back when few teams show any interest. For Christ sake resign Goldsmith before he tires of management BS and leaves out of frustration. The infield is largely intact and effective, don't mess with it. Jake Lamb, he either returns healthy and stays healthy or release him. Let Escobar play a full season. If Luvullo would stop jerking Chris Owens around he might be more effective. Also resign David Peralta, he is our best hitter. He sucks in left field so coach him to be better!!
Last thing, fire Mike Butcher immediately! He is total crap, he is NOT effective. He should have been fired last year. Management brings him back and look where it has got us, eliminated with a horrible last month of pitching. Enough of Luvello hedging and lying to us in the media and in his pitiful post game pressers.
 

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There is alot to unpack here.

Whether TL is honest with the fans or not has no bearing on how they perform in 2019. They only time he has to be honest is in the clubhouse. The rest of the time, like almost any good manager, he will act as a buffer between his players and fans. He will protect his guys. Behind closed doors he needs to be straight up with them.
 

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Last thing, fire Mike Butcher immediately! He is total crap, he is NOT effective. He should have been fired last year. Management brings him back and look where it has got us, eliminated with a horrible last month of pitching.

Welcome to the board, Bob.

Not only Butcher, but Dave Magadan as well. The hitting has been worse that the pitching.

And the man they report to. His day-to-day approach is generally The Man Without A Plan. Everyday has been a new beginning. Trial and error all season long. It hasn't worked. Obviously.

At the time that a 1st place team is supposed to peak, we have played our worst ball.

If only our coaching staff were as "clutch" as Peralta and Descalso.
 
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This is the proverbial make or break year for Hazen. Last year this team made the playoffs so he felt minor tweaks would make this team better rather than keeping Martinez (I know we're not as rich as LA, CHI, NY or BOS) but going into this season with this offense disproved that. Souza trade didn't pan out & Jay & Escobar trades looked like wins early but they faded towards the end of the year (Jay faded a couple of months ago).

He has a large task at hand trying to make improvements when this teams payroll is expected to exceed north of $120M without Pollock & Corbin. That may mean trying to deal away everyone making north of $10M a year and finally getting rid of Miller who I believe is up for arbitration again with a salary of at least what he made this year, that's too much for him already.

I wonder what Hazen could actually get for Goldy & Greinke now?
 

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Other than paying for everything

LOL... just because "we" pay does not at all mean we are owed a damn thing from the manager, other than his best efforts at producing wins.
The methods he chooses to use, in collaboration with management, are not at all a topic he is required to share with fans. We can question and criticize all we want. But the manager doesn't owe us explanations or any details at all as to why he makes decisions.
If fans don't like his pressers, don't tune in...
 
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