The Braves have a new manager and it’s an internal hire. The club announced today that Walt Weiss is the club’s new skipper. Weiss has been the club’s bench coach for many years but now gets a chance to take on a bigger role. Weiss reportedly signed a three-year contract with an option for 2029.
Weiss, 61, played in the majors from 1987 to 2000. The final three seasons of his playing career were spent in Atlanta. After hanging up his spikes, he pivoted into other roles with the Rockies, first as a special advisor to the front office. He then moved into the manager’s chair and was the skipper in Colorado for four years, beginning in 2013. The club had a losing record in all four of those campaigns, finishing each with between 66 and 75 wins, before Weiss resigned.
Going into the 2018 season, Atlanta hired Weiss to the bench coach position, working as top lieutenant to manager Brian Snitker. That was actually a few days before it was reported that Alex Anthopoulos would be the club’s new front office leader. Atlanta had been rebuilding for the previous few years but they emerged as contenders in that 2018 campaign. They went 90-72, their first of what would eventually be six straight National League East division titles. They won the World Series in 2021.
After the 2022 season, Weiss got some reported interest from the Marlins for their managerial vacancy, though he turned down an interview request. He stayed in Atlanta, continuing to work under Snitker. Snitker announced about a month ago, just before his 70th birthday, that he would not be returning for another season as manager. The club kept their managerial search pretty close to the vest, leading mostly to speculation about who might replace Snitker.
Weiss will now be tasked with turning the club around after a rough patch. After those aforementioned six straight division titles, they slipped to second place and a Wild Card berth last year. Here in 2025, they dropped all the way down to 76 wins and a fourth-place finish.
Expectations will continue to be high, as there is still a lot of talent on the roster. The poor results in 2025 involved several notable injuries and a PED suspension for Jurickson Profar. The club still has a core featuring Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Olson, Austin Riley, Chris Sale and many others. President of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos will surely look to bolster the club for a return to form in 2026.
Anthopoulos has surely gotten to know Weiss well over the past eight years and feels he is the man to skipper the club back to greatness. What remains to be seen is if Weiss will shake up the coaching staff, but hiring a new bench coach to replace himself should be one item on the to-do list.
David O’Brien of The Athletic reported the three-year deal with the option. Photo courtesy of Charles LeClaire, Imagn Images
I might it stop being a braves fan
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Hooked on Phonics
Overract much, I hate this hire also to but being a fan means no quittin’!
My fault didn’t read that t before I sent it
Or that t one either:)
Take a joke
My team once hired their announcer to manage. It can always be worse.
Ted Turner has entered the chat.
A low point during my college years of Braves fandom.
MuleorAstroMule,
Once of my teams did to this as well!
Pat Riley turned out to be pretty decent.
Jerry Coleman
Gary Coleman?
Gary Oldman?
Colman Domingo?
Domingo from Saturday night live?
I’m thinking at some point this site should be rebranded as MLBTRADJ – Major League Baseball Trade Rumors and Dad Jokes.
Many MLB trades could be considered Dad jokes?
I often see “Are you kidding me!??!” in the comments section, so it must be true.
I was thinking the comments are the source of the dad jokes, but I can see your logic.
I’m not a Dad but I can still find the humor in them.
As a dad, I take full responsibility for my fair share.
I’m sure the other NL East teams are happy with this decision.
“I’m sure the other NL”…Because you know more about baseball lifers than the actual baseball lifers themselves. Clearly, you know the future before it happens.
Clearly, AA and Braves ownership erred in not running all their options by you and your crystal ball of baseball “knowledge”.
People that decide outcomes months before the data and information comes in, are often not the brightest stars in the sky.
What I can see happening is hiring a very young bench coach now. It’s a more conservative Posey Giant’s type new wave hiring
oh no! someone shared an opinion…on a discussion board! Yes, read them the riot act! Only seasoned MLB professionals are allowed to opine!
Indubitably!
Mlb fan just shared an opinion back, and it’s a more thorough and thought out statement than sparky’s. Not sure why we’re going to criticize that.
He’s expressing an opinion. You don’t have to agree. You also don’t have to be an axshole
“I’m sure the other NL”…Because you know more about baseball lifers than the actual baseball lifers themselves. Clearly, you know the future before it happens.
Clearly, AA and Braves ownership erred in not running all their options by you and your crystal ball of baseball “knowledge”.
People that decide outcomes months before the data and information comes in, are often not the brightest stars in the sky.”
Get him, Dad!
Walt is that you?
Perhaps, but sometimes they’re prescient.
Why would any other NL team be happy? And when have the Braves ever hired some young ‘prove it’ guy? This hire is in keeping with the way they’ve done business and outside of last season, no one can argue with their choices.
I’m sure there were sexier choices, but Weiss is a solid baseball man with institutional knowledge and prior managerial experience, albeit with one of the most dysfunctional franchises in baseball.. Good call. Go Braves!
4 Phillies fans and 3 Mets fans liked this post.
Where are the other 15 coming from? Just wondering.
I’m a Braves fan, and I liked both the comment and the hire.
Hiring Danny Lehmann would have been my first choice but, purely speculating, I don’t think they could come to an agreement. The timing makes sense on that because they could’ve announced the Weiss hire long before now, and some of the other candidates floated have also been available.
Weiss is a solid hire, though. He knows the players, he has experience managing, and it keeps continuity. I also think the manager has a minimal impact on the outcome of a game, anyway.
Walt Weiss and his family.
That’s gold. This should have more likes
I don’t want a manager with “institutional knowledge”. I want a manager with knowledge of analytics. This is just more of the same. So disappointing. The first time Weiss leaves a struggling starter in too long to try to get them a meaningless win, or refuses to use high leverage relievers when we’re down by 1 run, then uses them in a 6-run game later that week because he “needed the work”, I’m going to dream about what could’ve been.
I’ll take institutional knowledge over analytics anytime. Wins for a pitcher is not a useless stat. My guess is you think that because it’s what the computers say. Analytics is turning sports into video games.
Wins is absolutely a useless stat. If my starter goes 4 innings because he’s struggling and the team wins, I couldn’t not possibly care less. Snitker’s obsession with trying to stretch guys who didn’t have that at least 5 innings so they’d qualify for the win, a stat that no longer is even relevant, is beyond frustrating. And anyone who doesn’t like analytics just doesn’t like the modern game of baseball. The best analytical teams are the best overall teams year in and year out. If you don’t like analytical baseball, find a new hobby, because it’s not changing anytime soon
Who are you to tell me what I can and cannot like, you lowlife. I’ve been following the Braves since probably you were a stain in your mama’s panties.
That’s not what I said. YOU suggested you didn’t like analytical baseball (why? I have no idea. I have no idea why anyone would suggest having more information is a bad thing.) and since you obviously like analytical baseball, I said you should find a new hobby, because the sport is only ever going to get more analytical. Not less. Enter the “Old Man Yells At Cloud” meme
I also don’t understand why should get extra fan points just for being old. Who cares? Being ancient doesn’t make you any more passionate of a fan. It means you were born decades before me. Nothing more.
Classy
lol.. shhh.. the non dementia folks are trying to have a conversation.
He called me a lowlife because he misinterpreted what I actually said. I’m not gonna give him bonus points because he’s older than me and doesn’t understand analytics.
@fowler – You should probably attempt to grasp that there is a middle ground here that is more than relevant. It is always easy to tell who pays attention to the game via Fangraphs and such but probably does not view the games themselves in the same way or have much knowledge of what it is like to play the game at any level.
Analytics are awesome and incredibly useful, but like all data sources it is the interpretation thereof that is most important. The saberdude revolution that basically tried to replace old school baseball folks with metrics consultants missed the big picture and it has hurt baseball in a number of ways and not just helped it to get better. Indeed, there is now a pendulum swing that is heading back to a more intelligent norm.
Analytics are the IT department of the business – one needs a great department to be successful, but I don’t want the IT guys in charge. They are a tool…period. Now get off my lawn.
Managers have made decisions based off of statistics for over 100 years. That’s all analytics are, new statistics. I have no idea why so many baseball fans seem so afraid them. A starter’s drop off the third time through the order is much more important of a statistic to me than a starter’s wins are. Yes, of course that statistic is less important with Sale starting than when Elder is starting but it still matters infinitely more than wins. Regardless of handedness, I don’t want Pierce Johnson coming in from the ‘pen against a hitter who crushes sliders. I’ll never understand the philosophy of not using a high leverage reliever in a game we’re down by a run in the 7th, but then using that same reliever in a 6-run game because he “needed the work”. He wouldn’t have needed the work if you used him in the close game. I have absolutely no interest in “hunches”. I want a manager who consistently puts his players in the best position to win, and that’s by using analytics. The fact that so many fans shy away from analytics like they’re some form of witch craft will never not be funny to me. They’re new, more useful stats. That’s it
You don’t use a high leverage reliever in certain situations because, sometimes, guys are more comfortable in certain situations. Sure, that isn’t going to be universal- but some players thrive under pressure, some don’t. You cannot take the human element out of a game played by humans.
I’m not suggesting analytics are bad, only that they’re just one piece to a bigger puzzle.
If a reliever can’t handle pressure, they don’t qualify as a “high leverage” reliever, so the point is moot.
JFC. I hate it. Hate it. This is like going from Bobby Cox to Fredi 2.0. The Braves are so stuck in the “Braves Way”. Same ole S__T.
Exactly. Same ol’ BS.
Phils fan here. So, in the past 35 years, the Braves won the NL East 21 times and made 24 playoff appearances. Won 2 World Series titles.
I would venture to say that the Braves Way has been a rather sound path overall. Y’all might want to try being a Pirates fan for a change of pace.
Seriously, Weiss & AA haters have a stick up their keisters. Weiss knows the players, he knows the AAA pitchers that filled in this year, he knows the organization. If the Braves were facing a fire sale and were to start from scratch… maybe a move like SF’s would be in order.
So, as an old guy that attended the Mets opener in 1964, have at it with the opinions… you’re entitled… but sheesh… C’mon, it’s not Fredi Gonzalez, is it?
As another old guy whose father took him to two of the Braves/Mets Playoff games in 1969 (when I was 12) I totally agree w/you Joker. I said when Snitker retired that Weiss was going to get the job. He’s the obvious choice, imo. Thought for a bit that the AAA Gwinnett Braves manager Kanekoa Texeria might have been in the running.
I saw that 1969 Braves play a bad Phillies team at Connie Mack Stadium. The Phillies had Dick Allen, Don Money, Larry Hisle, Johnnie Callison, and Rick Wise; but that entire Braves team seemed like an all-star team to a 9-year old.
You bring back memories, Bart! I grew up in NY, a Mets fan in a world of Yankee lovers. Every kid had Al Weiss cards flapping on their bicycle wheels and knew EVERY teams’ lineup. I mail ordered my Mets yearbook every April, the best day was when it arrived. When I turned 16, I drove to Shea and purchased every scheduled doubleheader tickets. ’67 when Koosman & Seaver arrived… ’69 Amazin’ team…. the bad boys of ’86. I moved to Georgia in ’88 and became a Braves fan… a sad sack team to follow in my work travels around the country via TBS. It’s a great game… wish the idiot Commissioner would quit messing with it.
Henry Aaron, Felipe Alou, Rico Carty, Orlando Cepeda, Felix Millan, Clete Boyer, Tito Francona, Sonny Jackson, Bob Didier, Phil Neikro ……….Yeah!
As a Pirates (hometown team) & Braves (adopted/2nd) fan. I completely agree. My grandma watched a lot of TBS so I watched Braves games when we visited her. I presently live less than an hour away from Cleveland. Now that’s a fan base that’s seen it’s share of agony. They haven’t won a World Series in nearly 4 generations and their football team has never made it to a Super Bowl.
Dale Murphy was the man.
Or An Angels or Rockies fan.
Braves fan here. I’m not particularly hating this or loving it. It’s fine, which is okay, if not exciting. Very much expected.
Lackluster hire.
Braves always make lackluster hires and mostly win.
What is going on with this FO
What a joke.
Get ready for more of the same. “Braves Way” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Where do you people come from. He has not managed an inning for us yet, so gloomy. Why don’t yaw become marlin fans
Ugh
If Weiss then why wait so long?
He is a good guy, but honestly disappointed with this decision.
The Braves really don’t like hurting their employees’ feelings. That’s all this was.
I think this wasn’t a forgone conclusion. I’m surprised, but not that it was Weiss. He was the name I was expecting when Snitker decided to step down. What surprised me is that it took until after the WS to be announced.
I believe, with no evidence at all, that they really were considering Lehman but something didn’t go right in their interview, or he decided to stay with the Dodgers.
To me, as you suggested, something broke down and they fell back to Weiss.
It’s frowned upon by MLB to make announcements during the Series… and here we are two days later. I am sure they did their due diligence in chatting up prospective managers… and they decided to go with the man they know… not a man who could BS his way through an interview.
Yes, but the opening was long before the world series and they had more than enough time between series to make the announcement.
More Nick Allen & Eli White bs…
Oakland Braves
Would be fun to see Tim Hudson move from Auburn pitching coach to replace Rick Kranitz, when that time comes.
Wash, also, coming back…hope so. My heart (and his heart, apparently) couldn’t take him leaving.
Huddy left his role on Auburn’s staff 3.5 years ago… but yeah, it would be fun. Since we’re taking moonshots, I want Chipper as hitting coach and Brian McCann as bench coach. Although something tells me, Weiss doesn’t have the cachet for this haul.
Kind of losing the Oakland theme… Chipper still works for the team.
Andrelton Simmons for infield drills coach while we’re at it:)
You lost the theme…
Ugh… they had an opportunity to inject some new enthusiasm and excitement… and instead settled for the easy hire.
Sorry. The Twins beat them to Shelton!
The Braves have one bad year and all their fans are going crazy. I don’t follow the Braves that closely but I think this could be a good hire. I can’t elaborate too much but I know this guy knows baseball and he has some managerial experience. Been the bench coach for several years so this could work out decent. Hope so for the Braves anyway.
” I don’t follow the Braves that closely”
Which immediately negates your opinion.
Get- I follow them close enough to have an educated opinion. Not everyone knows everything like you but I do my best to at least have a knowledgeable opinion. Sorry I don’t meet the criteria you have set upon everyone to meet your lofty standards.
@Getgone2 I follow the Braves closely, have been for well over 30 years and I agree with CLNC thinking and sentiment.
Agree w/you and CLNC. I’ve followed the Braves for 60 years—since the day they moved to Atlanta when I was 9 years old.
Why? Here, as a lifelong Braves fan, I’ll break it down.
1. The timing of the hire. If the Braves had announced Weiss as the manager in the days immediately following Snit’s retirement, I don’t think the reaction would be as bad. Instead, they waited until after the WS. All the buildup, all the speculation, and in the end, it’s someone they could have announced immediately.
Which leads to 2. The hire itself. The longer the search has gone on, the wilder and more interesting the potential candidates have become. David Ross, a former Brave, Danny Lehmann, poaching a coach from a rival, all the way to Tony Vitello, the first college coach to make the jump to the show. Walt Weiss is boring by comparison. But more importantly…
3. His resume. To be fair, no one seems to win in Colorado. I get that. But given that he has a losing record as a manager, it’s hard to get excited about him being the pick to lead the Braves through the remainder of their title window.
4. His age. He’s 61. He’s going to be the manager for maybe five years. The other names being thrown around were much younger, and that would’ve meant long-term stability, assuming the hire panned out. Instead, we’ll be right back here within the decade.
Personally, I am disappointed with the hire, but I wouldn’t say I am losing my mind over it. I just think we could have done better. David Ross was my choice for what that’s worth.
Sidebar: It’s been more than one bad year. It’s been two seasons in a row of inconsistent to outright awful hitting, enough injuries to make me doubt the strength and conditioning team, an up-and-down bullpen, and a ton of head-scratching moves by the FO. Firing the hitting coach after one bad year and watching him work wonders in Seattle for example.
5 years as a manager is a success. I think you’re only going to see a few guys that stay in managerial for longer than that.
Lovullo, Cash, Boone, and Roberts is the list currently, I believe.
@SethHood422 Ross wasn’t even considered a candidate by the FO. It seems pretty evident that there were 2 finalists for the Job, Weiss and Lehman. For whatever reason, Weiss won over Lehman, but that’s why they had to wait until the WS ended.
I don’t want to speculate, but maybe Lehman decided to stay with the Dodgers or maybe his interview sucked.
@seth, this is hilarious. Ross was your man and one main reason you didn’t want Weiss was his losing record. But yet Ross ALSO has….a losing record as a manager. Ross also had a losing record with better teams in a much easier division than Weiss in CO. I’m not thrilled with the Weiss hire either. But saying Ross was your guy negates the novel you posted against Weiss.
Dumb to dumber… in all seriousness despise this choice. this team needs a new voice but nooo we got Walt flipping Weiss my gosh what idiots run this org i hope i’m wrong but still Ahhhhhhh.
I said when Snit announced his retirement that Weiss was the front runner for the job. AA sticking w/what he knows and probably pleasing his veterans w/the choice. The casuals on the site crying because they believe they have special insight. Hilarious.
I don’t remember many on here “claiming to have special insight”….What i do remember is many on here clamoring for a fresh voice from outside the ‘Braves way’ for once. Myself included. Nothing against Weiss and I don’t hate the hire, but if you can’t see why people are upset for what seems like a very lackluster move thats more of a you problem lol.
At least they didn’t hired Derek Shelton
That would have been ignorant
My God this is a pathetic franchise.
Why are Braves fans so unhappy with this pick?
It’s the players that ultimately get it done. As long as Weiss can manage the lineup differently ie remove players after a large lead and not have to play them all 9 innings reduces getting injured and gives the bench at bats. Having watched John Schneider manage a team only expected to be 500 last season, Tom wopat wasn’t available.
Lots of people wanted Schneider’s head when the Jays got off to a slow start this year. Now he’s a genius. And Snit was a Braves lifer, in many ways not that different than Weiss. He got a head start by being an interim first, but if Fredi had made it through the season and then Snit had been hired, my guess there would have been the same complaints we are seeing about Weiss.
Good managers don’t make a difference. Bad managers do. Walt is a good manager that can win a WS Title if even 4 injured players from ‘25 are healthy in ‘26. Embracing a major sudden change was NOT the move for this specific club, if healthy.
This seems fine. Or it seems like something I should absolutely meltdown online about.
Boo! Boo! Following Arthur Blank’s Footsteps! Who turned them down from Dodgers/Blue Jays? Pitiful! Just Pitiful! His 1st move: Brian Snitker Bobble Head Night!
Not surprised. Get ready for another bargain bin shopping, “run it back” Braves offseason.
Lots of negative comments here but no one has offered a suitable alternative
Let alone a substantial reason to be so negative on the move lol.
Ya, I don’t get the hate for this hire. I didn’t realize Braves fans were this miserable.
@RodBecksBurnerAccount Most don’t hate this move. It is just the internet marks that want to whine and complain about something. I am die hard Braves fan, and I am fine with this. Weiss has been around the game his whole life, and he knows the game. He already has managing experience. Yes, it seems like a Braves move, but we have been mostly competitive since before I was born. May as well keep doing the same things.
90+ % of the comments I’ve seen from Braves fans on here and on Twitter hate the move. Not just indifferent but hate it.
@Rod: You’re seeing the “squeaky wheels get the grease” casuals griping Rod. I’m a long time Braves fan. I totally get why AA decided to hire Weiss. Seemed obvious to me that when Snit retired Weiss was going to get the job. The Braves don’t need an outside voice. They’re not rebuilding. Continuity and a good clubhouse is the message AA sent to his vets w/this hire. Have no doubt that Weiss has the support of the players.
He’s cheap and I think a lot of teams are already planning for a lockout in 2027. Managers get paid even in a lockout.
BS hire. Same old, same old
Braves games will be 5-10 minutes longer on average next year. Weiss is one of the slowest walkers in baseball. Good guy, but sloooooow.
I like Walt and he has definitely paid his dues. That said, with a healthy team next year, we need to see some good results
Ron Washington
Bench Coach
would love that
My guess is Lehman decided to stay for the 3 peat and was possibly paid to do so…. Especially since Bowman leaked his name twice. This isn’t a bad hire just an unexpected one… he will do fine!
I think that’s a great point of view on Lehman….I will, however, disagree on saying it’s unexpected. It was very expected lol. I also have to believe Snit pushed for Weiss from the beginning. Not a bad hire, just very vanilla and safe option.
Anticlimactic as i think a lot of people saw this coming
Geez a lot of hate over it but he has been with the franchise quite a while, knows all the players and personnel.
AA knows his stuff better than most and obviously feels Weiss is the guy to get the Braves back on track.
Agreed! If anyone here was smarter than AA as GM we would be complaining about them instead of AA!
We will see what happens. I’d rather it be Weiss over Ross and a few of the other names that were floated around.
Thank god, at least we can count on the Braves sucking again.
What do you base your opinion on? Some facts please.
Never Remember (blackpink) doesn’t base his opinions on anything reasonable. He lives by the troll standard. Rant, rant, rant and block anyone who disputes his garbage.
Who is “we”?
We’ll see. Until AA invests in better scouting and development, it won’t matter much who’s in the dugout. Talent ultimately wins.
I must say, though, the excellent jobs both Roberts and Schneider did in the WS shows how effective game and roster management can work … at least in the postseason.
lol…so all those fans who were complaining about Snitker, y’all happy now?
Just the comments alone tell you how people feel about this move.
I called this one.
Glad it wasn’t another catcher being named manager.
Catchers make great Managers!
They game-plan every game and handle the Pitching Staffs and are virtually involved in EVERY play of the games! They also know when a pitcher has reached his limit in games. Better than most sitting Managers.
I think Travis d’Arnaud will make a great manager some day! But the Braves go with a Slower than Snitker Team Lifer with a sub-.500 managerial record to keep this team going backwards! Season ticket holders should fold their hands!
Another retread and the slowest mound visit walk in the history of the game.
I think AA knows his team well enough that bringing in a young fiery “Billy Martin” type to manage this team would be a bad move. Could you imagine someone getting in Olson or Riley’s face or any of the veterans? Not needed. Weiss obviously is a known quantity with these players and that weighed into the equation. By the way, x-out the crazy number of injuries and I the feel “the Braves way” has worked out pretty well.
Walt’s history in Colorado as manager was a learning experience for him. It was time to part ways and hopefully Walt has honed his skills in the Braves organization, especially on pitcher management.
Natural fit.
This organization likes continuity. Save for the relatively brief run with Freddi Gonzalez, it’s been the Bobby Cox coaching tree.
Gonzalez is a stubby limb on the Cox coaching tree.
This is so disappointing. He is more of the same old Snit way. I was really hoping for injecting someone younger and new like Mark DeRosa. This seems like everything stays the same. Same terrible hitting and injury happenings of the past two years.
A team with lots of talent can win a lot even with a complete idiot like Dave Roberts as manager. Braves will be ok. It’s a plus Snitker is gone. Last year was injuries and down years by several hitters.
I think it’s a Weiss decision myself.
Walter Weiss will cook for the Braves yo
I don’t take issue with this. It’s a good team with a raft of health issues. If anything I take issue with the health support and training possibly a question? Don’t know it intimately to assume but some organizations are absolutely fantastic with their medical staff transparency and availability and some seem non existent. It could just be hella bad luck and they have a great staff of trainers. But as far as game architecture and heady baseball they have had that without question so I’m not certain that is the wheel that took off on this cart.
There are lot of Braves fans here that read but don’t post because we have jobs to go to. This was in the works for a long time.
Much of it has to do with not losing Acuna. I’ll bet a new contract is in the works as we speak. Walt Weiss will be fine. It’s a total Braves move. And if anyone hates in the hire then please tell us who would be better.
You’re right Tray. I said at the time Snit retired that Weiss was going to get the job. Reasonable move, imo. Speaking of Acuna, I read an article that showed a tweet liked by Acuna shortly after Snit retired. Don’t remember all the details, but the tweet basically mentioned that the Braves needed to hire a Latino manager. Not saying that Acuna will dislike the hiring of Weiss, but it’s possible he might be a little disappointed.
Bad choice. Just more of the same old, same old.
So more consistent winning and more chances of going to the postseason? That sounds awful!!!
There’s a new sheriff in town.
Just one thing, don’t call me Walter!!
You gotta love all the people spitting their fruit loops out because a man who deserves an opportunity is being given an opportunity. Do you think if the Braves roster is at decent strength and health and Walt doesn’t do a good job AA is going to say ‘well done’? Goodness me, WW deserves a chance, he’s been an instrumental part of the club, and it’s not just because of that, and all of those saying “more of the same” with regard to Snitker, what a load of rubbish, how many of you have talked baseball with WW to know what his strategies are. He ‘knows’ the game, he’s a World Series winner as a player and as part of the Braves coaching staff in 21, I’d say he knows a thing or two about baseball, plus he absolutely loves the Atlanta Braves. I am not writing the man off, and I wish him all the success, and I hope he does well, even if he does not succeed, at least he was given the opportunity which in my opinion he has earned.
Th greatest nonsense I read on here is about analytics.
Really. then how did Dave Roberts pitch Yamamoto on 1 days rest, and when there were 4 outs to get and the Jays were leading by 1, Schneider pulled Yesavage with 21 pitches and Yesavage had the most filthy stuff going on that pitching roster, but Roberts let Yamamoto keep going.
Analytics my foot, and don’t come at me it was because it was a World Series. Schneider should have won or lost with Yesavage, not let mid Jeff Hoffman pitch.
If the Braves are to do well AA needs to do his best to solidify the roster, strengthen the bullpen, sign Alcantara, and sort out SS and DH.
Have a nice day.
Sounds a lot like what people were saying about Joe Torre in 1996 when the Yankees hired him.
This hire is certainly “meh”. But if AA does his job and bolsters this roster and we stay healthy, it will not be hard to win 90-95 games with this roster.
I am not saying that managers do nothing, but look at Dave Roberts. I think the guy is a moron, but he makes a handful of good decisions in 175-180 games and wins a WS because of the roster and a little bit of manager fairy dust. In this day and age it is 85% roster and 15% manager.
the true idiots are rare so a manager’s popularity has a lot to do with their personality. i don’t lose sleep over aaron boone i think he’s “very good enough” but a lot of yankee fans can’t stand his voice/conversational tics
HE IS THE ONE WHO KNOCKS
as a yankee fan i rarely have the pleasure of accusing another fan base of being entitled. based on results the braves would appear to be a well-run organization. it’s not a sexy hire but modern managers are just press secretaries and boot soldiers for the analytics department