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<blockquote data-quote="bdutts" data-source="post: 1242013" data-attributes="member: 29"><p>Was he ever considered a great strategic manager? My thought of him with the Rays was that he was more of the intangibles sort of a manager but honestly, I didn't follow him all that closely. That seems to have played out in the World Series.</p><p></p><p>It's interesting that Francona hasn't caught any heat (as far as I can tell) about his decisions. He burned out Miller and Kluber was less effective in games 4 and 7. If Salazar was healthy enough to pitch, why not get 3 or 4 innings out of him as a starter? Why not use the rookie he used versus Toronto against the Cubs?</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is, if the guys don't perform, then any move any manager makes will make him look foolish.</p><p></p><p>EDITED for clarity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bdutts, post: 1242013, member: 29"] Was he ever considered a great strategic manager? My thought of him with the Rays was that he was more of the intangibles sort of a manager but honestly, I didn't follow him all that closely. That seems to have played out in the World Series. It's interesting that Francona hasn't caught any heat (as far as I can tell) about his decisions. He burned out Miller and Kluber was less effective in games 4 and 7. If Salazar was healthy enough to pitch, why not get 3 or 4 innings out of him as a starter? Why not use the rookie he used versus Toronto against the Cubs? Bottom line is, if the guys don't perform, then any move any manager makes will make him look foolish. EDITED for clarity. [/QUOTE]
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