MacPhail has TOTAL control? Not what I hear!

[BaltimoreTerp]

So, MacPhail and Jordan want Stockstill out, but Angelos overruled them?

Doesn't sound good.

[byrdz]

Word on the street is MacPhail wanted Stockstill out. Then Peter the Great stepped in and said no. Un-friggin-believable.

Wow, just wow! The guy is just as hard headed as they come, was probably a bull in his after life.

Looks like the McPhail honeymoon period is over, glad to know you buddy.

[Frobby]

This makes some sense to me. Stockstill was running the whole minor league player development operation, but now it seems all he is doing is running around developing our international operations. Obviously that is still an important job, but it is essentially a demotion. I remember wondering, when I heard he had been assigned to that job, whether (and why) he was being demoted without the team saying so in a direct manner.

[B-more]

This makes some sense to me. Stockstill was running the whole minor league player development operation, but now it seems all he is doing is running around developing our international operations. Obviously that is still an important job, but it is essentially a demotion. I remember wondering, when I heard he had been assigned to that job, whether (and why) he was being demoted without the team saying so in a direct manner.

You might be getting confused. There are two Stockstill's working for the O's and they are brothers. I believe it is David and Jon.

If this is true, this is very bad. AM really wants to overhaul the organization so that it is run better. I wonder if we do somehow sign Tex, it could be bad if Angelos decides to overstep and pay a lot more than what AM wanted. This could be the first step towards losing AM.

I hope it is not true or at least there is more to this and simply that Angelos mediated any disagreements AM/Jordan and Stockstill had.

[Guest Sailor Jerry]

This makes some sense to me. Stockstill was running the whole minor league player development operation, but now it seems all he is doing is running around developing our international operations. Obviously that is still an important job, but it is essentially a demotion. I remember wondering, when I heard he had been assigned to that job, whether (and why) he was being demoted without the team saying so in a direct manner.

That's John Stockstill.

Dave is in charge of the minor league side.

[OttoNoveDieci]

Maybe we need a little friction within....With friction comes heat and you can't do any good cookin' without a little heat!

[TonySoprano]

That old leopard Angelos can't change his (liver) spots.

I understand that Angelos still needs to be in the approval chain for big contracts, so MacPhail never had total authority. However, this is one area where, IMO, he should defer to MacPhail.

[Frobby]

You might be getting confused. There are two Stockstill's working for the O's and they are brothers. I believe it is David and Jon.

That's John Stockstill.

Dave is in charge of the minor league side.

My bad. I knew there were two brothers, but when I read the stuff about international scouting I thought they had mentioned Dave, not John.

What about that other, younger guy MacPhail hired last year? Did we ever figure out exactly what he does?

[Miller192]

Word on the street is MacPhail wanted Stockstill out. Then Peter the Great stepped in and said no. Un-friggin-believable.

How is it unbelievable? It's the Orioles, what else would you expect?

Not you Sailor Jerry, but too many here and elsewhere give this dysfunctional organization the benefit of doubt way too much.

[TonySoprano]

What about that other, younger guy MacPhail hired last year? Did we ever figure out exactly what he does?

First things first. MacPhail needs to decide what Flanagan does.

[TGO]

My bad. I knew there were two brothers, but when I read the stuff about international scouting I thought they had mentioned Dave, not John.

What about that other, younger guy MacPhail hired last year? Did we ever figure out exactly what he does?

That is Matt Klentak. He came from the league office and I believe was supposed to be well versed in waiver rules and things of that nature. I assumed that would be his main function but I am not sure the O's ever announced his role.

[JTrea81]

The interesting thing is that Flanagan brought both the Stockstill's in. Hmm...

[BaltBird 24]

Not only do we have to worry about the bast amount of talent that is in Boston, Tampa, New York, and Toronto..... but we can't even get past issues amongst our own people? We're still doomed.

[Belkast]

If AM thought this was a big deal he would've quit already. Owners have a right to some involvment. We are talking about someone that does have value to the organization. Once again big deal made out of nothing!

[TonySoprano]

If MacPhail quit outright over this, he'd be hard pressed to find another job in baseball, near-term. It wouldn't reflect well on him. This argument that he'd quit already is a red herring, IMO, because if anything he hasn't shown himself to be impulsive when it comes to decisions, quite the opposite.