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Why did Matt Kleine insist on being President of Baseballl Operations? Because he wanted the power to be able to hire the people he wanted for positions like manager? And not the people Crane and Bagwell wanted
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Kleine's decision was vindicated by the first move the new regime made.
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The issues with the Astros over the last few seasons--lack of young stars, poor farm system, inefficient free agent spending, Jim Cranes influence--are all front office issues. Yet Joe Espada is paying the price for that. My thoughts: orangefire.substack.com/p/jo…
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I guess Joe getting an interview with the Mariners reminded the asleep-at-the-switch team atop Astros baseball operations (Crane & Bagwell) that they had never gotten around to firing Espada.
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Yordan led the majors in BA, OBP, & SLG. Here's a list of every player who has done that. It's a list of the best hitters in the history of baseball.
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