April Banter 2026

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1 hour ago, Chris78 said:

There defense is awful. Not much they can do to fix that this season.

I'm guessing there plan was that the hitting would overcome there defense but so far that hasn't happened on a regular basis.

This team feels like a better team than last year but not a playoff team.

Poor roster construction on Elias's part.

I think if they miss the playoffs again he should be fired but who knows if he would be. He just got a promotion last year.

There outfield defense is really really bad. Not just in errors but balls that average defenders get too and catch that our guys do not.

The defense is the most concerning to me, but they have enough pieces to figure it out. Not too worried about the hitting at this juncture, and pitching consistency should come with time, esp with guys like Bradish coming off injury. You can see he still has the stuff, but not the control he wants yet. Its a marathon. And so far, all teams in the division have issues.

[Maestrobjwa]

2 hours ago, Chris78 said:

There defense is awful. Not much they can do to fix that this season.

Not necessarily. Alby said last week that fundamentals were not stressed, and indicated that they're working to fix it. I think that's one of several issues that may not be permanent, but may simply take some time to fix as the new coaching sets in.

2 hours ago, Chris78 said:

I think if they miss the playoffs again he should be fired but who knows if he would be. He just got a promotion last year.

I think the idea of the promotion being a sign he's here for the long haul is a little overblown. This Rubenstein & Co. are now starting to spend like they wanna win a championship. I think this year is Elias' last chance--we miss again...or get in and still not win a series...I think he's out.

Overall...we gotta remember that there are a lot of new faces in this clubhouse. So we may not know for SURE exactly how this is gonna shake out. But for now...we just need to be .500 at the end of the month. I think that'll give us enough time to sort things out.

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21 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Not necessarily. Alby said last week that fundamentals were not stressed, and indicated that they're working to fix it. I think that's one of several issues that may not be permanent, but may simply take some time to fix as the new coaching sets in.

I think the idea of the promotion being a sign he's here for the long haul is a little overblown. This Rubenstein & Co. are now starting to spend like they wanna win a championship. I think this year is Elias' last chance--we miss again...or get in and still not win a series...I think he's out.

Overall...we gotta remember that there are a lot of new faces in this clubhouse. So we may not know for SURE exactly how this is gonna shake out. But for now...we just need to be .500 at the end of the month. I think that'll give us enough time to sort things out.

[Chris78]

1 hour ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Not necessarily. Alby said last week that fundamentals were not stressed, and indicated that they're working to fix it. I think that's one of several issues that may not be permanent, but may simply take some time to fix as the new coaching sets in.

I think the idea of the promotion being a sign he's here for the long haul is a little overblown. This Rubenstein & Co. are now starting to spend like they wanna win a championship. I think this year is Elias' last chance--we miss again...or get in and still not win a series...I think he's out.

Overall...we gotta remember that there are a lot of new faces in this clubhouse. So we may not know for SURE exactly how this is gonna shake out. But for now...we just need to be .500 at the end of the month. I think that'll give us enough time to sort things out.

I agree with the 3 wild card spots if you can be around .500 around the trade deadline you have a chance.

Disagree on the defense 

Ward and O'Neil are not going to be different players than they've been for several seasons

Beavers has not been good either.

Cowser is better suited in left.

Not sure how you fix the D this year.

Basillo is not good behind the plate.

There bottom 5 in most defensive metrics

 

 

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Jeremiah Jackson > Jackson Holliday

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This years team certainly has flaws but they definitely don’t quit. Last year it felt like any deficit was game over.