halfback20 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Just saw the news on Facebook that the Braves have "dismissed" Wren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Just saw the news on Facebook that the Braves have "dismissed" Wren. Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFire Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hard to blame them. The Braves went to pieces this season. Some blame can be laid on the loss of pitchers but not the lion share. They absolutely could not hit the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jericho Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Should fire Hank Aaron too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfback20 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hard to blame them. The Braves went to pieces this season. Some blame can be laid on the loss of pitchers but not the lion share. They absolutely could not hit the ball. I think the pitching was good enough. The hitting was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindoc Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hey, Walt might be just the ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfback20 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 The Braves have appointed President John Schuerholz, former manager Bobby Cox and John Hart to a three man committee to search for the new GM. One article I read says current assistant GM John Coppolella is the top internal candidate. I read another article speculating KC Royals GM Dayton Moore might be a candidate as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcjkbt Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I think the pitching was good enough. The hitting was awful. I agree, HB20. The team just absolutely mailed it in down the stretch (at least the hitters did--the pitching was still good). I think the Braves need a "bell cow" who doubles as a leader on the field and in the clubhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBDV Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Contracts of Upton and Uggla were enough to fire him. More to come..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Some of these are obvious, but here are my rules if I were a GM. - Never give more than a 5 year contract to a player. - Never give a contract to a player that will extend beyond his age 34. - For star players, sign them to a 5 year deal two years before they become free agents. If they won't go 5, try 4, then 3. If they won't sign, then trade them before they become a free agent. - Build the farm system with a focus on pitching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaseballIsLife Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Never made sense to me why they signed BJ Upton over Michael Bourn or trading for Ben Revere when he was with the Twins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFire Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Never made sense to me why they signed BJ Upton over Michael Bourn or trading for Ben Revere when he was with the Twins. This remains my biggest gripe. They paid Upton more than Bourn got paid. Bourn was and remains a better player than Bourn. Literally the only thing in BJ's favor is that he is two years younger. So, you know, thank God we get to enjoy more of these "prime" years from the king of whiff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRCW Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Some of these are obvious, but here are my rules if I were a GM. - Never give more than a 5 year contract to a player. - Never give a contract to a player that will extend beyond his age 34. - For star players, sign them to a 5 year deal two years before they become free agents. If they won't go 5, try 4, then 3. If they won't sign, then trade them before they become a free agent. - Build the farm system with a focus on pitching. So you wouldn't have signed Mariano Rivera to a contract at the age of 34? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SvFan4life Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 They pointed out some of his worst deals BJ Upton, Dan Uggla, Derek Lowe, and Kenshin Kawakami (forgot about him) Best thing Wren did was locking up some of the younger talent this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFire Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 This remains my biggest gripe. They paid Upton more than Bourn got paid. Bourn was and remains a better player than Bourn. Literally the only thing in BJ's favor is that he is two years younger. So, you know, thank God we get to enjoy more of these "prime" years from the king of whiff. Obviously meant Bourn was and remains a better player than Upton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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