Per Nightengale: Dan Stays, Buck Goes.

[weams]

Just now, Luke-OH said:

Yeah, he needs to report to Dan, IMO. Roch's reporting doesn't make it sound like he'll be giving up any authority though, but who knows. 

I think Ownership Liaison reports to no one. 

[24fps]

5 minutes ago, Luke-OH said:

Roch wrote this morning that Brady will either have a similar role or receive a promotion. 

What’s Brady Anderson’s role in the organization moving forward?
Stays the same or he’s elevated. Those are the two scenarios. He’d gladly take on more responsibilities, but he’s not pushing anyone out the door to do it. And he’s always going to be the Swiss Army knife of baseball executives, no matter which title is attached to his name. People need to accept that instead of harping on how unusual it is. He’s going to train players because conditioning and nutrition are in his wheelhouse. He’s going to shag fly balls in workout clothes and offer one-on-one hitting instruction. He’s going to wear jeans and an open-collar shirt with a sports coat, no matter the function. It’s fine.

http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2018/09/because-you-asked---full-throttle.html

Ain't fine.

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, LA2 said:

Ugh.

I literally sighed heavily upon reading it.

You can't have a guy in place with back channel access that can subvert the man in charge.

[weams]

 

[mdbdotcom]

Brady could be okay with 2 stipulations:

1. He's not anyone's boss
2. He stops going behind coaches' backs to work directly with players

[MurphDogg]

2 minutes ago, mdbdotcom said:

Brady could be okay with 2 stipulations:

1. He's not anyone's boss
2. He stops going behind coaches' backs to work directly with players

I would think any reasonable managerial candidate would insist on that. 

[Luke-OH]

Roch's recent tone could be described as embattled against unreasonable fans who have the audacity to question the team's decisions. 

I appreciate that beat writer is a terribly difficult job that I wouldn't want to do, but I'd suggest a different tact with the team shooting for a historic loss total. 

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1 minute ago, Luke-OH said:

Roch's recent tone could be described as embattled against unreasonable fans who have the audacity to question the team's decisions. 

I appreciate that beat writer is a terribly difficult job that I wouldn't want to do, but I'd suggest a different tact with the team shooting for historic loss totals. 

He effectively works for the team.

[weams]

 

[Greg Pappas]

21 minutes ago, weams said:

 

Rave reviews? .... gotcha. This would be quite disappointing if true.

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5 minutes ago, mdbdotcom said:

Brady could be okay with 2 stipulations:

1. He's not anyone's boss
2. He stops going behind coaches' backs to work directly with players

How do you stop him?  He's a VP, he outranks the coaches.

[mdbdotcom]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

How do you stop him?  He's a VP, he outranks the coaches.

Write it into his contract.

[Can_of_corn]

1 hour ago, weams said:

 

Calling it now, they are going to bundle the second round competitive balance pick with Trumbo's contract during the season.

We can just call that move pulling a Duquette.

[Luke-OH]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

He effectively works for the team.

I know, but the idea is that he is a pleasant, informative liaison from the team to the fans. Recently, he's been more critical of the fanbase than the team, which can't be the best way to go about things. 

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, mdbdotcom said:

Write it into his contract.

And fire him if he steps over the line?

I don't see that actually happening.