Originally Posted by
Mario-Rijo
I know you have doubts, anyone would be insane not to have some given the circumstances. However let me say this, I believe he has always had a plan. The reason I know is because I listened extremely carefully to every word Krivsky has ever said and while I may have forgotten most of the words, I have never lost sight of the sentiment behind those words.
That and watching ones actions instead of the words by themselves should easily draw out the plan for anyone. The problem isn't that he isn't saying the right things, but moreso that people are listening for what they wanna hear and not what's clear.
They said the would be competitive, they have been. Yeah this season they haven't but they got fooled just like the rest of us by last season & the off-season. Who thought Coffey would go this bad this quick, who thought Stanton would be this horrible, etc.
If I told you before the season that Jr, Phillips & Dunn would all have better season's than last yr (by far), Hatteberg wouldn't really drop off any, Ross would struggle to make consistent contact but still be on track for 25 HR's and about 50-60 RBI, while also being in the top 3 of MLB throwing out baserunners and improving his defense overall. That Edwin although not quite as good offensively hasn't bottomed out but had improved his defense and was improving although slowely, surely. That Gonzales wouldn't be as solid defensively as his reputation suggested, but he made up for it by providing much better than anticipated offense, all while dealing with an ill infant at home.
If Harang had yet another fine season, Arroyo had some bumps in the road but still was solid overall, that Milton & Majewski wouldn't pitch for us much if at all, that Lohse would be at about a 4.5 ERA at mid-season, that Weathers, Coutlangus, and Salmon were all under a 4.00 era in the pen.
If I said Bailey debuted and although he struggled and had a minor (groin) injury but showed flashes of brilliance. That we had 2 rule 5 draft picks pan out, one a pitcher who also pitched at a under 4.00 ERA and showed a bright future and the other a stud OF who could play all 3 OF positions and although nicked up a bit here and there looked like at minimum a future All-Star.
If I added that we had a few guys who debuted and although not necc. dominant had filled in quite nicely like Livingston, Keppinger, Pedro Lopez, Hopper. Who all pitched in to replace the star of stars Juan Castro who missed half the season with TJ surgery.
What kind of season would you have envisioned?
Yeah Krivsky missed big time on a few guys and expected more out of a few others already here. But it's that close to being solidly competitive and with a very solid future in 4 top prospects who are all in AAA. Bailey, Bruce, Votto and Cueto. But people cannot see the forest for the trees, all they see is the bad. All the while good is blossoming around them, and Krivsky somehow stinks?? Go figure, all the losing has only caused mistrust of epic proportions, so much so that it blinded the fans perspective.
Yeah there is a plan, has been all along. It's not necc. the best plan someone would employ but it's likely the best plan one could hope for with what the organization has had to work with. I'm not ragging on you or anyone in particular but the fans as a whole who have dogged this F.O. who have done their job to the point where they are about to be fired, and for what?