Derek Johnson explains the team's direction in pitching development

[UKFlounder]

they don’t know what WAR is

Or what it’s good for…

[BCubb2003]

Friend only to the undertaker.

[marcshoe]

Friend only to the undertaker.

So they use WAR in Rasslin', too?

[MikeS21]

Just how much influence did Boddy have over the minor leagues? There was no 2020 season and the 2021 season was shortened. Yet, with the exception of AAA, the 2021 Reds minor league system had an overall winning record for the first time in years.

The issue with the major league team was the bullpen. Even with the injuries to Gray and the lousy April and May from Castillo, the meltdown of the bullpen was epic. And most fans blame the FO for the awful bullpen, rather than blaming DJ and his coaches.

I hope the organization continues the analytical approach, with or without Boddy. I think DJ deserves a little leeway considering the effects of the pandemic on coaching over last couple seasons. It’s hard to instruct individual pitchers via Zoom.

[Roy Tucker]

Cold calling corporate clients will include talk about, food, parking, events etc over the makeup of the developers in the ML system.

I get emails almost weekly from vendors inviting me to Reds games in their boxes. I used to take them up on it but it’s not all that much fun. You sit with people you don’t know, a lot of times they don’t know the Reds or baseball, and the sales guys pump you for every bit of info they can get (“so, what are your plans/budget/direction/etc?”. Telling them to leave you alone so you can watch the game isn’t cool either.

[westofyou]

I get emails almost weekly from vendors inviting me to Reds games in their boxes. I used to take them up on it but it’s not all that much fun. You sit with people you don’t know, a lot of times they don’t know the Reds or baseball, and the sales guys pump you for every bit of info they can get (“so, what are your plans/budget/direction/etc?”. Telling them to leave you alone so you can watch the game isn’t cool either.

“Nice seats, you can see the ear hair if the umpire, let me get some beers… so, what’s your organization’s Cloud strategy?”

Kill me

[Roy Tucker]

“Nice seats, you can see the ear hair if the umpire, let me get some beers… so, what’s your organization’s Cloud strategy?”

Kill me

I think I resorted to leaving the box around the 5th-6th inning saying I had an early morning meeting but went and found a seat far away from the box and watched the game in peace. I did lol at your cloud thing because I remember being asked that more than once.