Tito's not going anywhere until he decides to.
Maybe he doesn't have the talent.
They were a 91 win team in a bad division. hardly a stellar year.
Tito's not going anywhere until he decides to.
I haven't had confidence in them since they choked against the Cubs. That year was fine because they able to sneak up on other teams. They can't do that now. Not sure about the talent but their BP is an abortion.
And he might. His health is not good, so he may decide to hang it up on his own. The other thing is that, as was seen in Boston, the players tend to get too comfortable under Tito over time. His player-friendly style is good, in that players are attracted to play for him and respect him, but over time it seems his teams get a little soft. As good as he is, sometimes you just need a new voice.
Right now I see the arms race between NYY and Boston as something that is going to absorb as much talent via FA and trades that the Tribe will need to bring up their own talent more or just flat outbid those two teams.
Indians have to many starters who couldn't make the other playoff teams (Houston, Red Sox, Yankees) roster. The starting pictures have been just a tick off and I also think they get yanked to early so to speak and the relief pitchers have been terrible. Come playoff time those are all bad combinations.
Are you serious? Put Kluber, Carrasco, Bauer, and possibly Clevenger pitching with that line-up supporting him, and they'd be close to 20-game winners every year. What a ludicrous statement. Look at the rotations of the four teams and tell me which one you'd rather have. Houston's is the only one that could rival it. The problem wasn't the starters; it was an awful bullpen. The bullpens of New York and Houston from six innings on were lights-out. Imagine how much stronger Kluber and Bauer, particularly, would be in the post-season if they only had to pitch 6-7 innings most of the time. With the weak bullpen, Francona didn't have that luxury.