I just don’t really agree with the first part, I think he’s fine and does some bad things and some good things and doesn’t really change the baseline of the team (like nearly every manager ever)
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Ultimately, I think the stuff we see matters less than the stuff we don’t see, and I have a hard time making a case that the Yankees have generally underperformed their talent level under him (unless you think he’s the reason Volpe and Dominguez sucks, I guess)
aug 23, 2025, 9:20 pm • 0 0 • view
How do you know young guys are underperforming, and it’s not the case that they’re not very good ballplayers? There’s no baseline of stats. The prospects are hyped endlessly, but other than Judge, there’s been no one great in 20-25 years.
aug 23, 2025, 9:28 pm • 0 0 • view
I'm not just talking about prospects!
aug 23, 2025, 9:41 pm • 0 0 • view
My bad. I saw Volpe and Dominguez. But yeah, it’s pretty awful roster.
aug 23, 2025, 9:44 pm • 0 0 • view
I think it's a roster (and has been for most of Boone's tenure) assembled in such a way as to accentuate all of his tactical and strategic deficiencies.
aug 23, 2025, 9:46 pm • 0 0 • view
That’s not the simplest explanation, but ok.
aug 23, 2025, 9:47 pm • 0 0 • view
Oh they've added plenty of bad players on top of that, to be clear.
aug 23, 2025, 9:49 pm • 0 0 • view
The team has been atrocious at routine plays for years, even with different rosters, and the buck for that type of coaching failure has to stop somewhere. (I don't think firing Boone fixes everything but I think he is actively bad at a lot of on-field stuff which matters a lot!)
aug 23, 2025, 9:25 pm • 0 0 • view
I think it’s fine to say they need a new voice or something, but again, do you really think this team has dramatically underperformed its talent level in his time?
aug 23, 2025, 9:27 pm • 0 0 • view
Maybe not dramatically, but yes. And I think the *ways* they underperform on a day-to-day basis are the type of thing a better manager would help ameliorate.
aug 23, 2025, 9:41 pm • 1 0 • view
Also, to zoom out a bit, I think people focus on Boone as much as we do because: 1) Hal isn't selling 2) If they replaced Cashman, the incoming GM's priority list is going to be "Cut payroll" 8 times before "Win a WS" even gets a chance at showing up 3) (to be cont'd)
aug 23, 2025, 9:44 pm • 1 0 • view
3) Three Yankees coaches who worked for Boone have become managers on other teams and are generally well-regarded!
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