Another pitching coach candidate turns down the Diamondbacks

[Ronin]

Wow.

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Zach Buchanan (@ZHBuchanan)
10/28/19, 5:54 PM
Not clear whether the offer to Saarloos came before or after the offer -- also declined -- to Bryan Price.

 

[Ronin]

Zach Buchanan (@ZHBuchanan)
10/28/19, 5:54 PM
I'm sure the Diamondbacks weren't expecting that filling this job would be this difficult, although there's really nothing out there at the moment that says there's something about the job itself that is turning candidates away.

 

[BC867]

Zach Buchanan (@ZHBuchanan)
10/28/19, 5:54 PM
I'm sure the Diamondbacks weren't expecting that filling this job would be this difficult, although there's really nothing out there at the moment that says there's something about the job itself that is turning candidates away.

Here's a possibility. The person to whom they would report.
The Manager. Pro sports is transparent. Everyone sees it.

Our Manager has a short attention span. He contradicts
himself from day to day. He doesn't give plans time to
develop. Which would be essential from such a young
starting rotation. And he brings up young pitchers,
accustomed to a 5-day starting routine, and has them
on call in the bullpen on short notice instead.

Also, he treats his Pitching Coach as an assistant,
a go-fer. And he has our closing staff in shambles.
Constant promotions and demotions.

Two consecutive turn-downs is a problem. There
has to be a reason. Even if it hurts D-backs fans
to consider why.

As I've said over and over. Torey is a nice guy.
Too nice a guy to run the show. He tries to
please all of his veterans so no one is a backup.
The only thing that has changed that is injuries,
when he has no choice.

Despite beating patsy teams at the end of the
season, the D-backs stayed within two games of
.500 all season long. They are a mediocre team.
With no hope for gain. That is hardly an enticement
for a new Pitching Coach.

Especially the most damning part from four
paragraphs above. The Manager treats his
Pitching Coach as an assistant. Not a leader.
And the Manager has ruined our closing staff.

 

[Ronin]

It looks like Brian Price is going to be the next Phillies pitching coach.
A guy who turned down our open pitching coach position.

 

[Dback Jon]

I don’t get the hate towards TL

 

[BC867]

I don’t get the hate towards TL

Check out my opinion in Post #5. Seven paragraphs worth.

Having a 47-year old son with Attention Deficit Disorder, who refused to continue taking Ritalin
when he turned 18, I've seen how it has held him back in his career. Every day is a new beginning.

With a new single object in his view. My heart goes out to him. Luckily, his wife covers their
continuity at home.

I've seen the same thing in Torey's approach. It is not that he contradicts what he said yesterday.
He has no focus of what he said yesterday. Attention deficit. Just like Donald Trump

It is extremely difficult to work for someone like that. There is no foundation to what goes on.

Double-, triple- and even quadruple fielding switches most games. No continuity in his batting
orders. Bat leadoff one day and fifth the next. A closer one day, then a 7th inning guy the
next. Then out of the closing rotation. Then back into it straight to closer, out of desperation.

Just because Torey Lovullo is our Manager doesn't mean that he is qualified to be the guy on
the hot seat.

There is no "hate" toward Torey. Evaluating his MO is not personal. If anything, I feel badly
that he was put in a position (the one at the top) for which he has shown no qualifications.