What do you think most needs done to fix the Diamondbacks next season?

[Diamondback Jay]

Obviously, Kevin Towers is gone and a new general manager will be taking over; under the watchful eye of Tony LaRussa. What moves do you think the Diamondbacks should make or will make in order to make steps in the right direction?

 

[BC867]

Before anything else . . . HIRE A NEW MANAGER WHO KNOWS HOW TO LEAD HIS PLAYERS, INSPIRE THE PUBLIC AND ACHIEVE BETTER THAN A .500 RECORD IN ONE OUT OF FIVE SEASONS.

Did I emphasise that enough?

 

[AZ Native]

TLR seems to like Gibson. Guess we'll see how he does with a new GM.

 

[Phrazbit]

Devote a lot of resources to scouting and player development. If they go for a quick fix I think they will likely just dig a deeper hole.

We're basically an entire pitching rotation, 2/3rds of a bullpen and a 3b, 2b and LF from being solidified as a roster. And thats putting some faith in guys like Owings and Paralta that are no sure bets to be reliable starters. Its going to take a while to put this team back together.

 

[FArting]

We need a winning culture.

 

[Phrazbit]

We need a winning culture.

Meh... I disagree. Culture does not win. This is not the NFL where guys have to lean on eachother and know the guys around them are going to fill gaps, ect ect. Baseball is a game of one on one matchups. Culture and chemistry hardly matter at all.

The Dbacks of recent years were built with a huge emphasis on the winning culture you speak of, valuing personalities over talent. It added up to a team that is hot garbage. The Dodgers meanwhile are a team of cancerous *******s, even their own manager admits the team despises each other, yet they're going to win their second NL West title in a row.

 

[Mulli]

Need more grit.

 

[Diamondback Jay]

Devote a lot of resources to scouting and player development. If they go for a quick fix I think they will likely just dig a deeper hole.

We're basically an entire pitching rotation, 2/3rds of a bullpen and a 3b, 2b and LF from being solidified as a roster. And thats putting some faith in guys like Owings and Paralta that are no sure bets to be reliable starters. Its going to take a while to put this team back together.

I may be on my own but I'd like Lamb to get a crack at the 3B job next season. I also wouldn't object to them making moves at either Allen Craig, who the Sox reportedly may move, or Scott Van Slyke. I do agree there is some work to be done.

 

[Phrazbit]

I'm not saying not to give Lamb a shot, I'm all for letting these young guys have a crack and not giving up on them the first time they hiccup (like the ole regime did). My point was that if the team was trying to patch all their holes to a level where they would compete next year, I'd put 3B in that number. However, there are simply too many holes to fill, and the effort would be wasted. So go ahead and let young guys like Lamb have a chance, at the very least in a platoon.

 

[overseascardfan]

1. Hitter whom can provide protection for Goldy. Trumbo ain't the guy.

2. Reliable SP whom can lead this rotation. Jon Lester may be 31, but he can pitch.

3. Shore up bullpen with prospects like Stites, Marshall, Barrett, Brewer. Get rid of Reed.

 

[BC867]

1. Hitter whom can provide protection for Goldy. Trumbo ain't the guy.

Miggy isn't the guy either. He's hitting something like .203 since the All Star break. Back to his 2013 form. It looks like his best days are behind him.

Sad but true.

Batting Miggy cleanup most of the season proves they needed a lefty bat behind Goldy, but they brought in Trumbo, a righty. Are they going to make the same mistake again next year?

 

[Diamondback Jay]

I'm not saying not to give Lamb a shot, I'm all for letting these young guys have a crack and not giving up on them the first time they hiccup (like the ole regime did). My point was that if the team was trying to patch all their holes to a level where they would compete next year, I'd put 3B in that number. However, there are simply too many holes to fill, and the effort would be wasted. So go ahead and let young guys like Lamb have a chance, at the very least in a platoon.

I agree with all you're saying

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Well I am with BC but after a manager who doesn't daily change lineup / roles it would be a top end starting pitcher.

 

[DWKB]

Not necessarily for next year, but for the future success, they need to invest real resources into advanced analytics. Many of the idiotic moves made by the current FO have been caught real time by message board posters who play with advanced metrics as a hobby. That can't happen.

Player development needs to be a focus as well. We need to have a stable of cheap talent to be able to siphon a MLB player or two out. We can't afford to fill all of our holes with FA and post arb players.

 

[don7031]

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Unfortunately, '15 is lining up to be a repeat of '14. The same deadwood is consuming the majority of the payroll.

If they have the money to bring in free agents, the players they bring in have to be productive.

 

[overseascardfan]

Not necessarily for next year, but for the future success, they need to invest real resources into advanced analytics. Many of the idiotic moves made by the current FO have been caught real time by message board posters who play with advanced metrics as a hobby. That can't happen.

Player development needs to be a focus as well. We need to have a stable of cheap talent to be able to siphon a MLB player or two out. We can't afford to fill all of our holes with FA and post arb players.

This may be a problem at least with La Russa. When they introduced him after being hired he mentioned either he didn't know a lot about analytics or didn't put to much stock in them as he felt chemistry and players playing their roles on the team was how to win. La Russa is really old school so he would have to hire a GM that knows about that stuff. What worries me is that the rumor is Dave Stewart is the front runner for the GM position. What does he know about player development or baseball metrics and analytics, he was a great player who became an agent. He has no GM experience and that scares the hell out of me....Moorad Part II.

 

[BC867]

What worries me is that the rumor is Dave Stewart is the front runner for the GM position. What does he know about player development or baseball metrics and analytics, he was a great player who became an agent. He has no GM experience and that scares the hell out of me....Moorad Part II.

I agree with you. I liked Dave Stewart as a player. But as a rookie GM, and old school at that, it would be just another move to keep the D-backs from advancing to a Championship calibre team.

We already have a Pitching coach who admitted that he hesitated from making suggestions to his Pitchers for most of the season because of his inexperience.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Not necessarily for next year, but for the future success, they need to invest real resources into advanced analytics. Many of the idiotic moves made by the current FO have been caught real time by message board posters who play with advanced metrics as a hobby. That can't happen.

Player development needs to be a focus as well. We need to have a stable of cheap talent to be able to siphon a MLB player or two out. We can't afford to fill all of our holes with FA and post arb players.

McCarthy is exhibit A. The first thing the Yankees did was use analytics and note that he wasn't throwing his cutter nearly enough. They told him to throw it more and BOOM! In his last start he did something few pitchers have ever done in MLB history - he threw a 9 pitch inning while striking out all three batters! Of the 9 pitches, 5 were cutters...


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[BC867]

Begin fixing the D-backs next season? Somehow, get rid of the double-chinned wonder -- Trevor Cahill. And Didi. They have both been given second chances and both have failed. Enough is enough!

Cahill has given up 4 runs in 3 innings vs. the Rockies so far. He either can't throw strikes or, as today, throws strikes that are hit -- hard.

 

[don7031]

^The D'backs don't have the luxury of just signing another player when they miss on eight figure contracts. Fortunately, the D'backs will clear most of the deadwood off the books after next season.