2011-12 Hot Stove Thread

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The Angels plan this offseason?

To quote the Talking Heads, "Same as it ever was."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-1112-angels-dipoto-20111112,0,815081.story

The comments sum it up -- especially the Jack Foley one.

 

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And they'll get that pick right back when Madson signs somewhere else. And, while I don't understand the innerworkings, I keep hearing they'll get 2 picks when Madson signs somewhere else.

 

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The Marlins have an idiot savant-like talent as a team. I don't know if it's a conscious decision or not, but they only shell out money for the elite players - They locked up Hanley and Josh Johnson, and let pretty much everyone else walk, no?

 

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Boston interviewed Gene Lamont today. Yeah, that Gene Lamont.

http://blogs.providencejournal.com/sports/red-sox/2011/11/lamonts-experience-unique-among-candidates.html#.Tr8F9PKmqSq

Pete Mackanin, Dale Sveum, Sandy Alomar Jr., Torey Lovullo or Gene Lamont. One of those guys will be the next Red Sox manager.

 

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Love Gene Lamont.

Not sure he should get the job, but a real good guy. (Unless BYH says he's a horrible human being. In that case, I'll defer to his judgment.)

 

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He might be, but he's a nonconductor of electricity if God ever made one. He's also 64 and hasn't managed in the big leagues in 10 years, and that's if you count the turn-of-the-century Pirates a major league outfit.

 

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Please let it me Gene Lamont, so the Tigers can get a third base coach who actually knows what he's doing.

And let the Cubs hire Legendary Lloyd McClendon as their new manager.

That would make a few Tiger fans very happy this offseason.

 

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I can't believe McClendon hasn't been cycled out.

 

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I think the best parallel to the Papelbon signing is KRod with the Mets, and I'd expect him to have a similar career there, which will make Phillie fans very happy for 2+ years, and that we'll have a lot of talk about finding a taker for Papelbon's contract in 2015. Par for the course with high level FAs.

 

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He's Leyland's buddy, just like Lamont.

 

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At the moment it feels like Sveum's job to lose, with Alomar Jr. as the dark horse.

I'm also hearing there's a slight possibility of Lamont as manager with Sveum as bench coach and eventual successor (Sveum played under Lamont for both the White Sox and Pirates). I'm not a big Lamont fan, but he seemingly nailed his first interview and left a positive impression on Cherington. Seems like a long shot though. If the Sox like Sveum that much (and he has also interviewed for the Cubs opening), just hire him for the top job and from there find a veteran, experienced ex-manager to serve as his bench coach.

 

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Alomar must interview well. He's very impressive. There were a few YouTube videos of him working an instructional camp and talking about hitting.