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Originally Posted by Cod
Not sure I'd blame Avila since (I believe) he fired the previous player development director last season and gave the full-time job this year to Kenny Graham. Graham was the interim director last season. From what I've read, Graham is a good mix of new and old school...especially from a hitting philosophy standpoint.
Also, another reason I don't blame Avila yet is because he did revamp the entire player development pipeline and staff during the previous off-season.
https://www.blessyouboys.com/2021/9/...elopment-staff
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...22/9121533002/ |
Graham was an interim hire but has been in the role from about 2019. He does categorize himself as a blend of new school and old school but do you think you have seen it? I'm not an againster. I love having good baseball conversations and you clearly know a bit more than the average guy. Where have we seen his philosophy (working with a players skill set to maximize performance) of playing out with any of our young guys? There isn't a prospect in the system that isn't striking out at a least a 2 to 3 to one ratio compared to their walks. Seriously, Carlos Mendoza is the only guy and he is not considered a high end prospect. I guess I'm just really frustrated at the fact that Minnesota and Cleveland routinely develop guys you have never heard of and the Tigers never seem to be able to match that.