(10-18-2016 09:25 AM)Seahawkhoops Wrote:  He has worked with some good front offices for sure. But this postseason he's made some moves that many people have questioned and every one has worked out brilliantly. I love Tito, he certainly uses Data, but much like a Madden, he uses his gut. That's what kills me about "binder boy" girardi in NY.

I suppose that's what makes Francona so successful under these analtytics guys. The front office gives him solid talent, then they just let Francona manage.

For a lot of teams that use analytics heavily, the decision making is taken out of the hands of the manager almost entirely. If a guy doesn't hit lefties well he comes out, in 100 % of situations where a lefty is on the mound, no matter what the manager's "gut" is telling him in certain cases. That isn't how it works in Cleveland and it wasn't when he was in Boston, for the most part.

You have to have a solid balance and grasp of both to be a successful organization: Numbers AND good baseball sense.