[Mick]

I like how Farhan is building the farm system.  I think he can turn this around.  But the Kapler hire from day one had me scratching my head.

I like how Farhan is building it as well.  Last year, all of the minor league teams improved, some significantly.  And Farhan's been saddled with many terrible contracts from older players who can no longer produce.  Of course, Kapler and Farhan get the blame for that.

BTW, at the end of last season, Kapler's and Bochy's career winning percentage was exactly the same, .497.  Of course, everyone thinks of Bochy as a first-ballot Hall of Fame manager, while Kapler is a dumpster fire.

And yes...I'd much rather see Bart, Corry, Ramos, Luciano and Bishop play -- in fact, I'd rather see anyone play other than their current catchers or shortstops.  Flores is great at bat but scary in the field.  I wonder if that's how SMOE (Smartest Man On Earth) #1 Farhan or SMOE #2 Kapler envisioned the "versatility", by having players in less-than-familiar positions.

That "smartest guy in the room" syndrome is the bane of my existence, btw.

Garcia, Watson, Cahill have ERAs under 1.60.  Menez and Selman are in the 2-3 ERA range.  Smyly and Webb are between 3.00 and 4.00.  The other 14 are 4.21 or worse.

[Mick]

I like how Farhan is building the farm system.  I think he can turn this around.  But the Kapler hire from day one had me scratching my head.

I like how Farhan is building it as well.  Last year, all of the minor league teams improved, some significantly.  And Farhan's been saddled with many terrible contracts from older players who can no longer produce.  Of course, Kapler and Farhan get the blame for that.

BTW, at the end of last season, Kapler's and Bochy's career winning percentage was exactly the same, .497.  Of course, everyone thinks of Bochy as a first-ballot Hall of Fame manager, while Kapler is a dumpster fire.

And yes...I'd much rather see Bart, Corry, Ramos, Luciano and Bishop play -- in fact, I'd rather see anyone play other than their current catchers or shortstops.  Flores is great at bat but scary in the field.  I wonder if that's how SMOE (Smartest Man On Earth) #1 Farhan or SMOE #2 Kapler envisioned the "versatility", by having players in less-than-familiar positions.

That "smartest guy in the room" syndrome is the bane of my existence, btw.

Garcia, Watson, Cahill have ERAs under 1.60.  Menez and Selman are in the 2-3 ERA range.  Smyly and Webb are between 3.00 and 4.00.  The other 14 are 4.21 or worse.