Comments on: Saturday AM bits and pieces http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/27/saturday-am-bits-and-pieces/ Baseball's Future in the Gateway City Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:22:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Lou Schuler http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/27/saturday-am-bits-and-pieces/#comment-8949 Lou Schuler Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:50:36 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/27/saturday-am-bits-and-pieces/#comment-8949 The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a short piece on Antonetti interviewing with the Cards: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/119356037589940.xml&coll=2 This is particularly interesting: "Should Antonetti leave, Shapiro would have to restructure his front office. John Mirabelli is the Indians' other assistant general manager, but his expertise is in the player draft. Antonetti concentrates on contracts, contract negotiations, payroll structures and statistical studies on players." There was some speculation that his interests and Luhnow's would interfere with each other, but it doesn't sound like he had a proprietary interest in the player draft. And it sounds like Mo, as assistant GM, could focus on the things that Antonetti used to do while assistant GM for Cleveland. If Tony is willing to trust Antonetti's philosophy on the payroll, it could be a good situation all around. Like Eric, I have a good feeling about all this. The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a short piece on Antonetti interviewing with the Cards:

http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/119356037589940.xml&coll=2

This is particularly interesting:

“Should Antonetti leave, Shapiro would have to restructure his front office. John Mirabelli is the Indians’ other assistant general manager, but his expertise is in the player draft. Antonetti concentrates on contracts, contract negotiations, payroll structures and statistical studies on players.”

There was some speculation that his interests and Luhnow’s would interfere with each other, but it doesn’t sound like he had a proprietary interest in the player draft. And it sounds like Mo, as assistant GM, could focus on the things that Antonetti used to do while assistant GM for Cleveland.

If Tony is willing to trust Antonetti’s philosophy on the payroll, it could be a good situation all around.

Like Eric, I have a good feeling about all this.

]]> By: cariocacardinal http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/27/saturday-am-bits-and-pieces/#comment-8911 cariocacardinal Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:17:12 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/10/27/saturday-am-bits-and-pieces/#comment-8911 The question is will Reifer be 96 MPH after surgery. Does anybody have any details on his injury - elbow (TJ)?, shoulder (rotator cuff?)? The question is will Reifer be 96 MPH after surgery. Does anybody have any details on his injury - elbow (TJ)?, shoulder (rotator cuff?)?

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