Bavasi firing unlikely this season
Given the poor performance the M's have displayed the past few years, it is only right to assume Bavasi's job is on the line this year.
But I just don't see it.
Does anyone really feel if only Bavasi had made a move here or there the M's would be in the division race? This team got old frighteningly fast, and had a poor farm system to back it up. We can all second guess every move Bavasi has made, but the core of this team was so bad it's hard to see the M's in any kind of competitive situation the past few seasons.
The real reason the M's sunk to almost 100 losses a year are pretty indisputable. The key players we thought would be anchoring this team for years to come... and I'm talking about the Ryan Anderson's, Snelling's etc... did not pan out. Imagine our current farm system with a healthly, reliable Chris Snelling. Based on his numbers, he would be one of the top two or three best outfield prospects in all of baseball. Combined with Felix, we'd have some of the best young talent around to build upon. But instead, we are left with considerably less...
Sure, every team can complain about injuries, but the M's had more than their fair share, and it has set this team back tremendously. Combined with some really lousy drafts and squandering of picks under Stand-Pat, is it any wonder this team is bad?
The casual fan can't understand why the M's were so good, and then got really bad so fast. The fan who closely follows the M's understands this is a LONG TERM turnaround, and the M's are largely on track.
Unless Washburn and Everett have a complete meltdown in the first three months of the season, Bavasi survives at least until fall.
If the M's show any signs of improvement this year, and all signs currently point to yes, then Bavasi is the GM next year.
Given the poor performance the M's have displayed the past few years, it is only right to assume Bavasi's job is on the line this year.
But I just don't see it.
Does anyone really feel if only Bavasi had made a move here or there the M's would be in the division race? This team got old frighteningly fast, and had a poor farm system to back it up. We can all second guess every move Bavasi has made, but the core of this team was so bad it's hard to see the M's in any kind of competitive situation the past few seasons.
The real reason the M's sunk to almost 100 losses a year are pretty indisputable. The key players we thought would be anchoring this team for years to come... and I'm talking about the Ryan Anderson's, Snelling's etc... did not pan out. Imagine our current farm system with a healthly, reliable Chris Snelling. Based on his numbers, he would be one of the top two or three best outfield prospects in all of baseball. Combined with Felix, we'd have some of the best young talent around to build upon. But instead, we are left with considerably less...
Sure, every team can complain about injuries, but the M's had more than their fair share, and it has set this team back tremendously. Combined with some really lousy drafts and squandering of picks under Stand-Pat, is it any wonder this team is bad?
The casual fan can't understand why the M's were so good, and then got really bad so fast. The fan who closely follows the M's understands this is a LONG TERM turnaround, and the M's are largely on track.
Unless Washburn and Everett have a complete meltdown in the first three months of the season, Bavasi survives at least until fall.
If the M's show any signs of improvement this year, and all signs currently point to yes, then Bavasi is the GM next year.
posted by Tom at
11:00 AM
