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2A7C6A7E716B7B707D6A587F75797174367B180 wrote: "According to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, free agent starter Charlie Morton is drawing "some level of interest" from "at least" 8-10 teams."



I wonder if the Pirates are 1 of those 10 teams?


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My wife was right, you really are childish!

"Some level" of interest covers a lot of territory. Including "very low" level of interest and "If he'll work for free (or even pay us), we'd be very interested."

782E382C233929222F380A2D272B232664294A0 wrote: Someone else must have.  The Purpose of the thread was stated.  Someone removed it. 


Pirates make John Baker senior director of minor league operations. Anyone ever hear of him?


He used to be a lineman for the Steelers back in the 60s.


Famously the one that bloodied YA Tittle.

4E70757D6E76767D5D786F7C190 wrote: Someone else must have.  The Purpose of the thread was stated.  Someone removed it. 


Pirates make John Baker senior director of minor league operations. Anyone ever hear of him?


Played in the majors for 7 years (Marlins, Cubs, Dodgers), mostly a backup catcher. Was mentioned a few times in Moneyball as well, and was part of the draft detailed in the book.



Was with the Cubs before working for MLB last year, important and good hire.

7D6D6C5B4D4D412E0 wrote: So, back to the off season ...



If I'm Cherrington, I pick two of the following for the pen ... Yates, Hand, Osuna, Melancon, Colome, Peacock, Wilson, Jeffress, Doolittle, O'Day and Treinen.  Bullpen needs good arms.  Each one of these guys, absent Colome might do a "show me" contract.  I like Treinen alot.


There will be plenty of arms available, not sure what the value would be to target these guys. I guess Melancon to close, but why not just let Rodriguez handle that? The bullpen was not that bad, injuries were the bigger issue, with no minor league season, they were forced to use some guys they would not have normally used.

Per Bob Biertempfl in the Athletic:



One of Baker’s goals is to make the development process more player-centric — a phrase Cherington has frequently uttered in the year since he was hired.



“It means that the player has a stake in his developmental plan and program,” Baker said. “It’s about providing them with the stimulus they need to make adaptations and improve. We’re going to be on the cutting edge of science to make sure that we really are truly data-driven. Being data-driven doesn’t just mean knowing all of the analytics acronyms. It also means following research from biomechanics and psychology.”



This hints that BC just might have a plan!

a plan is a lot better than this:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ286Fpq7Fs

56777F567D75120 wrote: Per Bob Biertempfl in the Athletic:



One of Baker’s goals is to make the development process more player-centric — a phrase Cherington has frequently uttered in the year since he was hired.



“It means that the player has a stake in his developmental plan and program,” Baker said. “It’s about providing them with the stimulus they need to make adaptations and improve. We’re going to be on the cutting edge of science to make sure that we really are truly data-driven. Being data-driven doesn’t just mean knowing all of the analytics acronyms. It also means following research from biomechanics and psychology.”



This hints that BC just might have a plan!
There have been several negative messages etc regarding the lack of player movement since Ben C came on board last November. I do think he has a plan, and he is not going to make a trade or acquire a player just to make a splash. He has brought some front office people on board who have strong player development reputations in baseball. Sure the Bucs did not win at least 20 games in 2020, but in my opinion better days are coming under this current FO group.

406169406B63040 wrote: Per Bob Biertempfl in the Athletic:



One of Baker’s goals is to make the development process more player-centric — a phrase Cherington has frequently uttered in the year since he was hired.



“It means that the player has a stake in his developmental plan and program,” Baker said. “It’s about providing them with the stimulus they need to make adaptations and improve. We’re going to be on the cutting edge of science to make sure that we really are truly data-driven. Being data-driven doesn’t just mean knowing all of the analytics acronyms. It also means following research from biomechanics and psychology.”



This hints that BC just might have a plan!




Cool ... glad we are going to be on the cutting edge in something.

As some may recall, back in the early days of FC/NH there was a very definite plan for building a player development juggernaut that would compete at a top level every year. Unless I've missed it, I don't think that they've issued such a mission statement yet. That leads me to believe that what we're seeing is the unfolding of the plan for year two.