Let's get this out of the game threads....
NY's a bit of a mess right now, but they are not so far removed from the team that won seven or eight series in a row a few weeks ago. The pitching staff is in good shape, with Britton and Severino both on track to be back in the next few weeks.
1) Manager change. Boone's heart issues (pacemaker installed in spring training) maybe mean it's time to move on from him, that's what a professional team does when the talent is there but underachieving. I was not thrilled about his hire initially, I think he has been mediocre in his tenure here and NY could do better. They could also do worse (Showalter) but I would hope for Beltran here.
2) Lineup changes. This is tricky, does NY want to move even more prospects for incremental upgrades? I suggested in the game thread just now that they try to trade Gleyber for Ketel Marte, play Marte in CF and bring up young Oswald Peraza for SS. This is aggressive but it's the only real kind of move they can make since they seem determined not to take on more money.
3) GM change. This just seems dumb to me, if you look at Cashman's track record since he got the green light to redo things in mid-2016, it's very strong.
NY's a bit of a mess right now, but they are not so far removed from the team that won seven or eight series in a row a few weeks ago. The pitching staff is in good shape, with Britton and Severino both on track to be back in the next few weeks.
1) Manager change. Boone's heart issues (pacemaker installed in spring training) maybe mean it's time to move on from him, that's what a professional team does when the talent is there but underachieving. I was not thrilled about his hire initially, I think he has been mediocre in his tenure here and NY could do better. They could also do worse (Showalter) but I would hope for Beltran here.
2) Lineup changes. This is tricky, does NY want to move even more prospects for incremental upgrades? I suggested in the game thread just now that they try to trade Gleyber for Ketel Marte, play Marte in CF and bring up young Oswald Peraza for SS. This is aggressive but it's the only real kind of move they can make since they seem determined not to take on more money.
3) GM change. This just seems dumb to me, if you look at Cashman's track record since he got the green light to redo things in mid-2016, it's very strong.