Brady Anderson's Role with Orioles (Current and Future)

[Rene88]

10 hours ago, jabba72 said:

Being a GM requires alot of business/management type skills that i have no clue if Brady has. Duquette is probably a much better GM. 

I think it’s hard to evaluate any GM fully under Angelos...

Not a big DD fan, but Brady scares me quite honestly. 

[Redskins Rick]

8 minutes ago, Rene88 said:

I think it’s hard to evaluate any GM fully under Angelos...

Not a big DD fan, but Brady scares me quite honestly. 

Based on what?

We don't honesty know too much about what really happens inside the warehouse walls.

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The negotiations began back in November, when Orioles vice president of baseball operations Brady Anderson met face-to-bearded face with veteran right-hander Andrew Cashner. Talks gained and lost momentum, optimism rose and sank. But the club sliced through a thawing market today and reeled in its first significant free agent while addressing its most pressing need.

Sounds like Brady was the one that started the team talking face-2-face with Cashner.

[wildbillhiccup]

4 minutes ago, Rene88 said:

I think it’s hard to evaluate any GM fully under Angelos...

Not a big DD fan, but Brady scares me quite honestly. 

Anderson more than scares me. At least DD had relevant experience (albeit dated) before he took the position. Anderson has NONE. And he's cocky and arrogant (i.e., unlikely to admit when he's wrong). I'm not sure if you saw the Cashner interview yesterday, but he specifically mentioned that Anderson had contacted him (not DD) in November. Regardless of his position in Angelos' inner circle Anderson should be respecting the chain of command and, if he was smart, letting DD mentor him. It doesn't seem like this is happening. I'm not a DD fan, but I honestly applaud him for not walking out the door because between Angelos and Anderson's carte blanche role the work environment sounds extremely unhealthy and toxic. 

It's a shame we don't have any legitimate reporters in this town, because I'd love one of them to ask about Anderson's current role and responsibilities and who he reports to. I think that's a very fair question. 

[wildbillhiccup]

5 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

Based on what?

We don't honesty know too much about what really happens inside the warehouse walls.

Sounds like Brady was the one that started the team talking face-2-face with Cashner.

We don't know much and that's the front office's fault. They've been cryptic about Anderson's role from day one. And it's not normal for a person in Anderson's position/role (whatever that is) to engage in contract negotiations. I could see him being somewhat involved if he had a personal relationship with Cashner, but that wasn't the case. Anderson is clearly undermining the traditional GM role and Angelos (Sr or Jr) is letting is happen. 

Within the last few months Anderson's name has popped up a million times. Not Duquette's name Anderson's name. This isn't an isolated incident and it should be a bigger cause for concern for everyone on this board. Because either Anderson's going to become our next GM or we're going to have to settle for someone who can't get a job elsewhere, because no solid candidate will want to walk into this dysfunction. 

 

[Ohfan67]

3 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

Based on what?

We don't honesty know too much about what really happens inside the warehouse walls.

Sounds like Brady was the one that started the team talking face-2-face with Cashner.

There were reports that he was a proponent of resigning Davis and O'Day, extensive comments and apparently actions involving Wright's development, the workout "guru" label the organization has given him when there's zero evidence that he's good at and especially dedicated to that task, etc. There's certainly no evidence that he's done anything impressive in his role with the O's. He also may use his link to Angelos to circumvent DD and the coaches. His "role" in the organization is consistent with the Angelos disfunction...give someone with no responsibilities influence/meddling power at multiple levels. The workout guru thing is such a joke to me. He gets players to run up hills until they puke, etc. My junior high football coach was all over that 30+ years ago. I really enjoyed Brady as a player, but I don't see any evidence that he brings much to the organization other than a close relationship with Peter Angelos. 

[Redskins Rick]

Just now, wildbillhiccup said:

We don't know much and that's the front office's fault. They've been cryptic about Anderson's role from day one. And it's not normal for a person in Anderson's position/role (whatever that is) to engage in contract negotiations. I could see him being somewhat involved if he had a personal relationship with Cashner, but that wasn't the case. Anderson is clearly undermining the traditional GM role and Angelos (Sr or Jr) is letting is happen. 

Within the last few months Anderson's name has popped up a million times. Not Duquette's name Anderson's name. This isn't an isolated incident and it should be a bigger cause for concern for everyone on this board. Because either Anderson's going to become our next GM or we're going to have to settle for someone who can't get a job elsewhere, because no solid candidate will want to walk into this dysfunction. 

 

Not sure the FO really has to keep the fan informed. IMO

Brady is Vice President of baseball operations, so why the hell would he not have a role in contract negotiations??????

Maybe, just maybe. DD picked up the phone or call Brady into his office and said, jump on a plane and go talk to Cashner?

[Redskins Rick]

1 minute ago, Ohfan67 said:

There were reports that he was a proponent of resigning Davis and O'Day, extensive comments and apparently actions involving Wright's development, the workout "guru" label the organization has given him when there's zero evidence that he's good at and especially dedicated to that task, etc. There's certainly no evidence that he's done anything impressive in his role with the O's. He also may use his link to Angelos to circumvent DD and the coaches. His "role" in the organization is consistent with the Angelos disfunction...give someone with no responsibilities influence/meddling power at multiple levels. The workout guru thing is such a joke to me. He gets players to run up hills until they puke, etc. My junior high football coach was all over that 30+ years ago. I really enjoyed Brady as a player, but I don't see any evidence that he brings much to the organization other than a close relationship with Peter Angelos. 

Yet others like Tillman, Britton and many others sign his praises for helping them with their workouts and pitching success in the league.

Look to the Ravens, the number 1 guy behind Ozzie, didn't get his name into the press too much, and Ozzie got all the glory for such great picks. This guy moves on, and Ozzie is no longer the best drafter in the business.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

8 minutes ago, Ohfan67 said:

There were reports that he was a proponent of resigning Davis and O'Day, extensive comments and apparently actions involving Wright's development, the workout "guru" label the organization has given him when there's zero evidence that he's good at and especially dedicated to that task, etc. There's certainly no evidence that he's done anything impressive in his role with the O's. He also may use his link to Angelos to circumvent DD and the coaches. His "role" in the organization is consistent with the Angelos disfunction...give someone with no responsibilities influence/meddling power at multiple levels. The workout guru thing is such a joke to me. He gets players to run up hills until they puke, etc. My junior high football coach was all over that 30+ years ago. I really enjoyed Brady as a player, but I don't see any evidence that he brings much to the organization other than a close relationship with Peter Angelos. 

Add Trumbo to that list as well.  Though I will also add that Davis ultimately came down to Angelos Sr approving the funds for that move as well.  

I'm not a fan of how close Anderson is with the players, as far as working out with them, being on the field during BP and having a locker in the clubhouse.  It's going to be a tough transition if he is given the GM role, and I personally think it needs to be someone with much more experience.  However, I can see another Flanagan/Duquette split with Anderson and Showalter personally. 

[Finisher]

11 minutes ago, Ohfan67 said:

The workout guru thing is such a joke to me. He gets players to run up hills until they puke, etc.

Bizarre comment. Brady maximizes guy's lifting regimes. Probably cleans up their diets via nutritionist. No doubt to me he is extremely informed about lifting and is helping guys get stronger.

Alarming thing about Brady is his fondness for vets and having a role in Davis/O'Day/Trumbo/Hardy extensions certainly raises concern. Seems like he befriends certain guys in the clubhouse more than others and will push to (over)pay to keep these guys. Age/career trajectory/cost allocation .. these things seem to go out the window. Also ignoring giant red flags with Cashner. That really wasn't a smart target although the money is structured to mitigate risk.

[interloper]

14 minutes ago, wildbillhiccup said:

We don't know much and that's the front office's fault. They've been cryptic about Anderson's role from day one. And it's not normal for a person in Anderson's position/role (whatever that is) to engage in contract negotiations. I could see him being somewhat involved if he had a personal relationship with Cashner, but that wasn't the case. Anderson is clearly undermining the traditional GM role and Angelos (Sr or Jr) is letting is happen. 

Within the last few months Anderson's name has popped up a million times. Not Duquette's name Anderson's name. This isn't an isolated incident and it should be a bigger cause for concern for everyone on this board. Because either Anderson's going to become our next GM or we're going to have to settle for someone who can't get a job elsewhere, because no solid candidate will want to walk into this dysfunction. 

 

I'm not sure we can say that. He's Vice President of Baseball Operations. It seems he's the guy Dan taps to go have these negotiations. We all know Dan is not a well-spoken individual, and I think he'd rather sit back and assign people and make larger decisions. 

I'm not saying Brady's role isn't concerning on some level, mostly because the Warehouse is just concerning in how it operates anyway, but I don't really see much here to get in a huff about. More than usual, anyway.

[wildbillhiccup]

20 minutes ago, Ohfan67 said:

There were reports that he was a proponent of resigning Davis and O'Day, extensive comments and apparently actions involving Wright's development, the workout "guru" label the organization has given him when there's zero evidence that he's good at and especially dedicated to that task, etc. There's certainly no evidence that he's done anything impressive in his role with the O's. He also may use his link to Angelos to circumvent DD and the coaches. His "role" in the organization is consistent with the Angelos disfunction...give someone with no responsibilities influence/meddling power at multiple levels. The workout guru thing is such a joke to me. He gets players to run up hills until they puke, etc. My junior high football coach was all over that 30+ years ago. I really enjoyed Brady as a player, but I don't see any evidence that he brings much to the organization other than a close relationship with Peter Angelos. 

it was also rumored that he facilitated the Trumbo signing so that's three bad decisions and one (Cashner) TBD.  

[foxfield]

21 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

Not sure the FO really has to keep the fan informed. IMO

Brady is Vice President of baseball operations, so why the hell would he not have a role in contract negotiations??????

Maybe, just maybe. DD picked up the phone or call Brady into his office and said, jump on a plane and go talk to Cashner?

The FO does not need to keep fans informed.

Brady talked to Cashner in Nov at the GM Meetings...I would presume the activity there was intense and that Brady spoke to people while there would be normal.

 

Of course I do not like the idea of Brady as GM, but it seems that is where the O's are headed until a sale....

[wildbillhiccup]

6 minutes ago, interloper said:

I'm not sure we can say that. He's Vice President of Baseball Operations. It seems he's the guy Dan taps to go have these negotiations. We all know Dan is not a well-spoken individual, and I think he'd rather sit back and assign people and make larger decisions. 

I'm not saying Brady's role isn't concerning on some level, mostly because the Warehouse is just concerning in how it operates anyway, but I don't really see much here to get in a huff about. More than usual, anyway.

I honestly don't think Dan is delegating to Brady. Dan has the knowledge and experience and Brady simply doesn't. To use an extreme example, would we not question it if a nurse was made a surgeon with no explanation? Asking about Brady's role (current and future) is a very fair and valid question considering his prior experience (other than playing baseball) was  fitness-related. 

[Redskins Rick]

Just now, foxfield said:

The FO does not need to keep fans informed.

Brady talked to Cashner in Nov at the GM Meetings...I would presume the activity there was intense and that Brady spoke to people while there would be normal.

 

Of course I do not like the idea of Brady as GM, but it seems that is where the O's are headed until a sale....

I have concerns about how well this would play out.

But, I am not going to throw stones at something that hasn't happen yet.

Just because he is a player, automatically mean he can't be a GM.

How do other GM get their first GM job, they don't just wake up and now you are a GM?

 

[Redskins Rick]

1 minute ago, wildbillhiccup said:

I honestly don't think Dan is delegating to Brady. Dan has the knowledge and experience and Brady simply doesn't. To use an extreme example, would we not question it if a nurse was made a surgeon with no explanation? Asking about Brady's role (current and future) is a very fair and valid question considering his prior experience (other than playing baseball) was  fitness-related. 

How the heck do you know what Brady knows and doesn't?

DD does have the knowledge, of course he does.

DD also keeps things very controlled, he doesn't relay too much to the media, so we have no clue, as to the internal workings of the FO.