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yep it was all their fault
Josh Byrnes and A.J. Hinch Fired!
now lets kick ass
yep it was all their fault
hinch cost them atleast 10 wins with his stupid moves or lack of moves
like leaving the starter in to long what he supposed to do use the horrible bullpen?
@ firing one of the better GMs in the game.
The Diamondbacks are pathetic.
The Diamondbacks are pathetic.
you in dumbass. Josh Byrnes has nothing to show other than 1 good season, he's far from one of the better GMs in the game. One of his main examples is giving AJ hinch the job as manager when Melvin shoulda never been canned.
Byrnes deals show he's far from one of the best GMs in the game. His 1st-round drafts have been very average, if not subpar, he's made it a habit of buying high and trading low, and his dumbass mentality towards baseball is that the bullpen is the least important slots in the team, which would explain this years atrocious bullpen.
He bought high on Young after a great rookie year, signing him to a ridiculous extension and two years later, and after a demotion to Triple-A, Young is only just starting to "earn" his money. He bought high on Byrnes, giving him 10-per over 3 years when nobody else was likely to offer a player over 30 with a wildly inconsistent track record anything close to that. He bought high on Reynolds, who is now returning to his whiffing ways and is ridiculously overpaid for his current production. He bought high on Edwin Jackson, giving up a very good pitching prospect in return, one who's infinitely cheaper and such for longer.
He sold low on Carlos Quentin, netting a 3rd-tier prospect for a player who went on to be an MVP candidate that next season after finally getting healthy. He sold low on Micah Owings, basically giving him away for a two month rental in Dunn, then sold low on Dunn by not offering the Class-A free agent arbitration which essentially meant he gave Owings away for free. He sold low on Conor Jackson. If he trades anyone else, he'll also be selling low.
two of his last four 1sts have been "safe" picks, with Schlereth being drafted for instant bullpen relief (then hardly given the opportunity before being included in the Jackson trade - another sell low instance) and their recent 1st, a top-10 selection of a player who's guaranteed to make an MLB roster, but who was mocked as a 2nd/3rd-round talent and who's projected at becoming a 4th starter most likely. Nice to waste a top-10 pick on a 4th starter.
Plus, he was the dumbass who hired the no-experience Hinch.
I've got some good vibes about Gibby taking over. At least he will break his foot off in Upton's ass the next time he decides not to hustle (and you all thought it was just his brother who was lazy).
If the DBacks could get a middle reliever and a halfway decent closer not named Qualls, they would actually be a decent team. How many games have been lost because the bullpen blew it? A load of them, I believe is the scientific term.
ESPN Radio in Phoenix did a breakdown a week ago. Had the Diamondbacks held on to just MLB average for save conversions or relief conversions, they'd have been just 2 games out of first, when opponents were factored in.
Crazy. For as ty as they have played, it's literally been almost entirely on the bullpen.
Hired on May 8, 2009 to replace Bob Melvin, Hinch amassed an 89-123 record with the D'Backs in his first stint as a major league manager. We heard a few weeks ago that Byrnes was "fighting hard" to save Hinch's job, and Fanhouse.com's Ed Price reports (via Twitter) that Byrnes was fired for refusing a demand from upper management to make a managerial change.
The thing about firing Byrnes is, you can point to a half-dozen moves that didn’t work out, point to the win-loss record, and you have your justification for the decision. But I don’t think that’s why he got fired. I think it came down to the fact that his relationship with President/CEO Derrick Hall had become entirely unmanageable.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/Blog/NickPiecoro/
Tigers Interested In Stephen Drew
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [July 5, 2010 at 1:12pm CST]
The Tigers are looking for middle infield help and are interested in Stephen Drew, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The Tigers could use a shortstop and Drew is one of the many Diamondbacks interim GM Jerry Dipoto will consider dealing before July 31st.
Drew, who won’t hit free agency until after 2012, makes $3.4MM this year. The 27-year-old is hitting .268/.336/.409 and appears to be an above-average defender. Drew has made just four errors this year and UZR/150 suggests he defends better than most shortstops.
However, Drew has missed time with a sore left knee, so the Tigers would likely need to be assured that the shortstop is healthy before making the D’Backs a compelling offer. Since Adam Everett's release, Ramon Santiago and Danny Worth have been playing short for the Tigers, who are tied for first place with the Twins.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/0...phen-drew.html
Trading him makes sense. They need a solid pitching prospect in return in whatever the package is. Not anything more than a sure fire bullpen arm, but they need to buildup their corps in whatever deals come from this reboot.
They need a solid INF prospect and a solid RP prospect.
Same goes for any deals for Reynolds/LaRoche/Johnson.
I would rather trade laroche
allen is in tripple a
drew has 4 errors all year
tigers do not have much prospects though
if they get drew they have to take snyder
From mlbtraderumors.com...
"Barret Loux, Arizona's first-round pick in this year's draft, has failed his physical exam, reports ESPN.com's Buster Olney (via Twitter). Loux, a right-hander out of Texas A&M, was selected sixth overall by the Diamondbacks last month."
The article goes on to state that Loux was the 1st pick in the draft that Baseball America didn't like - that he never should have been drafted that high.
Just another tid-bit to add to the Josh Burns legacy...
Giants surging while the Dodgers slump. This has certainly been a see-saw contest in the NL West this year
Dodgers are done.
Not sure about that dude, the Giants looked to be done a couple weeks ago and are now on a roll (which I don't expect to last)
My guess is that the Dodgers have another run left in them.
It's scary that the Pads have been the steadiest team in the west this year
rockies are skidding to
According to Yahoo.com, this physical failure may be a HUGE gift to Arizona. Apparently, they stand to get a "do over" pick, essentially acquiring the #7 pick in the 2011 draft in addition to their likely top-3 pick from sucking so much this year.
That's a HUGE turn of events, since Loux was a terrible selection in a terrible draft, and this next year's draft is loaded. There's 10 legitimate star prospects, any two of whom will significantly improve the level of talent in the D-Backs farm system.
It's shocking this could happen, and sucks for Loux, but some say his family wasn't entirely forthcoming of all of his medical records, so until the team got to run their own, they had to rely on whatever medical information they put out. Once the MRI returned that he has a torn labrum and a is a candidate for Tommy John's, his agreed upon contract was rescinded, and Loux was blackballed.
yes saw that
can you believe mark strikes out 41.8 percent of the time and league average is 19% and howard is down to 21%
Let's go Giants!!! HUGE series this weekend. Death to the Padres!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Burrell has been massive.
Despite my hatred for the Pads, I give them mad props for the season they've had
Giants in first! Giants in first!! thuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the Giantssssssss arrrrrrre in firsssssssssssssssssst!
until they lose 5 straight and choke the division and wild card away...............
Wow, Giants actually got it done
Lince to start game one against the ing braves... Can't believe it's real...
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