This has nothing to do with Farrell or anyone else as a manager, but I have a question that I have always wondered about.
To what extent in your opinion can the hitting coach or the manager be blamed when a player consistently takes an approach that isn't working.
Can the manager, for example, be blamed for not saying something like : "Hey A.J., you gotta stop swinging at every pitch no matter where it is. You're killing us in a bunch of ways. It almost never produces the result you want, you often swing at shit, and you do nothing to contribute to raising the pitcher's pitch count. If you want to keep playing, you gotta change that. I'd rather you struck out looking than have to keep watching this silly approach at the plate"
Does a manager have any control over that kind of stuff, or should he just let the player hit the way he's always hit, especially if he's a veteran?
and to go back to this topic---if you do feel that a manager has some control over things like that, do you see approaches other than A.J's that you feel Farrell has been negligent about changing?
To what extent in your opinion can the hitting coach or the manager be blamed when a player consistently takes an approach that isn't working.
Can the manager, for example, be blamed for not saying something like : "Hey A.J., you gotta stop swinging at every pitch no matter where it is. You're killing us in a bunch of ways. It almost never produces the result you want, you often swing at shit, and you do nothing to contribute to raising the pitcher's pitch count. If you want to keep playing, you gotta change that. I'd rather you struck out looking than have to keep watching this silly approach at the plate"
Does a manager have any control over that kind of stuff, or should he just let the player hit the way he's always hit, especially if he's a veteran?
and to go back to this topic---if you do feel that a manager has some control over things like that, do you see approaches other than A.J's that you feel Farrell has been negligent about changing?