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See ya, Gabe!
Kapler is out!
This has to make Lex’s day!
It was not a major surprise after yesterday when Zaidi did not commit to bringing him back (even after Johnson’s remarks last week). I kinda figured something might be up.
Quite frankly, I am glad. I haven’t been as strong an advocate for his dismissal as Lex but pinch hitting Mathias for Crawford v. Chapman confirmed to me that his commitment to analytics had crossed the line from “yeah, ok” to “are you kidding me” . I have my fingers crossed that San Diego will screw up by sending Melvin packing (a good possibility). He would be an ideal manager for SF.
So begins an off-season of significant change………
I’d love to see Melvin….. Good Cal guy. :) Knew it was a possibility when I read Zaidis comments about team not being ready for Arizona.
Melvin checks a lot of boxes. He and Zaidi know each other well. He certainly is not a guy that eschews analytics. And he’s also a long time baseball man with Bay Area ties. If the Padres let him go I think it’s quite possible the Giants snap him up.